Just 15% cyber cases solved in Mumbai, but rate better than past years

A major category of concern is miscellaneous cyber offences: out of 3,732 cases, only 411 could be solved. (Representative image)MUMBAI: The city cyber police have managed to solve just 15% of cyber offences registered this year till October 31, making just 657 arrests in 2,369 cases. The silver lining is that the detection rate rose…Continue Reading

25 Omicron Cases Detected In India So Far: Govt

A total of 25 cases of new Covid variant Omicron have been detected so far in India, across five states, a top Health Ministry official said on Friday,Addressing a press conference to brief on Omicron emergence in India, Joint Secretary, Lav Agarwal said these 25 cases have been detected in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka and…Continue Reading

UK reports over 100 new cases of Omicron COVID variant

Britain reported 101 new cases of the Omicron COVID variant taking the total cases to 437, British health authorities confirmed Tuesday. The early indications are that the Omicron variant of coronavirus is more transmissible than Delta, said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he updated his team of ministers on the latest COVID-19 situation at…Continue Reading

Till September, 421 cases resolved under insolvency law: Govt

As many as 421 cases involving a realisable value of Rs 2.55 lakh crore were resolved and 1,149 cases having a liquidation value of Rs 52,036 crore went for liquidation under the insolvency law till this September, the government said on Tuesday. Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) is conducted as per the provisions of the…Continue Reading

Omicron variant: With 2 more cases in Mumbai, Maharasthra’s tally now 10; Total India cases stand at 23

Two more cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been reported in Maharashtra’s Mumbai on Monday, taking the total tally of the new COVID-19 variant in Maharashtra to 10 and the total number of infections in the country to 23. A 37-year-old man who arrived in Mumbai from South Africa and his 36-year-old female friend…Continue Reading

More cases of Omicron from Jaipur, Pune and Delhi; 21 detected so far

Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Delhi reported cases of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 21. The first two cases were reported in Karnataka, followed by one in Jamnagar (Gujarat) and another in Maharashtra. In Jaipur, nine persons who took part in a…Continue Reading

A day after two Omicron cases reported from India’s Karnataka, 10 South African nationals go missing

India’s southern Karnataka has sounded alert after 10 South African nationals became untraceable following the detection of two Omicron cases in Bengaluru city. The missing people, who arrived between November 12 and 22, were not found at the addresses given by them at the airport and their mobile phones were switched off. As many as…Continue Reading

India reports 8,309 new Covid cases; active cases decline

New Delhi: With 8,309 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,45,80,832, while the active cases have declined to 1,03,859, the lowest in 544 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 4,68,790 with 236 daily…Continue Reading

6,111 new cases in State

Kerala reported 6,111 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday when 66,693 samples were tested in the past 24 hours.The State’s cumulative COVID-19 burden, ever since the pandemic began, now stands at 50,84,095 cases. The official cumulative COVID-19 case fatality in the State now stands at 36,847 with the State adding 372 deaths to the official…Continue Reading