Kerala has reported 3,777 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours, as per the health bulletin issued by the state government on Sunday.

With this, the total count of the cases in the state has gone up to 5,190,810.

During the last 24 hours, 3,856 people recovered from the infection, taking the total recoveries in the state to 5,108,312.

The price of 10 gram of gold decreased by Rs 10 on Monday, with 24 carat of it trading at Rs 47,780 and 22 carat at Rs 46,780.

The price of 1 kg of silver remained unchanged from yesterday, trading at Rs 61,200 this morning.

In Delhi, the price of 24-carat gold stands at Rs 51,560, while in Mumbai it is at Rs 47,780, according to the Goodreturns website.

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the new Omicron coronavirus strain found in 63 countries will surpass Delta in spreading speed.

"As of December 9, 2021, cases of human infections with this variant have been identified in 63 countries across all six WHO regions," read the overview by the WHO, reported Sputnik.

It is not clear yet, why the new strain is spreading so fast, the organization added.

Three more states — Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh and Kerala — reported their first case of Omicron on Sunday. Maharashtra and Karnataka also reported one more case each, taking the total in the country to 38.

While a 20-year-old fully vaccinated man from Italy was detected in Chandigarh with Omicron, a 34-year-old foreign traveller from Ireland tested positive for the new variant in Visakhapatnam. In Kerala, a person who returned from the UK on December 6 to Ernakulam, was identified as the first patient.

Rice export prices in India this week slipped to their lowest since December 2016 as a weaker rupee allowed exporters to cut rates amid climbing local supply from fresh crops.

Top exporter India’s 5 percent broken parboiled variety was quoted at $351-$356 per tonne, down from $353-$358 last week.

India's top oil and gas producer ONGC is seeking a minimum price of USD 3.5-4 for the natural gas it plans to produce from coal seams in Jharkhand and a field in Tripura.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has issued separate tenders seeking buyers of 0.02 million standard cubic meters per day of coal-bed methane (CBM) it plans to produce from the North Karanpura CBM block in Jharkhand and 0.1 mmscmd from Khubal field in Tripura.

The Telangana government and the Centre are at loggerheads over the upcoming coal block auction. Being the majority owner of Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL), Telangana wants the Centre to keep out four blocks coming in the entity’s area from the auction.

Against the auction move, around 41,000 employees representing trade unions had gone on a three-day strike from Thursday to Saturday.

The national capital recorded its coldest night of the season on Thursday with the temperature dipping to 8.3 degrees Celcius, the India Meteorological Department said.

An official of the weather agency told ANI, Last night was the coldest in Delhi with the temperature plummeting to 8.3 degrees Celsius. It was the coldest night of this season till now.

With 7,992 people testing positive for the coronavirus in a day, India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,46,682,736, while the number of active cases declined to 93,277, the lowest in 559 days, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday.

The death toll mounted to 4,75,128 with the addition of 393 fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

After farmers suspended their agitation against the three farm laws, they have started vacating Delhi borders where they have been stationed for more than a year. They have dismantled their settlements, removed tarpaulins, tied bales of clothes and now are in the process of returning home.

The farmers will take out victory march to celebrate their success of repeal of the farm laws.

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