ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 4,722 new Covid-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday.The NCOC, a department leading Pakistan's campaign against the pandemic, said that the country's overall confirmed cases reached 1,047,999, including 945,829 recoveries, Xinhua news agency reported.

CHENNAI:South Indian megastar and Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said that the Tamil Nadu BJP's opposing the construction of Mekedatu dam over the Cauvery by Karnataka is "a double act".

SYDNEY: Australian researchers have found that seeds of the plant, Nigella sativa, better known as Kalonji, could be utilised in the treatment of Covid-19 infection.

CHANDIGARH: The GST revenue collected on receipt basis, i.e cash collected under State Goods and Services Tax Head, Central Goods and Services Tax Head, Integrated Goods and Services Tax Head and Cess Head, during the month of July, 2021 stands at Rs. 1533 crores which remained Rs. 1188 crores during the month of July, 2020. There is growth of 29% in GST revenue collected on receipt basis.

AMARAVATI:Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday conveyed birthday wishes to Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan.Heartfelt greetings and warm wishes to Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan on the occasion of his birthday," said Reddy.

NEW DELHI:Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched 'Delhi@2047', an initiative that seeks partnership with corporate houses and philanthropic bodies to help realise Delhi governments long-term goals across sectors.

MUMBAI:Actors Akshay Kumar and Vaani Kapoor were spotted at the international airport here on Tuesday, as they left for Delhi to launch the trailer of their upcoming film 'Bell Bottom'.

CANBERRA: Australia's opposition on Tuesday proposed a cash incentive for citizens to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as the country's most populous city of Sydney continued its battle against the latest outbreak triggered by the Delta variant.

NEW DELHI:The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday declared the class 10 results. Students can check their results on CBSE's official website and Digilocker. Thiruvananthapuram region has topped the board results with the highest pass percentage of 99.99 per cent

LONDON: Britain has reported another 21,952 coronavirus cases in the latest 24-hour period, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 5,902,354, according to official figures released Monday.

WASHINGTON:As the more contagious Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is spreading across the US, Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical advisor, has warned that "things are going to get worse."

UNITED NATIONS: India's Permanent Representative T.S. Tirumurti has said that Pakistan has to take verifiable steps to ensure that any territory under its control is not used by terrorists if there is to be neighbourly relations between the two countries.

WASHINGTON:The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 198.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.23 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.14 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

WASHINGTON: The Covid-19 pandemic emerged from a genetically modified virus which leaked from the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), according to an investigation by the US House of Representatives Republicans into the origins of Covid-19, released on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: Facing challenges amid COVID-19 to provide essential health services, Punjab Government has left no stone unturned to reach to provide quality medical services under Mother and Child Health Programme.

LONDON: The third wave of Covid-19 lashing countries across the world is creating fertile breeding grounds for extra infectious and probably vaccine-resistant new variants, scientists warn.

GUWAHATI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday spoke to the Chief Ministers of Assam and Mizoram and requested them to resolve the inter-state border issue amicably through meaningful dialogue.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab school education minister Mr. Vijay Inder Singla, on Sunday, said that following the approval of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in view of the present Covid situation, the education department is all set to reopen schools for all classes from August 2 onwards.

NEW DELHI:India on Sunday reported 41,831 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours with 541 fatalities, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed.

SANTIAGO:Chile reported on Saturday 1,152 new Covid-19 infections and 82 more deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 1,615,771 cases and 35,448 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

SAN FRANCISCO:Tech giant Facebook is likely to launch its augmented reality-related Ray-Ban smart glasses soon.
GizmoChina on Saturday reported that the tech giant is silently making progress in its development of hardware products with augmented reality implications.

NEW DELHI:The pandemic has taken a toll on everything, and television shows are also not spared. Be it shows like 'Durga' which went off-air in three months or 'Shaadi Mubarak' which ended in just nine months.

MUMBAI:Rajpal Yadav, who has been in the film industry for 24 years, says he is happy with what he has achieved till date. However, the talented actor, who is mostly known for his comic roles, says he has broken stereotypes and tried to avoid getting typecast.

MOSCOW: Member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) agree that the Covid-19 origin tracing should not be politicised, Sputnik reported on Friday citing Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Program.

WASHINGTON: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 197.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.21 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.07 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

CHICAGO: Authorities in the US city of Chicago have issued a new mask mandate that required everyone over the age of two to wear masks when indoors.

SUNAM UDHAM SINGH WALA{sangrur} /CHANDIGARH:Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday categorically said that his government and party leadership would work unitedly towards steering Congress to victory in the ensuing assembly elections.

CHANDIGARH:A total of 140 people were given dose of COVID -19 which included 58 men
and 82 women in Sector 29 on Saturday under vaccination campaign initiated by the Ward
20 councillor Shakti Prakash Devshali.

CHENNAI:Demanding functional autonomy and opposing privatisation, the major unions in the government owned general insurers are not buying Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's views about the reasons for the government amending the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Act, 1972.

BEIJING: China's Yunnan province has reported nine imported coronavirus cases with no new infection in the community, the local health commission said Saturday.

BANGKOK: Thailand's plan to reopen the country in mid October is going ahead despite a surge in Covid-19 infections, Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.

WASHINGTON: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 197.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.20 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.04 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Youth Development Board Chairman Mr. Sukhwinder Singh Bindra, on Friday, honoured Corona Warriors from different walks of life with appreciation letters from Government of Punjab for their selfless and tireless services towards humanity during COVID-19 waves.

LUCKNOW:The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has lashed out at Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for making 'irresponsible' remarks over the sacking of ambulance drivers in Uttar Pradesh.

MUMBAI:Working with Bollywood star Madhuri Dixit on the sets of the dance reality show 'Dance Deewane 3' has been a surreal experience for choreographer Paul Marshal.