New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Petrol and diesel prices in the country rose again sharply by 19 paise and 21 paise per litre respectively on Wednesday as Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) continued to cover for…
Seoul, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) People who have been fully vaccinated against Covid in South Korea are exempted from the mandatory 14-day isolation starting Wednesday, when arriving here from overseas and when having close contact with…
Washington, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 153.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.22 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Wednesday…
Canberra, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Almost two thirds of Australians think the country’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout is not going well, a survey has found. Researchers from Australian National University (ANU) on Wednesday published the latest report…
Ankara, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Turkey on Tuesday confirmed 28,997 new Covid-19 cases, including 2,483 symptomatic patients, raising the total number of cases in the country to 4,929,118, according to its health ministry. The death toll…
Addis Ababa, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,578,902 as of Tuesday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The Africa CDC, the specialised…
Bengaluru, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Continuing the upward trend in the pandemic’s second wave, 44,631 new Covid cases were registered in a day across Karnataka, with 292 deaths in the last 24 hours, said the state’s…
Tehran, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iran on Tuesday reported 20,150 new Covid-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 2,575,737. The pandemic has so far claimed 73,219 lives in Iran, up by 344 in the past…
Singapore, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Singapore on Tuesday rolled out a slew of tightened measures against Covid-19, in line with the local and global Covid-19 situation. Starting from 23:59 hours May 7, all new travellers arriving…
Bengaluru, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Global software major Wipro on Tuesday said that it opened an innovation centre in London to provide expertise to its global clients, including those in Britain. “We will invest 16 million…
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Doctors from remote rural areas like Aland taluk in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi where four Covid patients reportedly died due to shortage of oxygen have had their own harrowing experiences of dealing…
Bengaluru, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the Covid pandemic’s second wave, Karnataka has postponed the final year pre-university course (PUC) board exams, scheduled to be held from May 24 to June 16 for the safety of…
New Delhi, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The PM-Cares has allocated funds for the installation of 500 medical oxygen plants across the country within three months, considering the rising demand for the life-saving gas in the wake…
Bengaluru, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka cabinet on Tuesday made five ministers in-charge of various aspects of Covid care across the state. “Ministers in-charge of the districts will supervise the supply of oxygen, beds, anti-viral…
Amaravati, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Andhra Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, on Tuesday took several key decisions, including imposition of partial curfew in the state, with effect from Wednesday, to tackle…
New Delhi, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court alleging that the constitutional machinery in West Bengal has broken down after the Assembly elections, besides seeking the imposition of President’s…
Gandhinagar, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gujarat government on Tuesday extended the night curfew to control spread of coronavirus to seven other cities, apart from the 29 major cities where the curbs are in effect from…
New Delhi, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi government on Tuesday set up a round-the-clock emergency helpline involving three IAS officers and over 20 call centre executives to ensure smooth oxygen supply in the national capital…
New Delhi, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Wednesday will pronounce its verdict on a batch of petitions, which have challenged the Bombay High Court decision upholding grant of reservation to the Maratha community…
New Delhi, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has permitted telecom service providers (TSPs), including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Vodafone Idea, and MTNL, to conduct 5G trials. As largely anticipated, Chinese tech…