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At least 23 other countries have reported omicron infections since South African authorities first identified the variant a week ago. (AP)

US reports first case of omicron variant in returning traveller

Fauci and other medical experts strongly emphasized that Americans should continue to get vaccinated and get their...

2 Dec 2021 1:17 PM IST

Paramedical staff screen Indians after they arrive at New Delhi airport from Chinas coronavirus-hit city of Wuhan on Sunday. India airlifted the second batch of 323 Indians on Sunday from Wuhan. (Photo: PTI)

Four more international travellers test COVID-19 positive at Delhi...

A total of eight people from 'at-risk' countries have tested positive for COVID-19 in Delhi till now

2 Dec 2021 12:59 PM IST

Built on WhatsApp Business Platform, the partnership will expand access to Ubers mobility services in one of the companys largest international markets, it was stated. (Photo: Agencies)

Uber, WhatsApp announce partnership to launch ride-booking via...

The first roll out on a pilot basis will take place in the northern city of Lucknow first, and will be expanded to other...

2 Dec 2021 12:48 PM IST

Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez (Facebook)

UNHRC concerned over Jammu & Kashmir situation, calls for release of...

Khurram Parvez has been actively involved in highlighting the human rights situation in the erstwhile state of Jammu and...

2 Dec 2021 12:30 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI Photo)

Winter session: PM Modi holds meeting with top ministers to discuss...

On the first day of the session, both the Houses of Parliament passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill 2021

2 Dec 2021 12:23 PM IST

Earlier the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said the daily number of new confirmed cases in South Africa almost doubled to 8,561 infections in the last 24 hours. (Bloomberg)

New warning on Omicron variant severity from South African scientists

Leading South African scientists warned it is still too early to determine that the omicron variant will only cause mild...

2 Dec 2021 12:20 PM IST

Kapil Sibal (Twitter)

Without Congress, UPA will be body without soul: Kapil Sibal

Mamata met NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai and called for fighting the BJP unitedly while taking a veiled swipe at the...

2 Dec 2021 11:51 AM IST

Earlier, Anurag Thakur, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports had said that BCCI should consult the government before sending the cricket team to South Africa where a new COVID-19 variant has emerged. (ANI/Representative Image)

India tour of South Africa might be pushed back by one week amid...

India is slated to tour South Africa next month for three Tests, three ODIs and four T20Is

2 Dec 2021 11:32 AM IST

A woman receives the AstraZeneca Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine at Trung Vuong Secondary School in Hanoi. (Photo: AFP)

WHO warns of 'toxic mix' as EU chief mulls mandatory Covid jabs

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also recorded their first cases of Omicron, making the Gulf the latest region...

2 Dec 2021 11:10 AM IST

A health worker prepares to inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Photo: AFP)

SII seeks approval for Covishield vaccine as booster dose amid Omicron...

The Serum Institute of India is the first Indian company to seek approval for the COVID-19 booster dose

2 Dec 2021 10:23 AM IST

Arriving passengers leave a terminal at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

India records 9,765 new Covid cases, 477 deaths in a span of 24 hours

The active cases comprise 0.29 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020

2 Dec 2021 10:00 AM IST

A man runs along a street amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi. (Photo: AFP)

Delhi gasps for breath as air quality continues to remain in 'very...

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of Delhi on Thursday morning was recorded at 312

2 Dec 2021 9:26 AM IST