 | 4 Covid deaths in Delhi, lowest since January 8The national capital on Monday recorded four Covid-19 deaths. This is the first time the death rate dipped since January 8 when a total of seven deaths were reported. |
 | Excitement amid Covid protocols marks full-fledged resumption of schools in DelhiFocus in first two weeks on students’ well-being not syllabus, classes to function in hybrid mode |
 | Ranji Trophy: BCCI set to tweak new format due to short windowThe upcoming Ranji Trophy season which is likely to begin on February 16 and run till March 5 will be a curtailed season. |
 | MCC hopes Boxing Day Test won't be superspreader eventThere is no crowd cap for attendance at the MCG this year and according to local media, about 55,000 tickets have already been sold. |
 | Omicron scare: Telangana reimposes mask rule, to check vaccine certificatesIn the wake of reports that Omicron, the fast-spreading variant of Coronavirus has entered India, Telangana reimposed the mask rule with immediate effect. |
 | J-K: Sharad Navratri at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine begins amid tight securityDuring the nine-day-long festival, hundreds of pilgrims from across the country are expected to pay obeisance at the shrine amid Covid protocols, the officials said. |
 | Only pilgrims with both doses of vaccine or negative RT-PCR to be allowed at SabarimalaThe vehicles transporting the devotees will be permitted up to Nilackal. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses will operate services to ferry devotees from Nilackal to Pampa. |
 | Covid protocols being followed strictly: Andhra Pradesh governmentNo permissions have been accorded for celebrating Ganesh festival in public places, Andhra Pradesh state government tells High Court. |
 | No masks, vaccine proof to see matches at full-capacity US OpenFueled by the highly contagious delta variant of the virus, new reported cases of COVID-19 in the US have topped 150,000 a day, the highest level since late January. |
