Amid the coronavirus pandemic, New Delhi is gearing up for muted Independence Day celebrations this weekend. On August 15, Saturday, the Red Fort is going to witness a rather somber Independence Day, thanks to all the precautionary measures being taken in light of the pandemic. The number of people participating in...

With a rapid surge in the number of infected cases, India has ramped up its testing capacity to combat the pandemic crisis in the country. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) officials, on Monday, stated that India recorded the highest number of single-day testing with more than 5.15 lakhs tests conducted in the past 24 ...

The Indian government has intensified its efforts to contain the spread of Coronavirus infections across the country. Boosting the efforts to tackle COVID-19 transmission, the Delhi Airport Authority recently issued updated guidelines for international passengers arriving in the national capital. According to the latest guidelines, passengers arriving in Delhi through international flights will have to ...

Amidst the whole trouble around the lockdown induced slowing down of the Indian economy, the rural Indian has stood to gain the most. Reports have confirmed that the unemployment rate has seen a consistent drop since first week of May. According to Citigroup analysis report, the main reason for this is government handouts to migrants ...

It wasn’t a surprise when Delhi took over Mumbai wit highest cases on Wednesday. Delhi now has recorded over 70,000 which is ahead from Mumbai by around 800 cases. Out of these more than 40,000 cases have been alone detected in the last two weeks. This is an unfortunate risk of Covid-19 cases – that ...

In view of the rising Coronavirus infections across India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 16 held the first round of two-day video conference with chief ministers of the states. Reportedly, PM Modi’s meeting with the chief minister will take place on June 16 and June 17, for which the states and Union Territories have ...

Delhi is one of the worst coronavirus-affected states in the country and its hospitals are buckling under the strain. Delhi was among the four states pulled up by the Supreme Court on the condition of hospitals for COVID-19 patients on the basis of media reports. Seeking a detailed status report, the court admonished the states ...

Delhi’s fate hangs between the deep sea and the dungeon as private hospitals continue to refuse admissions to asymptomatic and symptomatic cases of Covid-19. Many people are complaining of lack of testing equipment is large hospitals and hours of waiting to admit their ailing family members. Further, the Delhi app which is supposed to help ...

In the interest of helping city dwellers manage the corona virus pandemic, the Delhi government has now decided to close admission to private and public hospitals within city bounds to its residents only. While specialty hospitals can be used by everyone, beds with the Delhi government will be reserved temporarily for local residents only. Speaking ...

On Wednesday morning (May 6) people were likely to wake up to the petrol price hikes revised and announced by the Central Govt on Tuesday night(May 5). Price hike The Indian Central Govt have raised the excise duty on petrol by Rs 10 and on diesel by 13 per litre and these new price hikes ...