Highlights | Delhi reports 1,520 fresh Covid cases, positivity rate 5.10%

PM Modi, at joint conference with CJI Ramana, judges and CMs, says, 'Confluence of 2 sections of constitution will prepare roadmap of effective judicial system'

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a joint conference of chief ministers and chief justices of high courts at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan.

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At conference with CMs, union law minister, Chief Justice NV Ramana criticises govts for disobeying court orders, says such cases are extra burden.

The national capital continued to stay among the top contributors, reporting 1,607 fresh cases of Coronavirus on Friday, news agency PTI reported quoting authorities. 2 new deaths were also witnessed in the last 24 hours in Delhi. The positivity rate in the capital now stands at 5.28 per cent.

Amid heatwave conditions prevailing across the country, the India Meteorological Department on Friday evening predicted that such conditions will continue to prevail in the northern parts of Telangana for the coming five days.

Speaking to ANI on Friday evening, A Sravani, Scientist C Incharge, IMD Hyderabad said, "Heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in northern parts of Telangana for the coming five days and a few parts of southern Telangana is likely to receive rainfall in the coming days."

Mr Mukhwinder Singh Chinna has been appointed as new IG Patiala, Mr Deepak Parik has been appointed as the new SSP of Patiala and Mr Wazir Singh has been appointed as the new SP of Patiala, news agency ANI reported.

The chief minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann on Saturday ordered transfer of three senior cops following clashes in Patiala, officials have said.

The chief minister of Punjab Bhagwant Mann on Saturday ordered transfer of three senior cops following clashes in Patiala, officials have said. Mobile internet services have also been suspended in Patiala till 6 pm today.

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India’s daily Covid cases crossed the 3,000-mark for the third time this week as the nation witnessed 3,688 fresh infections in the last 24 hours. As per the data shared by the health ministry on Friday, 50 deaths were also reported taking the total toll of lives lost in the country since the beginning of the pandemic to 5,23,803.

Mobile internet services to be temporarily suspended in Punjab's Patiala a day after the city witnessed clashes. The services will remain suspended till 6 PM.

An outbreak of severe hepatitis in healthy children - that caused liver failure in some kids - might be linked to adenovirus infection, the US health body CDC (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention) said in a report published on Friday.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the inaugural session of the joint conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today, news agency ANI reported.

More than 50 worshippers have been killed in a powerful explosion in Kabul mosque, Reuters reported. The latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

China's Shanghai reported zero Covid-19 cases outside its quarantined areas for April 29, the first time since the recent outbreak in the eastern financial hub, Reuters reported citing local health authorities.

The city recorded 8,932 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases and 1,249 symptomatic cases for April 29, the local government said adding that all the cases were found in quarantined areas.

The city also reported 47 new deaths on April 29, down from 52 a day earlier, according to the statement.

The United Nations has condemned a "deadly explosion" at a Sufi mosque in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, on Friday, which reportedly killed at least 10 people and injured over 15.

Ramiz Alakbarov, UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Afghanistan, issued a statement condemning the "heinous" attack, news agency ANI reported.

"Today's blast, which comes on the last Friday of the holy week of Ramadan, is yet another painful blow to the people of Afghanistan who continue to be exposed to unremitting insecurity and violence," he said as per ANI. "It is unconscionable for civilians to be targeted indiscriminately as they go about their daily business, gathering for prayers, going to school or the market, or on their way to work," he added.

Twitter Chief Executive Parag Agrawal sought to quell employee anger on Friday during a company-wide meeting where employees demanded answers to how managers planned to handle an anticipated mass exodus prompted by Elon Musk.

Musk has repeatedly criticized Twitter's content moderation practices and a top executive responsible for setting speech and safety policies.
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Paxlovid failed to meet its primary goal of significantly reducing the risk of Covid-19 infection in adults exposed to the virus through a household contact, Pfizer said in a statement Friday. 

The drug reduced risks by about a third compared with a placebo, which didn’t meet the threshold for statistical significance.

Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said he was “disappointed” by the study results.

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A blast targeted a mosque on Friday afternoon in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killing at least 10 people and 20 others injured, ANI reported quoting local media.