Omicron Covid Variant Live Updates: Delhi Sunday reported its first case of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. Health Minister Satyendar Jain said that a man, of Indian origin, had come to Delhi from Tanzania a few days ago and tested positive for Covid-19 with the Omicron variant. So far, India has detected | Read more|
In what the security forces are calling a case of mistaken identity, around ten civilians were killed in an operation in Tiru area of Mon district in Nagaland on Saturday evening. A soldier was also killed in subsequent clashes with villagers. | Read more|
In April 2019, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a chargesheet on British arms agent Christian Michel’s alleged role in the AgustaWestland case — and his statements during custodial interrogation. The chargesheet deals mostly with tranches totalling Euro 42 million allegedly paid by AgustaWestland to Michel an | Read more|
With Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders flocking to Punjab as the Assembly poll campaign heats up, the ruling Congress has now decided to bring the fight to its rival's home turf, Delhi. | Read more|
India is developing indigenous anti-drone technology to thwart the growing threat from these devices on the country's borders and it will soon be made available to the security forces, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. | Read more|
The Congress will enact a law providing protection to the land rights of locals, if the party is voted to power in Goa, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said. | Read more|
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden will hold talks by video conference on Tuesday, the Kremlin and Washington said, as tensions rise over Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Saturday the conversation would take place in the evening Russia time and the two leaders would determine | Read more|
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was contemplating an alliance excluding the Congress. Mr Raut in his weekly column 'Rokhthok' in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana also claimed Ms Banerjee having said that her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) will not test political waters M | Read more|
Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov is scheduled to visit India on December 5-6 and will participate in the 2 2 ministerial dialogue between the two nations, ahead of Russian President Vladamir Putin's visit to the country. | Read more|
From phone calls five times a day to physical visits, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has released a set of rules to ensure proper monitoring of travellers coming in from ‘at risk’ countries and under home quarantine amid the Omicron threat. | Read more|
The BJP may fight the Punjab elections in alliance with the parties of Captain Amarinder Singh and former Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday. | Read more|
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said he might be open to joining an alternate political front to be led by the Trinamool Congress boss and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. | Read more|
A gun-manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi to make over five lakh high-powered AK-203 rifles has been cleared by the centre. The plant that will come up in Amethi's Korwa will add to India's self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the government said in a statement, adding the project will create jobs and help | Read more|
US President Joe Biden said Friday he would make it "very, very difficult" for Russia to launch any invasion of Ukraine, which warned that a large-scale attack may be planned for next month. | Read more|
Cyclone Jawad is expected to weaken into a deep depression before it reaches Odisha's Puri around noon tomorrow. Odisha and Andhra Pradesh have begun evacuations in coastal districts as the cyclone is likely to bring heavy rains. | Read more|