Chennai,  Tamil Nadu registered 33 new Omicron cases in the past 24 hours,
State Health Minister Ma Subramanian said here on Thursday.

With this, the total number of Omicron variant cases in the state mounted to 34, he told the media, adding that a person had tested positive a few days ago.

New Delhi,  India on Thursday achieved a new milestone in the fight against Covid pandemic as over 60 per cent of the total eligible population is now vaccinated with both doses of vaccines, said the government.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya lauded public health workers, medical professionals, and c

Bhubaneswar, An intense cold wave condition continued to prevail across Odisha in the past 24 hours with the mercury plummeting to 10 degrees Celsius at 12 places, the IMD said on Thursday.

Minimum temperature of 5 degrees Celsius was recorded at Phulbani town, making it the coldest place in the state, as per Indi

Bhopal, A war of words broke out between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress in the State Assembly on Thursday after former chief minister and the Leader of Opposition Kamal Nath accused the state Election Commission of issuing confusing notifications regarding the reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Panchaya

Ankara,  Turkey reported 19,095 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, raising its tally of infections to 9,228,835, according to its health ministry.

The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 179 to 80,957, while 22,816 more people recovered in the last 24 hours, said the ministry.

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New Delhi, The Congress on Thursday alleged a scam in the Ayodhya land deals and demanded that the Supreme Court order a judicial inquiry to probe the acquiring and selling of lands for the Ram Mandir Trust.

Addressing a press conference here, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "Bhagwan Ram is a symbol of hones

Bhopal,  The panchayat elections in Madhya Pradesh will not be conducted without reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), as per a resolution passed in the state Assembly on Thursday.

During the discussion on the fourth day of the winter session of the Assembly, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan

London,  Hot on the heels of Israel, Germany has announced the roll out of a fourth Covid booster to tackle the new vaccine evading Omicron variant of coronavirus. Britain is also mulling for the fourth dose, as cases mount.

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach on Wednesday warned that a fourth dose will be

New Delhi,  The Centre on Thursday advised states and UTs to not let their guard down and maintain their preparedness in fight against Covid pandemic and to follow
five-fold strategy in view of the new variant Omicron.

The states have been asked to put in place the local containment measures by the Dis

Chennai, AIADMK's chief coordinator and former Chief Minister, O. Panneerselvam has called upon the state government to bring down all old and dilapidated buildings in the state.

The former Chief Minister's plea came in the wake of the collapse of an old building in Madurai killing a police head constable