Delta variant may spread as easily as chickenpox: Reports

The Delta variant of the coronavirus may cause more severe illness than all other known versions of the virus and spread as easily as chickenpox, media reports quoting an internal document from the......

Genome firm says delta variants spreading to states

AY.12, a sub-lineage of Delta which is driving fresh cases in Israel, is being seen in many states in the country but the numbers need a closer examination, INSACOG, a genome sequencing consortium,......

Level 3 curbs in Maha to contain Delta plus spread

In view of cases of the Delta plus variant of COVID-19 emerging in Maharashtra, the state government on Friday announced 'state-level trigger' for imposing restrictions in administrative units......

Johnson & Johnson says its Covid shot neutralises Delta variant

Johnson & Johnson announced that its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine showed promising signs of protection against the Delta variant rapidly spreading across the United States and other countries, in a......

Diesel price hiked, no change in petrol rate

Diesel price on Friday was hiked by 20 paise per litre - the first increase in rates in over two months - as international oil prices neared their highest since 2018. Price of diesel was hiked to......

Petrol, diesel prices may rise as international oil rates surge

A surge in international oil prices may translate into an increase in the retail selling price of petrol and diesel in India as oil companies face extreme margin squeeze, sources said.......

Rupee likely to test 76.50 level this year: Experts

Indian rupee is likely to test 76-76.50 levels as a relatively strong greenback, boiling crude prices and COVID headwinds deepen the depreciation bias for the domestic currency, according to......

3 major drivers for the markets this week

Quarterly earnings from IT majors Infosys and Wipro, macroeconomic data announcements and global cues would be the major drivers for the equity markets this week, said analysts. Illustration:......

How Olympic Games kept COVID spread at bay

IMAGE: A security guard carries a sign past Olympic Rings near the Tokyo Olympics athletes village. The main reason for the low number of infections was a vaccination rate of more than 70% among......

Fast-spreading Omicron to test Beijing Winter Games bubble

IMAGE: Workers in PPE stand next to the Olympic rings inside the closed loop area near the National Stadium, or the Bird's Nest, where the opening and closing ceremonies of Beijing 2022 Winter......

'COVID infection bubble already broken at Olympic Village'

IMAGE: A silhouette of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Athletes' Village in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Naoki Ogura/Reuters The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic......

UEFA says no plan to take away Euro semis, final from Wembley

IMAGE: General view during training at the Wembley. Photograph: Matt Dunham/Reuters UEFA has no plans to replace Wembley as host stadium of the Euro 2020 semi-finals and final, European soccer's......