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nurse prepares a ward that is set up to treat patients infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant, at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo)

India reports two more Omicron cases, total tally rises to 35

The two new cases were reported from Andhra Pradesh and Chandigarh

12 Dec 2021 1:45 PM IST

IIT Kharagpur had suspended whistle-blower professor Rajeev Kumar for misconduct in May 2011. (Photo: PTI/File)

IIT Kharagpur gets more than 1,600 placement offers, highest salary Rs...

The highest offer of Rs 2.4 crore was made to a student while 22 other students got offers in the CTC range of Rs...

12 Dec 2021 12:48 PM IST

Melva Mlambo, right, and Puseletso Lesofi, both medical scientists prepare to sequence COVID-19 omicron samples at the Ndlovu Research Center in Elandsdoorn, South Africa. (AP /Jerome Delay)

Signs of Omicron milder than Delta variant: South African doctors

Just 3% of patients hospitalized recently with COVID-19 have died, versus about 20% in the country's earlier outbreaks

12 Dec 2021 12:23 PM IST

Genetic analysis showed the presence of the highly pathogenic N5 strain. (Photo: AFP/File)

Japan to cull 7,000 chickens after new bird flu outbreak confirmed in...

According to the prefecture's authorities, a poultry farm confirmed finding several dead birds on Friday

12 Dec 2021 12:16 PM IST

Xiaomi announces new battery with 10 per cent bigger capacity,...

Xiaomi was able to increase the silicon content inside the battery about 3 times and has resulted in more efficient...

12 Dec 2021 11:41 AM IST

Tax authorities raids Chinese entities for money laundering. (PTI Photo)

Govt unlikely to announce capital infusion for PSU banks in Budget...

To augment their resources, banks would be encouraged to raise funds from the market

12 Dec 2021 11:19 AM IST

A family digs through the remains of their apartment in Mayfield, Ky., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Tornadoes and severe weather caused catastrophic damage across multiple states late Friday, killing several people overnight. (AP/Timothy D. Easley)

Storms leave dozens dead in five US states, Kentucky hardest hit

Rescue efforts were complicated because Mayfield's main fire station and emergency services hub were also hit by the...

12 Dec 2021 11:12 AM IST

Rakesh Tikait (PTI)

Mahapanchayat will be held from time to time to discuss farmers'...

Tikait lauded the role of media in highlighting farmers' protest

12 Dec 2021 10:27 AM IST

A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of an outstation passenger for COVID-19 testing, at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India's active COVID cases decline to 92,281, lowest in 560 days

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 45 days now

12 Dec 2021 10:06 AM IST

$This photograph taken on December 7, 2021, shows a syringe with bottles reading \Vaccine\. (Photo: AFP)$ India

India's top syringe maker asks PM Modi to lift factory shutdown order...

Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices (HMD) said it will take adequate measures to ensure its factories are not...

12 Dec 2021 9:53 AM IST

Farmers return to their homes after their year-long agitation against the contentious farm reform laws, in Patiala, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (PTI)

Flowers from aircraft showered on farmers

Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal was given a warm welcome at Shambhu border upon his return and he congratulated the...

12 Dec 2021 2:58 AM IST

Balrampur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of the Saryu Nahar National Project, ahead of UP Assembly elections 2022, in Balrampur district. (PTI Photo)

PM launches key UP canal project, hits out at Opposition for delay in...

PM took a jibe at Akhilesh who has often claimed that the works of his govt are being projected as the achievements of...

12 Dec 2021 12:06 AM IST