JN.1: 'No need to press panic button'

'Certain groups should be more cautious -- especially the 60-plus population, and the population which suffer from co-morbidities like diabetes and hypertension.' IMAGE: A teacher at the Gurukul......

As JN.1 cases rise, experts say infection is mild

India on Wednesday reported 21 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant, a development that is neither surprising nor particularly worrying, scientists said while allaying fears but also advising adherence......

Centre alerts states, UTs as country sees surge in Covid cases

The Centre on Monday asked states and Union Territories to maintain constant vigil amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases and the detection of the first case of the new JN.1 variant in the country.......

Delhi detects 7 M pneumonia cases amid outbreak in China

Seven samples tested positive for infection caused by the mycoplasma pneumoniae bacteria at AIIMS Delhi between April and September this year, while Singapore recorded the highest 172 cases in......

Can India Overtake Turkiye, China?

India's growth in the last three financial years has averaged just 1.9%.It is natural to project rapid growth from this low base.Crucial to that would be the assumption that the economy has......

Sensex tumbles for 2nd day; Infy top drag

Equity indices nursed losses for the second consecutive session on Tuesday as investors continued to dump IT, banking and FMCG stocks amid a bearish trend in global markets. Photograph: Danish......

Investors' wealth tumbles Rs 18.74 lakh crore in 5 trading sessions

Equity investors have become poorer by more than Rs 18.74 lakh crore as the market continued to remain bearish for the fifth session on the trot on Thursday. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

Gold consumption highest among Indian middle-income group

Consumption of gold is the highest among middle-income households — those with annual income between Rs 2 lakh and Rs 10 lakh — who account for an average of 56 per cent of gold sales......

'Not enough encouragement for girls to take up chess in India'

'Encouragement in the sense that we don't have any special women's events or any kind of training. We are not able to motivate them.' IMAGE: Asian Games gold medallist Grandmaster Koneru Humpy......

Covid forces Chinese Grand Prix cancellation again

IMAGE: Fans of Kimi Raikkonen and Ferrari get excited before the Formula One Grand Prix of China. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images Formula One's Chinese Grand Prix was cancelled for the......

Day 3: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Russians win team Figure skating gold, Valieva first woman to land Games quads IMAGE: Russian Olympic Committee's Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov of the in action during the Pair Skating......

Day 2: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Swede Van der Poel ends Dutch monopoly in men's 5000m IMAGE: Nils Van Der Poel of Sweden celebrates after winning gold and setting a new Olympic record. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters......

COVID cases mount as athletes arrive in Beijing

IMAGE: People wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters During the past four days China has detected 119......