The detection of a new coronavirus variant in South Africa has triggered panic across the world. It is feared this strain is more infectious than the Delta strain. The B.1.1.529 variant of coronavirus has a "very unusual constellation" of new mutations. Due to this, scientists believe that it could evade the body's immune response and make it more transmissible.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Israel, Germany and Italy are banning flights from South Africa. So, what should India do? Is worst of the pandemic yet to come? Watch as some of the eminent doctors share their views.
Three sisters died after allegedly jumping from the ninth floor of their residential building in Ghaziabad in the early hours of Wednesday. A note was recovered at the scene, and police are examining claims that the teenagers had been using a task-based online gaming app, though officials said the exact circumstances are still under investigation. India Today’s Himanshu Mishra is reporting from the ground in Ghaziabad.
A day after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the landmark India-US trade deal and that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, a massive political war has erupted in Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today's Geeta Mohan and Marya Shakil, American journalist Tucker Carlson spoke on a wide range of issues, including the US-India trade deal and the role of social media.
This Get Real India report focusses on a horrific crime in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father to contest panchayat elections.
