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Breaking highlights: Confirmed Omicron cases in UK around 25,000 as of Dec 17, up by more than 10,000 from Dec 16

Welcome to hindustantimes.com live updates platform where you can find breaking news from India and across the world. Find fast updates about the latest news as it breaks.Follow all the updates here:Temperature in AP to fall by 2 to 4 degrees for next 5 days: IMD officialTemperature in Andhra Pradesh is likely to fall by two to four degree celsius below the normal temperature for the next five days, reports ANI quoting the India Meteorological Department. “Low-level NE winds are prevailing over Andhra Pradesh. Mainly dry weather will prevail and the temperatures are likely to fall by two to four degrees centigrade, below the normal temperature values, for the next 5 days,” said VSM Raju, of the IMD, Amravati.EAM S Jaishankar hosts foreign ministers of central Asian nations“Hosted the Central Asian Foreign Ministers to a welcome dinner before our Dialogue tomorrow. The cultural show was just one more reminder of our closeness,” S Jaishankar tweeted.Nagpur forest team captures 2 monkeys that killed many puppies, to be released in nearby forestThe Nagpur forest department captured two monkeys involved in the killing of many puppies earlier. They have been captured in Beed earlier today. Both the monkeys are being shifted to Nagpur to be released in a nearby forest, reports ANI citing Sachin Kand, Beed Forest Officer. UK's confirmed Omicron tally jumps by 10,000 cases in 24 hours; now at 24,968Cases in the United Kingdom of the fast-spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus jumped sharply to almost 25,000 while the total number of reported deaths among people with it so far rose to seven, according to British health authorities. Click here to read moreOmicron cases continue to rise in Maharashtra, 8 new cases take tally to 48With eight more people infected with the Omicron Covid-19 variant in Maharashtra, the state's tally reached 48. Of the new cases, four are from Mumbai, three from Satara and one from Pune.Among those tested positive in Mumbai, one is a city resident, while the other three are residents of Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Jalgaon in Maharashtra respectively. ‘Omicron not as severe as Delta’, says AIIMS doctor, rules out ‘anything like second wave’Puneet Misra, professor of community medicine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, said that the Omicron variant's transmissibility is quite high as compared to Delta but also said it was not as severe as Delta, reports ANI.“I don't see anything like 2nd wave but there might be a huge number of cases due to high transmissibility,” he said. Sacrilege attempt inside Golden Temple's sanctum sanctorum, accused killedA person has been killed after a sacrilege attempt inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Saturday evening during the Rehras Sahib recitation. The person attempted to approach the Guru Granth Sahib and pick the ‘Kirpan’ placed in front of the holy Sikh scripture. The incident is the second of its kind in four days.Karnataka reports 6 fresh cases of Omicron, returnee from UK among new patientsTwo cluster outbreaks of COVID have been reported from two educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada today: Cluster 1: 14 cases (of which 4 are Omicron)Cluster 2: 19 cases (1 is Omicron)A traveller from UK has also tested positive for #Omicron@BSBommai#OmicronindiaKarnataka has reported two new clusters of Covid-19 in educational institutions in Dakshina Kannada. As many as 14 cases have been detected in the first cluster of which four tested positive for the Omicron variant while 19 cases in the second cluster including one Omicron cases.Apart from these, a traveller from UK also tested positive for the Omicron variant. Tajikistan foreign minister meets Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, talks on Covid-19, other key areasThe two leaders also exchanged views on crucial areas of mutual cooperation such as COVID-19 mitigation, education, tourism, capicity building of Members of Parliament and officials. pic.twitter.com/VWjZPPKwf6Tajikistan foreign minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla. “During the call on, the two leaders recalled strong civilizational ties between the two countries,” the Lok Sabha secretariat said. “The two leaders also exchanged views on crucial areas of mutual cooperation such as COVID-19 mitigation, education, tourism, capicity building of Members of Parliament and officials,” it further said. Paper consumption in railways ministry reduced to 10,272 reams in 2021: DARPGThe paper consumption in the Union ministry of railways reduced to 10,272 reams in 2021 as against 22,685 reams in 2018, reports ANI citing the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievance (DARPG) . “The expenditure in cartridges is expected to reduce by ₹50 lakhs by March 2022 as compared to ₹1.3 crores in 2019-20,” the DARPG also said. Mumbai civic body warns of strict action against Covid norms offendersThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation urged people to avoid crowding and follow the Covid guidelines in the city. It also warned of strict action against offenders, reports ANI."People allowed up to 50% capacity in closed spaces; in open spaces, people allowed up to 25% capacity of space. Prior permission required for a gathering of more than 1000 people," the BMC said.Watch | Rahul Gandhi's tongue-in-cheek remark against PM Modi's dip in Ganga#WATCH | For the first time I saw just one person taking bath in Ganga, removed Yogi Ji, sidelined Rajnath Singh....Remember when Narendra ji was young he fought with a crocodile, I thought he didn't know swimming...struggling with his hands...:Congress' Rahul Gandhi in Amethi pic.twitter.com/Cmw4te4RX5Rahul Gandhi mocked Narendra Modi's recent visit to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, when he took a dip in the Ganges river, reports ANI. “For the first time I saw just one person taking bath in Ganga, removed Yogi Ji, sidelined Rajnath Singh....Remember when Narendra ji was young he fought with a crocodile, I thought he didn't know swimming...struggling with his hands,” Gandhi said. Odisha sees 169 new Covid-19 cases, 1 death; active caseload at 1,922Odisha logged 169 new Covid-19 cases as the state's tally rose to 1,052,641. The death toll reached 8,442 with one more fatality. Active caseload stood at 1,922, reports PTI citing a state health bulletin.10 killed, scores injured in an explosion in Karachi building, reports ANI citing Pakistani mediaTen people were killed and several others were injured in an explosion at a building in Karachi's Shershah Paracha Chowk area, this afternoon, reports ANI citing Pakistan Media.‘PM Modi brought farm laws, said no farmers died during protests’: Rahul Gandhi in AmethiRahul Gandhi said that PM Modi implemented the three farm laws and told farmers would benefit from them but apologised after a year when farmers stood together against the laws, reports ANI. “We questioned about the compensation for farmers who died in the protest, he (Modi) said no farmers died in the protest,” he said.PM busy travelling abroad, farmers earning only ₹27 per day: Priyanka GandhiThis is the kind of govt where the PM is too busy travelling abroad, in one day helps his industrialist friends earn crores of rupees. Today under the same govt our farmers are earning only ₹27 per day. - Smt. @priyankagandhi #BJPBhagaoMehangaiHatao pic.twitter.com/mJY0OxHOLb“This is the kind of govt where the PM is too busy travelling abroad, in one day helps his industrialist friends earn crores of rupees. Today under the same govt our farmers are earning only ₹27 per day,” alleged Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi.PM targeted small businesses with demonetisation, GST: Rahul Gandhi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the medium and small scale businesses with demonetisation and GST. He said this during a rally in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. “Why is inflation on the rise ?” Gandhi asked. “PM can not reply. I will give you the answer. MSME provided jobs and PM targeted them with demonetisation and GST,” he said. Modi lists 5 boons Ganga Expressway will bring to Uttar PradeshNarendra Modi listed what he called the “five boons” that the Ganga Expressway will bring for Uttar Pradesh:1. Saving time for people 2. Increase in convenience 3. Proper usage of Uttar Pradesh's resources 4. Increase in the power of UP5. All-round prosperity in UPPM Modi lays foundation stone of Ganga Expressway in UP's ShahjahanpurPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the Ganga expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur.Typhoon Rai update: Death toll climbs to 19The death toll due to Typhoon Rai in the Philippines has climbed to 19. BSF shoots down drone along Pakistan border in PunjabThe Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday shot down a drone along the Pakistan border in Punjab, news agency PTI reported. India successfully test-fires Agni Prime missileA lot of new features have been added to the nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni Prime during this test. The missile test met all its mission objectives with a high level of accuracy: Government officialsIndia on Saturday successfully testfired the Agni Prime missile off the coast of Odisha in Balasore. Read more'Nothing is done for common man, the poor': Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni as he launches new political partyFarmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni said on Saturday that politics in India has become polluted and there is a need to change it. “Policymakers promoting capitalism, policies are being framed to favour capitalists. Nothing is done for common man, the poor. So, we're launching our new party, Sanyukt Sangharsh Party,” Charuni was quoted as sayinChandigarh reschedules winter vacation in govt schools amid Covid-19District Education Office, Chandigarh reschedules winter vacations in govt & govt-aided schools in the UT as a precautionary measure, in wake of #COVID19. As per the revised schedule, schools will have winter vacations from 20th Dec to 7th Jan. Schools will reopen on 10th Jan. pic.twitter.com/K5hvVPwGLLChandigarh on Saturday rescheduled winter vacation in government and government aided schools as a precautionary measure in view of the prevailing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. “As per the revised schedule, schools will have winter vacations from 20th Dec to 7th Jan. Schools will reopen on 10th Jan,” an official order raid. Have no criminal background, says SP leader Rajeev Rai after I-T raids his house in UPThis is IT dept. I've no criminal background or black money. I help people & Govt didn't like it. This is a result of that. If you do anything, they'll make a video, register an FIR, you'll fight a case unnecessarily. There is no use let procedure complete: Rajeev Rai, SP leader pic.twitter.com/Bn4hcs1ozmSamajwadi Party (SP) leader Rajeev Rai said on Saturday that he has no criminal background or black money after the income tax department raided hIndia records 7,145 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrsIndia continued a downward trend in its daily tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after 7,145 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. Read moreFarmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni to launch political party in ChandigarhFarmer leader Gurnam Singh Charuni to launch a new political party today in Chandigarh. (File photo) pic.twitter.com/VyojfWo79TBBMP clarifies on mandatory quarantine for international arrivals amid Omicron threatThe Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has clarified that no decision has been taken regarding the compulsory quarantine for international arrivals from ‘at-risk’ countries, even if they test negative for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Read morePhilippines typhoon death toll climbs to 18The total number of deaths due to typhoon Rai have climbed to 18 and over 300,000 people have fled their homes and beachfront resorts. According to news agency AFP, more than 18,000 personnel of the police, military, coast guard and fire department will join the search and rescue efforts in the worst-affected regions in the Philippines.France urges citizens to take vaccine ahead of holiday festivitiesThe French government has requested citizens to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) ahead of holiday festivities amid a surge in infections. . “The fifth wave is here and it is here in full force,” Prime Minister Jean Castex told a news conference on Friday. Castex added that the Omicron variant is expected to dominate infections from January.  India to host Central Asia Dialogue from today, focus to be on AfghanistanIndia will host the third edition of the India-Central Asia Dialogue in New Delhi from Saturday to discuss further strengthening of relations between member states with a focus on trade, connectivity and development cooperation. Read moreDelhi schools to reopen for Class 6 and above from today; air quality remains in very ‘poor category’Schools in the national capital will reopen for Class 6 and above from Saturday, a day after approval was given by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the national capital region and adjoining areas. Read moreEx-US hostages have left Haiti, are doing well: Mission agencyThe the former hostages from a United States-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti in October have been flown out of the country after a two-month ordeal, the leader of their Ohio-based missions organisation said on Friday. “Everyone including the 10-month-old baby, the 3-year-old boy and the 6-year-old boy seem to be doing reasonably well,”David Troyer, general director of Christian Aid Ministries, said.

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18-12-2021

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