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Over 200 journalists condemn FIR against Varadarajan

11:35 pm April 13, 2020

New Delhi: Over 200 journalists on Monday came out strongly against the Uttar Pradesh government and its police for filling an FIR against Siddharth Varadarajan, the Founding Editor of the Wire, calling it a “brazen” attempt to “muzzle” the media. The Uttar Pradesh police this month booked Varadarajan over comments on Twitter claiming that the […]

Tablighi Jamaat: ED conducts multi-city raids

FIR against 150 Tablighi event attendees for negligence

4:41 pm April 7, 2020

Mumbai: Mumbai Police have registered an FIR against 150 people who attended the religious congregation of Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin in New Delhi last month for alleged negligent act during the coronavirus outbreak, an official said on Tuesday. The offence was registered on a complaint lodged by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at the Azad […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Haptik-powered corona chatbot sees over 2 cr users

7:13 pm April 5, 2020

New Delhi: The government’s dedicated WhatsApp chatbot MyGov Corona Helpdesk, which aims to provide timely updates and help citizens clear their queries on Covid-19, has been used by over 2 crore users. Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Haptik Infotech Pvt Ltd, which is 87 per cent owned by Reliance Jio, developed the MyGov Corona Helpdesk […]

Delhi reports 91 new COVID-19 positive cases in last 24 hrs; total rises to 384

8:49 pm April 3, 2020

New Delhi: The total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi has risen to 384, including 259 who were evacuated from Nizamuddin Markaz, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday. In last 24 hours, 91 new cases were reported in the national capital and one more person evacuated from the Markaz died due to coronavirus, taking […]

Delhi’s air quality in satisfactory category

8:44 pm April 3, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi‘s air quality remained in the ‘satisfactory’ category on Friday and the mercury below the normal levels. The city recorded a minimum of 15.4 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 30.1 degrees Celsius, both three notches below normal. At 4 pm, Delhi’s air quality index stood at 79, which falls in the […]