COVID

Kejriwal urges Centre to cancel CBSE exams and introduce alternatives

9:43 pm April 13, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the Central government to cancel CBSE board exams and introduce alternatives, to ensure the safety of the children in the country, since these examination centres can become COVID-19 hotspots. He also appealed to the youth to follow all COVID protocols and step out only […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

COVID: Hong Kong to ease some travel, social limits

9:35 pm April 12, 2021

Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s leader says fully-vaccinated residents could soon be allowed to form “vaccination bubbles” that would allow socializing in larger groups during the pandemic, as part of incentives to encourage more people to get inoculated. So far, only about 8% of the population has been inoculated since Hong Kong began its vaccination program […]

Offices, metro, bus services operate with 50-per cent capacity in Delhi

9:24 pm April 12, 2021

New Delhi: Offices, metro and bus services in Delhi operated with 50-per cent capacity on Monday following the restrictions imposed by the AAP dispensation in view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) had on Saturday night ordered the prohibition of all types of gatherings, a […]

COVID situation in Delhi ‘very serious’: Kejriwal

9:52 pm April 11, 2021

New Delhi: The COVID-19 situation in Delhi is “very serious” with 10,732 fresh cases of infection being reported in the last 24 hours, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. He asked people not to go out of their homes unless it is urgent, and use face masks and sanitisers and maintain social distance. The […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

COVID: Delhi records 10,774 fresh cases, highest single-day spike, 48 deaths

9:50 pm April 11, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi recorded 10,774 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the highest single-day surge in the national capital till date, according to data shared by the health department. According a bulletin issued by the department on Sunday, 48 new fatalities were also recorded, pushing the death toll to 11,283. The fresh cases came out of […]