Ottawa [Canada], February 1 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tested positive for COVID-19 as the country sees a continuing rise in the Omicron variant and is also faced with trucker protests against coronavirus restrictions, reported CNN News.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 1 (ANI): Dharavi Police on Tuesday arrested two people including social media influencer Vikas Fhatak, also known as 'Hindustani Bhau' for allegedly instigating students to protest to demand online exams for classes 10th and 12th in view of COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): India registered a sharp decline in daily COVID-19 cases as 1,67,059 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, informed Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.
Singapore, February 1 (ANI): Data from the Singapore Tourist Board (STB) shows that the number of Indian tourists to Singapore dropped drastically from 1.42 million Indian tourists visiting Singapore in 2019, pre-COVID year, to 54,000 in 2021.
Ottawa [Canada], February 1 (ANI): Responding to ongoing anti-COVID rule protests in Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canadians were disgusted by the behaviour of some protesters but he would not be intimidated by those hurling abuse.
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): After a decline during the first quarter of 2020-21 due to the nationwide lockdown in wake of the COVID situation, various indicators of employment have bounced back remarkably, said the Ministry of Finance on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): The economic impact of the "second wave" of COVID-19 was much smaller than that during the full lockdown phase in 2020-21, though the health impact was more severe, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in the parliament on Monday.
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): India's merchandise exports and imports rebounded strongly and surpassed pre-COVID levels during the current financial year.
Chandigarh [India], January 31 (ANI): All universities, colleges, polytechnics, ITIs, Training institutes and other institutes of higher education will re-open in Chandigarh from Tuesday, said an order from the Directorate of Higher Education of the Union Territory.
London [UK], January 31 (ANI/ Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday refused calls to resign after an investigation into a string of parties held at his official residence in Downing Street during the COVID-19 lockdown found there were serious "failures of leadership and judgmen