LIVE News Updates: Delhi HC reserves order on Centre’s plea challenging stay on execution of Nirbhaya convicts

Delhi High Court reserved order on Center and Tihar jail’s plea challenging the trial court’s order which had stayed the execution of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.

Advocate Rebecca John who is arguing on behalf of convict Mukesh: With the change of circumstances, he (Mukesh) has the right to file mercy petition. High Court can't say, it's over, hang him separately. My rights are protected and that's why I am pressing for a common execution.

Rebecca John who is arguing on behalf of convict Mukesh states that Centre just woke up yesterday. Why did they not move anything earlier? You cannot condemn me for using my legal remedies. Constitution allows me to exercise those options till the last breath of my life.

Advocate AP Singh appearing for 2012 Delhi gang-rape case convicts (Pawan, Akshay& Vinay) in Delhi High Court: The convicts belong to poor, rural and Dalit families. The convicts cannot be made to bear brunt of ambiguity in the law.

"There is no prescribed time given to execute the death sentence by the Supreme Court and Constitution.”

SG Tushar Mehta in Delhi HC: Credibility of the institution and its own power to execute death sentence is at stake. People celebrated after the encounter of rape accused in Telangana. It was not the celebration of the police, it was the celebration of justice.

SG Tushar Mehta during a hearing in 2012 Delhi gang-rape case in Delhi HC: Mercy jurisdiction is always a personal jurisdiction. The President may show mercy towards a convict because of his circumstances. How will that be applicable to other convicts?

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta while giving his submission in the court said, “there was a deliberate delay on part of the (Nirbhaya) convict and prompt response on part of the institution”

Embassy of India in China: Holders of already issued E-visas may note that these are no longer valid. All those who have a compelling reason to visit India may contact the Embassy of India in Beijing or Indian consulates in Shanghai or Guangzhou&Indian Visa Application Centres.

Hong Kong is set to roll out more measures for residents crossing the border to China, an adviser to the government said on Sunday amid calls for a drastic two-way control procedures to be put in place to stem the coronavirus outbreak.

The Philippines on Sunday reported the country's first death from the novel coronavirus, making it the first country outside China to report a fatality.

The victim was a 44-year-old Chinese male from the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, who came to the Philippines via Hong Kong on January 21, Xinhua news agency quoted Health Secretary Francisco Duque as saying.

China on Sunday banned funerals, burials and farewell ceremonies for the victims of the novel coronavirus in an effort to control the outbreak as the death toll rose to 304 in the country.

The bodies should be cremated at designated funeral homes near their location, they cannot be transported between regions and cannot be preserved by burial or other means, said the trial guidelines issued by the National Health Commission, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security.

Funeral traditions such as farewell ceremonies are prohibited and bodies must be disinfected and placed by medical workers into a sealed bag, which thereafter cannot be opened, reports Efe news.

Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and two civilians sustained injuries after terrorists lobbed grenade upon the paramilitary force near Pratap park in Lal Chowk area on Sunday afternoon.

The grenade was lobbed by unidentified terrorists upon the CRPF's 171 Battalion around 12.45 pm.

"All injured have been evacuated and shifted to nearby hospital," the CRPF told IANS.

RS Sahi, IG, CRPF, in Srinagar: This is an incident of grenade throwing during the busy Sunday market. 2 CRPF personnel sustained minor injuries. Those who threw the grenade want to create apprehension among locals so that normalcy does not return.

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): A grenade was lobbed upon the deployed troops of C/171 Bn CRPF in Srinagar today; 2 civilians and 2 personnel of CRPF sustained minor splinter injuries. Injured evacuated to hospital.

Grenade attack on CRPF personnel at Pratap Park, Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

Delhi: DCP Chinmay Biswas is present at the spot, where people are holding a protest against the Shaheen Bagh protest.

People hold protest against the women sit-in protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in Shaheen Bagh area.

Maldives nationals who arrived in Delhi by the second Air India special flight from Wuhan, China

Eight of the 312 Bangladeshis evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, have been hospitalised in Dhaka, the media reported.

The Biman Bangladesh Airlines ferrying the evacuees arrived at Shahjalal International Airport sometime on Saturday morning, bdnews24 quoted Tahera Khandaker, a spokeswoman for the flag carrier, as saying.

Delhi: 323 Indian nationals and 7 Maldives nationals who arrived in Delhi by the second Air India special flight from Wuhan, China today, underwent Coronavirus screening soon after they de-boarded from the aircraft.

The National Health Commission that 2,110 patients remained in severe condition, and 19,544 people were suspected of being infected with the virus, Xinhua news agency reported.

A total of 328 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.

The Commission said 163,844 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 8,044 were discharged on Saturday, with 137,594 others still under medical observation.

323 Indian nationals and 7 Maldives nationals who arrived in Delhi by the second Air India special flight from Wuhan, China today, being taken to quarantine centres set up by Indian Army and ITBP.

Delhi: Second Air India special flight carrying 323 Indians and 7 Maldives citizens, that took off from Wuhan (China) landed at Delhi airport, earlier today.

Kerala Health Min KK Shailaja: The patient has been undergoing treatment at Alappuzha Medical College. We haven't got report from National Institute of Virology, Pune. There are chances that it is positive but we can confirm it only after getting the report.

Seven Maldivians onboard Air India special flight arriving from coronavirus-hit Wuhan.

Second positive case of Novel Coronavirus has been found, in Kerala. The patient has a travel history from China. The patient has been kept in isolation in the hospital; is stable and is being closely monitored.

Despite strong criticism from the opposition, the Pakistan government has decided to stay firm on its earlier decision against the repatriation of Pakistanis stuck in virus-hit China, a top official said.

Addressing the media on Saturday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health, Zafar Mirza said: "It (coronavirus) is now being transferred from human to human. It means that a person affected with the virus can also become a source for the transfer of the virus.

Delhi: Second Air India special flight carrying 323 Indians and 7 Maldives citizens, that took off from Wuhan (China) lands at Delhi airport.

A total of 328 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Saturday, Chinese health authorities announced on Sunday.

Saturday saw 85 people walk out of the hospital after recovery (49 in Hubei), the National Health Commission (NHC) said in its daily report, Xinhua news agency reported.

By the end of Saturday, a total of 304 people had died of the disease and 14,380 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection had been reported in 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in China.

Air India special flight carrying the second batch of Indian passengers on board took off from Wuhan (China) at 0310 hours today. The special flight will land in Delhi at 0910 hours.

Coronavirus death toll in China rises to 304 with 45 new fatalities, according to the Government, says AFP news agency.