LIVE News Updates: Delhi reports 871 new COVID-19 cases, 6,19,618 

Delhi reports 871 new COVID-19 cases, 1,585 recoveries and 18 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Delhi Health Department Total cases: 6,19,618 Total recoveries: 6,01,268 Death toll: 10,347 Active cases: 8,003

A Uttarakhand court orders BJP MLA Mahesh Negi, who is accused in an alleged sexual harassment case, to appear before it on 24th December and give his DNA sample

Andhra Pradesh reported 379 new COVID-19 cases, 490 recoveries & 3 deaths today, according to the State Health Department. Total cases: 8,79,718 Active cases: 3,864 Total recoveries: 8,68,769 Death toll: 7,085

DRDO today successfully carried out the trials of the Medium Range Surface to Air missile systems developed for the Indian Army. In the trials, the missile secured a direct hit on the target.

Russia is a very important friend of India.

Damaging our traditional relationships is short-sighted and dangerous for our future, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concluded pre-Budget meetings for the forthcoming Union Budget 2021-22. More than 170 invitees representing 9 stakeholder groups participated in 15 meetings scheduled during this period.

Six passengers have tested positive for COVID19 at Delhi airport today. Around 50 passengers have been advised for institutional quarantine.

Class 10, 12 board exams to be held in June one after another: Bengal education minister

Won't fight any election till Article 370 is restored, says Mehbooba Mufti, reports NDTV

Farmers protesting in ITO, Delhi against Centre's three contentious laws

This election has proved that no matter what you do against National Conference, you can't put an end to its existence. Only Almighty or public has that power. Spread lies & propaganda but truth will come out someday: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on DDC polls results

Odisha's COVID-19 tally climbs to 3,27,279 with 364 new cases, three more fatalities push death toll to 1,846; active case count 3,036: Health department official

Between December 23 and January 2, no function or festive celebration is allowed to take place after 10 pm. It applies to every kind of functions: Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on being asked if Christmas celebrations would be allowed on December 25

Jagannath Temple in Puri in Odisha reopens for devotees after remaining closed for nine months in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Karnataka government imposes night curfew (between 10 pm and 6 am) in the state, starting today; the curfew to remain in place till January 2: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa

Five more people, including three security personnel, test positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, pushing tally to 16,657; number of active cases stands at 222: Health department official

Kerala: Special CBI court in Thiruvananthapuram sentences accused Fr. Thomas Kottoor & Sister Sephy to life imprisonment in the case pertaining to the murder of 19-year-old sister Abhaya in 1992.

Rahul Gandhi will lead demonstration tomorrow at 10:45am from Vijay Chowk to Rashtrapati Bhavan with Congress MPs. After that he & other senior leaders will meet the President of India & submit a memorandum containing 2 crore signatures for his intervention: Congress MP K Suresh

Kerala stands in solidarity with agitating farmers. The protest is gaining public support day by day. The Centre should listen to reasonable demands of the farmers and scrap the fam laws: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Many people are asking what Kerala has to do with it. If food scarcity hits the country, its maximum impact will be on Kerala, a consumer state. That is why Kerala will also be part of this protest: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

COVID-19 positivity rate has fallen below 1 percent in Delhi. Over 80,000 tests are being conducted every day: Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij says he has been shifted from ICU to a room of Medanta hospital in Gurugram. On December 5, Vij announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

Tamil Nadu govt grants permission to hold Jallikattu event, with certain restrictions. Number of players not to be more than 150 at an event, COVID-19 negative certificate mandatory for players. Number of spectators not to be more than 50% of the gathering.

Farmers perform 'havan' at Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghazipur on the occasion of birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh. Farmers' agitation against the three farm laws at Ghazipur border entered 26th day today.

For nearly a month farmers from many states have come & are protesting in Delhi in the freezing cold. Till now the PM has not come forward to talk with them and hear their demand. And our CM Edappadi is dancing to the PM's tune: DMK Chief MK Stalin in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

If the Governor doesn't take action on the list of charges of corruption against Tamil Nadu ministers, then we will approach the court: DMK chief MK Stalin Yesterday, DMK handed over a 97-page list of alleged corruptions in AIADMK government to Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

IMD forecasts minimum temperature of 3.7 degrees Celsius in Delhi for December 23; Hisar in Haryana is likely to record 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature.

23 lakh people in the world have already received Covid vaccinations. China, US, UK, Russia have started...India ka number kab ayegaa, Modi ji?, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

India records 23,950 new COVID-19 cases, 26,895 recoveries, and 333 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry Total cases: 1,00,99,066 Active cases: 2,89,240 Total recoveries: 96,63,382 Death toll: 1,46,444

Four men were killed in the early hours of Wednesday when the car they were travelling in rammed into a truck on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, police said.

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 1,13,407 as 209 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Wednesday.

Former BJP minister Sham Lal Choudhary lost by a razor-thin margin of 11 votes in Suchetgarh constituency of Jammu district in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) election, officials said on Wednesday.

15 employees of IFFCO plant at Phoolpur fall ill following gas leakage, admitted to hospital: Prayagraj DM Bhanu Chandra Goswami