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Kejriwal announced the setting up of a paediatric task force and two genome sequencing labs as well as a plan to ramp up oxygen capacity to deal better with a possible third wave. Besides, the government will also create a buffer stock of important medicines, Kejriwal said.

The high court also directed the defendants -- 'Khadi Design Council of India', 'Miss India Khadi Foundation' and its self-proclaimed CEO Ankush Anami -- to take down all their social media accounts on Instagram, YouTube and Facebook under the tradename 'Khadi Design Council of India' and 'Miss India Khadi'.

The high court, which was dealing with the issue of Sputnik V vaccine, also said going by the rule book to save human lives in these extraordinary times may be in jeopardy and “one has to look at the bigger picture".

Delhi will see some lockdown restrictions, in place since April 19, being eased from next week. Local markets and malls will be allowed to run on an odd and even basisServices of the Delhi Metro will also resume with 50% capacityPrivate offices can run with 50% manpower and staggered timings

The daily cases in the national capital have now reached 400 with positivity rate dipping to around 0.5%.

The cause of the most recent fourth wave in Delhi is mostly attributed to be the presence of the Delta variant (B.1.617.2), a sub-lineage of B.1.617 which was first detected in Maharashtra in October 2020.

The cause of the most recent fourth wave in Delhi is mostly attributed to be the presence of the Delta variant (B.1.617.2), a sub-lineage of B.1.617 which was first detected in Maharashtra in October 2020.

The latest study by researchers from the Indian Sars-Cov-2 Genomics Consortium (Insacog) institutes, has assessed that variant B.1.617.2, named Delta, had 50% higher transmission rate and viral load than Alpha (B.1.117), besides a clearly higher ability to 'breakthrough' vaccine protection, though not linked to higher fatalities.

Meteorology would be partly responsible for this trend, but it could also be a reflection of weakening of pollution control-measures and efforts in the city and region, it said.

Since April 19, both daily cases and single-day death count had been spiralling up, with over 28,000 cases and 277 deaths recorded on April 20; rising to 306 fatalities on April 22. On May 3, the city registered a record 448 deaths, according to official data.

The high court was deliberating with the issue related to manufacturing of COVID vaccine Sputnik V by India's Panacea Biotec in collaboration with Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country, and also imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh for the abuse of the process of law. Justice J.R. Midha held that the suit filed by Chawla and two others was defective, non-maintainable, and also contained unverified and vexatious assertions.

HC issued a notice to the Union ministries of home and health and the Delhi government seeking their response by August 20 on the plea filed by the families of some patients who died on the intervening night of April 23 and 24.

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The petitions moved on behalf of the students studying in the private unaided schools have contended that the single judge's May 31 decision was based on incorrect facts and law.

The court asked the Centre to take a policy decision on the manner of medicine Amphotericin B drug, used for treating black fungus, should be made available to patients making it clear that any decision that has to be taken in this regard should be taken with inputs from medical professionals.

A senior RSS functionary said Bhagwat was in the capital to discuss issues that concern the country and how the organisation could play a positive role in the lives of people, and not talk about electoral politics.

While the Singh-AICC representatives meeting was rescheduled to Friday, the CMs backers flaunted the “catch of three MLAs” as yet another demonstration of Singh still remaining the ‘best Congress hunter in Punjab.

Last week, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) permitted resumption of construction and manufacturing activities in the city under the phased unlock process.

A Delhi court on Thursday sent RJD Rajya Sabha MP Amarendra Dhari Singh, arrested in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged fertiliser scam, to 10-day custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The high court directed various departments of Delhi government to call all residents welfare associations, police stations, schools, anganwadi workers and hospitals to give information on children whose one or both parents have died.

Justice J R Midha will pass the order on the plea which has sought a direction to the authorities to certify to the public at large that how 5G technology is safe to humans, animals and every type of living organism, flora and fauna.

The order came on a plea for compensation by the son of a Delhi-based taxi driver who lost his life in September last year after being stabbed and strangled while returning home after dropping off a passenger at Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh.

The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that social messaging platform WhatsApp was trying to "force" its users to consent to the new privacy policy before the Personal Data Protection Bill becomes the law by bombarding them with notifications daily to obtain their consent. Terming WhatsApp's bombarding of notifications on its customers as an "anti-user practice" for obtaining "trick consent", the central government has urged the court to direct the messaging platform to desist from pushing notifications onto its existing users with regard to the new privacy policy.

This is the first time the daily death count has gone below the 50-mark since April 11 when the tally was 48.