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Star-studded dinner turns Covid superspreader; PM's Good Governance meet begins; and more

A dinner party at Bollywood producer Karan Johar’s place has turned into a Covid-19 superspreader. Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan, Amrita Arora and fashion designer Maheep Kapoor have tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the get-together. It is believed that they contracted the infection from actor Sohail Khan’s wife, Seema Khan, who also had attended the party on December 8.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing a crucial meeting with the chief ministers of BJP-ruled states in Varanasi today. One by one, the CMs gave a presentation on ‘good governance’ before PM Modi during the key meeting.

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