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.

New Delhi: Twenty-eight additional judges of the Allahabad High Court were elevated as permanent judges on Tuesday.

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

Chennai: An aircraft belonging to Trujet airline bound for Mysore from Belgaum last night made an emergency landing at the airport here due to a landing gear issue and got stuck on the main runway, authorities said on Tuesday.

Amid a spurt in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sought power from the Centre to impose lockdown in those markets which may emerge as COVID-19 hotspots, and decided to withdraw an order allowing 200 guests to attend wedding functions.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the CBSE and the Delhi government to waive examination fees for students of classes 10 and 12 in the current academic year in view of COVID-19 and financial problems being faced by some parents.

The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a day dropped below 30,000 after four months, taking India's COVID-19 caseload to 88.74 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 82,90,370 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.