Breaking News: Karnataka reports 7 new Omicron cases, state's tally rises to 38

Seven new cases of Omicron Covid-19 variant have been confirmed in Karnataka, state health minister Dr K Sudhakar said on Saturday. The patients range between 15 and 76 year olds. The state's Omicron tally has now risen to 38.

From January 10 onwards, India will start inoculating ‘precaution dose’ to healthcare and frontline workers, PM Narendra Modi said during his address to the nation.

Vaccination against Covid-19 for children aged 15-18 to start in India from January 3, 2022 onwards, says PM Modi during address to the nation.

PM Modi said over 61% of India's adult population has received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, while nearly 90% of the adult population has got a single dose of the vaccine shots.

PM Narendra Modi urges people not to panic, but take precautions as Omicron cases rise in country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation in about 15 minutes, a statement by PMO India read.

Yet another encounter has broken out in Jammu and Kashmir, with the latest one being in the Srigufwara area of Anantnag district, polie tweeted. “Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow,” the tweet added.

The Drugs Controller of India (DCGI) has given its nod to Bharat Biotech for emergency use of its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12-18.

Gujarat on Saturday reported six new Omicron cases, taking the state tally to 49, ANI reported citing state government data.

Maharashtra on Saturday confirmed two fresh cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19. Both the patients are from Aurangabad. With this, the state's tally has climbed to 110, with 57 patients recovered as well.

Mumbai reports 757 new Covid-19, and no fatalities due to the virus in the last 24 hours, according to the health bulletin data. The active case count of the city stands at 3,703.

Woman aged 29, who recently returned to Rae Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh from the US via Delhi, has tested positive for Omicron. With this, Omicron cases in the northern state has risen to three.

Kerala has confirmed one more Omicron case, taking the state's tally to 38, health minister Veena George told ANI on Saturday.

Delhi sees massive spike in single-day Covid-19 cases, logs 249 new infections along with one more fatality. The national capital's cumulative tally now stands at 14,43,062 and the death toll at 25,104, according to the health bulletin data. This is the highest single-day spike since Delhi reported 255 cases on June 13 this year.

World's most powerful space telescope lifts off into orbit. “Webb’s mission to #UnfoldTheUniverse will change our understanding of space as we know it,” NASA tweeted.

Assam announces night curfew across state from 11.30pm to 6am starting tomorrow in wake of rising cases of Omicron Covid-19 variant in India. The curbs will, however, not be applicable for December 31, 2021.

Two terrorists have been killed in encounter in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora, police tweeted on Saturday.

Rajasthan reports 21 fresh Omicron cases, taking the state's tally to 43, ANI reported citing the health department.

As many as 22 farm organisations has formed a political front namely Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, and it will contest all 117 constituencies in the upcoming Punjab elections 2022. The party is led by BS Rajewal.

Punjab Police takes dismissed head constable into custody regarding the investigation into the Ludhiana court blast.

Ambala has achieved the 100% vaccination coverage of its adult population with both doses of Covid-19 vaccine, deputy commissioner Vikram Yadav told ANI.

People offer prayers at over a century-old Saint Luke's Church in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) for Christmas, following its reopening after three decades.

AAP supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged the “80,000-85,000” lawyers of Punjab to join the party, according to ANI. “We will build lawyers' chambers, medical and life insurance, will give stipend and will also build high court benches,” Kejriwal said, while talking to lawyers in Amritsar.

Union minister for chemicals and fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday chaired a high-level meeting wherein it was decided to continue support to the domestic industry for the production of P&K fertilisers, ANI reported citing the ministry.

“The last 21 governments have taken decisions keeping in mind their vote banks. Narendra Modi govt never took decisions that 'looks' good to the people, he always took decisions that 'did' good to the people,” says Union home minister Amit Shah at Good Governance Day program in Delhi