Riyadh, Feb 13: Thirteen more mosques across Saudi Arabia have been shut temporarily as Covid cases continued to increase.

Manama, Feb 14: Infectious Disease Consultant and Microbiologist at the BDF Hospital and member of the National Medical Taskforce for Combating the Coronavirus (Covid-19), Dr. Lt. Col. Manaf Al Qahtani, highlighted the importance of taking extra precautions in light of the prevalence of a variant Covid-19 strain, more highly transmittable than the original Covid-19 strain.

Iwaki, Feb 14: Trains were halted over a wide swath of northeastern Japan on Sunday after more than 100 people were injured in an earthquake that appeared to be an aftershock from the devastating quake that hit the area in 2011.

Bengaluru, Feb 14: At least 40 students of a private nursing college in Bengaluru have tested positive for the coronavirus, health officials said.

Washington, Feb 14: Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday on charges of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol, after a majority of Senate Republicans closed ranks and refused to punish the former president in his historic second impeachment trial.

Moodbidri, Feb 13: Radio is a highly democratic and credible medium which has the widest geographical reach. It offers an open platform for the people from every walk of life, said Chandrashekhar Shetty, National spokesperson, association of Akashavani and Doordarshan Engineering Employees.

Mysuru, Feb 13: Karnataka Minister S T Somashekar on Saturday commented that several politicians are using the AHINDA issue to make their existence felt in the political sphere.

Mangaluru, Feb 13: “The University College Mangaluru is now on the path of development. I am committed for the development of this historic institution at least in the State Government level,” assured Mangalore South MLA D Vedavyasa Kamath.