HYDERABAD: With more recoveries than new coronavirus infections in a day, Telangana's active cases dropped below 3,000 to further improve its recovery rate, health officials said on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR:Malaysia has begun a phase 3 clinical trial of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Medical Biology of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (IMBCAMS), the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

OTTAWA:Canada is considering tightening its measures against Covid-19 pandemic as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged the public to cancel all the non-essential travel plans both abroad and in between provinces across the country.

LONDON: Researchers have found that patients with severe Covid-19 have significantly elevated levels of a certain type of immune cells in their blood, called myeloid-derived suppressor cells.

GENEVA:The World Health Organisation (WHO) has hailed China for submitting the data of its Covid-19 vaccines to the agency for the Emergency Use Listing procedure, a top WHO expert said.

HYDERABAD: Covaxin, the Covid vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech, effectively neutralizes UK variants of SARS-CoV-2 reducing the possibility of mutant virus escape, finds a study.

SYDNEY: Australian officials on Wednesday announced easing of Sydney's Covid-19 restrictions, after squashing two clusters that emerged in the city before Christmas.

NEW YORK: Global Covid-19 cases topped 100 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, the Xinhua news agency reported.

NEW YORK: Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 100 million on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

PARIS: The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in France spiked by 22,086 over the past 24 hours and a further 612 patients succumbed to the disease, according to official data released on Tuesday.

BEIJING: The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 75 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases, including 55 locally transmitted and 20 arriving from outside the mainland, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday.

SHILLONG: Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik said on Tuesday that the 'Restart Meghalaya Mission' (RMM) of the state government has earmarked Rs 14,515 crore for various developmental and business activities over the next three years, which will boost the economy of the state.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has asked the global watchdog on money laundering and terror financing, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove the country from the grey list, after it claimed to have seen the exposure of Indian propaganda by the European Union (EU) DisinfoLab.

CHANDIGARH: While taking a significant step towards fulfilling promise to make available round-the-clock power supply in villages, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced to include 223 more villages in the Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon scheme.

PATIALA: On the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday felicitated 24 doctors/health workers for rendering exceptional services during the Covid crisis, besides honouring six police personnel for their distinguished services. He also handed over 'Sanads' to six beneficiaries of BASERA scheme for slum dwellers as a token gesture.

GENEVA: A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official warned of the risk of continued transmission of the novel coronavirus even after large-scale vaccinations in the foreseeable future.

WASHINGTON: More than 5,000 National Guard troops will remain in Washington, D.C. through mid-March amid security concerns, acting Secretary of the Army John Whitley said.

WASHINGTON: The US Senate has voted to approve President Joe Biden's nomination of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next Treasury Secretary, making her the first woman to hold the post.

PATIALA(Punjab): Asserting that his heart was with the farmers amid the Republic Day celebrations, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said the Centre had deliberately kept Punjab out of the high-powered committee initially as they knew that the voices of protest would rise from here.

NEW DELHI: The dictionary defines the word Republic "as a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law." On India's 72nd Republic Day we look back at the moments citizens of this country came together against all odds and all adversities, in what was possibly the worst year the world has ever seen.

WASHINGTON:The US has detected the first case of a new coronavirus variants which was first discovered in Brazil, according to authorities.
The case was detected in the state of Minnesota, Xinhua news agency reported.

WASHINGTON: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 99.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.13 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

BHUBANESWAR: The 72nd Republic Day was celebrated across Odisha with gaiety and enthusiasm on Tuesday.
Governor Ganeshi Lal unfurled the Tricolour and took the salute at the state level celebration held at the Mahatma Gandhi Marg here.

AGARTALA/GUWAHATI/ITANAGAR:Two northeastern states - Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura - will showcase their traditions, famed customary talents, art and craft while Assam will demonstrate its tea, one of the backbones of Indian economy, and wildlife, in this year's Republic Day parade in the national capital.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed its anguish at the Andhra Pradesh government, as it junked its plea to postpone panchayat polls against the backdrop of Covid-19 vaccination drive.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government is awaiting instructions from the central government for the promise of providing free Covid-19 vaccines to all the residents of Delhi made by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said that people should always respect the value of the right to vote because it is not a simple right and people around the world have struggled a lot for this right.

LONDON: With new Covid-19 strains reported from several parts of the world giving fresh threats to the fight against the pandemic, a group of scientists is calling on governments to consider the continued use of strict control measures as the only way to reduce the evolution and spread of the new variants of the virus.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Four players and the president of Brazilian football club Palmas lost their lives after their plane crashed ahead of a local cup match.
President Lucas Meira and players Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noe, Ranule and Marcus Molinari died on Sunday when the plane plummeted to the ground shortly after takeoff at the Tocantinense airfield, near the northern city of Palmas, the club said in a statement. The pilot, identified as Wagner, was also killed, reports Xinhua news agency.

BUENOS AIRES:India women's hockey team suffered a hard-fought 2-3 defeat against dominant Argentina 'B' in their latest encounter on the ongoing Argentina tour.

CHANDIGARH: Prophecy made thousand of years ago in the Mahabharta seems true in the present
days. It was forecast in relics that states: “Terrible wars and demonic diseases will decimate the
human race; and savage, cold and scathing heat, scorching drought and sweeping floods will
terrorize the people.” Terrible wars, demonic diseases, savage, cold and scathing heat, scorching
drought and sweeping floods have decimated the human race across the world.

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, who has been a target of conspiracy theorists for his push for vaccinations, has received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

NEW DELHI: Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday pledged more than $150 million to promote vaccine education and ensure equitable distribution so that everyone can benefit from this triumph of scientific achievement, and quickly.

SYDNEY: Australia's medical regulator on Monday granted provisional approval to Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, making it the first Covid vaccine to receive regulatory approval in Australia.

SAN FRANCISCO: A person from the US state of California died hours after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, authorities said, adding that an investigation is underway.