New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.30 pm: Nation: DEL8 VIRUS-LD CASES COVID-19 death toll climbs to 4,89,409 New Delhi: India logged 3,33,533 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,92,37,264, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. DEL15 VIRUS-OMICRON-PEAK India"s R-value further reduces, COVID-19 peak likely in next 14 days: IIT analysis New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) India"s R-value which indicates the rate of spread of coronavirus has further reduced to 1.57 in the week from January 14-21 and the national peak of the third wave of the infection is expected to come in the next fortnight, according to a preliminary analysis by IIT Madras. By Uzmi Athar DEL13 INSACOG-OMICRON Omicron in community transmission stage in India, dominant in multiple metros: INSACOG New Delhi: The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is in the community transmission stage in India and has become dominant in multiple metros where new cases have been rising exponentially, the INSACOG has said in its latest bulletin. DEL14 MHA-BOSE-AWARD Govt announces Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for 2022 New Delhi: The Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) and Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority’s Vice Chairman Vinod Sharma have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for 2022 for their excellent work in disaster management. CAL1 BOSE-COMMISSION-ASHES New translation reveals Mukherjee Commission ignored Renkoji temple"s nod for DNA test of ashes: Netaji kin Kolkata: A new translation of a letter in Japanese written by the chief priest of Tokyo"s Renkoji temple, keeper of an urn containing ashes and bone fragments believed to be those of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to the Indian government in 2005 revealed that permission was given for DNA test of the remains to the Justice MK Mukherjee Commission. BOM2 POLL-GA-CONG-PLEDGE Goa polls: Hit hard by defections, Cong makes its candidates take pledge of party loyalty before God Panaji: Ahead of the next month"s Goa Assembly elections, the Congress, which was hit hardest by defections in the BJP-ruled state in the last five years, made its candidates swear before God that they will not switch the party if they get elected. MDS1 KL-ACTOR-QUESTIONING Actor Dileep, others appear before Crime Branch Kochi: Actor Dileep on Sunday reached the Crime Branch office here as directed by the Kerala High Court for interrogation in a case registered against him and five others for allegedly threatening officials probing the sexual assault of an actress in 2017. Foreign: FGN6 SINGAPORE-BOSE-TRIBUTES ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is as much a part of Singapore"s history as of India"s’ Singapore: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is as much a part of Singapore"s history as of India"s, a Singapore-based prominent writer said here on Sunday as rich tributes were paid to the legendary freedom fighter on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary. By Gurdip Singh Business: DEL11 BIZ-RAJAN-ECONOMY India"s economy has some bright spots, a number of very dark stains: Raghuram Rajan New Delhi: The Indian economy has "some bright spots and a number of very dark stains" and the government should target its spending "carefully" so that there are no huge deficits, noted economist and former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Sunday. By Bijay Kumar Singh. PTI AQS AQS