BREAKING: Kerala reports first case of Omicron, says state health minister

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BREAKING: Kerala reports first case of Omicron, says state health minister

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He has been tested for Covid-19 again today and the report is awaited, news agency ANI reported  citing Chandigarh health department.UK, French foreign ministers discuss 'challenging aggressors like Russia'UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Saturday discussed international and bilateral issues with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Liverpool, during the G7 foreign ministers' meeting. Late CDS General Bipin Rawat's pre-recorded message played at an event in Delhi#WATCH Late CDS General Bipin Rawat's pre-recorded message played at an event on the occasion 'Swarnim Vijay Parv' inaugurated today at India Gate lawns in Delhi. This message was recorded on December 7.(Source: Indian Army) pic.twitter.com/trWYx7ogSyLate CDS General Bipin Rawat's pre-recorded message played at an event on the occasion 'Swarnim Vijay Parv' inaugurated today at India Gate lawns in Delhi. This message was recorded on December 7.Very happy to seen Bangladesh on path of development: Rajnath SinghIndia has contributed to the establishment of democracy in Bangladesh. Today we are very happy that in the last 50 years Bangladesh has progressed on the path of development, says Union minister of defence Rajnath Singh at inaugural ceremony of ‘Swarnim Vijay Parv’ in DelhiIndia reports 7,774 Covid-19 infections in last 24 hoursIndia continues downward trend in daily Covid-19 tally with 7,774 infections. Active cases decline to 92,281. ‘No signs of any other impact': Twitter after PM Modi's account is ‘briefly compromised’We have 24x7 open lines of communication with the PM’s Office and our teams took necessary steps to secure the compromised account as soon as we became aware of this activity. Our probe revealed that there're no signs of any other impacted accounts at this time: Twitter spokespersonOmicron cases in India: Maharashtra has highest number, Delhi adds anotherOmicron cases in India have risen to 33 with Maharastra reporting the highest number of infections of the latest variant of the coronavirus. Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Karnataka have also reported cases of the new coronavirus variant, according to local officials. Read MoreOne terrorist killed in ongoing encounter in AwantiporaOne terrorist neutralized in an ongoing encounter between security forces and terrorists in Baragam area of Awantipora, says IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar.Encounter breaks out between terrorists and security forces in Awantipora town of J-KEncounter has started at Baragam area of Awantipora in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow, tweets police. Rahul, Priyanka to address ‘decisive’ rally against inflation in Jaipur todaySenior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a rally in Rajasthan’s Jaipur on Sunday against rising prices in the country, which the opposition party has said will be “a decisive fight” against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre.PM Modi's Twitter handle ‘briefly compromised’: PMO after bitcoin link sharePrime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter handle was "very briefly compromised" and was secured later, after a link promising a bitcoin giveaway was shared on the account, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said on Sunday. Read More

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Hindustan Times

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12-12-2021

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