Delhi recorded 1,575 new coronavirus infections on Thursday. However, with these fresh cases the total caseload of national capital has reached 6,01,150, crossing 6-lakh mark. Meanwhile, the positivity rate, which was 15 percent in mid-November when the city was reporting over 7,000 COVID-19 cases per day, fell to 2.5 percent. For the eight consecutive day, the positivity rate is recorded below 5 percent. 
The Jharkhand High Court will hear RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's bail plea in the Dumka Treasury excess withdrawal case, related to the fodder scam. If Lalu is granted bail, it will pave the way for his exit from jail.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal later this month. It will be Shah’s second visit to the poll-bound state within a month. 
India on Friday reported as many as 29,398 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing its tally closer to the 98 lakh mark, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The number of cases in the country surged to 97,96,770.
A 5.56x30 mm sub-machine gun designed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully undergone the defence ministry's user trials, it was announced on Thursday. The successful completion of trials has paved the way for this gun's induction into the armed forces, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday reacted to the farm laws that are at the heart of the protests for the last two weeks. Today is the 16th day of the farmers' stir who are sitting at various border points of Delhi seeking a repeal of the new farm laws. 
Two IPS officers deputed at the Singh border (Delhi-Haryana border) have tested positive for coronavirus. The two officers have been identified as Outer North DCP Gaurav and Additional DCP Ghanshyam Bansal. They have been put under isolation and contacts have been asked to keep a check on their symptoms. 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...
