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Amid rising Omicron and Covid cases in Maharashtra, Cabinet Minister Aditya Thackeray has said that Mumbai alone may soon cross 2000 cases per day. He has predicted the same for today as well. On Tuesday, Mumbai recorded 1,377 fresh Covid cases, 70?% higher than those recorded on Monday.

COVID negative certificate or double vaccination certificate will be made mandatory for attending functions on December 31 in the state, orders to be issued soon: Goa CM Pramod Sawant.

In Jaipur currently, there are 420 Covid positive cases. 46 Omicron cases have been registered in Rajasthan, 30 in Jaipur. The majority of cases are asymptomatic. I request people to stay in their homes on 31st December: Dr Narottam Sharma, CMHO Jaipur.

Maharashtra: Pune City Police register case against Kalicharan Maharaj, Milind Ekbote, Nandkishor Ekbote and three others for allegedly making provocative speeches during a program organised by Samast Hindu Aghadi on December 19 in Pune.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) names former Maharashtra  Home Minister Anil Deshmukh as the main accused in the 7000-page supplementary chargesheet filed in the money laundering case in PMLA Court, Mumbai. The two sons of Anil Deshmukh have also been named in the chargesheet.

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK Coordinator and former deputy CM O. Panneerselvam urges CM MK Stalin to take "appropriate action" to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the State.

Delhi: Commuters face difficulties as city buses operate at 50% seating,in view of Covid restrictions imposed in the national capital. Buses are coming but due to less seating capacity the waiting time for passengers has increased causing crowding at the bus stop, says a commuter.

Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit Punjab from December 30 to January 1.  He will lead AAP's 'Victory march' in Chandigarh on December 30, and visit Patiala and Amritsar on 31st December and 1st January, respectively.

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's statue installed in Panaji, Goa. To inspire youth and take football to next level in the state, country, we came up with this statue. We want our children to become like this legendary footballer, who is a global legend: Goa Minister Michael Lobo.

COVID-19: Mizoram reports 207 new cases; Active caseload at 1,483, positivity rate at 6.70%. 

Two arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Hari Nagar area of West Delhi, on Monday, December 27: Delhi Police. 

Raids at businessman Piyush Jain's house in Kannauj: We have concluded our 'panchnama'. Recovered gold handed over to DRI. Probe is on and about Rs 19 crore cash was recovered. As per higher officials, this is the biggest cash recovery. Gold which was recovered in Kanpur is separate, says Zakir Hussain, Additional Director, DGGI. 

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred around 5:30 this morning 165 km SSE of Portblair, Andaman and Nicobar island: National Center for Seismology.