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Tahir Hussain ‘used Delhi rioters as human weapons’, denied bail in IB officer’s murder case

Delhi court denies suspended AAP leader Hussain's bail plea. He has been in judicial custody since 16 March after being named in connection with killing of IB officer Ankit Sharma.

CM Kejriwal terms pulse oximeters as suraksha kavach, says it helped minimise Covid deaths

A study of Covid-19 deaths reported in the last fortnight conducted by Delhi govt has revealed that no one under home isolation has died in first week of July.

Delhi govt dispensaries, polyclinics to now conduct rapid antigen tests for Covid diagnosis

As part of Delhi govt's 'Test-Track-Treat' strategy, rapid antigen testing will be conducted at govt dispensaries and polyclinics from 9 am to noon on all working days.

Why Delhi’s Covid hospitals are struggling to fill ‘lucrative’ senior resident doctor posts

At least 4 hospitals in Delhi — LNJP, GTB, RML and Safdarjung — have been struggling to fill advertised senior resident posts for the last month.

Delhi has shown remarkable improvement with 20,000 tests conducted daily, says MHA

Delhi has a recovery rate of 72% and a doubling rate of nearly 30 days, said Home Ministry Joint Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava at a press conference.

How a Muslim Covid patient was cremated and a Hindu nearly buried after AIIMS mix-up

The mix-up was discovered when the brother of the Muslim Covid victim slipped Rs 500 to a cemetery worker to get one last look at her before her burial.

Sisodia wants guest teachers for online classes, but Delhi govt schools say no formal order yet

Schools say they are waiting for a formal order from the Directorate of Education. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia had first made the announcement on 2 July.

Delhi Covid-19 tally breaches one lakh mark

The coronavirus death toll in the city has risen to 3,115 while the total number of cases have mounted to 1,00,823.

Delhi CM Kejriwal urges hospitals to counsel recovered Covid patients to donate plasma

The AAP chief said the number of people donating plasma is less and also asked recovered patients to donate after 14 days of recovery.

Door-to-door Covid survey ‘not suitable’ for entire Delhi: Report calls for change in strategy

1 July report by Union health ministry & other agencies sets out new parameters, such as partial survey of 421 containment zones, areas with isolated cases.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?