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• Cyprus scientist reports strain that combines Delta, Omicron
  A strain of Covid-19 that combines Delta and Omicron has been found in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the laboratory of biotechnology and molecular virology.
• 3rd Test: Ishant may replace Siraj; Vihari may make way for Virat
  A big century and a bit of freshness in the attack, and India can bag a series they've been highly capable of winning ever since they landed here last month. The upper back spasms that Virat Kohli suffered on the eve of the second Test at the Wanderers should have subsided by now.
• Live: Updates from 79th Golden Globes
  In a year beset by controversy, the biggest party in Hollywood has been reduced to little more than a Twitter feed.'Belfast' and 'West Side Story' are among the frontrunners for a drastically scaled-down 79th Golden Globes on Sunday, where winners will be unveiled via Twitter from an untelevised ceremony that is being boycotted by Hollywood.
• US comedian Bob Saget found dead: Police
  Bob Saget, the US comedian who delighted millions as the star of television's "Full House" in the 1980s and 1990s, has been found dead in a Florida hotel room, the local sheriff said Sunday.
• Djokovic legal battle opens, glitch delays online access
  Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic's legal battle to stay in Australia and chase a record 21st Grand Slam opened Monday, but public online access was delayed by a technical glitch, a court spokesman said.
• HC: Disastrous not to grant divorce in a broken marriage
  It would be disastrous if divorce is not granted to a couple whose marriage has broken once and for all, the Punjab and Haryana HC has said while overturning a Gurgaon family court’s order in 2015 that rejected a husband’s plea for divorce from his long estranged wife.
• ‘Quick peak may limit 3rd wave’s impact on economy’
  Rating services pioneer Crisil, which transitioned into a global analytics company, now derives just 15% of its business from credit ratings. Its new MD & CEO Amish Mehta in an interview told TOI how the agency has retained growth numbers despite the new Covid variant. Mehta until September 2021 had led the company’s acquisition and […]
• Amazon challenges CCI order at NCLAT, moves SC to quash HC order
  US e-tailer Amazon has stepped up its legal battle with Kishore Biyani’s Future Group, challenging a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order at the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) and filing a petition in the Supreme Court to quash a Delhi High Court order.
• Expedite jabs for teens: PM Modi at review meet
  PM Narendra Modi on Sunday underscored the need to focus on preparedness and ensure adequate health infrastructure at the district level to combat rapidly rising Covid-19 cases across the country powered by Omicron variant of SARS-COV2.
• Omicron sibling BA.1 rapidly replacing Delta, says Insacog
  Scientists at the Department of Biotechnology’s Insacog (Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium) working on genome sequencing of Covid-positive clinical samples have said that along with the original Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, its sibling (sub-lineage) BA.1 is dominantly co-circulating and rapidly replacing the Delta variant in Maharashtra and some other states.