Hyderabad,  The genetic variants responsible for Covid-19 severity among Europeans may not play a role in Covid-19 susceptibility among South Asians, reveals a study by an international team of scientists.

In the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it is still unclear why some people experience more severe sympto

Srinagar,  The Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Friday that four friends of missing PhD scholar, Hilal Ahmad Dar, who went missing on June 13, 2020, will be subjected to narco analysis as part of the ongoing investigation to trace Dar.

Hilal Ahmad Dar, a PhD scholar belonging to the Bemina locality in Sr

Nay Pyi Taw,  Myanmar authorities have recently arrested a total of 638 suspects for committing terror acts and illegally possessing firearms, state-run media reported Friday.

The report said that the arrested suspects include 49 people for setting fire, 61 people for murder, 256 for illegally holding ar

Chandigarh,  A huge cache of foreign-made pistols has been seized and a smuggler, allegedly linked with Pakistan-based terror outfits and pro-Khalistani elements based in the US, Canada and the UK and operating on directions of a US-based handler, arrested, Punjab's Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta said on F

New Delhi,  The issue of delivery of subsidized food grains at the doorstep, which has sparked a political war between Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led Central government, again brought both the parties to a confrontation on Friday.

The fresh standoff betw

Chennai,  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday announced the extension of the lockdown by another week till June 21 with some relaxations that includes opening of liquor shops in 27 districts.

The current lockdown comes to an end on June 14.

In a statement issued here, Stalin sa

Amaravati,   Andhra Pradesh on Friday reported 8,239 fresh Covid case, which took the state's overall Covid tally to more than 17.9 lakh, even as the active caseload dropped to 96,100.

On a positive note, 11,135 more persons recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours, raising the total numb

Gandhinagar,  Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil on Friday said that during the pandemic's 2nd wave, which impacted the state terribly alongwith the country, the Congress leaders were nowhere to be seen, whereas the BJP party and its workers were constantly in touch with the people. He was speaking at the state BJP he

Thiruvananthapuram,  Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that things are slowly getting better on the Covid front as there is improvement in test positivity rate (TPR) and the number of daily cases, but control and precautions should continue, as the figures still have to be brought down further.