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New Covid-like pandemic 'highly likely': China's 'batwoman'

Virologist Shi Zhengli, who is also dubbed as China's "batwoman" along with her team, has cautioned that a new Covid-like pandemic is 'highly likely' and can be brought on by bats, according to......

Covid: WHO classifies Eris as 'variant of interest'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the EG.5 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus circulating in different parts of the world, including India, as a 'variant of interest' but said it did......

New COVID variant Eris spreading fast in UK: Report

A new COVID variant which has descended from the rapidly spreading Omicron and was first flagged in the UK last month is now said to be spreading quickly in the country, according to health......

China braces for new Covid wave, may see 65 million cases weekly

The Chinese authorities are rushing to push out vaccines to combat an ongoing new wave of the coronavirus that is expected to peak in June and infect as many as 65 million people a week since the......

What Poonawalla said on vaccine, current Covid strain

The prevalent strain of COVID-19 is mild and the Serum Institute of India has already produced five to six million doses of the Covovax vaccine, said the company's chief executive officer Adar......

After strong run, retail demand feels the fatigue

The retail industry witnessed robust top-line growth for the greater part of the previous financial year, but demand has started to show signs of fatigue seen in the January-March quarter (fourth......

One year since Tatas took over Air India, here's how the journey has been

When the Tatas re-boarded Air India on January 27 last year, the price of aviation turbine fuel was at over Rs 80,000 per kilolitre. Photograph: Vivek Prakash/Reuters Rupee was trading at around......

Recession will hit a third of the world this year, warns IMF chief

A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the IMF chief has said, and warned that 2023 will be "tougher" than last year as the US, EU and China will see their economies slow......

Rising Covid cases: Exporters keeping fingers crossed

Indian exporters are keeping their fingers crossed on account of rising Covid infections in China and other countries as it could again disrupt supply chains and affect demand for goods.......

Hospitality industry set for buoyant 2023

The domestic hospitality industry is looking to 'fly' in 2023 cashing in on India's G20 presidency, having received the 'oxygen' to run in 2022 after being crippled in the past two years by the......

'I never thought that it's a pandemic story'

'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.' IMAGE: Actress Divya Prabha and Director Mahesh Narayanan on the sets of Ariyippu.......

'Bhupiji was a sweet, lovable person'

IMAGE: Bhupinder Singh with Talat Aziz<./div> Talat Aziz and Bhupinder Singh were contemporaries. They had a lot in common, including a penchant for creating music beyond Hindi cinema. They......

World Cup meets could see spike in COVID in Brazil

IMAGE: Brazilians gather at Belo Horizonte for a FIFA World Cup meet. Photograph: Washington Alves/Reuters Brazil faces a new wave of COVID cases just as the soccer-crazed nation is gathering en......

CSA announces men's international fixtures for 2022-23 home season

IMAGE: The summer of 2022-23 is a packed one for South Africa. Photograph: Pankaj Nangia/Gallo Images/Getty Images On Thursday, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the men's international......

IPL will have two-and-half month window in next FTP: Shah

'Let me inform you that from the next ICC FTP calendar, IPL will have an official two-and-a-half month window so that all the top international cricketers can participate. We have had discussions......

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