However, political parties can hold indoor meetings of maximum of 300 people or 50 percent of the capacity of the hall or the prescribed limit set by State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), the Election Commission said.

Suryoday Small Finance Bank offers the best interest rates, higher than leading private banks

Experts don't know what the next variants will look like or how they might shape the pandemic, but they say there's no guarantee the sequels of omicron will cause milder illness or that existing vaccines will work against them.

Gennova has developed an mRNA vaccine for the Omicron variant, which will be tested for safety and efficacy for use in humans

Governments and their citizens continue to clash over Covid-19 restrictions, Beijing reacts to the first Omicron case and study on booster dose provides hope, in a roundup of events from across the world

Gennova has developed an mRNA vaccine for the Omicron variant, which will be tested for safety and efficacy for use in humans

While the Indian economy's recovery has faced headwinds from the recent surge in cases, RBI staff say economic activity remains strong and demand conditions resilient.