Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday retained their former captain Virat Kohli while Mumbai Indians predictably retained India's T20 captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah ahead of the IPL mega auction.
The Indian Army's surveillance capabilities have received a major boost as Israel has delivered advanced Heron drones under the emergency procurement clause to keep an eye on the Chinese activities in the Ladakh sector. The development was earlier delayed due to Covid-19. "The advanced Heron drones have arrived in the country and are being deployed for surveillance operations in the eastern Ladakh sector," top government sources told news agency ANI.
The Gujarat government on Tuesday extended night curfew in 8 cities of the state, amid rising concern of the new Covid-19 variant 'Omicron'. The extension has been made by 10 days till December 10, the officials said.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday summoned the Pakistani envoy and sought action against those involved in the model photoshoot of clothing apparel at the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan. 
At least 40 Bangladeshi nationals were arrested in Mumbai's Bhiwandi area on Tuesday, for residing illegally in India. DCP, Zone 2, Bhiwandi, Yogesh Chavan told reporters that the arrested men were working as laborers at various locations. "They didn't possess any valid documents for staying in India," he said.
As fresh guidelines will be effective for international passengers arriving in India in view of Omicron concern from December 1, the Maharashtra government has made it mandatory a 7-day institutional quarantine for passengers coming from 'at risk' countries.
Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will be meeting BJP president JP Nadda on Saturday (December 4). As per reports, the former chief minister may discuss alliance details with the saffron party for the Punjab Assembly Elections, to be held in early 2022.
Lamborghini India on Monday organised a 3-day community drive of 50 Lamborghini cars from Gurugram (Haryana) to Charabra in Himachal Pradesh.
The Delhi Health Department has designated Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital as the dedicated facility to treat patients testing positive for the new COVID-19 variant Omicron. The hospital has been asked to earmark wards for isolating and treating such patients. The department also said that no patient with the new variant will be denied admission to hospitals on any ground.
A massive fire broke out in several shanties in south Delhi's Neb Sarai area on Monday evening, officials said.
India has not reported any case of the Omicron variant of coronavirus yet but Centre, states are taking early precautions as cases with new mutations arise in other nations. From RT-PCR tests, isolation to genome sequencing, efforts are being ramped up across the country to keep Omicron variant at bay. The WHO said it is "not yet clear" if the newly-detected variant is more transmissible or causes more severe disease, but countries are taking act-first-question-later-approach to deal with the new variant.
Indian-origin technology executive Parag Agrawal has been appointed as the new CEO of Twitter after the social media giant’s co-founder Jack Dorsey stepped down on Monday. Parag Agrawal had joined the microblogging site in 2011 as an Ads Engineer and has served as CTO since 2017.
A 39-year-old Chandigarh resident, who had returned from South Africa a few days ago, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and his sample will now be sent to Delhi for whole genome sequencing. One of his family members and a domestic help have also been found infected with the infection.
As worries mount over coronavirus infections caused by a new variant globally, the country's largest airport IGIA on Monday said all necessary arrangements will be ready on time keeping in mind the fresh guidelines and passenger convenience.
Omicron, the newly-detected Covid variant which has stoked fears of vaccine resistance, is the most mutated version of the virus found so far. Health experts in India on Monday claimed that the currently available diagnostics measures may not make accurate detection of the Omicron Covid variant.
The Winter Session of Parliament is set to begin on a stormy note on Monday (November 29), with the government ready to bring in a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill is slated to be introduced in the Lok Sabha. Thousands of farmers have been protesting for the past one year to repeal the three legislations. The bill states that though "only a small group of farmers are protesting" against these legislations, the need of the hour is to take along everyone for inclusive growth. The ruling BJP and main opposition party Congress have issued whips to their MPs to be present on the day. The session beginning Monday will conclude on December 23.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday warned the central government to mend its ways and bring a law guaranteeing the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Unable to afford medical treatment in Dubai, a 34-year-old Indian carpenter flew into Delhi with a severed thumb wrapped in a bandage after 22 hours of the incident. A delay of two hours would have drastically reduced the chances of recovery.
The Delhi police on Sunday conducted a mock anti-terror drill at Select city mall to test the preparedness of the police for worse times. 
Section 144 was imposed in the Teliamura area in Khowai district after a police vehicle in which TMC candidates and polling agents were returning home after election results were declared in Tripura on Sunday was attacked. The incident happened at Ompi Chowmuhani when the TMC candidates and polling agents were returning home under police protection.
