 | No student will be denied free travel: Official30 lakh pupils to benefit from bus passes. |
 | Current Covid-19 variant not dangerous, no need to impose partial lockdown, says health ministerInfluenza spread has been contained by organising a total of 52,568 fever camps across Tamil Nadu. |
 | China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a weekThe death toll came a week after China said nearly 60,000 people had died with Covid in hospitals in just over a month. |
 | Number of smartphones doubled in rural India from pre-covid era: ASERThe percentage of households with smartphones, as well as internet connectivity, is around 88 per cent, observe the survey. |
 | Anurag Kashyap-produced 'Lords of Lockdown' heads to Rotterdam 2023The film depicts the heroism and resilience of daily wage workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. |
 | Madhur Bhandarkar's 'India Lockdown' set for world premiere at IFFI 2022The 53rd edition of the festival is scheduled to take place from November 20 to 28 in Panaji, Goa. |
 | Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 26,976It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. |
 | India logs 2,628 Covid cases in a day, 18 deathsThe number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,26,04,881, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.22 per cent. |
 | No possibility of 4th COVID-19 wave in current situation: Maharashtra health ministerOn Sunday, Maharashtra reported 326 COVID-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 78,82,802, while the death toll stood at 1,47,856 as no fresh fatality was recorded. |
 | Tricolour fantasyAneeth Arora’s latest Péro collection titled ‘Up’, from Péro focuses on the near-forgotten schiffli lace |
 | 'Check out popular fiction in India': Tharoor's swipe at government over tackling CovidTharoor also took a swipe at the government by comparing the prices of food items during the current NDA rule and the UPA era. |
 | Sri Lanka closes schools, asks officials not to report to work amid fuel shortageState- and government-approved private schools also closed Friday amid the worsening fuel shortage, with thousands of people waiting in queues at fuel stations across the country for days at a time. |
 | Power consumption grows 2.2 per cent to 105.54 billion units in FebruaryThe experts opined that the power demand and consumption would improve in the coming months as the states are now lifting local restrictions after a decline in the positivity rate. |
 | Delhi: Metro services resume with full capacityCommuters express joy as all entry and exit gates reopen; DMRC says it will ensure all Covid norms are followed |
 | Goa: COVID experts' committee favours resumption of indoor activities sans restrictionsIf accepted, the recommendation will provide a big relief to indoor activities like casinos and theatres. |
 | Delhi records 635 Covid cases, two deaths; positivity rate 1.13 per centOn Thursday, the national capital reported 739 cases with a positivity rate of 1.48 per cent, and five deaths. |
 | COVID in Delhi: Daily cases count stood in excess of 60 nearly 25 times during July-OctoberThe national capital on Friday had recorded 62 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest daily count since August 8, and two deaths due to it after a gap of nearly three weeks. |
 | Second dose of Covid vaccine overdue for over 11 crore people, shows Government dataThis issue was discussed in a meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya with health ministers and representatives of all states and Union territories on Wednesday. |
 | India's economy recovered very fast after tough phase of COVID-19 pandemic: ModiHe added that an international organisation had recently said that India is once again on its way to becoming the fastest growing economy of the world. |
 | Remote Arunachal circle people impose self-lockdown as Covid cases riseThe decision was made during a meeting on Thursday in which local people and government officers participated. |
