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A health worker collects a swab sample from a woman for COVID-19 test, at a district hospital, in Dehradun, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Govt: Next 40 days crucial as India may see a surge in Covid-19

The sources said 39 international passengers were found positive for Covid-19 out of the 6,000 tested on arrival during the last two days

29 Dec 2022 7:03 AM

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya speaks with a doctor as a medic collects swab sample of a woman, during a nationwide mock drill for COVID-19 preparedness, at Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Mock drills held across India to test COVID readiness

Clinical readiness at hospitals is crucial, minister said, noting that both government and private hospitals are undertaking mock drills

27 Dec 2022 1:21 PM

A medic takes swab sample from a passenger for COVID-19 test at the Chennai International Airport, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar)

RT-PCR test mandatory for passengers from China, 4 other countries

RT-PCR test would be made mandatory for international passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand

24 Dec 2022 1:07 PM

Poonam and her son Deepak, accused in the murder of the former's husband Anjan Das, following their arrest by police, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (PTI Photo/Priyank Rawat)

Second 'fridge murder': Man chopped in 10 pieces; woman, son arrested

The body parts were thrown in different areas of Pandav Nagar and East Delhi, officials added

28 Nov 2022 1:36 PM

Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia during the 'Rashtriya Jan Pratinidhi Sammelan', at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

BJP bid to 'crush' AAP due to Gujarat fears: Arvind Kejriwal

BJP dubs Delhi chief minister's allegations 'drama before polls'

19 Sep 2022 9:16 AM

Demolition of Supertech twin towers in Noida, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. Over 3,700 kg explosives were used to bring down the structures in pursuance of a Supreme Court order that found their construction within the Emerald Court society premises in violation of norms. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

Noida's twin towers of corruption razed in under 12 seconds

Waterfall implosion technique was used to bring down 100-metre tall structure

29 Aug 2022 7:37 AM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia at a news conference in Ahmedabad, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (PTI Photo)

AAP: BJP offered our MLAs Rs. 5 crore each, 'Operation Lotus' still on

We will fail Operation Lotus in Delhi once again, said AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj

24 Aug 2022 7:47 AM

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee members stage a protest outside the office of National Herald newspaper amid a raid by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials as part of an ongoing money laundering probe, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (PTI Photo)

ED raids office of National Herald as Congress protests

The Opposition party condemned it as vendetta politics, while the BJP said the law would take its own course

03 Aug 2022 7:12 AM

ED summons Sonia, Rahul in National Herald money laundering case

While Sonia Gandhi has been asked to depose before the federal agency at its headquarters on June 8, Rahul has been asked to appear June 2

02 Jun 2022 6:56 AM

Yasin Malik jailed for life in NIA terror funds case

Malik said that he would not 'beg' for mercy and that the court could decide at its discretion

26 May 2022 7:08 AM

Family members show photos of their missing children in the Mundka fire, at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in New Delhi, Saturday, May 14, 2022. Twenty-seven people have died so far in the Mundka fire. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

Mundka fire tragedy: Building had single entry-exit point, no fire NOC

Toll may go beyond 27 as 19 people are still missing and remains are being found

14 May 2022 1:19 PM

: Security personnel attempt to stop locals staging a protest in front of a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) bulldozer at Shaheen Bagh area, during an anti-encroachment drive, in New Delhi, Monday, May 9, 2022. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Huge protest at Shaheen Bagh halt demolition drive by SDMC

Massive protests erupted there as hundreds of people, including many women, started a dharna as soon as SDMC officials reached the spot

10 May 2022 7:13 AM

Police personnel stand guard as BJP workers protest against arrest of party spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, at Janakpuri police station in New Delhi, Friday, May 6, 2022. (PTI Photo)

3 states’ police at odds after Punjab cops arrest BJP leader

Delhi police claimed that the Punjab cops did not inform the local police before arresting Mr Bagga from his residence in Delhi

07 May 2022 1:19 AM

Bulldozers being used to remove illegal structures during a joint anti-encroachment drive by NDMC, PWD, local bodies and the police, in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Bulldozer raj in Jahangirpuri, SC's order defied, halts as CJI steps in

As the demolition continued, CPM leader Brinda Karat rushed to the spot and stood in front of a bulldozer waving a copy of the order

20 Apr 2022 11:48 AM

Security personnel keep vigil after clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday, at Jahangirpuri in New Delhi, Monday, April 18, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Jahangirpuri clashes: Delhi police file FIRs on VHP, Bajrang men

Union home minister Amit Shah directed the Delhi police to take strict action against the culprits in the Jahangirpuri violence

19 Apr 2022 7:17 AM

21 arrested for Jahangirpuri clashes: Tense calm, heavy patrolling on

The police claimed the situation is now completely under control and adequate forces have been deployed to avert any untoward incident

17 Apr 2022 11:35 AM

Police deployed to control the situation after violent clashes broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession at Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi, Saturday, April 16, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

Clashes mar Hanuman Jayanti fete

After the clashes, there has been heavy deployment of the police and Rapid Action Force in the area to maintain law and order

17 Apr 2022 8:44 AM

On Monday, when the caretaker along with some others was working inside the farmhouse, some unidentified men barged in and started to thrash them, the police said, quoting from the FIR. Rajaram and the others were taken to a hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries, the police officer said. — Representational image/DC

One lynched by ‘Gau rakshaks’ in Delhi

Cops said after getting information that a group of men were slaughtering cows and selling the meat, a police team was rushed to the spot

13 Apr 2022 9:29 AM

ABVP students interact with media after the clash between students of left-wing and ABVP over non-veg food during Navratri, outside JNU campus, in New Delhi, Monday, April 11, 2022. (PTI/Ravi Choudhary)

Clashes in JNU over non-veg food: Police file two FIRs

JNU warns students, says no violence will be tolerated

12 Apr 2022 8:58 AM

A man sits near closed shops at Ajmeri Gate market during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Covid waning: Delhi decides to lift weekend curfew

Traders in Delhi had suffered huge losses in the last 25 days, to the tune of almost 70 per cent

28 Jan 2022 11:01 AM

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