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A war elephant was a military elephant that had been trained and guided by humans. The main purpose of the war elephant was to assault the enemy, break their ranks, and terrorise and terrify them. Elephantry refers to military formations that use elephants to transport troops. [1] In antiquity, war elephants played a crucial role in a number of significant wars, particularly in Ancient India. While they were only used on a limited and irregular basis in ancient China, they were a permanent staple in the armies of historical Southeast Asian kingdoms. They were also used in ancient Persia and the Mediterranean globe by Macedonian troops, Hellenistic Greek nations, the Roman Republic and later Empire, and Carthage in North Africa during classical antiquity. Throughout the Middle Ages, they had a strong presence on the battlefield in several areas. However, when rifles and other gunpowder weapons became more common in early modern combat, their use declined. Following this, war elephants...
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Today is PM Modi's Covid Review Meeting with Chief Ministers, which comes amid concerns about Omicron.

According to data released this morning by the Union Health Ministry, India has reported 236 instances of COVID-19's Omicron strain across 16 states and Union Territories, with 104 people recovering or migrating.

 


New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting on the COVID-19 situation in the country this evening, amid growing fears over the Omicron type of coronavirus spreading across the country.

Official sources told the Press Trust of India that PM Modi will assess the pandemic situation across the country.

 

According to data released this morning by the Union Health Ministry, India has reported 236 instances of COVID-19's Omicron strain across 16 states and Union Territories, with 104 people recovering or migrating.

 

The Centre said the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is at least three times more transmissible than the Delta variant in a communication to states and union territories on Tuesday, urging them to "activate" war rooms, continue to analyse even minor trends and surges, and take strict and prompt containment action at the district and local levels.

There have been calls for the government to allow booster vaccination doses to be given to people who have already been properly immunised against COVID-19, as some countries have done.

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