Daily briefing: New Covid strain in UK; counting for J&K DDC polls; and more
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A look at the top news today, December 22, 2020.
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India has joined two dozen countries in
blocking flights from the UK, where a new variant of the novel coronavirus, known to be more infectious, has been detected. The mutation, one of several which has emerged since the first Covid-19 case in Wuhan, has an unusually large number of genetic changes. However, there is no proof so far that it will tamper with vaccine effectiveness.
Six-year Project: Behind Rahim’s tomb restoration 1,75,000 man-days and 3,000 craftsmen
The physical revival included repairs to major damaged structures in the interior and exterior of the mausoleum, its canopies, dome and facade. Updated: December 22, 2020 1:12:51 pm
It is said that the monument’s double dome was originally clad with marble, which is said to have been quarried from here for use in Safdarjung’s tomb in the mid-18th century.
Five decades before the Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan, it was Abdur Rahim Khan-e-Khanan commander-in-chief of Akbar’s army, and a poet who built a tomb in Delhi in memory of his wife Mah Banu. It was the first Mughal tomb built for a woman. After his death in 1627, Rahim was also buried beside his wife, just like Shah Jahan was in the Taj.