Day: December 17, 2021

The Tamilnadu government has released a fresh set of norms for domestic flyers in the wake of rising Omicron coronavirus cases.

A 15-year-old girl from Sivanandhapuram in Coimbatore, who was reported missing, was found dead near Saravanampatti on Thursday.

The oldest running beauty pageant in the world, Miss World was to host its global broadcast finale at Puerto Rico this week, but the Miss World Organisation has temporarily postponed it due to health and safety interest of contestants, staff, crew and general public.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday apologised to the nation for restoring tough social distancing measures following a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making him the first major western leader to confirm his attendance at the games, BBC reported.

With the heavily mutated Omicron variant of Covid supercharging booster vaccine debate in rich countries, the world will face a deficit of 3 billion Covid-19 vaccine shots by early next year, the World Health Organisation has warned.

Suguna Foods, a Rs 9,000 crore Indian poultry major, has announced the launch of its first click and mortar brand, Delfrez.

Online real estate platform Housing.com has announced the launch of its operations in Coimbatore.

Mumbai-headquartered Atomberg Technologies, a technology-led consumer product startup, has announced a $20 million growth funding round led by Jungle Ventures with participation from Inflexor Ventures.

With 7,447 fresh infections, India’s Coronavirus caseload rose to 3,47,26,049 today.