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Friday, November 8, 2024
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Topic: Omicron

India registers 27,553 new cases, Omicron tally reaches 1,525

An increase of 18,020 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.55%.

Delta to Omicron — India needs to avoid Covid complacency in 2022

Amid the fear of Omicron, we usher in 2022 with 63 per cent of Indians being fully vaccinated, 90 per cent having at least one dose of the vaccine. And more caution.

India registers 309 new Omicron infections, daily Covid caseload rises to 16,764

A total of 23 states and UTs have recorded 1270 Omicron cases so far, with Maharashtra having 450 patients, followed by Delhi (320), Kerala (109) & Gujarat (97).

Keep calm & continue reform — mantra for Modi govt and RBI as Indian economy braces for 2022

The Modi government needs to keep pushing reforms as the Indian economy will be put to fresh tests in 2022 on several fronts amid a turbulent phase.

India needs to address batting challenges despite Centurion win. It’s too early to celebrate

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India’s Omicron tally increases to 961, daily Covid cases rise by 13,091

Delhi recorded the maximum number of Omicron cases at 263 followed by Maharashtra at 252, Gujarat 97, Rajasthan 69, Kerala 65 and Telangana 62.

Omicron infection may reduce risk from Delta variant too, South African study shows

The latest findings suggest the likelihood of someone infected with Omicron variant of Covid-19 being reinfected by the Delta variant is limited.

Hyderabad not scared of Omicron, open for New Year’s as govt allows liquor service till 1 am

Telangana HC had asked govt to impose restrictions like in Maharashtra & Delhi. But there’s no ban on people walking in to pubs & clubs, though they aren’t hosting special events.

Gold steady as traders weigh record US stocks, Omicron risks

The S&P 500 notched its 69th record close this year, led by the energy and technology sectors, though volumes were lower than average.

Modi govt finally agrees to administer booster shots. But why wait with Omicron around?

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On Camera

I am shocked Indian ‘liberals’ aren’t supporting Iranian woman Ahoo Daryaei protesting hijab

There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.

Jet Airways’ smooth takeoff, turbulence & crash landing. Key events leading to SC-ordered liquidation

SC set aside resolution plan for Jet Airways, founded by Naresh Goyal in 1992 shortly after India liberalised its economy. A look at timeline of events that led to its permanent grounding.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.