36,000 couples in queue, but CARA has 1,936 kids: Report

‘Of Them, Only 61 Are Healthy And Below 2 Years’

Amid Booster Call, US Officials Ponder What It Means To Be ‘Fully Vaccinated'

Goldman Sachs and Jeffries, the investment banks, are demanding that employees get booster shots.

Churches Tone Down NYE Mass Amid Curbs

Churches citywide have voluntarily curbed midnight mass on New Year’s Eve, owing to the state’s new restrictions on public assembly.

Fresh Curbs: Attendance At Weddings Capped At 50

The state government on Thursday ordered fresh curbs, capping attendance at weddings, social, political, cultural, religious or any other events at 50 people irrespective of whether the function is at a closed or open space.

‘Probable Omicron' Are Confirmed Cases: ICMR

Virologists have clarified that Covid patients tagged as ‘Probable Omicron’ cases following genome sequencing are indeed confirmed cases of the new variant as the genome study conforms to the key mutations mapped in the new strain, and only a minor gap in sequencing prompted the use of the term.

Oh K!

2021 was a year when Korean soft power was at its most potent in India. From K-beauty to K-cuisine, here’s a lowdown on how we embraced the culture made so popular by K-dramas and K-pop stars

CLAIMING CENTURION

India Add New Trophy In Overseas Bag With 113-Run Win In First Test

SBI robbers studied heist videos: Police

Dharmendra Yadav and Vikas Yadav, the two men arrested for Wednesday’s heist at an SBI branch in Dahisar (West), had been preparing for months by studying internet videos, said the police on Thursday.

Man who tested positive for Omicron dies of heart attack

At 198, Maha Sees Biggest Single-Day Rise In Cases Of The Variant

All parties want polls on time: CEC

Covid Situation Dynamic, Call On Public Rallies Soon: Chandra

‘Omicron May Cut Severe Delta Infections'

Infection with the Omicronvariant can also strengthen immunity against the earlier Delta strain, reducing the risk of severe disease, according to a paper released by South African scientists.

‘After Kashi & Ayodhya, bid to develop Mathura'

Others Wouldn’t Have Built Ram Temple: Yogi

The cheapest airport Covid test you may not be aware of

For close to a month now, passengers undergoing rapid Covid tests at the Mumbai airport have been unknowingly opting for the costlier tests as the cheapest test priced at about a thousand rupees less is not listed on the airport websites for pre-booking.

Raut slams Koshyari over speaker poll

The Shiv Sena on Wednesday crticised governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari for “not allowing the election of the speaker of the Maharashtra assembly” and not appointing 12 members to the legislative council as recommended by the state cabinet. The Sena alleged the governor was under pressure from the Union home ministry.

Omicron cases sans travel history raise fear of community spread

Of 38 New Cases, 12 Detected At Vidhan Bhavan Drive

National Covid count soars 44% to 13,155 in a day, doubles at record pace

No evidence yet to link Omicron to surge in cases

New cases nearly double in Mum and Maha in 24 hours

Amid fears that the anticipated third wave has arrived in Mumbai, new Covid-19 detections almost doubled in the city and the state in just 24 hours.

Mumbaikars prep for low-key New Year celebrations while keeping their spirits high

MUMBAIKARS OPT FOR LOW-KEY FESTIVITIES

Import curbs on 351 defence items for Make in India boost

Third List Is On Sub-Systems & Components

Hyderpora remarks: SIT warns of action

The J&K Police special investigation team (SIT) warned politicians and social media users on Wednesday of penal action if anyone is found making “speculative statements” after it cleared security forces of any wrongdoing in the November 15 Hyderpora shootout.

FORT CENTURION ABOUT TO FALL

Batters Fold For 174 But India Get The Pace Boost. SA Can Only Hope For A Miracle On Treacherous Pitch

BJP Raises Pitch On Marriage Age Bill; To Make It Poll Issue

The government may have chosen to refer the bill raising the marriageable age of girls from 18 to 21 years to a standing committee of Parliament recently, but BJP is raising the pitch over the legislation and is seeking to make it one of the key poll issues in the coming state assembly polls, accusing opposition parties of thwarting measures to empower women.

New Mumbai Cases (1,333) Highest In 7 Mths, State Nos Max In 75 Days

Positivity Rate Jumps In City, Most Since May

Ludhiana Blast Mastermind Planned ‘Big Strike' In Mum

Khalistani Ultra Multani Arrested In Germany

Stress Makes Life's Clock Go Faster, Chilling Out Slows It Down: Study

Scientists from Yale University have developed ways to measure biological age by tracking chemical changes in DNA that occur naturally as people age but occur at different times in different people.

Coronavirus Can Persist For Months In Heart, Brain And Other Organs Of Body: US Study

The coronavirus that causes Covid-19, SARS-CoV--2, can spread within days from the airways to the heart, brain and almost every organ system in the body, where it may persist for months, a study found. In what they describe as the most comprehensive analysis to date of the virus’s distribution and persistence in the body and brain, scientists at the US National Institutes of Health said they found the pathogen is capable of replicating in human cells well beyond the respiratory tract.

60.1L In 15-18 Yrs Group Eligible For Vaccination In Maha: Centre

The state has 60.63 lakh adolescents in the age group of 15-18 years who will be eligible to get the Covid-19 shot, while the number of senior citizens with comorbidities qualifying for a booster dose is projected to be 29.09 lakh.

1st JEE (Main) May Be Put Off Till March Due To State Polls

The four JEE (Main) 2022 attempts are likely to commence from March instead of February in view of the assembly polls in five states. The NEET (UG) 2022 will, however, be conducted as scheduled in May and the first common entrance test for admission to central universities will be conducted in June.

Air Quality Drops In Mum, Experts Stress Max Masking

Air quality in Mumbai and Pune has plunged to the ‘poor’ and ‘moderate’ categories, with both particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) crossing their maximum permissible limits in the two cities.

India OKs Corbevax, Covovax vaccines for emergency use

Drug Regulator Also Clears Pill Molnupiravir