TNI Morning News Headlines – December 21, 2021

Odisha News

Odisha reports 146 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday including 86 quarantine and 60 local contact cases.

Khordha reported 72 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours.

2 cases of Omicron confirmed in Odisha. The two persons had returned from Nigeria and Qatar.

Tapaswini-Sumit marital discord: Section 144 Clamped in Brahma Nagar in Berhampur for indefinite period.

Cold wave grips Odisha; 19 places in Odisha record night temperature below 10 degree Celsius. Daringbadi coldest at 3.5 degree Celsius.

Odisha Government releases Rs 350 Crore for disbursing Rs 1000 Livelihood Assistance to PDS Beneficiaries.

India News

India reports 5,326 new COVID-19 cases, 8,043 recoveries, and 453 deaths in the last 24 hours.

1,38,34,78,181 vaccine doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.

Active caseload stands in India at 79,097.

India has a total of 202 cases of Omicron Variant so far: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

India deploys first S-400 air defence system in Punjab sector to take care of aerial threats from both China and Pakistan.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after ruckus by opposition parties.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation: TMC wins 7 and leads on 108. BJP leads on 4, CPI(M) on 2, Congress on 2, Independent 3.

Ahead of 2022 Punjab polls, several former Cabinet ministers, MPs, MLAs likely to join BJP soon.

Rupee rises 17 paise to 75.73 against US dollar in early trade.

Sensex surges 635.96 pts to 56,457.97 in opening session; Nifty jumps 187.05 pts to 16,801.25.

World News

United States reports first death due to Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Uzra Zeya appointed U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibet.

Consistent evidence that Omicron is spreading faster than Delta variant: WHO.

World Economic Forum annual meet 2022 deferred amid Omicron scare.