Top headlines: Sebi chief speaks on IPO valuations; Omicron spreads

Slice, a credit-card startup targeting young consumers, raised $220 million to become India's latest unicorn. More on that story in our top headlines.

As the Omicron coronavirus variant spread around the world on Sunday, experts said developing antivirals is the way forward to combat the disease. More on that story in our top headlines.

New Covid-19 variant: Antivirals hold the key as mutations surface 

With Omicron appearing on the scene as the new variant of concern, experts say developing antivirals is the way forward to combat Covid in the long run. 

If the ever-mutating virus keeps evading the vaccine-induced immunity, one can think of next-generation Covid vaccines, but it is antivirals that hold the key to combating the virus, say scientists.