Why does COVID-19 strain mutate from time-to-time? Know how dangerous is JN.1 variant

COVID-19 variants undergo mutations which is a natural process. This doesn’t necessarily make a variant dangerous, nor does it necessarily reduce the effectiveness of vaccines. A slight change in any strain of the virus can make it more or less transmissible
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to skip ED questioning again tomorrow; here’s why

Kejriwal was scheduled to leave for the Vipassana course on Tuesday but could not do so as he was busy with the INDIA bloc meeting, officials said. He left at around 1.30 pm on Wednesday for the pre-scheduled meditation course, they added.
20 cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 found in three states, says INSACOG

The Centre has asked states and union territories to maintain constant vigil amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases and the detection of the new JN.1 variant in the country.
New COVID-19 variant JN.1 has potential to spread: NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul

Dr Paul assured that there is no need to panic, emphasising that while the virus has the potential to spread, the disease’s impact remains relatively mild.
Tamil Nadu Floods: 10 killed as heavy rains wreak havoc in several districts; schools, colleges shut

Visuals across social media platforms showed buildings going underwater as the Tamraparni river in Tirunelveli breached the danger mark.
Nagaland sees women legislators in 2023 for first time as NDPP-BJP alliance returns to power

All the political parties in the state, including seven NCP legislators and four Independent MLAs, extended unconditional support to the NDPP-BJP dispensation, making it an all-party government for the third time in the state.
‘I have never…’: TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee says this on video of him imitating Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar also expressed his pain over suspended Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee apparently mimicking him during a protest in Parliament premises and said it is “unacceptable” and “the institution of Chairman has been ravaged”.
Democracy strangulated by govt: Sonia Gandhi on suspension of MPs

Congress MPs held a protest against the suspension of opposition members outside Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in the Parliament complex.
‘We don’t…’: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on opposition camp’s PM candidate

Reacting to some leaders suggesting Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s name as the prime ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc, which was eventually turned down by Kharge, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is not interested in who is the Prime Minister from the opposition camp as it has a powerful leader like Narendra Modi in theirs.
INDIA bloc to hold nationwide protest on Dec 22 after 141 Opposition MPs suspended from Parliament

As many as 49 more opposition lawmakers were suspended from Lok Sabha on Tuesday for unruly behaviour, taking the total number of MPs suspended in both Houses of Parliament to 141.