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• Dec 26, 2021 05:50 PM IST

  Maharashta school sealed after 48 students, 3 teachers test positive for Covid

  Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya school in Takli Dhokeshwar, Ahmednagar sealed after 48 students and 3 staff tested positive for Covid-19. 

• Dec 26, 2021 05:11 PM IST

  2 policemen injured after terrorists hurl grenade at police party in J&K’s Pulwama, reports PTI

  Two policemen were injured after terrorists hurled grenades at apolice post in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir. 

• Dec 26, 2021 04:04 PM IST

  Maharashtra’s Sai Baba temple to remain closed for devotees from 9pm-6am

  Due to the state-imposed night curfew from 9 pm-6 am, Sai Baba Temple of Shirdi, Maharashtra will be closed for devotees during night hours. The regular early morning and night ‘aartis’ will also be closed for devotees, as informed by Shri Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi.

• Dec 26, 2021 03:42 PM IST

  Terrorists hurl grenade towards police post in J&K’s Pulwama

  Terrorists hurled grenades towards police post near a post office in J&K’s Pulwama, reported ANI. More details are awaited.

• Dec 26, 2021 02:44 PM IST

  PM Modi expresses grief and offers condolences over demise of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu

  Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was a guiding light for countless people globally. His emphasis on human dignity and equality will be forever remembered. I am deeply saddened by his demise, and extend my heartfelt condolences to all his admirers. May his soul rest in peace.

  — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 26, 2021

  “Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was a guiding light for countless people globally”, tweets Narendra Modi. “His emphasis on human dignity and equality will be forever remembered. I am deeply saddened by his demise, and extend my heartfelt condolences to all his admirers. May his soul rest in peace.”

• Dec 26, 2021 02:29 PM IST

  Nagaland govt says committee to be formed to look into AFSPA withdrawal

  Union home minister Amit Shah held a meeting on December 23 to discuss the present scenario in Nagaland, reported ANI. Nagaland government said it was decided that a committee will be instituted to look into the withdrawal of AFSPA in the state.

• Dec 26, 2021 01:34 PM IST

  Himachal Pradesh’s first Omicron case found

  Himachal Pradesh reports first case of Omicron. The person returned from Canada on December 18. The patient’s latest RTPCR is negative and her three close contacts have also tested negative: Health department

• Dec 26, 2021 12:56 PM IST

  South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon passes away 

  Archbishop Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon, passes away at 90.

• Dec 26, 2021 12:34 PM IST

  4 new cases of Omicron in Odisha

  Four new Omicron cases reported in the state, 4 foreign returnees (two from Nigeria, and one each from the UAE and Saudi Arabia) have tested positive. The total number of Omicron cases stand at eight: Niranjan Mishra, Director, Public Health

• Dec 26, 2021 11:49 AM IST

  Boiler blast at factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur

  At least 6 labourers killed, more than a dozen injured in boiler blast at factory in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur.

• Dec 26, 2021 11:03 AM IST

  From December 28, 10-day night curfew in Karnataka

  Karnataka govt announces 10-day night curfew from December 28. Decision to be reviewed after the end of this 10-day period.

• Dec 26, 2021 10:27 AM IST

  Karnataka CM holds meet on Omicron

  Basavaraj Bommai holds a meeting with cabinet colleagues and officials to discuss measures to control the spread of Omicron.

• Dec 26, 2021 09:53 AM IST

  Total 422 Omicron cases in India thus far: Health ministry

  A total of 422 Omicron cases were reported in 17 states/UTs so far. The number of persons recovered is 130: Union health ministry

• Dec 26, 2021 09:21 AM IST

  India logs 6987 new Covid-19 cases and 162 deaths

  India logs 6987 new Covid-19 cases, 7091 recoveries and 162 deaths. Total tally rises to 34,786,802 including 34,230,354 recoveries, 479,682 deaths and 76,766 active cases.

• Dec 26, 2021 09:03 AM IST

  Australia’s NSW witnesses record daily Covid surge

  New South Wales, Australia’s most populous province, witnesses record rise of 6394 Covid-19 cases in a single-day, up from previous record of 6288 the day before.

• Dec 26, 2021 07:56 AM IST

  At least 5 killed in suicide blast in DR Congo

  A suicide bomber killed at least five people at a crowded bar Saturday in Beni, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, reports AFP citing local officials.

• Dec 26, 2021 07:40 AM IST

  Delhi’s overall AQI at 430

  Delhi’s air quality again slips to ‘severe’ category, with the city recording an overall AQI of 430: SAFAR-India

• Dec 26, 2021 07:25 AM IST

  China records 206 new Covid-19 cases

  China logs 206 new Covid-19 cases, up from 140 on December 24. Of the new infections, 158 were locally transmitted, according to a statement by the National Health Commission.

• Dec 26, 2021 06:37 AM IST

  PM Modi’s last Mann Ki Baat for 2021 today

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will, at 11am today, deliver his last Mann Ki Baat address for the year.

• Dec 26, 2021 06:08 AM IST

  Record 104,611 new Covid-19 cases in France

  With 104,611 new Covid-19 cases, France sees its single-day surge. Omicron strain was set to become the dominant variant in France by the end of the year, says health minister.