LIVE News Updates: Maharashtra reports 8 new cases of Omicron variant

8 more patients found infected with Omicron in the state. Out of these 7 are from Mumbai & 1 patient is from Vasai Virar. Till date, a total of 28 patients infected with Omicron have been reported in the state. Out of these, 9 have been discharged after negative RT-PCR test

IANS reported, The new hyper-mutated Omicron variant of Covid-19 will not affect India as badly as Delta did early this year, yet the country cannot be complacent but must be careful and alert, as per top virologist Dr Shahid Jameel.

Group Capt. Varun Singh’s, lone survivor of Tamil Nadu Chopper crash, medical condition continues to be critical but stable. He is on life support system in Bengaluru Command Hospital: IAF officials

Starting Dec 20th, international travellers from 'at-risk' countries, arriving at airports in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad will have to compulsorily prebook an RT-PCR test.

Rajya Sabha passes 'Central Vigilance Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021' to extend the tenure of ED Director up to a maximum of five years.

UK High Court begins hearing fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's appeal against extradition to India

Rajya Sabha passes the 'Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021'.

The 'Delhi Special Police Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2021' seeks amendment in the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946.

Delhi High Court issues notice to Centre in PIL challenging retrospective environmental clearance for projects, Bar and Bench reported

A minister killed farmers. PM is aware of it. Truth is that 2-3 capitalists are against farmers... These MPs were not suspended by RS chairman or PM but by the power that wants to steal farmers' income. PM & the chairman are just implementors: Rahul Gandhi, Congress

This (suspension of 12 MPs) is a symbol of the crushing of the voice of people of India. Their voices have been crushed. They have done nothing wrong. We are not allowed to discuss important issues in Parliaments.

Bills after Bills are being passed in Parliament in the din. This is not the way to run the Parliament. PM doesn't come to House. We are not allowed to raise any issue of national importance. It is the unfortunate killing of democracy: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Opposition MPs hold a march from Parliament to Vijay Chowk demanding to revoke the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid ruckus created by the Opposition on suspension of 12 members of the House

News18 reported, more than 40 cases of Omicron in India now. 4 new cases from Rajasthan. 4 new cases detected in Delhi as well.

Mumbai | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's health department to conduct COVID19 testing at the apartment building of actor Kareena Kapoor Khan today Khan who has tested positive for COVID19 has been advised home quarantine.

Delhi's first patient of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, a 37-year-old man, has been discharged from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) hospital, officials said on Tuesday.

The man, a resident of Ranchi, had travelled from Tanzania to Doha and from there, to Delhi on a Qatar Airways flight on December 2. He stayed in Johannesburg in South Africa for a week and had mild symptoms.

The LNJP hospital has been designated for treating patients infected with the new Omicron variant of COVID-19.

A 35-year-old man with travel history to Zimbabwe and South Africa has also tested positive for Omicron, becoming the second patient in the national capital to get infected with the new variant of the coronavirus.

Supreme Court allows the Central government to construct three double-lane strategic highways for the Char Dham road project in Uttarakhand

Delhi | Opposition MPs will march from Gandhi Statue, Parliament to Vijay Chowk today against suspension of 12 Opposition MPs from Rajya Sabha

Four people were killed and six others injured after being crushed by an SUV and a truck in separate road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore and Khargone districts, police said on Tuesday. In Sehore, a speeding SUV car on Monday night hit some pedestrians and others standing on a roadside at two places in Bijala and Bherunda villages, Nasrullaganj police station in-charge Kanchan Singh Thakur said.

The frequent terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir show that the Government's policy on Kashmir has completely failed: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Tuesday, officials said.

COVID19 | India reports 5,784 new cases, 7,995 recoveries, & 252 deaths in the last 24 hours Active cases: 88,993 Total recoveries: 3,41,38,763 Death toll: 4,75,888

Encounter breaks out between security forces and terrorists in Surankote sector of Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir

Sensex drops 356.6 pts to 57,926.82 in opening session; Nifty declines 98.35 pts to 17,269.9

Congress MP Manickam Tagore gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha "to discuss the intrusion of Chinese military into the Indian territory and direct the government to take immediate action to prevent intrusion"

With the addition of 74 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has reached 5,70,620, an official said on Tuesday.

Winter session of Parliament | Congress MP Manish Tewari gives adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over privatisation in the banking sector

Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale struck 95 km north of Maumere, Indonesia today: United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Delhi: Floor leaders of Opposition parties in both the Houses of Parliament to meet today at the office of LoP, Rajya Sabha to discuss a proposal of a march of all Opposition MPs in LS & RS from Gandhi statue to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with 12 suspended MPs

Amid an ongoing uptrend in Uttar Pradesh's Covid-19 situation, the active cases in the state has increased to 155.