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A health worker prepares to perform Covid-19 coronavirus screening from inside a glass booth at a round the clock testing facility in Chennai. (Photo: AFP)

Omicron is highly transmissible but mild variant, says expert

The country has reported 2,630 cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19

7 Jan 2022 8:14 AM IST

KPS Malhotra, Deputy Commissioner of Police, IFSO Delhi (ANI)

'Operation over in 12 hours': Assam Police on arrest of accused in...

Niraj Bishnoi, 21, was arrested on Thursday morning for his alleged involvement in the app

6 Jan 2022 4:04 PM IST

A crowded platform at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station amid concern over rising cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 across the country, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Don't let your guard down thinking Omicron is mild infection, warns...

Dr PS Chandra further said the Omicron virus is highly infectious and it is going to increase the herd immunity

6 Jan 2022 3:32 PM IST

Punjab BJP President Ashwani Sharma. (ANI Photo)

PM Modi's security breach: Punjab BJP chief rejects state govt's probe...

A delegation of Punjab BJP leaders led by state president Ashwani Sharma today met Governor Banwarilal Purohit over the...

6 Jan 2022 2:02 PM IST

KPS Malhotra, Deputy Commissioner of Police, IFSO Delhi (ANI)

Delhi Police arrests 'Bulli Bai' app creator from Assam

Several complaints were received by several police stations regarding the listing of Muslim women for 'auction' on the...

6 Jan 2022 1:29 PM IST

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. (PTI Photo)

Controversy over security of Prime Minister is very unfortunate:...

The JD(S) patriarch also reminded about the need to learn from the past

6 Jan 2022 1:12 PM IST

Supreme Court (PTI)

SC to hear on Friday plea related to breach in PM Modi's security in...

We will list it tomorrow as the first item, the bench, also comprising Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli, said on...

6 Jan 2022 1:10 PM IST

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi addresses a press conference after Prime Minister Narendra Modis cavalcade got stuck on a flyover in Ferozepur, at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh (PTI Photo)

Punjab government forms high-level committee to probe lapses during...

The committee comprises Justice (Retd.) Mehtab Singh Gill and Principal Secretary, Home Affairs and Justice, Anurag...

6 Jan 2022 11:59 AM IST

IIT-Guwahati campus. (Photo: https://www.iitg.ac.in/)

IIT Guwahati declared containment zone after 60 people test COVID-19...

Earlier on Wednesday, Assam reported 591 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths during the last 24 hours

6 Jan 2022 11:06 AM IST

Union Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan (ANI)

Assembly polls 2022: EC, health officials to review COVID situation...

EC is prepared for the assembly polls and is expected to announce the dates soon of Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and...

6 Jan 2022 10:51 AM IST

The drug, molnupiravir, could provide a much-needed weapon against the virus. (Photo: AP)

Aurobindo Pharma launches COVID-19 drug Molnupiravir in India

Molnupiravir is for treatment of adult patients hospitalised with COVID-19, under certain conditions

6 Jan 2022 10:47 AM IST

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a woman to test for COVID-19 in Hyderabad. (Photo: AP)

Over 90,000 new Covid infections, 495 Omicron cases in India

Of the total cases, Maharashtra has the maximum at 797, followed by Delhi, Rajasthan, Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat, and...

6 Jan 2022 10:01 AM IST