New Delhi: A day after his comments on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s retort on the farmers’ protests made news, Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik appeared keen to strike a milder tone. Malik had said that Modi had been “very arrogant” when he had spoken to him on farmers’ deaths, asking...
Read MoreChandigarh: Schools and colleges will remain shut and a night curfew will be imposed to restrict public movement, the Punjab government ordered today following a sharp rise in Covid cases in the state over the past few days. The fresh curbs were announced after Chief Minister Charanjit Singh...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal tweeted this morning that he has tested positive for Covid and has isolated himself at home. The Delhi Chief Minister, who addressed massive rallies to campaign for polls in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand in the past three days, said he had “mild symptoms”. “I...
Read MoreNew Delhi: Eighty-one per cent of all COVID-19 samples tested in Delhi are of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, the national capital’s Health Minister said today. Genome sequencing reports of December 30-31 have found Omicron strain in 81 per cent of samples, Health Minister Satyendar Jain told news agency...
Read MoreIndia is seeing a huge surge of Covid cases in the country, which is considered to be triggered by the new Omicron variant. Delhi recorded 3,194 fresh infections today, which is the highest daily case since May 20, when India was in the mid of the deadly second wave....
Read MoreIndian equities kicked-off new calendar year 2022 on a solid note as fresh record highs in the global markets bolstered domestic investors’ confidence. The gains came even as India’s manufacturing activity lost some momentum in December, with the Manufacturing PMI easing to a three-month low of 55.5. The S&P BSE Sensex opened with tepid...
Read MoreKolkata: West Bengal today re-imposed certain Covid restrictions – closing of schools and colleges, and capping attendance at private and government offices at 50 per cent – in the light of a worrying increase in daily cases, including those of the Omicron variant. A 10 pm – 5 am...
Read MoreWest Bengal Schools & Colleges will be closed from tomorrow – January 3, 2022 as the government has announced new COVID curbs today. West Bengal Omicron caseload has been only about 20 cases so far, however, the state has said that a complete lockdown is highly unlikely. Check here...
Read MoreKolkata: Bengal on Sunday announced new Covid restrictions, including the closing of all schools and colleges, as well as cinema halls, gyms and swimming pools, and beauty salons. Attendance at government and private offices will be capped at 50 per cent. Direct flights from the United Kingdom, which has...
Read MoreMore than 1,500 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India, as of Sunday. The fast-spreading variant has reached 23 states of the country, the government said on Saturday. Meanwhile, a total of 27,553 new Covid-19 cases and 284 deaths were reported in India on...
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