The daily tally of Covid cases in the capital dropped to less than a 100 on Monday, with 89 fresh cases being reported in the past 24 hours. This is the lowest number of single-day cases in 2021. Not just that, the positivity rate — percentage of positive results from tests — was recorded at 0.16%, which is the lowest since the pandemic hit the city. In April third week, Delhi’s positivity rate touched 36% — among the highest in India. According to the state health department, 57,128 tests were conducted across the city in the past 24 hours, which included 45,468 RT-PCR tests and 11,660 via Rapid Antigen Testing. Stay with TOI for more updates:
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Chandigarh, June 22
Senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has categorically denied having been called for a joint meeting, along with Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, be
New York, June 22
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New Delhi, June 21
Amid reports linking Covid-19 vaccination to infertility among populations of reproductive age, the government today clarified that there was no scientific evidence to this effect.
India on Monday administered more than 80 lakh vaccine doses, the highest in a single day, as the revised Covid-19 vaccination guidelines came into effect.
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New Delhi, June 21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the massive escalation of the Covid-19 inoculation drive with record 84 lakh-plus doses being admi
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Returning farmers briefly caused traffic snarls on the National Highway-44 towards Chandigarh on Wednesday---a development that comes a day after a tractor rall
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Amritsar, June 21
Members of the Jallianwala Bagh Shaheed Parivar Samiti held an hour-long silent protest, seeking access to the bagh, outside its locked gate here on Monday.
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Amritsar, June 21
Dr Jaswinder Singh Dhillon, who reportedly joined the BJP recently, was dismissed from the post of the honorary secretary on Monday, as per a unanimous decisio
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Amritsar, June 21
AAP convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today announced that the party’s CM face for the 2022 Assembly elections will be from the Sikh co
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Tarn Taran, June 21
Two persons were booked for abetment of suicide by the Sarai Amant Khan police on Sunday.
The accused have been identified as Sunil Bedi of Gurgaon and Madhu S
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New Delhi, June 21
The J&K administration today decided to cancel the annual Amarnath Yatra this year due to Covid and keep the affairs symbolic. All the rituals will be p
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New Delhi, June 21
In a joint operation, security forces eliminated at least three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, including the terror outfit’s top commander, Mudasir
New Delhi: The mayors of the municipal corporations on Monday visited the vaccination centres in their areas, launched an awareness drive and requeste.
