Colleges, institutes of higher education and universities will also remain closed across the state, the guidelines said. Hostels at the schools will also be closed and the classes will be conducted in the online mode, it said.
The vaccine option for this age group is only Covaxin, according to guidelines issued by the Union health ministry on December 27.
Gansu, a northwestern province heavily dependent on tourism, closed all tourist sites Monday after finding new Covid-19 cases.
As per FDA scientists, Pfizer vaccine's benefit for preventing hospitalisations and death from Covid-19 would outweigh any serious potential side effects in children.
As wishes pour in from various countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanks world leaders for hailing India's feat of crossing 100 crore Covid vaccine doses.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation urged people to not lower their guard against the deadly virus, during the festival season.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the feat as 'a journey from anxiety to assurance' that has made India stronger.
The company’s CEO Adar Poonawalla said the company would be able to export 20 to 30 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in November this year.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya releases film about India’s efforts in achieving 100 crore Covid-19 vaccination landmark.
According to official sources, over 75 per cent of India's all eligible adult population has been administered at least the first dose and around 31 per cent has received both the doses of the vaccine.
As per the release, a total of about 70.1 crore people have been administered the first dose whereas about 29 lakh people have completed the vaccine cycle.
Russia's daily death tolls have set records daily over the past few days, approaching 1,000 as contagion spikes amid a sluggish vaccination rate.
Since January this year, Shah Faesal broke his long silence and is seen praising the government.
Russia already has Europe's highest death toll in the pandemic — more than 214,000 — and the authorities' conservative way of recording COVID-19 fatalities suggests the actual number could be even higher.
The Russia has said that the situation elicits concern, but still it is not considering a countrywide lockdown or any other nationwide measures.
The national Covid-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.85%, the highest since March 2020. 311 fresh fatalities were recorded, according to the Union Ministry of Health.
The City of New York has asked the world leaders attending the upcoming 76th session of the UN General Assembly to show proofs of vaccination.
On Sunday, the health ministry in Tamil Nadu eyeing to inoculate 20 lakh people is holding a 'Mega Vaccination Camp' through 40,000 camps being conducted across the State.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.