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Covid-19: Tamil Nadu adds 33 new infections of Omicron variant

The samples of the persons infected with S-gene drop, a possible indicator of Omicron infection, had been sent to the Centre earlier and 33 of them have been confirmed for variant

High-level IOC team in Bengal's Haldia to probe refinery fire

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled the deaths of the three workers, and wished for the speedy recovery of those undergoing treatment

Centre to train at least one 'Oxygen Steward' in each district nationwide

The initiative aims to empower all healthcare workers engaged in Oxygen management and administration with the essential knowledge and skills

4,690 arrested under UAPA, 149 convicted: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha that 1,421 people were arrested in 2018 under the UAPA, 1,948 in 2019 and 1,321 in 2020

Coronavirus: Andhra Pradesh reports second Omicron infection

Earlier on December 12, a 34-year old foreign traveller who came from Ireland tested positive for Omicron

Citing Covid risk, 80 doctors plead with TN govt to stop jallikattu

Jallikattu is organised every year in January, in Tamil Nadu, as a part of Pongal celebrations

ED arrests Unitech promoters Ajay, Sanjay Chandra in money laundering case

The arrests were made after the federal probe obtained the Supreme Court's permission

Power outage continues in J&K as employees strike over privatisation

Over 20,000 employees of the Power Development Department (PDD) are on an indefinite strike

Delhi Cabinet decides to extend distribution of free ration till May 2022

The Delhi government distributes free ration to beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)

Never been involved in production, distribution of pornography: Raj Kundra

In a statement issued on a social media platform, Kundra, who is married to actor Shilpa Shetty, said the entire episode was nothing but a "witch hunt"

Construction activity to resume in Delhi-NCR, all trucks allowed

The decision is prompted by the significant improvement in air quality in NCR over the last three days

Mohit Jain elected as new president of Indian Newspaper Society

He succeeds L Adimoolam of Health & The Antiseptic.

Experts welcome Delhi govt's move to deregister 10-yr-old diesel vehicles

The Delhi government will deregister all diesel vehicles which will complete 10 years on January 1, 2022, and issue no objection certificate (NOC) so that they can be re-registered in other places

Twitter says Sameer Wankhede's suit in Mumbai court 'frivolous'

The social media company said the suit itself, and the application herein is, "false, frivolous, and vexatious and is not tenable on facts or in law" and deserves to be dismissed

Gujarat factory blast toll rises to six, search on for missing worker

A team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has been called in to clear the debris and search for another worker who was missing

PM suggests listing cities ignoring cleanliness campaign to nudge them

The prime minister said in several cities, rivers get ruined in due course, "at times reduced just to a dirty drain or a rainy season river"

3 killed, 10 injured in blast, fire at chemical plant in Gujarat

'Search is on for survivors and injured persons in the plant. The fire is under control'

9 yrs after Delhi gang rape: Is the Capital now safe for women?

Nirbhaya, the woman who was brutally raped on December 16, 2012, got justice after eight years when on March 20, 2020, all her rapists were executed in Tihar jail

Metroman Sreedharan calls silver line rail project in Kerala ill-conceived

Sreedharan said more than 300 kms of tracks are proposed through land including agriculture fields, which is unscientific and causes heavy damage

Bank strike total across West Bengal, customers inconvenienced

Most of the ATMs ran dry due to the lack of replenishment