Covid LIVE: TN extends curbs till Jan 31; Karnataka CM tests positive

People in Tamil Nadu not to be allowed in all places of worship between January 14 and January 18

11:58 AM

Novak Djokovic released from detention after Australian court order

Australian judge rules that tennis star Novak Djokovic should be released, overturns government's cancelation of his visa. Judge Anthony Kelly has quashed the Australian government's decision to cancel his visa and ordered Djokovic to be released within 30 minutes of the decision.

11:45 AM

Centre has served notices to Punjab govt for breach in PM's security: SC told

11:20 AM

SC agrees to hear plea on Haridwar hate speeches

Supreme Court agrees to hear a petition seeking an independent probe of hate speeches made at the Haridwar 'Dharm Sansad', PTI and ANI report

10:23 AM

Omicron takes off in China

Omicron has flared in a port city that borders Beijing and spread inland before Chinese officials detected it, seeding the highly contagious variant on the doorstop of the nation’s capital less than one month before the winter Olympics begin, Bloomberg reported. 

9:51 AM

India has 4,033 Omicron cases yet

As many as 4,033 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 27 India, says Health Ministry.

9:47 AM

Retail inflation likely at six-month high in Dec: Reuters poll

Higher telecommunications charges, along with a comparatively low base one year ago, likely drove Indian retail inflation to a six-month high in December, a Reuters poll found, keeping alive expectations for an interest rate rise by mid-year. The January 4-7 survey of 41 economists showed Indian retail inflation rose to 5.80% last month from 4.91% in November, spending more than two years above the Reserve Bank of India's medium-term target of 4.0%.

 

9:23 AM

More than 300 Delhi Police officials test Covid positive

More than 300 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for Covid-19, PTI reported quoting officers. "More than 300 police personnel have been infected. They belong to different units of the force and are under quarantine," said a senior police officer. The Delhi Police has more than 80,000 people in its ranks.

9:03 AM

Foxconn plant in Tamil Nadu opens Jan 12: Reuters

Apple Inc supplier Foxconn will reopen its shuttered iPhone manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu on January 12, government officials and a legislator in the region where the plant is located told Reuters.

8:48 AM

46 inmates, 43 staffers of three jails in Delhi test positive for Covid

Forty-six inmates and 43 staffers of three jails in Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday.

"All the infected inmates as well as staffers have been under isolation and are recovering," said a senior jail official.

According to data shared by the jail authorities, 46 inmates tested positive till Sunday -- 29 inmates in Tihar and the remaining 17 in Mandoli jail.

8:43 AM

Over 55% people in UP's Ayodhya fully vaccinated against COVID-19

More than 55 per cent of people in Ayodhya are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, District Magistrate Nitish Kumar informed.

"93.61 per cent of Ayodhya inoculated with a first dose and more than 55 per cent with a second dose. The percentage staus are good, we are further trying to complete 100 per cent," he said.

The District Magistrate also said that political posters in the district will be removed within three days as the model code of conduct has come into effect with the Election Commission announcing polls dates for the state.

8:41 AM

Global Covid caseload tops 306.9 mn

Amid an ongoing resurgence across the world, the global coronavirus caseload has topped 306.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.48 million and vaccinations to over 9.41 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 306,911,004 and 5,488,373, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 9,410,829,625.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 60,072,321 and 837,594, according to the CSSE.

8:11 AM

India starts booster doses for healthcare workers, senior citizens

India is from Monday will give booster Covid-19 vaccines—called precaution doses--to healthcare and frontline workers and people aged 60 and older with comorbidities.

7:15 AM

Food delivery killed in Delhi bike crash, 'drunk' cop arrested

A food delivery executive of an online platform was killed Sunday night in northwest Delhi's Rohini when he was hit by the vehicle of a policeman suspected to be drunk. Salil Tripathi, 38, was driving his bike to deliver an order. Police have arrested constable Zile Singh, who was injured in the crash.

6:46 AM

Citigroup to fire unvaccinated

Citigroup Inc., the first major Wall Street bank to impose a strict vaccine mandate, will place office workers who don’t comply by January 14 on unpaid leave, according to a message to staff seen by Bloomberg. Their last day of employment will come at the end of the month.

5:39 AM

SC to hear plea on breach in PM Modi's security

The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea seeking an investigation of the security breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy in Punjab. The court on Friday asked the Registrar General of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to "secure and preserve" the records pertaining to arrangements made for the visit.