Breaking News: BMC allows shops in Mumbai to open till 10pm

BMC issues notification allowing shops in Mumbai to open till 10pm and restaurants till 4pm. All sports except swimming, and those in which players come in close contact, allowed as well.

Two unidentified persons spotted running in uniform at Mangal Market near Jammu Railway Station, earlier today. They were wearing Army uniform.

I will continue to work as MP in Asansol. There is politics beyond constitutional post and I withdraw myself from it. I will not join any other party. I will vacate the MP bungalow in Delhi and release security personnel from their duties soon: Babul Supriyo, former Union minister

Maharashtra's daily Covid-19 cases and deaths fall to 4869 and 90 respectively. Mumbai logs 259 new infections and nine deaths.

Andhra Pradesh reports 1546 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1968 recoveries, and 15 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra govt announces relaxations in Covid-19 curbs in 14 districts, excluding Mumbai, Mumbai suburban and Thane. The decision for Mumbai and Thane will be taken by the local disaster management authorities.

CBSE notifies that "Class 12th students who are not satisfied with the marks, awarded to them on basis of the 'Policy of Tabulation' will be given an opportunity to appear in examinations to be conducted by the board. Marks scored in the later examination will be considered as final."

"At 12:30pm tomorrow, will interact with beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna," tweets PMM Modi Yojana in Gujarat. It would be wonderful to hear their views and experiences.

"I've directed the Mizoram Police to withdraw FIR dated 26.07.2021 filed at Vairengte, district, Mizoram against all the accused persons," tweets Mizoram CM Zoramthanga.

Kerala reports 13,984 new Covid-19 cases, 15,923 recoveries and 118 deaths; positivity rate drops to 10.93%.

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, BJP and Kerala Students' Union, Congress, today staged a protest to Kerala Assembly demanding resignation of Education Minister V Sivankutty; several detained.

We are reviewing the suggestions from public, some demanded reopening of schools, some didn't. A decision will soon be taken on the basis of various factors and feedback. Largely it seems that many people want: Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi e-RUPI, an electronic voucher promoting digital payment solution, via video conferencing.

Union Ministry of health rushes a multidisciplinary team to Maharahstra to monitor the Zika virus situation and support the state government in management of Zika cases.

Bombay high court reserves order in petitions of businessman Raj Kundra and Ryan Thorpe challenging their arrest by Mumbai police.

National Investigation Agency (NIA) takes over and re-registers the case pertaining to a blast that took place outside the Israel Embassy in Delhi on January 29 this year: Statement

An advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 1983-batch Bihar cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Amarjeet Sinha resigned today. While there was no official statement, Hindustan Times confirmed this from an official in the Prime Minister's office (PMO).

"We are allowing shops to operate till 8pm. Local trains cannot be allowed for general public immediately. Relaxations would not be applicable in districts with high positivity rate and high number of Covid-19 cases. A committee will be constituted for recommendations on development in eco sensitive zones," says Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.

Supreme Court to hear on August 5 contempt petition filed by a lawyer, against the Prime Minister, Home Minister, and Ministry of Home Affairs challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the Delhi Police Commissioner.

The Rajya Sabha on Monday congratulated badminton ace P V Sindhu for winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, saying that she has scripted history by becoming the country's first woman to win two individual Olympics medals.

When the House met for the day, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu congratulated Sindhu for her gritty performance on behalf of the House and himself.

The Supreme Court will hear today at 2 pm the plea of five-time Paralympian shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma challenging an order of the Delhi High Court which had posted his plea relating to his non-selection for the upcoming Tokyo Games for hearing on August 6.

A three-judge bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar will hear the plea.

India is likely to receive an average amount of rainfall in August and September, the state-run weather office said on Monday, raising expectations of higher crop yields in Asia's third-biggest economy, which relies heavily on the vast farm sector.

"As per most parameters, we expect monsoon rains to be normal in August and September this year," Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD), told a news conference.

Schools for all classes reopened in Punjab on Monday, with physical classes resuming after a gap of a few months for pre-primary levels.

The state government on Saturday had allowed reopening of schools for all classes from August 2 as it further relaxed Covid restrictions in the wake of declining number of cases.

Officials said schools reopened for all classes across the state.

Union health ministry on Monday informed that more than 49.64 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories till date.

"More than 49.64 crore (49,64,98,050) vaccine doses have been provided to States and UTs so far, through all sources and a further 9,84,610 doses are in the pipeline," read the official release by the ministry.

Russia will send an additional contingent of 800 troops to take part in military exercises at the Afghan border and use two times more hardware there than originally planned, Interfax news agency reported on Monday citing the defence ministry.

The drills, which are set to take place on Aug. 5-10 and involve Uzbek and Tajik forces, come as the security situation had rapidly deteriorated in Afghanistan amid a US troop withdrawal.