COVID-19 tests in Delhi will be doubled to 40,000 per day within a week as there has been a marginal increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday. Addressing an online media briefing, Kejriwal said that at present, 20,000 tests are being conducted per day in the city.
Kashmir observed Women's Equality Day today by commemorating the hard work done by the women of Lolab despite the challenges and difficulties. The 28 Rashtriya Rifles celebrated Women's Equality Day at Chandigam. The event was attended by women working in all sectors such as Sarpanches, Ward members, Teachers, Asha Workers, Anganwadi workers and house wives. 
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of the Centre's alleged inaction and asked it to clarify its stand within a week on the waiver of interest on interest for deferred payments of installments for loans during the moratorium period announced due to the coronavirus lockdown. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said the Centre had not made its stand clear on the issue despite the fact that ample powers were available with it under the Disaster Management Act and was "hiding behind the RBI".
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tested positive for COVID-19. Gogoi asked people, who came in contact with him during the last few days, to immediately get themselves tested for the highly-infectious virus. 
Former President Pranab Mukherjee is being treated for a lung infection, Army Research and Referral Hospital said today. However, his renal parameters are slightly deranged, it said. 
A fire broke out in a 15-storey building in Worli area of central Mumbai in the wee hours of Wednesday, officials said. Nobody was injured in the incident and 10 persons trapped inside the building were rescued, they said.
At least 6 people were killed after a head-on collision between two Uttar Pradesh Roadways buses on Wednesday. The incident was reported on the Lucknow-Hardoi road. According to the police, more than a dozen people were injured due to the impact of the accident. Sources said that the buses were moving at a high speed which led to the accident.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
