New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sought the Centre's nod for shutting down markets which could be COVID-19 hotspots, as authorities spelled out a fortified strategy including increasing ICU beds, doubling the testing capacity to 1 to 1.2 lakh, and deploying around 8000 surveillance teams in the wake of an alarming spike in cases.
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday exuded confidence that ties between India and the US will expand further under Joe Biden's administration, noting that he was part of the period when bilateral relations underwent a radical transformation.
New Delhi: The Women's Under-17 World Cup in India, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was on Tuesday canceled by the world governing body FIFA and the country was handed the hosting rights of the 2022 edition.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday modified its earlier direction and made it clear that from now if an advocate or litigant stays away from the virtual proceedings after being intimated about the case, the concerned subordinate court can proceed in the matter depending on the urgency of circumstances.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Centre should create a regulatory mechanism for the electronic media as it expressed displeasure over the latter's affidavit on petitions seeking action against a section of the media for allegedly spreading communal hatred in the coverage of the Tablighi Jamaat congregation here during the outbreak of COVID-19.
Bengaluru: Karnataka reported 1,336 new COVID-19 cases and 16 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,64,140 and the death toll to 11,557, the Health Department said on Tuesday.
New Delhi: Twenty-eight additional judges of the Allahabad High Court were elevated as permanent judges on Tuesday.
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday ordered the formation of a corporation for the all-round development of the politically-influential Veerashaiva Lingayat community in the state.
New Delhi: A 25-year-old woman drug peddler was arrested from north Delhi's Majnu Ka Tilla area, police said on Tuesday.
New Delhi: Doubling COVID-19 testing capacity to 1 to 1.2 lakh and increasing ICU beds to over 6,000 are among the decisions taken by the government to tackle the spike in coronavirus infections in Delhi, the Centre said on Tuesday
