Covid-19 Alert
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AstraZeneca begins withdrawing Covid-19 vaccine citing demand crunch
This came three months after the firm told a court that the vaccine could cause a rare side effect characterised by blood clotting and low platelets levels.
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Coronavirus: JN.1 variant case tally rises to 511, highest number of infections in Karnataka
The country recorded five deaths and 602 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours.
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Coronavirus: JN.1 variant case tally rises to 263
The country reported 573 fresh Covid-19 cases and two deaths in 24 hours.
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Trending
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Harsh Mander: Past, present and future – what Narendra Modi’s campaign of hate signifies
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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Coronavirus: JN.1 variant case tally rises to 157, highest infections recorded in Kerala
The new strain has been detected in at least nine states and Union territories.
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Coronavirus: JN.1 variant cases tally rises to 109, maximum infections recorded in Gujarat
The country reported 529 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking the total number of active infections to 4,093.
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Tally of JN.1 Covid-19 cases reaches 69 in India, active infections go up to 4,170
Thirty-four cases of the new sub-strain were detected in Karnataka, 14 in Goa and nine in Maharashtra.
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Video
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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India reports 21 new cases of Covid-19 variant JN.1
The country on Wednesday registered 614 new coronavirus cases – the highest since May 21.
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WHO labels JN.1 coronavirus strain a ‘variant of interest’
However, it said that available evidence indicated that the risk to public health from the variant appeared to be low.
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Centre asks states to report influenza-like illnesses amid surge in Covid-19 cases
Karnataka government has made wearing of masks mandatory for senior citizens after a new coronavirus variant was detected in neighbouring Kerala.
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The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Covid vaccine didn’t lead to ‘unexplained sudden deaths’ among young adults, says ICMR
On the contrary, the council found that vaccination reduced the risk of sudden unexplained deaths among this age group.
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Covid-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, says World Health Organization
Countries can now transition from emergency mode to managing the virus alongside other infectious diseases, the global health body said.
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Three years into the pandemic, some patients battle long Covid – and medical gaslighting
Medical gaslighting occurs when health-care practitioners dismiss or falsely blame patients for their symptoms.
Simran Purewal, The Conversation, Kaylee Byers, The Conversation, Kayli Jamieson, The Conversation & Neda Zolfaghari, The Conversation
The Field
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra beats world No 14 Nina Mittelham to enter quarter-finals
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All-round development: The Impact player rule is holding back several multifaceted players in IPL
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IPL 2024: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to compete in India for first time since Tokyo Olympics