Bangladesh, Nov. 27 -- A day after the Civil Aviation Ministry announced the resumption of regular international flights from December 15, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked officials to review the decision in the wake of the detection of new Covid variant 'Omicron'.

Modi chaired a meeting of top government officials, including the Cabinet Secretary, the Health Secretary, and the head of India's Covid Task Force, in Delhi to review the situation in the country amid fears over the new Covid variant that has already spread to Botswana, Israel and Hong Kong since its detection in South Africa.

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After a long Covid-induced hiatus, India's Civil Aviation Ministry on Frid...