Covid subvariant JN.1: Centre issues advisory to states after first case reported in Kerala

“Considering the upcoming festive season, there is a need to put in requisite public health measures and other arrangements to minimize the risk in transmission of the disease by adherence to maintenance of respiratory hygiene,” the advisory noted.
ED issues fresh summons to Arvind Kejriwal for questioning on Dec 21 in Delhi excise policy case

AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh were earlier arrested in the excise policy case.
Covid subvariant JN.1 in India: Know 5 big updates here

The variant, which was already spreading to other countries like China and the US, was discovered in a Kerala woman, as part of the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium’s routine surveillance program.
Dawood Ibrahim dead? Internet shutdown in Pakistan leads to speculations

Several users in Pakistan complained about difficulties in accessing social media sites.
Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hits Ladakh, epicentre in Kargil

There were no immediate reports of any casualty or damage.
Bill to amend some provisions of TRAI Act introduced in Lok Sabha

The new bill seeks to repeal the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, the Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 and the Telegraph Wires (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1950.
Allahabad High Court reserves order on mosque survey in Krishna Janmabhoomi case

The Shahi Idgah mosque is present adjacent to the Krishna Janmabhoomi temple complex in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura.
COVID-19 surge in India: Karnataka on alert as cases rise in Kerala, mask advisory issued for senior citizens

Karnataka has initiated precautionary measures to tackle any surge in the cases, health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Sunday
Dawood Ibrahim dead? Media reports from Pakistan on underworld don say…

There are a lot of rumours circulating on social media that Dawood Ibrahim, the wanted criminal, has been poisoned. Here’s what we know so far.
Meet visually impaired IAS officer, who lost father at 10, mother sold pickles, took loan, cleared UPSC without coaching

A resident of Beed, Mankale studied mechanical engineering at Amrutvahini College of Engineering, Sangamner, worked as a maintenance engineer in a private firm before cracking the UPSC examination in 2020.