Top headlines: CDS cremated; govt says all Omicron cases have mild symptoms

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CDS General Bipin Rawat cremated with full military honours, 17-gun salute

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat were cremated with full military honours at the Brar Square crematorium here on Friday.

Gen Rawat, his wife, and 11 other defence personnel were killed when a Mi17V5 helicopter carrying them crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Read more

Passenger vehicle sales dip 19% in Nov as chip shortage woes continue: SIAM

Passenger vehicle wholesales in the country declined by 19 pc in November as the semiconductor shortage continued to impact vehicle production and subsequent deliveries