BREAKING: Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari tests Covid-19 positive with mild symptoms, goes under home isolation

“We've announced a competition among gram panchayats to encourage them to participate in providing best services to curb Covid-19. The top gram panchayat will be awarded a grant of ₹50 lakh for doing good work in COVID19 management,” said Pune Zilla Parishad CEO Ayush Prasad, speaking to ANI.

Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari has tested positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms. He has isolated at home.

"Following all the necessary protocols, I have isolated myself," he tweets.

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced that the next of kin of the workers who died while cleaning sewers will be given financial assistance of ₹10 lakh, reports ANI.

Maharashtra sees a mild dip in Covid-19 cases with 34,424 fresh infections. The total caseload from the disease now stands at 6,987,938. 

The state's Omicron tally has reached 1,281.

France will see a new anti-record on Tuesday with more than 3,50,000 cases of coronavirus expected to be registered by the end of day, news agency ANI quotes health minister Olivier Veran as saying. 

Mumbai has reported 11,647 fresh Covid-19 cases and two related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the active caselaod to 1,00,523.

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear a petition seeking an independent inquiry into the Haridwar 'Dharm Sansad' hate speech case, reports news agency ANI. The matter will be heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana.

BCCI has given formal clearance to Lucknow and Ahmedabad franchises of IPL. Both teams have been given two weeks to finalise their draft picks. IPL auction will be held in Bengaluru on Feb 12 and Feb 13: IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel to ANI

The deadline to file Income Tax Returns (ITR) for financial year 2021-22 has been extended till March 15, 2022.

Delhi saw a slight rise in daily Covid-19 infections as compared to the previous day after 21,259 new cases were logged in the past 24 hours. 

As many as 23 people succumbed to the infection.

The Haryana government has banned strikes by healthcare workers for six months by invoking the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), reports ANI citing state health minister Anil Vij.

“13 MLAs are going to join Samajwadi Party,” says Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar after BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya resigns from the party and joins SP.

Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu said the decision to choose the the chief minister of the state for the upcoming polls lies with the people of the state and not the party's high command. 

Goa deputy chief minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been admitted to Manipal Hospital near Panaji.

Swami Prasad Maurya has joined the Samajwadi Party after resigning from the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh cabinet ahead of the state assembly polls. 

BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya resigns as UP minister just ahead of assembly elections in state.

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar and former CM Siddaramaiah continue their ‘padayatra’ in Ramanagara despite a surge in daily Covid cases.

India today successfully testfired BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Indian Navy destroyer INS Vishakhapatnam off the Western coast. The sea to sea variant of the missile was testfired at the maximum range and hit the target ship with pinpoint accuracy: Sources in Indian Navy

Delhi govt to start special yoga classes for Covid patients in home isolation, announces CM Arvind Kejriwal.

Only those with two doses of Covid-19 vaccine and second dose certificate permitted to enter Gangasagar mela; those having negative RT-PCR report from at least 72 hours earlier will be permitted to enter; 2-member committee to monitor adherence to Covid protocols: Calcutta HC

All private offices in Delhi shall be closed, except those which are falling under the exempted category; work from home shall be followed. All restaurants and bars shall be closed, takeaways allowed: DDMA in its revised guidelines

Puducherry reports 655 new Covid-19 cases, 0 death and 22 recoveries, active cases stand at 2355.

European Union parliament president David Sassoli has passed away: Spokesperson

Odisha cabinet increases upper age limit for state civil services from 32 to 38 years.

India reports 168,063 new Covid-19 cases, 277 deaths and 69,959 recoveries. Total case count rises to 35,875,790.

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will address a press conference on Covid-19 at 12 noon.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 occurred 137km west of north Nicosia, northern Cyprus at 06:37 hours: National Center for Seismology

Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) presently at 93 (overall) in the ' Satisfactory' category: SAFAR-India

North Korea reportedly fires what may be a ballistic missile, the second apparent launch in less than a week after leader Kim Jong Un urged the military to make more military advances.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has tested positive for Covid-19, almost a year after contracting the illness for the first time.