Coronavirus cases in India have climbed to 52 lakh after a record single-day spike of 96,424 infections on Friday, according to the health ministry data. With as many as 1,174 case fatalities, India's death toll due to Covid-19 infection is now at 84,372. Meanwhile, the health ministry has said that around 60% of the active cases in India are concentrated in only 5 most affected states. In Delhi, the cases will see a rise in the next 10 days as testing capacity has been quadrupled, the health minister said. Delhi has been witnessing over 4,000 coronavirus cases every day.
A freelance journalist, who was earlier "snooped" using the controversial Israeli spyware Pegasus, was arrested under the Official Secrets Act with Delhi Police on Friday claiming that he was in possession of defence-related classified documents. Rajeev Sharma, who earlier worked with United News of India, The Tribune, Free Press Journal, Saakaal among others, was arrested on
Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa also discussed various developmental issues pertaining to the state and invited PM to inaugurate the Bengaluru Tech Summit virtually.
Special Public Prosecutor Saleem Ahmed, appearing for the state, informed the court that the victim had given his fake address and mobile number and the police tried to search him but he could not be traced
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Delhi government on Friday postponed the reopening of schools. The schools across the country were closed since March 2020 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Watch video on Zee News
The Delhi Police on Friday said it has arrested a freelance journalist, who was found in possession of defence-related classified documents, in connection with a case under the Official Secrets Act.
The controversy over declaration of Najafgarh Jheel (lake) as a water body, falling both in Delhi and Gurgaon in Haryana, led the National Green Tribunal Friday to direct both the governments to prepare an environment plan to prevent encroachments and construction in the area.
With senior military commanders of India and China likely to restart talks to resolve the stand-off in eastern Ladakh, a government panel of the top bureaucrats along with military and intelligence officials met in South Block here on Friday. The group, informally called the "China Study Group’, discussed New Delhi’s approach for the forthcoming talks between the senior
