Day: September 14, 2020

Schools in Delhi to remain closed till further orders; Parents welcome decision

Manish Sisodia tests positive for coronavirus

8:43 pm September 14, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a tweet, the 48-year-old AAP leader said he has gone into self-isolation. Had got my COVID-19 test done after I had a mild fever. The report has come positive. I have gone into self-isolation. As of now, […]

Delhi: Fair price shops to remain open on all days

Retail inflation softens marginally to 6.69 pc in Aug

8:40 pm September 14, 2020

New Delhi: Retail inflation softened slightly to 6.69 per cent in August, even as food prices continued to rule high, official data showed on Monday. The government has revised downwards the retail inflation for July to 6.73 per cent from the earlier estimate of 6.93 per cent. Food inflation during the month stood at 9.62 […]

No slum dwellers along railway tracks in Delhi will be removed till decision is taken: Centre to SC

8:37 pm September 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday that no slum dwellers along the 140 km length of railway tracks in Delhi would be removed till a final decision is taken by the government. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that a final […]

Same sex marriages not recognised by our laws, society and our values: Centre to HC

8:30 pm September 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that marriage between same sex couples was “not permissible” as it is not recognised by “our laws, legal system, society and our values”. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan by Solicitor General (SG) […]

Man dies in road accident in Gautam Buddh Nagar

8:12 pm September 14, 2020

Noida (UP): A 21-year-old man died in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida after an unidentified vehicle allegedly rammed into his motorcycle while he was returning home from work, police said on Monday. Rohit, who worked in a private firm, was riding the motorcycle without a helmet when the incident took place in Ecotech 3 police station […]