Berlin: Australia on Sunday became the latest country to detect the omicron variant of the coronavirus in travelers who arrived from southern Africa, while Israel decided to bar entry to foreign nationals the toughest of a growing raft of curbs imposed by nations around the world as they scramble to slow its spread.
United Nations/Geneva: The new COVID-19 variant B.1.1.529, first detected from South Africa this week, was on Friday designated as a Variant of Concern by the World Health Organisation, which named it Omicron.
Mangaluru–Muscat direct flight to resume from March 1: MP Brijesh Chowta
Government committed to providing seven hours of continuous power supply to farmers: KJ George
Four police officials suspended over alleged custodial torture in Kerala
Odisha woman raped twice in a day, dies after being thrown off four-storey building; 2 held
Farmers' agitation: SC asks high-powered committee to submit recommendations
NABARD projects priority sector credit potential of Rs 4.99 lakh cr for K'taka in FY 2026-27
IIMC to start specialisation programme for journalists: Union minister Vaishnaw
Two arrested for theft at private firm in Bengaluru
16 people arrested for drug peddling, contraband worth Rs 5.24 cr seized: Police
Domestic help held for stealing employer's silver worth Rs 35 lakh in Bengaluru
Karnataka govt targets zero rabies deaths by 2030
Bengaluru: Power supply to be cut to unauthorised buildings after Kumbarapet fire
Jerusalem: Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday that Israel is "on the threshold of an emergency situation after authorities detected the country's first case of a new coronavirus variant in a traveller who returned from Malawi.
Moscow, Nov 26: At least 52 people died in a fire at a coal mine in Russia's Siberia on Thursday.
London: The Speaker of the House of Commons on Wednesday announced a review of the rules around babies being allowed into the Parliament chamber after a parliamentarian complained she was banned from carrying her three-month-old into the House.
Paris: At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France's interior minister called the biggest tragedy involving migrants on the dangerous crossing to date.
Richmond: Tech giant Apple announced Tuesday it is suing Israel's NSO Group, seeking to block the world's most infamous hacker-for-hire company from breaking into Apple's products, like the iPhone.
A bus crash in western Bulgaria early Tuesday morning has killed at least 45 people, authorities say.
A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through barricades and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40 others.
The Nepal government will take action against yoga guru Ramdev's two television channels if it is found that they are being operated in the country without seeking permission and or following due procedures, a senior official said on Sunday.
