India’s only individual Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, speaking to India Today’s Chaiti Narula, said the Delhi Half Marathon, held on Sunday, is an important step towards the resumption of international competitive sport for elite athletes in India in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Delhi government issues work-from-home orders for 50% of its non-essential services staff - The move aims to bring down the number of non-essential services staff in the offices in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delhi has reported less than 5,000 coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day. The number of deaths is relatively low at 68 - the last time the national capital reported lower deaths was on November 7.
On Saturday afternoon, when Alam was sitting on a bench in a park near a temple in Janakpuri, a man came and asked him to keep his foot down, a senior police officer said.
Sukhmeet Bhasin
Tribune News Service
Bathinda, November 29
The non-resident Indians (NRIs) have openly come out in support of the protesting farmers in Delhi and has started sending them aid. The N
'A massive relief work was undertaken by the Delhi Congress to distribute food, ration kits and help migrant workers moving to their states. We will give priority in appointments to those leaders and workers who dedicatedly participated in this work for months,' he said.
A group of farmers protesting against the central new agricultural laws today broke barricades at the Delhi Haryana border near Narela in Delhi. The barricades were placed to slow the farmers' "Dilli Chalo" march which has been on for the past few days.
The Delhi chief minister claims that Covid-19 cases are going down in the city. On Saturday, less than 5000 cases, 89 deaths and 7.24 positivity were recorded.
'We are facing many problems due to the protest. There is no vehicle for steady communication, a commuter said.Many people also claimed that they are being forced to walk towards their destination due to the road blockade
Maanwhile, Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over ongoing protests against "anti-farmer" laws and said that the Centre should withdraw these legislations.