A total of four high-risk (household) contacts of South Africa returnee, residing at Sector 36 of Chandigarh, were tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday, out of which, two were reported to be positive, said...
A federal judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for U.S. health workers.
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How 2 Flights to Europe May Have Spurred Spread of New Variant
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Covax delivered 11 million vaccines in 24 hours, its biggest day ever.
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A South African company is finalizing a deal to sell the J. & J. vaccine.
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England tightens restrictions as more Omicron cases found.
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Nepal’s embattled chief justice tests positive for the virus, amid broad political disarray.
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Covax sets aside vaccine doses for North Korea.
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Josephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Interred in France’s Tomb of Heroes
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Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy
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"Unprecedented Excessive Action": Congress On Suspension of MPs
Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge today said that the suspension of 12 opposition members were against the rules of Rajya Sabha. In a letter to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu,
Mamata Banerjee Meets Shiv Sena Leaders Aaditya Thackeray, Sanjay Raut
Mamata Banerjee is also scheduled to meet NCP president Sharad Pawar. Her meeting with opposition leaders comes amid a strain in the ties between the TMC and Congress.
People With A, B Blood Groups, Rh+ More Susceptible To Covid: Study
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) has people having blood group of A, B and those with Rh factor positive are "more susceptible to COVID-19 infection".
Amid Variant Fears, U.K. Discovers Limits to Its Virus Strategy
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England announces 13 confirmed Omicron cases, and restrictions tighten.
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"Demographic Change": BSF Chief On Centre's Move In Assam, Bengal
Demographic change in Assam and West Bengal was a key reason to extend the jurisdiction of Border Security Force up to 50 km -- up from the existing 15 km -- from the international border in these...
Police Case Registered In Kanpur Against Sahara Chief Subrata Roy, Family
An FIR has been registered against Sahara chief Subrata Roy and 17 of his family members and group officials on charges of cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy at a police station in Kanpur in...
1.8 Crore Fine, 4-Year Jail To Retired Indore Official In Graft Case
A court in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Tuesday sentenced a retired official of the revenue department to four years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.8 crore on him in a...
Case Filed In UP Over Defamatory Social Media Post Against Akhilesh Yadav
A case was registered against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and 49 others on the order of a court in Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh over an alleged defamatory post against Samajwadi Party chief...
Institutional Quarantine For Fliers From 'At-Risk' Nations In Maharashtra
The state government said that travel guidelines issued by the Centre on November 28 in view of 'Omicron', the new strain of Covid that has been designated a variant of concern, will act as "minimum...
Goa Calls Top-Level Meet To Discuss Situation
The Goa government will hold a top-level meeting on Tuesday to take stock of the COVID-19 situation in light of a new variant being found in the southern part of Africa recently, officials said.
Rajasthan Police Arrests Man For Holding 3 Captive For Ransom In Punjab
The man was arrested for allegedly holding three people captive in Punjab's Ropar and demanding a ransom of Rs 20 lakh each, a senior officer said on Monday.
Kolkata Man Climbs Tree For Electricity Theft, Burned To Death: Police
The locals spotted the man burning atop a tree and called police.
"Proud": Trinamool's Two Rajya Sabha Members Unfazed Over Suspension
Following their suspension from Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the winter session, Trinamool Congress MPs Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri said they are proud that they raised their voices in...
JNU Activist Sharjeel Imam's Speech Did Not Incite Violence: High Court
Sharjeel Imam's speech at the Aligarh Muslim University neither gave the call for anyone to bear arms nor incited any violence as a result of it, the Allahabad High Court has said granting him bail in...
Iran Insists on Immediate Lifting of Sanctions as Nuclear Talks Resume
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‘No red flags’ yet: South African scientists caution against panic over the new variant.
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Sweden Elects Its First Female Leader — for Second Time in a Week
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The U.K. announces Omicron cases and extends boosters to all adults.
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Scotland finds 6 cases of Omicron, but no sign its spread is ‘sustained.’
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Family Of Delhi Sanitation Worker, Who Died Of Covid, Gets Rs 1 Crore
Arvind Kejriwal on Monday handed over a cheque of Rs 1 crore to the husband of a municipal sanitation worker who died of COVID-19.
"Yogya Sarkar, Not Yogi Sarkar": Akhilesh Yadav's Barb At BJP
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today slammed the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, stating that the state needs "yogya sarkar not Yogi sarkar".
'Omicron' Patients In Delhi To Be Isolated, Treated At Lok Nayak Hospital
Earlier in the day, authorities in the national capital ordered RT-PCR testing for all people arriving from ''high-risk'' countries, genome sequencing of the positive cases, and mandatory isolation.
190 Armed Forces Personnel Died Of Covid: Centre
Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt informed Rajya Sabha that a total of 190 personnel died of COVID-19 in the armed forces, with a maximum of 137 deaths being reported in the Army.
Suspended MPs Caused Irreversible Disgrace: Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday wrote to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu noting that the 12 suspended members caused irreversible disgrace to the House
PM Not Sympathiser Of Farmers, But Seeker Of Votes: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the repeal of the farm laws without a debate in Parliament on issues such as the demand for MSP and the Lakhimpur...
India-Singapore Flights Commence Under The Vaccinated Travel Lane
Flight services between India and Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) commenced on Monday even as Singapore deferred similar travel arrangements with some countries amid the 'Omicron'...
Centre Must Reply To Our Demands By Tomorrow, Say Punjab Farmer Leaders
Terming the repeal of the farm laws in Parliament a victory of the protesters, farmer leaders from Punjab urged the Centre to decide on their other demands, including legal guarantee of minimum...
Chandigarh Man Who Returned From South Africa Covid+, Strain Not Known
A 39-year-old Chandigarh resident who had returned from South Africa a few days ago tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and his sample will now be sent to Delhi for whole genome sequencing.
Have Not Mandated Covid Vaccines At This Stage: Centre To Supreme Court
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has not mandated for COVID-19 vaccines to be administered mandatorily at this stage and all data relating to clinical trial approved by Drugs...
Wave of political killings breeds climate of fear ahead of vote.
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Airlines were seeing a travel rebound before Omicron arrived.
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A record number of Hondurans head to the U.S. as crime and corruption worsens.
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New rules make it harder for Hondurans in the United States to cast a ballot.
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Swiss voters approve their government’s Covid policy in a referendum.
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U.S. health officials urge vaccinations as Omicron spreads.
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Relations with Honduras, shaped by immigration, have differed under Trump and Biden.
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Israel and Morocco impose blanket bans on all foreign travelers.
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‘Daddy at Your Service:’ Candidates promise a new era, but are tied to the past.
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Hondurans seek a break from graft and despair in an election with repercussions for the United States.
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The Netherlands finds at least 13 Omicron cases and expects more.
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Omicron More Dangerous Than Delta? WHO's Take In 5 Points
Having flagged the coronavirus strain B.1.1.529, named 'Omicron', a variant of concern earlier this week, the World Health Organisation or WHO on Sunday released its latest findings amid growing...
Differently Abled Man Stabbed To Death In Ghaziabad: Police
A differently abled man was allegedly smothered and stabbed to death with scissors by his four friends, who burnt the body on a heap of garbage by putting fuel cakes on it, police said.
Aam Aadmi Party To Roll Out Campaign Ahead Of Delhi Civic Polls
The AAP is set to launch a "massive campaign" on December 2, ahead of the Delhi civic polls early next year, to oust the BJP from power.
Odisha On Alert As Low Pressure Area Forms Over South Andaman Sea
With the IMD forecasting the formation of a low pressure area over south Andaman Sea in the next 48 hours and the possibility of its eventual build-up into a cyclone, the Odisha government on Sunday...
South Africa, whose scientists detected Omicron, is an outlier on the least vaccinated continent.
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Case Against Samajwadi Party Leader, 5 Others For Casteist Remarks In UP
A case has been registered here against six people, including the district chief of the Samajwadi Party, for allegedly hurling casteist remarks against a person and threatening to kill him, officials...
Two Former UP Ministers, Three Ex-MLAs Join BJP Ahead Of 2022 Elections
Two former Uttar Pradesh ministers, three ex-MLAs and several leaders from other parties joined the BJP in Lucknow on Sunday.
BJP Playing With Youths Future: Asaduddin Owaisi On UP Paper Leak
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday took a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the leak of UPTET question paper and charged the BJP government with playing with the future of...
Opposition Didn't Have Courage To Build Ram Temple: Yogi Adityanath
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that none of the previous governments in Uttar Pradesh had the courage to construct Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
PM Modi Never Used "Mann Ki Baat" For Political Gains: BJP Chief
BJP president JP Nadda on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never used his monthly radio programme ''Mann Ki Baat'' for political gains and presents varied issues through it in a way...
25 Students Of Government Girls' School In Odisha Test Positive
Twenty-five students of a government girls' school in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district have tested positive, officials said today. The condition of the students is stable, chief district medical officer...
Border Security Force, Assam Police Seize Yaba Tablets Worth Rs 12.96 Crore
Border Security Force (BSF) and Assam Police apprehended one person and recovered 2.59 lakh Yaba tablets from him in a joint operation in Karimganj district of the state on Sunday.
Tripura Civic Body Elections Live Updates: Counting Of Vote Begins
The counting of votes for over 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other civic bodies in Tripura began this morning amid tight security.
Tripura Civic Polls Counting On; Stakes High For BJP, Trinamool: 10 Facts
Votes are being counted for elections to several civic bodies including Agartala Municipal Corporation, or AMC, in Tripura today. The elections were held amid fierce political fight between the...
All-Party Meeting Today, Day Before Parliament's Winter Session
The cancellation of farm laws will be one of the prime talking points at the all-party meeting today that is likely to be helmed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day before the beginning of the...
Asian nations expand booster shots, with an eye on Europe’s surge.
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More countries restrict travel from southern Africa.
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Watch: RSS Chief Says "No India Without Hindus, No Hindus Without India"
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said that there is no India without Hindus and there are no Hindus without India.
Resolve With Which Jal Jeevan Mission Was Started Coming True: PM Modi
The resolve with which the Jal Jeevan Mission was started is coming true, PM Modi said on Saturday as he tagged a minister's tweet which included a video of a woman in Ladakh talking about how tap...
Minister Anurag Thakur's "You Organise Riots" Remark On Akhilesh Yadav
Launching a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav ahead of 2022 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said the BJPorganizes "dangal"(wrestling...
The W.H.O. skips forward two Greek letters, avoiding a Xi variant.
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Laszlo Z. Bito, Scientist, Novelist and Philanthropist, Dies at 87
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LIVE: India Reported 8,318 New Covid Cases, 465 Deaths On Saturday
India reported 8,318 new COVID-19 cases and 465 related fatalities on Saturday, pushing the overall cases tally to 3,45,63,749 and the death count to 4,67,933.
Punjab's Charanjit Channi Wants AAP, Akali Dal Wiped Out In 2022 Polls
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and asked the people to wipe them out from the electoral scene in the...
Switzerland will vote on virus restrictions on Sunday.
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Pak Drones Carry Explosives, Indian Ones Carry Medicines: Union Minister
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that while Pakistan's drones carry explosives to spread terror and threaten human lives, the Indian drones haveassumed the role of a COVID warrior and are carrying...
New York governor declares a state of emergency in anticipation of new coronavirus surge.
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Late Left Leader's Daughter A Trinamool Candidate In Kolkata Civic Poll
Basundhara Goswami, the daughter of late RSP heavyweight and former West Bengal minister Kshiti Goswami, has created a flutter by being nominated a Trinamool candidate in the upcoming Kolkata...
A Tale of Culinary Reconciliation, Beside the Eiffel Tower
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Utmost Discretion Necessary For Judges In Courtroom Utterances: President
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that it is incumbent upon the judges to exercise "utmost discretion" in their utterances in the courtrooms.
PM Invited To US' 'Summit For Democracy', Likely To Participate: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to the "Summit for Democracy"convened by US President Joe Biden next month and he is likely to participate in the virtual meet, sources said on Friday.
Child Will Stay With Foster Mother Who Cared For Her For A Decade: Court
Coming to the rescue of a 10-year-old girl given in adoption in a battle for custody between two women, the Madras High Court has ruled the minor cannot be separated from her foster mother who had...
A Mine Disaster in Russia Highlights Safety Shortfalls in Rush to Dig Coal
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Omicron variant has worrisome mutations, but more study is needed, W.H.O. says.
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United States will place restrictions on travelers from South Africa and 7 other countries.
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Matters Concerning New Covid Variant A "Developing Story": Centre
The matters concerning the new coronavirus variant identified in southern Africa is a "developing story" and the World Health Organization (WHO) has held a meeting on the matter, the External Affairs...
WhatsApp Gets To Double Payments Offering To 40 Million In India: Report
WhatsApp has won regulatory approval to double the number of users on its payments service in India to 40 million, a source with direct knowledge told news agency Reuters on Friday.
In A First, Drone Used To Deliver Medicines In Meghalaya
Meghalaya used a drone to deliver medicines to a remote primary health centre in state's West Khasi Hils district.
Akhilesh Yadav Re-Tunes Mamata Banerjee's 'Khela Hobe' To Take On BJP
If it worked in Bengal, it might just work in Uttar Pradesh - at least that's what Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party seems to be thinking as it released a new election anthem on Friday to take on Chief...
United States will place travel restrictions on South Africa and 7 other countries.
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Markets and oil tumble as a new coronavirus variant brings back travel restrictions.
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What scientists know about the new variant, B.1.1.529.
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Unique Cost-Effective Bridge Inaugurated In Maharashtra's Latur
A first-of-its-kind bridge in the country was commissioned in the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Maharashtra's Latur district.
Jammu Man, Wanted In Rash Driving Case, Arrested After 16 Years: Police
A man was arrested in Jammu on Friday, 16 years after being charged under a case of rash driving and injuring people, officials said.
Trinamool Announces Candidates For Kolkata Civic Body Polls
The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation, dropping 39 sitting councillors.
Girl, 9, Raped By Boy, 14, In UP's Fatehpur: Police
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a teenager in UP's Fatehgarh district, police said.
At Amit Shah Meeting, A New Decision On Assam-Mizoram Border Row
Assam and Mizoram will form political panels to work out their border disputes and hold discussions at the highest levels, the two states decided on Friday following a meeting with Union Home Minister...
Protesters in Martinique fire at police officers and journalists.
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Bhopal's Minto Hall To Be Renamed After BJP Ex-National President
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced that Minto Hall, the Old Vidhan Sabha in Bhopal, will be renamed as Kushabhau Thakre Hall after BJP's former national president...
Madhya Pradesh Minister Apologies Over His "Upper Caste Women..." Remark
State Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bisahulal Singh on Friday apologised for his 'Thakur women' statement made while at an event stating that his remarks were misconstrued and that it was not his...
MG Ramachandran's Niece, Who Donated Him Kidney, Dies At 71
AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran's niece Leelavathi died on Friday following a brief illness, the party said.
Mukul Sangma Elected Trinamool Assembly Leader In Meghalaya
Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Friday was elected as the legislative party leader of the newly formed All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) in Meghalaya, officials said.
Dairy Farmers To Get "Kisan Credit Card": Union Minister
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday said the ''kisan credit card'' will be given to dairy farmers as well enabling them to get loans of up to Rs 3 lakh at reduced interest rates.
Will Germany’s ‘Debt Brake’ Stop Its Green Ambitions?
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Over 50 Villagers Detained Ahead Of PM Modi's Noida Airport Event
Over 50 villagers from Noida who wanted to hand over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi a memorandum of their demands were detained by police early on Thursday in a "preventive measure" for law and order...
Senior Bahujan Samaj Party Leader Quits As Legislative Leader, MLA
BSP Legislature Party leader in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Shah Alam, has resigned as an MLA and from his party, saying their chief Mayawati does not trust him.
Man Jailed At Jodhpur Open-Air Jail Prison Rapes Daughter, Escapes: Cops
A murder convict serving a life term in an open-air jail in Jodhpur has escaped from the prison after allegedly raping his minor daughter, police said on Thursday.
Woman Cop Found Dead In Kolkata Guest House: Police
A middle-aged woman police officer from Kalimpong, who was visiting the city on official work, was found lying unconscious inside a room of a guest house here on Thursday and rushed to a hospital,...
Mumbai Ex-Police Chief Param Bir Singh Destroyed Kasab's Phone: Former Cop
Retired Assistant Police Commissioner Samsher Khan Pathan has claimed former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh "destroyed" a mobile phone seized from the 26/11 terror attack convict Mohammed...
A native New Yorker wrangles a balloon in the Thanksgiving parade.
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Madhya Pradesh Minister Directs Case Against Amazon Staff In Suicide Case
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra ordered registration of a case against officials of Amazon over the suicide of a youth who allegedly obtained poisonous sulphas powder through the...
India Snubs Pak, Slams Bid To Raise Bilateral Issues In Shanghai Grouping
In a veiled criticism of Pakistan, India today said that repeated attempts to deliberately bring bilateral issues into the SCO platform violate the well-established principles of the grouping and such...
Congress's 'Chalta Hai' Attitude Behind Losses: Meghalaya's Mukul Sangma
The Congress has been going into electoral battle cavalier attitude without the drive to win, former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma told NDTV on Thursday, detailing why he and 11 other MLAs...
Trinamool Congress, Left Parties Allege Rigging In Tripura Civic Polls
Claiming that widespread rigging and other malpractices were carried out during the civic body elections held on Thursday, the Opposition CPI(M) and the TMC demanded that the polls be countermanded.
High Court Declines To Stay Income Tax Notice To AIADMK's O Panneerselvam
The Madras High Court on Thursday declined to grant interim stay against the Income Tax notice to AIADMK Coordinator O Panneerselvam, relating to an assessment order.
Thousands gathered to watch the first full Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade since the pandemic.
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Ethiopian Leader Vows to Lead Troops as War Threatens to Widen
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