Breaking news: Delhi police questions Red Fort violence accused Lakha Sidhana

Red Fort violence accused Lakha Sidhana today questioned by Delhi Police Crime Branch in connection with Samaipur Badli case. Two FIRs were registered against Sidhana in connection with violence cases. He was granted interim protection from arrest in both of the cases till July 3 and July 19.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday arrested an alleged key conspirator of the 2020 Bengaluru riots that left four persons dead. Read More

DCGI tells Dr Reddy’s to submit Russian efficacy data on Sputnik Light vaccine, says no need to conduct separate trial

The Delhi government’s online job portal established a record 75,000 connections between job seekers and employers in June, signifying a surge in people looking for employment as the national Capital opened economic activities after a strict seven-week long lockdown meant to curb the brutal second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, while layoffs plunged to a 21-year low in June as companies held on to their workers amid labor shortages.

Double Covid jab seems to protect against Delta variant, news agency AFP reported European Medicines Agency (EMA).

Delhi on Thursday reported 93 new Covid-19 cases, 111 recoveries and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of recoveries now stands at 14,07,943, while the overall tally has climbed to 14,34,281. The death toll is at 24,981.

Zydus Cadila’s make in India Covid-19 vaccine shows primary efficacy of 66.6% in the interim analysis, says managing director of Zydus group, Sharvil Patel.

In Kerla, a zoo worker died after he was bitten by king cobra. The man identified as P Harshad, was reportedly cleaning the enclosure when the cobra bit him, zoo officials said.

The Prime Minister announced a Credit Guarantee Scheme of ₹50,000 crores to strengthen the health infrastructure in such areas, where there is a lack of health facilities on National Doctor's day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked doctors for tackling the Covid-19 pandemic on behalf of all citizens of this country on National Doctor's day.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that in the last 4 years tax base has almost doubled from 66.25 lakhs to 1.28 crores. Adding that for 8 months in a row, GST revenues crossed ₹1 lakh crore-mark.

Bombay high court will be pronouncing the verdict in Gulshan Kumar's murder case today. Kumar, the founder of T-Series, who was killed in Mumbai on August 12, 1997.

India reported 48,786 cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the country's cumulative Covid-19 infection tally to 30,411,634, the Union ministry of health and family welfare's dashboard showed at 8am.

Zydus Cadila has applied for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the launch of their DNA vaccine for those aged12 years and above. The vaccine has completed its third phase trial, reported news agency ANI.

Amid the ongoing crisis in Punjab Congress, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will meet party leaders from urban areas of the state, followed by lunch in Chandigarh on Thursday.

We are first in Odisha to procure it. As per our MoU, we've to first vaccinate employees of Dr Reddy's. We opened 20 slots for people on June 29&June 30&response is good," a hospital official said.

Indonesia will launch on Friday emergency measures aimed at controlling its worst coronavirus epidemic since the start of the pandemic, with the curbs due to run until July 20, a minister said.

Celebrations in Beijing to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of China's ruling Communist Party kicked off on Thursday morning with a flyby of fighter jets and helicopters at Tiananmen Square in the centre of the capital.

On the occasion of the first anniversary of Hong Kong's national security law, members of the European Parliament wrote a joint letter to top EU leaders, demanding action against the Chinese authorities for the imposition of a legislation law that "destroyed" the 'One country, two systems'.

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology is expected to announce soon that it will open an investigation into the collapse last week of a building in Surfside, Florida, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.