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India logs 33,750 new Covid-19 cases, Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru report surge in infections

23 states have reported cases of the new variant, the Ministry said. Karnataka Minister for Health K. Sudhakar said on Monday that the tally of Omicron cases in the state has increased to 76 after 10 new cases were confirmed.

Jan 3, 2022

Partial lockdown, night curfew imposed in West Bengal amid COVID spike [read guidelines]

Home delivery of food and other essential products shall be allowed as per usual operational hours. Violators will be booked in accordance with IPC and Disaster management Act, 2005.

Jan 2, 2022

Army helicopter makes emergency landing in Haryana field; three persons onboard safe [details]

No casualties have been reported. The emergency landing was made in Jajanwala village.

Jan 2, 2022

Sri Lanka could go bankrupt this year; financial, humanitarian crisis worsens [details]

Inflation has meanwhile been spurred by the Sri Lankan government printing money to pay off domestic loans and foreign bonds.

Jan 2, 2022

J&K govt sets up five new police stations, three police posts in Srinagar, Budgam; fortifies security [details]

Aim of setting up new police stations is to ensure better policing amid recent terror attack in the capital city.

Jan 2, 2022

Pakistan's duplicity exposed: 'Sweet diplomacy' in morning, infiltration attempt in evening [details]

A search of the belongings revealed a Pakistani national identity card and vaccination certificates issued by the Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination Government of Pakistan identifying him as Mohammed Shabir Malik.

Jan 2, 2022

Why D.S. Mishra's appointment as CS is important in UP [details]

The current chief secretary is due to retire in February 2023. DS Mishra is known to be a "no-nonsense" administrator.

Jan 2, 2022

Two Nigerians held for hacking WhatsApp of Transport Ministry official [details]

The raid was conducted at the traced location. The accused were arrested under sections 170, 420, and 511 of the Indian Penal Code.

Jan 2, 2022

Delhi's air turns 'severe', people asked to take precautions [details]

The PM2.5 level was under the "very poor" category. Stop outdoor activity in the early morning and after sunset, read the advisory.

Jan 2, 2022

J&K to have district level Good Governance Index: Jitendra Singh

The indicators were finalized after a series of consultations with the district officials of the government of J&K, academia, subject specialists.

Jan 2, 2022

Only one woman in parliamentary panel examining proposal to raise women marriage age [details]

The government introduced the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha during the winter session. Currently, the legal minimum age of marriage for men is 21 and 18 for women.

Jan 2, 2022

Israel maybe headed towards herd immunity; what does it mean [details]

Israel has recorded an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned: "The storm is coming towards us."

Jan 2, 2022

Four-year-old girl mauled by five stray dogs in Bhopal; horrific incident caught on camera [details]

CCTV footage showed five dogs attacking the girl while she was trying to run away. The canines were seen pulling her down on the road and biting her.

Jan 2, 2022

Divestment-bound Air India's H1FY22 net loss rises over 43% [details inside]

The airline's net loss rose to Rs 5,422.6 crore during the period under review from Rs 3,779.26 crore reported for the previous corresponding period.

Jan 2, 2022

Paramilitary forces prepare for third wave; reactivate COVID care centres [details]

A total of 88,642 security men in CAPFs have been infected since the advent of pandemic whereas 88,146 personnel have been recovered so far. The death toll has gone to 348 since April 2020.

Jan 2, 2022