Third Wave

COVID-19 outbreak in Parliament: 875 of 2,847 test positive during third wave

Out of the total tests, 915 were conducted by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat and 271 samples were found to be positive for the infection

Omicron has reached community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metros, says INSACOG

Omicron has become the dominant variant of COVID in Delhi and Mumbai where new cases are rising exponentially. BA.2 lineage, an infectious sub-variant of Omicron, has been found in a substantial fraction in India

The rise and rise of Pushpa: How Allu Arjun film's Hindi dubbed version became pandemic's most successful Indian release

"Pushpa’s incredible, sleeper success proves the pan-India Baahubali formula was not a fluke:" trade analysts weigh in on what made the Hindi dubbed version of Allu Arjun's film a bigger box office success than the original Telugu version.

'Third wave has airlines flying into deep-red with Rs 20000 crore net losses this year'

This will push back the industry's recovery beyond fiscal 2023, the report based on three large listed airlines — Indigo, Spicejet, and Air India — which together command 75 per cent of the domestic traffic, warned Crisil.

Delhi logs 20,718 fresh COVID cases and 30 deaths, positivity rate crosses 30%

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said the government will think of easing restrictions when the cases decline to 15,000

India reports 2.68 lakh cases, positivity rate rises to 16.6%; Omicron tally now at 6,041

With 402 more deaths, the number of people who have succumbed to the viral disease has risen to 4,85,752. The case fatality rate was 1.32 per cent.

ICMR says no need to test contacts of COVID patients unless identified as 'high-risk'; get vaccinated, urges PM

Individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel, asymptomatic individuals in community setting, and people who stand discharged as per home isolation norms also need not be tested.

Data shows Omicron variant driving third wave of COVID-19 pandemic across states

The government has reiterated and urged people to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour and avoid mass gatherings

Women better at mask wearing than men, Mumbai best performing city with 76.28% mask adherence, finds study

The non-profit think-tank conducted a mask adherence study among different age groups at public places across 11 cities - Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Jammu, Delhi, Guwahati, Raipur, Chandigarh, Shimla, Chennai and Pune

Why 83 underperformed at the box office: More docudrama than masala, high ticket prices, no youth connect, third wave

"Winning the '83 World Cup is a fond memory for all but again, the youth couldn't connect nor relate to the film. And the youth constitutes a majority of our box-office tickets": trade analysts and film experts weight in on 83's box office.