Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): Security tightened after Section 144 Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) was imposed in Mumbai up to midnight on December 31 (New Year's eve) in wake of rising Omicron cases in the state.
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): President Joe Biden has nominated career diplomat Caroline Kennedy to be the next US Ambassador to Australia, the White House said.
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): A leopard attacked two motorists at the Tirumala ghat road while they were on their way to Tirupati.
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): As many as UN independent experts on Wednesday condemned the conviction of Pakistani minority civil society activist Idris Khattak.
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 16 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Director-General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Wednesday visited the armed police complex, Parihaspora in the Baramulla district.
New York [US], December 16 (ANI): Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said he has been tested positive for coronavirus and will quarantine himself as per medical guidelines.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is likely to see a surge in cases in January next year across Maharashtra, said Additional Chief Secretary Health Dr Pradeep Vyas on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has awarded a standalone fuel-cell based Green Hydrogen Microgrid Project at Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh, informed the Ministry of Power on Wednesday.
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that a number of government organizations have applied to Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for migrants stranded in Yemen.