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Bommai calls urgent meeting after Omicron discovery
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will hold a meeting today with his colleagues and health experts on how to deal with the Omicron threat. With two Omicron cases, Karnataka is the first state to find this coronavirus variant of concern. State Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar will...
Controversial Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala joins Cong
Chandigarh: Sidhu Moosewala, a controversial singer known to flaunt guns and police cases in his song videos, joined the Congress today in the run-up to the Punjab election early next year. Both Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu welcomed him aboard. The...
Review meeting amid chaos over Omicron travel rules
New Delhi: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will meet state and UT officials to review Covid testing and surveillance measures at international airports. India yesterday enforced strict rules for foreign arrivals, particularly from nations with Omicron cases. Today’s meeting comes after a day of long queues and lengthy waiting times for...
6 passengers from ‘At-Risk’ countries hospitalised
New Delhi: Six people who flew into Delhi from “at-risk” countries, including the UK and the Netherlands, on Wednesday have been admitted to the Lok Nayak Hospital after four of them tested positive for COVID-19 and two “showed symptoms”, officials said. Their samples have been sent to the National...
15 lose vision after botched Bihar cataract surgery
Muzaffarpur: A hospital in this north Bihar district is in the eye of a storm over alleged botched-up cataract surgeries at a free camp held by it recently which has resulted in complete loss of vision in the operated eye of at least 15 patients. According to Muzaffarpur civil...
New airport rules over Omicron take effect
New Delhi: The Delhi airport tweeted this morning that operations for international arrivals from “at-risk” countries are running smooth as fresh travel guidelines for new Covid variant, Omicron, kicked in last night. The variant, first detected in South Africa, poses a “very high” risk globally, the World Health Organization...
Mamata in Mumbai pushes Opposition unity
Mumbai: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee — on a tour to strengthen the opposition network in the country ahead of the 2024 general elections — met Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray and senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut this evening. The future of opposition and ways to challenge the BJP...
Rains, storm threaten Mumbai, Odisha, Andhra
New Delhi: The weather office has forecast heavy rain in northern Gujarat and north and north-west Maharashtra today. Palghar, Thane and Mumbai could be the worst hit, according to the forecast. A cyclonic storm may also hit Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts on Saturday morning. A low-pressure area over...
Suspended MPs must apologise, says Govt but Opposition firm
New Delhi: The suspension of 12 MPs – for “misbehaviour” on August 11, the last day of the previous session – will not be lifted, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said Tuesday morning, in response to furious demands from the opposition. The suspension will remain as the MPs “haven’t...
Barbados declares new republic, ditches British Queen
Bridgetown: Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as head of state, forging a new republic on Tuesday with its first-ever president and severing its last remaining colonial bonds nearly 400 years after the first English ships arrived at the Caribbean island. At the strike of midnight, the new republic was...
Parag Agrawal to be new Twitter CEO
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter Inc., is stepping down, ceding the position to the company’s Chief Technology Officer Parag Agrawal. The move is effective immediately, though Dorsey will stay on the board of the social media company until his term expires in 2022, Twitter...
Modi says Govt ready to discuss all issues in Parliament
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government is ready to reply to all questions in parliament but asserted that the dignity of the house must be maintained. “The government is willing to answer every question. We want questions in parliament and also peace. Whatever voices are...
Doctor who triggered Omicron alarm says cases mild
Pretoria: A South African doctor who raised the alarm over Omicron said Sunday dozens of her patients suspected of having the new variant had only shown mild symptoms and recovered fully without hospitalisation. Angelique Coetzee, chair of the South African Medical Association, told AFP she had seen around 30...
7-day home quarantine for at-risk nations passengers
A declaration with respect to the authenticity of the Covid test report will also be required. New Delhi: International passengers must submit 14 days’ travel history and upload negative Covid test results, the government said on Sunday. Travellers from countries deemed “at-risk” will also undergo a mandatory 7-day home...
Cracks in Opposition unity as Trinamool to stay away
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress will not participate in any meeting called by the Congress party ahead of the winter session of parliament starting Monday, sources have told NDTV. The Goa unit of the party wants them to stay away from any direct meeting as they are fighting both...
Anurag Thakur says Akhilesh organising riots
Baghpat (UP): Launching a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav ahead of 2022 assembly polls in the state, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said the BJP organizes “dangal” (wrestling matches) while SP organises “dange” (riots). #WATCH | Union Minister and UP...
Delhi hospitals on alert over Omicron
New Delhi: Hospitals in Delhi have been asked to be on high alert and ensure coronavirus safety measures amid the detection of a new coronavirus variant ‘omicron’ and a surge in cases in other countries. Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has directed the Chief Secretary, Police Commissioner and other...
Global panic over new Covid variant Omicron
p The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic suffered their biggest falls in more than a year. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Omicron...
