As many as 24 countries have reported cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus since it was first identified a week ago. The United States joined the list on Wednesday, after a California resident who had returned from South Africa tested positive for Covid-19. <br />Meanwhile, the war of words between the Congress and the Trinamool Congress escalated on Thursday after Mamata Banerjee’s “UPA is over” remark. <br />All this and more in this edition of India’s Agenda.