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• Dec 29, 2021 12:23 PM IST

  ED files 7,000-page supplementary chargesheet in money laundering case against Anil Deshmukh

  The Enforcement Directorate has named former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh as the main accused in the 7,000-page supplementary chargesheet filed in a money laundering case in a Mumbai court, reported news agency ANI. The chargesheet also names the minister’s sons in the case. 

• Dec 29, 2021 11:57 AM IST

  Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain says Covid-19 cases have gone up due to arrival of international passengers

  Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said on Wednesday that the Covid-19 positivity rate is the city is around 1 per cent, adding the cases have increased with the arrival of international flights. 

  “Not a single Omicron patient has required oxygen support so far,” he added.

• Dec 29, 2021 11:29 AM IST

  Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 near Crete felt in some Egyptian cities

  An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude that hit the Greek island of Crete was felt in some Egyptian cities, Reuters quoted the country’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics as saying on Wednesday.

• Dec 29, 2021 11:07 AM IST

  Chennai Police restrict New Year’s celebrations in hotels and public places

  Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said that Chennai Police has put restrictions on New Year’s celebrations in hotels and public places. He added that chief minsiter MK Stalin has called a review meeting on the Covid-19 sitution in the state on December 31.

• Dec 29, 2021 10:44 AM IST

  Delhi resident doctors continue their strike against delay in NEET-PG counselling

  Resident doctors from government-run Safdarjung hospital in Delhi have continued their strike against the delay in NEET-PG counselling. 

  Speaking to news agency ANI, a patient’s relative said, “We’re facing problems in getting medical treatment here, but the doctors are raising valid demands after working through Covid-19 pandemic.”

• Dec 29, 2021 09:38 AM IST

  India reports 9,195 fresh Covid-19 cases in a major spike; Omicron count climbs to 781

  India has reported 9,195 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data on Wednesday. The active cases in the country currently stand at 77,002. 

  The country’s Omicron tally has further climbed to 781.

• Dec 29, 2021 08:30 AM IST

  Amit Shah to lay foundation of developmental projects worth ₹49.36 crores in Gandhinagar today

  Union home minister Amit Shah will on Wednesday virtually lay the foundation of various developmental projects worth ₹49.36 crores in Gandhinagar, his parliamentary constituency, in Gujarat. The program will be held at 1.20 pm, according to news agency ANI. Read more

• Dec 29, 2021 06:51 AM IST

  Coronavirus cases surge across Australia as omicron spreads

  Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the omicron variant spread, with new infections in Sydney and surrounding parts of New South Wales state skyrocketing to more than 11,000, up from 6,000 a day earlier, reported news agency AP.

• Dec 29, 2021 06:36 AM IST

  PM to hold Council of Ministers meet today; Omicron, assembly polls on agenda

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday hold a Council of Ministers meeting amid rising cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. The meeting is expected to take place at 4pm, according to Hindustan Times’ sister publication Livehindustan. Read more