COVID-19: News
13 May 2025
Anushka SharmaWhen will Anushka Sharma's 'Chakda 'Xpress' release? Here's the truth
The much-anticipated film Chakda 'Xpress, starring Anushka Sharma and based on the life of Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami, remains unreleased.
01 May 2025
PfizerUS Health Department mandates placebo trials for all new vaccines
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that all new vaccines will now be tested in placebo-controlled trials before being approved for public use.
01 May 2025
ChinaChina says US is 'COVID-19 ground zero' in fiery document
China has released a government white paper blaming the United States for being the original source of the COVID-19 pandemic.
30 Apr 2025
KarnatakaIndian-origin robotics company CEO kills family, then self, in US
Harshavardhana Kikkeri, a 45-year-old entrepreneur from Mysuru, is alleged to have murdered his wife Shwetha (41), and their 14-year-old son before taking his own life.
19 Apr 2025
Anthony FauciWhite House revamps COVID-19 website; what does new one say
The White House has launched a new website supporting the theory that COVID-19 was a human-made virus that leaked from an infectious disease lab in Wuhan, China.
16 Apr 2025
HollywoodGene Hackman's wife researched flu symptoms before dying from hantavirus
Days before her death, the late wife of Hollywood actor Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa, was actively researching flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques online, The Associated Press reported.
15 Apr 2025
Donald TrumpUS consumers' fear of unemployment hits highest level since pandemic
Americans are growing concerned about the health of the labor market, according to a recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
11 Apr 2025
Sharmila TagoreSharmila Tagore's cancer was removed without chemo, says Soha
In a recent interview, actor Soha Ali Khan spoke about her mother, Sharmila Tagore's health journey.
04 Apr 2025
China'Typical unilateral bullying practice': China reacts to Trump's 34% tariff
China has announced that it will impose reciprocal 34% tariffs on all imports from the United States starting April 10 after Donald Trump also imposed a 34% tariff on Chinese imports.
31 Mar 2025
MaldivesBJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar praises Tharoor for supporting Modi's vaccine diplomacy
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Kerala chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has commended Congress MP Shashi Tharoor for his recent endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy.
26 Mar 2025
SARS-CoV-2This single vaccine protects you against COVID-19, flu, common cold
A team of scientists at Scripps Research has developed a groundbreaking universal vaccine.
26 Mar 2025
Stanford UniversityWho's Jay Bhattacharya? Academic appointed head of US health agency
The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Jay Bhattacharya, an Indian-origin academic and health policy professor at Stanford University, as the new Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
22 Mar 2025
ChinaMicro dramas take over apps, dethroning YouTube and Netflix
A new wave of apps is changing how we consume drama and entertainment content on our phones.
20 Mar 2025
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)IPL 2025: BCCI lifts saliva ban, introduces two-ball rule
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has lifted the ban on saliva use and introduced a new rule for the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
19 Mar 2025
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)BCCI considers lifting saliva ban in IPL 2025: Here's why
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering lifting the saliva ban in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.
18 Mar 2025
KolkataWhat is human coronavirus HKU1 detected in Kolkata woman
A 49-year-old woman in Kolkata has tested positive for the human coronavirus HKU1, reports state.
17 Mar 2025
Narendra ModiPM Modi on podcast: UN 'almost irrelevant,' need for reforms
In a recent podcast with American scientist Lex Fridman, PM Narendra Modi slammed the United Nations (UN) and other international organizations.
06 Mar 2025
North KoreaNorth Korea suspends tourism less than a month after reopening
North Korea has suddenly stopped foreign tours to its special tourist city of Rason, weeks after reopening the city for the first time since imposing a COVID-19 ban on arrivals in 2020.
28 Feb 2025
JapanWill Japan go extinct?
Japan's birth rate has reached a historic low, with just 720,988 births recorded in 2024.
28 Feb 2025
Delhi14 Delhi hospitals without ICUs, mohalla clinics without toilets: CAG
A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on Delhi's healthcare infrastructure has painted a grim picture of the system in the past six years.
25 Feb 2025
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)CAG report tabled by Delhi CM; what it reveals
The Delhi Excise Policy caused a massive financial loss of ₹2,002 crore to the government, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the assembly on Tuesday revealed.
24 Feb 2025
BusinessHow you can avail Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) is a holistic relief package.
24 Feb 2025
Anurag KashyapAnurag Kashyap to present Hindi version of Malayalam thriller 'Footage'
Acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is all set to present the Hindi adaptation of the Malayalam thriller Footage.
22 Feb 2025
Hong KongNew bat coronavirus found in China can infect humans: Study
Chinese scientists have identified a new bat coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, that could infect humans.
12 Feb 2025
N Chandrababu NaiduAndhra Pradesh planning 'work from home,' particularly for women: Naidu
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the state government is planning to promote the "Work From Home" concept, particularly for women.
11 Feb 2025
Africa5 billion people globally lack access to medical oxygen: Report
Nearly two-thirds of the world's population, or about five billion people, do not have access to a critical healthcare resource—medical oxygen, a report by The Lancet stated.
06 Feb 2025
Donald TrumpArgentina to withdraw from WHO, following Trump's lead
Argentina has announced its decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), following a similar move by United States President Donald Trump last month.
30 Jan 2025
Harvey WeinsteinHarvey Weinstein fears he won't survive prison—'begs' for early retrial
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has reportedly pleaded with a judge to fast-track his sexual assault retrial as his health continues to deteriorate.
29 Jan 2025
SuitsGabriel Macht, family have left US; but won't reveal where
Gabriel Macht, the 53-year-old actor famous for his role in the hit legal drama Suits, has left the US with his family.
28 Jan 2025
BoeingBoeing reports largest annual loss since 2020, totaling $11.83B
Boeing, the American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, has reported its largest annual loss since 2020.
26 Jan 2025
Central Intelligence AgencyCIA now says COVID-19 'more likely' leaked from Chinese lab
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has changed its position on the origins of COVID-19, saying it is "more likely" the virus leaked from a Chinese lab than was transmitted by animals.
20 Jan 2025
Anthony FauciFauci, Milley, Jan 6 committee members pardoned before Trump's inauguration
Just hours before President-elect Donald Trump was set to be inaugurated on Monday, outgoing United States President Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons to several individuals who might be targeted by the incoming administration.
14 Jan 2025
HollywoodSundance Film Festival to proceed despite LA wildfires
The Sundance Film Festival, which is set to start in less than two weeks, has confirmed that it will go ahead despite the raging wildfires in Los Angeles.
12 Jan 2025
Donald TrumpIndian-origin Anita Anand drops out of Canada PM race
Indian-origin Canada Transport Minister Anita Anand has announced her exit from the race for the prime ministerial post after Justin Trudeau's resignation.
08 Jan 2025
World Health Organization5 years on, COVID-19 continues to infect, kill people globally
Five years after the first reported cases of COVID-19 in December 2019, the virus continues to spread globally.
07 Jan 2025
KarnatakaHMPV cases: Doctor explains how to protect yourself from virus
India has reported its first seven cases of the highly contagious Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).
07 Jan 2025
BengaluruKarnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi issue guidelines amid rising HMPV cases
India has reported five cases of the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), a respiratory illness with influenza and COVID-19-like symptoms.
06 Jan 2025
ChinaChinese filmmaker faces trial for documenting rare COVID-19 lockdown protests
Chinese filmmaker Chen Pinlin is scheduled to go on trial on Monday over his documentary on China's nationwide protests against COVID-19 lockdowns in late 2022, reported CNN.
06 Jan 2025
Australian OpenNovak Djokovic opens up on 'trauma' from Australian Open deportation
Tennis maestro Novak Djokovic has opened up on the emotional turmoil he went through after being deported from Australia in 2022.
04 Jan 2025
ChinaChina downplays HMPV virus outbreak, calls it 'winter occurrence'
China has responded to reports of an increase in instances of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the country, dismissing it as an annual seasonal occurrence.
03 Jan 2025
ChinaIndia monitoring influenza cases amid 'COVID-like' virus scare in China
India's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stepped up its surveillance of respiratory and seasonal influenza cases amid unconfirmed reports of a possible human metapneumovirus (HMPV) outbreak in China.
30 Dec 2024
Box OfficeSalman's 'Sikandar' teaser hits record-breaking 48M views in 24hrs
The much-awaited teaser of Salman Khan's next film Sikandar, directed by AR Murugadoss, has created a new record in Bollywood.
27 Dec 2024
Joe BidenCOVID lab-leak: Biden kept in dark, spy chiefs 'silenced' FBI
A recent report has revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was left out of a key briefing to United States President Joe Biden on the origins of COVID-19.
