Dubai hospitality gets a nine-day breather during Eid al-Adha holidaysIn anticipation of the Eid al-Adha holidays, hotels across Dubai and Abu Dhabi are seeing a notable spike in reservations, a promising sign...
23 May, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
The hidden meaning behind saying “bless you” after a sneezeSaying 'bless you' after a sneeze has ancient roots in plague fears and superstitions about soul escape. Across cultures, this response sig...
21 May, 2026, 02.35 PM IST
Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...
19 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Bengaluru techie after quitting Rs 2.5 lakhs per month corporate job, now does odd jobs and travels: ‘Income has dropped but life is meaningful’Apeksha Jain traded a Rs 2.5 lakh monthly salary for a life of travel and simple work. After years in corporate roles, she found fulfillmen...
15 May, 2026, 09.37 AM IST
Bengaluru, India's IT capital, has highest dowry-related cases among metro cities: NCRB reportBengaluru leads metropolitan cities in dowry-related cases with 878 incidents reported in 2024, accounting for 87% of metro cases. Delhi, h...
09 May, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
WHO says 4.7 million died of Covid in India in new report, Centre objectsNew estimates from the WHO show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the Covid-19 pandemic, described as "excess...
06 May, 2022, 05.23 PM IST
No death due to lack of oxygen during COVID-19 second wave: UP govtThe government said the death certificates made no mention of 'death due to lack of oxygen' in any of the 22,915 patients that died due to ...
16 Dec, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
Only Punjab, Arunachal provided data on death of Covid patients due to oxygen shortage during second wave: GovtPunjab has sent an email saying that four deaths suspected to be due to lack of oxygen have been reported in a private hospital in Amritsar...
03 Dec, 2021, 11.41 PM IST
India adds 32,937 Covid cases, 417 deathsIndia's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on Sept...
16 Aug, 2021, 10.56 AM IST
Over 50% of total Covid deaths during peak of second waveThe reconciled data of deaths, compiled by the ministry of health and family welfare, shows that 235,986 persons died of Covid-19 from Apri...
21 Jul, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
Covid second wave claims over 1.3 lakh lives in 50-odd daysIn contrast, the first wave had claimed one lakh lives in India but these were spread over 6.5 months –– between March 12, 2020 and October...
24 May, 2021, 08.21 AM IST
Covid complications and deaths among youth in Maharashtra spike this yearCovid-19’s second wave in Maharashtra appears to be more brutal to the young, affecting more people below 30 years of age than the first wa...
20 May, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
Covid-19: Record 4,529 fatalities in single day in countryThe active cases have further reduced to 32,26,719 comprising 12.66 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery ...
19 May, 2021, 03.49 PM IST
India may witness 2,320 deaths per day due to Covid by first week of June: Lancet ReportThe experts have strongly recommended a temporary ban on gatherings of groups larger than 10 for the next two months. Significantly, it did...
16 Apr, 2021, 11.45 PM IST
Explained in 10 charts: How India's second Covid wave is more severe, different than firstThe second wave of coronavirus in India is spreading rapidly and is expected to get worse. The recent surge in cases is happening at a pace...
29 Mar, 2021, 10.54 PM IST
35,952 new coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, a new recordIt took the caseload in the state to 26,00,833. The state has added over one lakh cases in the last four days. With 111 fatalities reported...
25 Mar, 2021, 09.10 PM IST