Maharashtra reports 68 new Omicron cases
The Hindu
Number of COVID cases increasing across all States with 33,000 new cases recorded in last 24 hours; 8,082 new infections in Mumbai, 4,099 new cases in Delhi
A rising trend in COVID-19 cases was reported from almost all States across India, though hospitalisation trends have not been showing a similar spike.
Even as schools reopened after Christmas vacation on Monday in all States, the rapid increase in cases might see schools closing again.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced on Monday that offline classes will be suspended for students in Classes 1 to 9 and Class 11 from January 4 till January 31 following the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the city

“Judicial time is a valuable public resource. Every frivolous or misconceived invocation of constitutional jurisdiction results in diversion of time from genuinely deserving litigants,” said the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court while imposing a cost of ₹50,000 on a man from Theni district who filed a petition with an unusual prayer: permission to conduct daily protests till the ‘World War’ ends.












