TNI Morning News Headlines – December 16, 2021

Odisha News

Odisha reports 173 COVID-19 cases on Thursday including 98 quarantine and 75 local contact cases.

Khordha reported 84 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours.

22 places in Odisha record temperature below 15 degree Celsius; Daringbadi coldest at 17 degree Celsius.

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar visits Puri Jagannath Temple.

Chittaranjan Palai murder case in Puri: Crime Branch team begins probe.

Dolphin census begins in Bhitarkanika and Gahirmatha.

India News

India reports 7,974 new #COVID19 cases, 7,948 recoveries, and 343 deaths in the last 24 hours.

1,35,25,36,986 vaccine doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.

Active caseload currently stands at 87,245.

Four new cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus confirmed in Kerala; tally in state rises to 5.

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays a wreath at the National War Memorial on the occasion of 50th Vijay Diwas.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the commemorative stamp to mark the #SwarnimVijayVarsh at the National War Memorial

Karnataka: Mortal remains of Group Captain Varun Singh, who passed away yesterday each Yelahanka Air Force Base in Bengaluru.

General Naravane Takes Charge As Chairman, Chiefs Of Staff Committee

Two-Day Nationwide Bank strike begins against privatisation of Government banks.

Rupee inches 6 paise higher to 76.26 against US dollar in early trade.

Sensex rallies 494.12 pts to 58,282.15 in opening session; Nifty surges 122.15 pts to 17,343.55.

World News

Global Debt Reaches Record $226 Trillion In 2020 Amid Covid: IMF.

US Federal Reserve announces Faster Tapering of asset purchases.

Global coronavirus cases tops 272 Million, death toll surge to more than 5.32 million.