As many as 24 countries have reported cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus since it was first identified a week ago. The United States joined the list on Wednesday, after a California resident who had returned from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19.
Meanwhile, the war of words between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress escalated on Thursday after Mamata Banerjee’s “UPA is over” remark.
All this and more in this edition of India’s Agenda.