Suspected Omicron cases surface in Delhi, Jaipur; states issue revised restrictions | Top points

A day after two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus were detected in Karnataka, the Health Ministry on Friday released a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the variant. The central government, in the FAQs, while responding to whether there is a possibility of a third wave of Covid infection, said that cases are increasingly being reported from countries outside of South Africa, and given its characteristics, it is likely to spread to more countries, including India. Various restrictions and measures at the airports such as stringent surveillance and testing measures have been put in place by various state governments.

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CNG price hiked in Delhi, select cities in Haryana and Rajasthan. Check new rates

CNG prices have been hiked in Delhi, and in select cities in Haryana and Rajasthan. The new rates will be effective from Saturday 6 am onwards. 

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37 years of Bhopal gas tragedy: All you need to know about world's worst industrial disaster

Bhopal gas tragedy: Thirty seven-years ago, on this day in 1984, India witnessed one of the world’s worst chemical disasters. Over 15,000 people were killed when nearly 42 tonnes of toxic gas, Methyl Iso Cyanate (MIC) leaked from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) factory which was built in 1969 to produce a pesticide called Sevin in Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal.  

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Mirage 2000 fighter jet's tyre stolen in Lucknow

An unusual heist in Lucknow has caught everyone's attention. 

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OPINION | Omicron variant enters India: Will it prove lethal?

On Thursday, there was both good and bad news from the Covid warfront. The good news was that India achieved another milestone of administering 125 crore vaccine doses and nearly 49 per cent Indians have been given both the doses. The bad news was that for the first time, India reported two cases of Omicron variant, from Karnataka.   Omicron variant was detected from a 66-year-old flyer who had come to Bengaluru from South Africa on November 20. RT-PCR test was done on him, and on being found positive, it was sent for genome sequencing. He represents a Johannesburg-based pharma company, checked into a hotel. On November 23, he got himself tested from a private lab, was tested negative and he quietly left in a flight from Bengaluru to Dubai on November 27.

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Delhi Air Pollution: Flying squads formed to check violations, Centre informs Supreme Court

The Commission for Air Quality Management has constituted a five-member enforcement task force to monitor compliance with its directions to control air pollution in Delhi-NCR. According to an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Centre and the Delhi government, as many as 17 flying squads have been set up to take punitive actions against violators. It will be increased to 40 in a day.

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Two int'l air travellers including a child test Covid positive in TN; tests will ascertain if Omicron variant

Two international air travellers, including a child, who had arrived in Tamil Nadu from Singapore and the United Kingdom have tested positive for Covid-19 and the government ruled out social media reports claiming they were cases of Omicron but said tests only would conclude if they are infected with the latest variant of the coronavirus.

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