The Delhi Police on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that protests inside the national capital cannot be allowed currently as political activities are barred till December 31 in view of the prevailing situation amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
Severe cold wave conditions are likely to persist at various places over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday.
A division bench of Rajasthan High Court on Friday ordered that private schools offering online classes during the coronavirus pandemic can charge 70 per cent of tuition fee. The judgment was delivered by the bench headed by the Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty.
At minus 6.6 degrees Celsius on Saturday, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far, while the temperature in Ladakh's Drass town to minus 29.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today is set to hold a face-to-face meet with some of the "letter writers", who had written to her seeking an overhaul of the party organisation. Sources said Gandhi has fixed a series of meetings on December 19 and 20 with Congress leaders to decide on key issues concerning the party. These include the party's strategy on the government not convening the winter session of Parliament, finalising alliances and its strategy in the poll-bound states of Assam, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, the farmers' agitation and the holding of the organisational elections.
The Kisan Congress on Friday wrote to Prime MInister Narendra Modi, accusing his government for the death of 22 farmers agitating against the three farm laws and demanded Rs one crore compensation to their family members.
India's coronavirus tally breached the 1 crore mark on Saturday as the country recorded 25,153 new cases in 24 hours. India comes in second place, after the United States, in terms of Covid cases at 10,004,599, while the country's death toll soared to 1.45 lakh. With 347 more deaths reported in a day, the total fatality rose to 1,45,136 so far.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...
