LIVE News Updates: Ace helicopter pilot Virender Singh Pathania appointed new DG Indian Coast Guard

Ace helicopter pilot Virender Singh Pathania appointed as the new Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. He is presently posted as the Additional Director General in the Coast Guard headquarters

No proposal to extend deadline to file income tax returns; the date of 31 December 2021 remains the official deadline: Revenue Secretary

As COVID-19 precautionary measure, tour of Rashtrapati Bhavan and Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum closed till further notice: Rashtrapati Bhavan

Omicron has started replacing Delta variant in India: Official Sources

Maharashtra | Restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC extended in Mumbai till Jan 15. Mumbai Police prohibits citizens from visiting beaches, open grounds, sea faces, promenades, gardens, parks, or similar public places, from 5 pm to 5 am.

NDTV reported, GST hike on textiles from 5 to 12 per cent, deferred amid objections from states and industry: Sources

Ministry of Home Affairs extends the validity of FCRA registration certificates up to March 31, 2022, or till the date of disposal of the renewal application, whichever is earlier, says the order

NIA arrests one person in Kashmir for radicalising youngsters to join terror ranks: Agency spokesperson

182 terrorists, including 44 top ultras, killed in 100 successful operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 2021: DGP Dilbag Singh

Till now, we've received 360 patients out of which 110 were Omicron affected. 89 of these patients have been discharged. All are stable. Not a single patient required ICU support because their oxygen saturation level was perfectly normal: Dr Suresh Kumar, LNJP,MD, Delhi

Puducherry | Night curfew from 11 pm till 5 am have been imposed in the union territory with effect till 31st January 2022, except on the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadashi

Tamil Nadu: Waterlogging in several parts of Chennai in aftermath of heavy rains; earlier visuals from Ashok Nagar

Kerala | People offer prayers as Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha temple reopened for the Makaravilakku festival today. The festival will be held on January 14, 2022

Tax raids/searches going in UP, Samajwadi party claims that raids are being conducted on its party MLC Pushpraj Jain ‘Pammi’. More details are awaited from relevant authorities

COVID19 | India reports 16,764 new cases, 7,585 recoveries and 220 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active caseload currently stands at 91,361. Recovery Rate currently at 98.36% Omicron case tally stands at 1,270.

Sensex jumps 364.54 points to 58,158.86 in opening session; Nifty surges 104.05 points to 17,308.00

Thane district in Maharashtra has reported 714 new coronavirus positive cases, which raised its infection count to 5,73,887, an official said on Friday.