7 UK returnees test positive for new Covid strain in Karnataka

Seven people who returned to Karnataka from the UK, were found to be infected with the mutated strain of coronavirus, state Health Minister K Sudhakar said on Wednesday. The swab samples of 26 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were sent to NIMHANS to ascertain whether it is the new strain.  The 26 were among the 1,614 UK returnees, who were subjected to the tests. "Of the seven people, three are in Bengaluru and four in Shivamogga. All of them have been admitted to designated hospitals," Sudhakar told reporters. Forty six primary contacts of the seven people have been quarantined.

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Noida: Fire at e-commerce warehouse, scrap storage facility

A fire broke out at an e-commerce warehouse in Noida, while another ripped through a scrap storage facility in the city early on Wednesday, officials said.

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Delhi: Man held for extorting Indusind Bank manager with fake obscene pics

A cybercriminal was arrested for allegedly extorting a bank manager by threatening to make her fake obscene pictures go viral on social media in Delhi. The victim, working in IndusInd Bank, as Manager, had lodged a complaint with Delhi's Malviya Nagar police.

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Key flyovers across Thane to be shut during New Year celebrations

Several key flyovers across Thane city will be shut during the New Year celebrations. The decision taken by the local police comes in a bid to curb accidents caused due to rash or drunken driving. The police have also instructed the housing societies in the city to avoid holding any public celebration of the New Year during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and also ordered that the terraces of buildings be kept shut during this period, he said.

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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Zydus Cadila receives DCGI nod for NAFLD drug in India

Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Wednesday said it has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for Saroglitazar Mg, used for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), in the country. The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the new drug application (NDA) for Saroglitazar Mg for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in India, Zydus Cadila said in a regulatory filing.

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J&K: Terrorist killed during encounter with security forces in Parimpora

A militant was killed in an overnight encounter in the Parimpora area of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Militants had opened fire on security forces during a cordon and search operation in the Parimpora area on Tuesday evening, a police official said. He said the cordon was strengthened after and the two sides exchanged fire intermittently throughout the night. One militant has been killed so far, the official said, adding the operation was in progress. 

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India extends temporary ban on flights to and from UK till January 7

Union civil aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced on Wednesday that the Centre has extended the temporary suspension of flights to and from the United Kingdom till January 7, 2021. The flights operations were suspended because of a new strain of the Sars-CoV-2 virus. The development came after 20 people, who have returned from the UK to India, have tested positive for the new Covid-19 variant

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