LIVE News Updates: Delhi reports 340 new COVID19 cases, 6,31,589 total cases

Delhi reports 340 new COVID19 cases, 390 recoveries and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Delhi Health Department.

Total cases: 6,31,589

Total recoveries: 6,17,930

Death toll: 10,722

Active cases: 2,937

Due to the global COVID19 situation, it has been decided that this year there will not be any foreign head of state or government as the chief guest for our Republic Day event: Anurag Srivastava, MEA Spokesperson

Absolute violation of Right to Privacy: Petition filed before Delhi High Court against new WhatsApp privacy policy, reports Bar and Bench

Govt ready to hold talks with farmers' leaders, as scheduled on Jan 15, with open mind: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar

The Budget session of Parliament will commence from January 29, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Union Budget on February 1.

The session will be held in two parts -- from January 29 to February 15 and March 8 to April 8.

The 5th session of the 17th Lok Sabha will have 35 sittings -- 11 in the first part and 24 in the second part.

President Ram Nath Kovind will address both Houses of Parliament -- the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha -- at 11 am on January 29.

Delhi High Court has allowed the opening of spas in Delhi with appropriate safe guards. Court has also directed the spa owners to conduct the COVID19 test of their staff every two weeks.

Two bull tamers detained by police for waving black flags and shouting slogans against Centre's farm laws during Jallikattu event in Madurai

COVID-19 death toll in Uttar Pradesh rises to 8,543 with 14 more fatalities, 506 new cases push infection tally to 5,95,142: Official

Delhi poultry markets to open, says Arvind Kejriwal after samples test negative for bird flu, reports NDTV

Bhartiya Kisan Union president Bhupinder Singh Mann, who was one of the four members of the Supreme Court-appointed committee on farm laws, on Thursday said he is recusing himself from the panel.

Mann said he is thankful to the apex court for nominating him on the committee but would sacrifice any position offered to him so as not to compromise the interests of farmers.

What is China doing inside our territory? Why are the Chinese people sitting inside Indian territory? Why has the PM got nothing to say about it? Why is the PM completely silent about the fact that Chinese troops are sitting inside Indian territory?: Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader

Mark my words. Take it from me. The Government will be forced to take these laws (the three farm laws), back. Remember what I said: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu

You are suppressing farmers. You're helping handful of businesses. When Corona comes, you are not helping common man. Whose Prime Minister are you? Are you the Prime Minister of the people of India or of 2-3 selected businessmen?: Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader, in Madurai

Four persons were killed and five others received injuries after their van collided head-on with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Chattarpur district in the wee hours of Thursday, a police official said

I urge Yogi Adityanath ji to begin the vaccination by getting himself vaccinated first so that there is no doubt in the minds of people in state: UP Congress president Ajay Kumar Lallu

Authorities have begun to distribute coronavirus vaccine doses to various districts in Kerala for the first phase of the vaccination drive, health officials said on Thursday.

The distribution of the vaccine doses to central and north Kerala district centres commenced from Kochi and Kozhikode and to southern districts from Thiruvananathapuram.

A 17-year-old girl, who was raped 10 years ago, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her house in a village here, police said on Thursday.

She was raped 10 years ago by a man of her village who recently returned after completing seven years jail term, they said.

The girl allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday and her body has been handed over to her family after post-mortem, Sub-Inspector incharge of Khaptiha Kala police chowki, Dinesh Kumar, said.

The girl's father, who is physically challenged, has alleged that the man had started troubling his daughter by creating hurdles in getting her marriage fixed. Frustrated over this, she committed suicide, he alleged.

The financial condition of the family is not good, the SI said, adding that the matter is being investigated.

PM expected to launch COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16; likely to interact with some beneficiaries on first day: Sources.

Wholesale price-based inflation in December slows to 1.22 %, compared to 1.55 % in November: Govt data

Vaccination will be done at 81 locations in Delhi on 16th January. Around 100 people will be vaccinated at each of these locations in a day. Vaccination will be done on four days a week - Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

Avian influenza not detected in poultry birds in Delhi. All 100 samples taken from Asia’s largest chicken market in Ghazipur test negative for bird flu: Delhi Animal Husbandry Unit

Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 150 points in early trade on Thursday led by heavy selling in index-heavyweights Infosys, HCL Tech and Asian Paints.

A team of WHO experts arrived in the central Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

India reports 16,946 new COVID-19 cases, 17,652 discharges and 198 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry Total cases: 1,05,12,093 Active cases: 2,13,603 Total discharges: 1,01,46,763 Death toll: 1,51,727

A World Health Organization (WHO) team of 10 international experts that will investigate the origins of COVID-19 pandemic, to arrive in China shortly. Visuals from Wuhan airport.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is conducting multiple raids in Mumbai. After the arrest of one Sameer Khan yesterday, NCB intensified its investigation in the drugs case, multiple teams of NCB are conducting raids in Mumbai since last night: NCB