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Omicron: Existing vax not effective, boosters may help, say experts
The Omicron variant, being highly transmissible, has the potential to evade vaccine immunity. Data from various countries like South Africa and the UK has shown that it causes only mild illness. But as Omicron can surge infection cases, it can overwhelm an already burdened medical system.
Internal rift widens in Punjab Cong ahead of polls
According to sources, party leaders in Delhi are unhappy with the state of affairs in Punjab and have asked the state leaders to put up a united front and refrain from speaking against each other.
Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik accuses PM Modi of being 'arrogant' during discussion on farm laws
"When I told him that 500 of our own (farmers) had died… he said, ‘Did they die for me?’ I told him yes since you are the king," Malik added. The governor also said that Modi then asked him to meet Amit Shah which the Meghalaya governor did. Referring to the farmer's demands, the governor also said that some issues continue to be pending that the government needs to work towards.
India's Omicron tally reaches 1,700, Maharashtra & Delhi worst-hit
Among the 23 states and UTs that have reported cases of the new variant, Maharashtra tops the list 510 cases, of which 193 patients have been discharged, according to data from the Ministry. The capital city Delhi has the second highest Omicron cases at 351. Fifty-seven of them have been discharged from the hospital.
Indian Army asks Pak Army to take back body of the terrorist killed along LoC
The Major General also said that swift action was taken by the troops deployed at the Line of Control and the Indian Security forces had later identified the infiltrator as a Pakistani national, Mohd Shabbir Malik. When the belongings of the killed terrorist was searched, a Pakistan national ID card and vaccination certificates issued by Pakistan's Ministry of Health were recovered.
Bulli Bai case: Delhi Police writes to Twitter to remove objectionable content
A shocking incident of harassment and insulting women of the minority community on social media came to light after a Delhi-based woman journalist lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police stating that she was being targeted by some unidentified group of people on a mobile application named 'Bulli Bai' created on GitHub platform.
Covid-19 India Update: New cases rise nearly 3-fold within a week, Delhi registers 9-fold surge
The Covid cases nearly tripled in a week. The country recorded around 1.3 lakh fresh cases during the week (December 27 - January 2), whereas, the tally for the week (December 20 - December 26) was at 46,073, the lowest tally recorded since May 2020. This week's tally of cases was also the highest since October 4 - 10.
Delhi-NCR to receive rainfall from Jan 5-9
The sky will remain cloudy with the possibility of light rain on January 5, 6 and 7, whereas thundershowers are expected on January 8 and 9, the forecast said.
India logs 33,750 new Covid-19 caseS
The new fatalities have pushed the nationwide death toll to 4,81,893. The active caseload has also jumped to 1,45,582 which constitute 0.42 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
2 Nigerians held for hacking WhatsApp of Transport Ministry official
The accused, identified as Okoye Simeon, 39, and Ugo Chukwu, 35, both presently residing at Uttam Nagar, Delhi, were arrested under sections 170, 420 and 511 of the Indian Penal Code.
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