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The police on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court it has not seen the tweets of deceased Sunanda Pushkar nor was it relying on them in the case related to her death in which, her husband and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is the sole accused. The investigating agency said that her tweets are not part of the record or the charge sheet filed in the case and if Tharoor wants to rely

India records a spike of 29,429 Covid-19 cases and 582 deaths in the last 24 hours in India, according to the Ministry of Health. The total number of positive cases in the country stands at 9,36,181 including 3,19,840 active cases, 5,92,032 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,309 deaths. ICMR has initiated human clinical trials for a vaccine for Covid-19 in the country with

Investigations into the northeast Delhi riots have not revealed any evidence till now that political leaders instigated or participated in the violence that claimed at least 53 lives, the police told the high court on Monday. The submission to the Delhi High Court has come in response to pleas alleging that BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma and Abhay Verma

 A group of nurses working in the Covid-19 ward of the Hakeem Abdul Hameed Centenary Hospital, a private health facility here, protested against its management on Monday, alleging that their contracts were terminated for "demanding basic facilities".  The hospital authorities, however, said the non-renewal of contracts "is not linked to their demands".

Delhi govt allows hotels, clubs, restro - bars to sell their beers to liquor shops

The Income Tax Department on Monday conducted searches in Jaipur, Delhi and two other cities in connection with a tax evasion case against a Rajasthan-based hydro-power infrastructure company as well as establishments linked to two Congress leaders, prompting the party to question the timing of the action at a time the state is witnessing political drama. The IT Department

A resident of the national capital has received a traffic challan for speeding more than 20 days after his car was stolen from near Vivek Vihar Police Station in east Delhi. A resident of Hari Nagar in West Delhi, Yogesh Poddar’s vehicle was stolen on June 6 and remains untraceable, police said. However, on June 28, he received a challan for speeding near Millennium Depot.

Coronavirus news live updates: Delhi reports 1,573 Covid - 19 cases; India's tally rises past 8.5 - lakh mark

Delhi recorded 1,781 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the tally in the city to over 1.1 lakh, while the death toll from the disease climbed to 3,334, authorities said. Thirty-four fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi health department bulletin.

The Election Commission has "kept in abeyance" the appointment of G Narendra Kumar as the new Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, purely due to "administrative reasons", according to an official order. On Wednesday, Lt Governor Anil Baijal had appointed him as the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi and also the Principal Secretary (Elections). His name was nominated by the

A 26-year-old man was stabbed to death by his friend for allegedly asking for Rs 5,000 which he had lent to the accused in South West Delhi's Sagarpur area, police said on Friday. The accused, Aashish, is a resident of Sagarpur, they said. The incident took place on Thursday night, a senior police officer said. After receiving the information, police reached the spot where

Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Friday held a meeting on the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Election in March next year and asked the officials to ensure there are no complaints of irregularities and fake voting during the polls, according to a statement. The minister said a high-level meeting will be held soon with the Chief Electoral Officer and the IT

A major fire at a warehouse in west Delhi's Mundka has been contained after an eight- hour operation, a Delhi Fire Service official said on Thursday. No casualty has been reported, he said. A call about the fire was received at around 10 pm on Wednesday and 34 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, said Atul Garg, Director of the Delhi Fire Service. The fire was brought under

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has plunged his country into multiple crises. The ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is on the verge of a split. There are serious differences between the NCP’s co-chairpersons, Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former prime minister. While the two are engaged in a power tussle, Oli’s policies and style of functioning are to blame for the rift. A

The Delhi government on Tuesday said it will provide free ration to public distribution system cardholders till November to mitigate the hardships caused to them due to the coronavirus pandemic. The distribution of foodgrains for this month is scheduled to start in a phased manner from July 8, a government statement said. In Delhi, more than 17.54 lakh households are covered

A Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to 122 Malaysian nationals, who were charge sheeted for attending Markaz at Nizamuddin in the national capital, by violating visa conditions, indulging in missionary activities illegally and violating government guidelines, issued in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Gurmohina Kaur granted the relief

The controversy over who will represent Delhi Police in a communal violence matter again hit the Delhi High Court which on Tuesday allowed Delhi government standing counsel to file a status report on a plea by former Congress municipal councillor Ishrat Jahan, booked under anti-terror law -- UAPA --- in a case. Ishrat Jahan, who was arrested on February 26, has challenged an

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday felicitated a 57-year-old man who was the 1000th person to be discharged from a dedicated Covid-19 facility of the city government, officials said. The man (name withheld), a resident of Uttam Nagar, was discharged from the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) on July 3 along with his wife who had also contracted

A 37-year-old journalist, who was under treatment for Covid-19, allegedly jumped to his death from the fourth floor of the AIIMS on Monday afternoon. Tarun Sisodia, who was working with Dainik Bhaskar, took the extreme step at around 2 pm. He was admitted to AIIMS on June 24 and was believed to be under depression after he tested positive for Covid-19.

The Delhi High Court Monday sought the AAP government's reply on suggestions for setting up a helpline for nurses to complain against private hospitals for failing to provide N-95 masks and PPE kits as also considering ex-gratia to those who die attending to Covid-19 patients. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan asked the Delhi government to also

While the Delhi government has provided administrative support, the ITBP is the nodal agency operating the Centre under the name "Operation Corona Warriors".

Coronavirus news live updates: 'World's largest' Covid care centre inaugurated in Delhi

With a drop in average fresh cases reported per day in Delhi over the past one week, experts have claimed that the city may go past the Covid-19 peak in early August. However, they cautioned that before making any conclusion, the trend of cases should be watched over the next week or so. Follow latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here

With over 22,771 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, India on Saturday hit a new record single-day spike record and 442 deaths. India has so far tested around 95 lakh samples with 2.42 lakh being tested yesterday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Meanwhile, the country's recovery rate has improved to 60.80%. The latest figures have pushed India's tally past

Women who have either conceived or delivered babies in the past are not eligible to donate plasma as per the norms issued by authorities here as a certain type of antibody, which may have developed during the pregnancy, might harm the recipient in rare cases, doctors have said. India's first plasma bank was inaugurated by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the state-run