Delhi reports 2,419 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate at 12.95%

Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) postponed at 50 centres out of total 489 on day two, says National Testing Agency (NTA).

Delhi reported 2419 new cases, 02 deaths and 1716 recoveries in the last 24 hours. Positivity Rate is at 12.95 per cent. Active cases at 6,876.

With just three working days left in the monsoon session of Parliament, government managers have started consulting key opposition leaders on a proposal to adjourn the House on August 8 or 10. A final decision on early closure of the session is yet to be taken. Read More

Three years after the abrogation of Article 370 and 35 A by the Narendra Modi government, the security situation in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has shown marked improvement if a comparison is drawn between 2016-2018 and 2019-2021 data recorded by the Home Ministry and J&K police. Read More

Amid reports of airspace violations and provocations by the Chinese side, India and China held a special round of military talks recently at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point in Eastern Ladakh. Read More

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, other Congress leaders released after being detained during protest against price rise

Amid reports of airspace violations and provocations by the Chinese side, India and China held a special round of military talks recently at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point in Eastern Ladakh. Read More

US has no right to make the mistake again of allowing another US House Speaker to visit Taiwan says Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, reports news agency Reuters. 

China on Friday launched a diplomatic offensive against the US, sanctioning House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, days after she became the highest-ranking US politician to visit self-ruled Taiwan since 1997 and cancelling eight bilateral mechanisms as Beijing continued its sustained display of fury against both the US and the island including an ongoing show of military might around it. Read More

Taiwan Defence ministry says 68 Chinese planes, 13 warships crossed median line, reports AFP

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in Delhi on Friday. The Trinamool Congress supremo, who is on a four-day visit to the national capital, was set to discuss issues like GST dues for her state with the PM. Read More

Ex-West Bengal education minister Partha Chatterjee, his aide Arpita Mukherjee sent to 14-day judicial custody by court in SSC scam.

Three years after the abrogation of article 370 and 35 A by the Narendra Modi government, the security situation in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir has shown marked improvement if a comparison is drawn between 2016-2018 and 2019-2021 data recorded by the Home Ministry and J&K police. Read More

ED searches the Director of WazirX Crypto-Currency Exchange and freezes its bank assets worth ₹64.67 Crores for assisting accused Instant Loan APP Companies in the laundering of fraud money via purchase & transfer of virtual crypto assets, reports ANI.

The Indian Army tested the operational readiness of its satellite-based systems deployed across the country last week during a complex exercise aimed at validating and showcasing the resilience of its communication capabilities in case terrestrial connectivity is disrupted in future conflicts, people familiar with the development said on Friday. Read More 

Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba gets second one-year extension, says official order

Rahul Gandhi on Friday shared visuals of face-off between cops and his party colleagues as the Congress undertook the “Halla Bol '' protest in Delhi and other parts of the country against inflation and a surge in the price of essentials. Read More

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrested during party's massive protests in the national capital on price rise.

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) informs Supreme Court that no trees are being cut for the construction of a metro car shed in the Aarey Forest area in Mumbai.

Rahul Gandhi - along with his party MPs - led a march in parliament on Friday in protest against the government over inflation. In a video tweeted by Congress leader Manish Tewari, he said that they were detained during their protest against inflation from Vijay Chowk on their way to the PM's residence.

The real GDP growth projection for 2022-23 is retained at 7.2% with Q1- 16.2%, Q2- 6.2%, Q3 -4.1% and Q4- 4% with risks broadly balanced. The real GDP growth for Q1 2023-24 is projected at 6.7%, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.