Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel kickstarted door to door campaign in Uttar Pradesh's Noida on Sunday after the election commission extended the ban on public rallies up to January 22 due to rise in the COVID-19 cases.
Manila [Philippines] January 16 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines reported 37,154 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total tally to 3,205,396.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): The growing number of COVID-19 cases in Delhi-NCR has led to desperation and uncertainty among migrant workers, who are facing multiple hardships due to COVID restrictions in place.
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): An international team of researchers recently studied the sensitivity of Omicron to antibodies compared with the currently dominant Delta variant.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Last year on January 16, India commenced the world's largest vaccination drive to vaccinate its massive population of around 1.38 billion against the COVID-19 infection.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday inspected COVID-19 vaccination centre of Jaypee Hospital in Bhopal on the occasion of completing one year of nationwide vaccination drive.
Melbourne [Australia], January 16 (ANI): World number 150 Salvatore Caruso has replaced defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open men's singles draw, organizers confirmed on Sunday.
Moscow [Russia], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has confirmed 29,230 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which brings the cumulative total to 10,803,534, the federal response center said on Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 16 (ANI): Four days are left for the AFC Women's Asian Cup to get underway, and the Indian football team is in Mumbai, preparing for their first match against IR Iran, which is set to take place on January 20 at the DY Patil Stadium.
Melbourne [Australia], January 16 (ANI): Novak Djokovic on Sunday said he is "extremely disappointed" by the Australian court's ruling to dismiss the tennis player's application for judicial review of the cancellation of his visa.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 16 (ANI): In light of surge in COVID-19 cases, Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday ordered that all schools and colleges will remain closed till January 23, 2022.
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): As India marks one year of the COVID vaccination drive on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the vaccination programme added great strength to the fight against the COVID-19.