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Anil Baijal had a daily videoconference meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Secretary, Police Commissioner and other senior officers.

Central government standing counsel Gaurang Kanth, a resident of Nizamuddin East, also sought that the high court take action against the organisers and participants of the religious congregation at Nizamuddin West.

Nizamuddin area in Delhi has recently turned into a new hotspot after a number of people who attended the Jamaat's gathering tested positive for coronavirus.

The state recorded its first death due to coronavirus on Monday when a 25-year-old man passed away.

Rathore calls out the spectre of fascism that has been used to criticise the current government.

Health officials said while disinfection drives are 'a cheap and visible way' of Covid-19 response, but said careful attention to personal and environmental hygiene are more effective.

As soon as those staying near the temple came to know about the planned cremation, they started raising objections to it claiming the woman had died of coronavirus.

Kejriwal slammed the organisers of the religious gathering saying it was "highly irresponsible" on their part to hold such an event at a time when thousands have died in other countries due to the pandemic.

The Centre has said that it would set up a separate unit, headed by a joint secretary-level officer in the Ministry of Health and consisting of eminent doctors from recognised institutions, to answer every query of citizens and provide real-time facts reg...

Taking to Twitter, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal said the number of food distribution centres will also be increased to ensure social distancing in the national capital.

The bench emphasised that fake news creates panic among people, thus requiring the Centre to have an official channel of directly communicating with the people and sharing authentic information.

The student group, which has a start-up called "Racerfly", has approached the Assam and Uttarakhand governments offering to join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic with their sprayer system which they claim can accomplish the task in less than 15...

An earlier order of the government said all admissions to schools for the 2020-2021 year has been postponed until further notice. The government said if any school is found violating the orders, the school's licence may be cancelled.

Agencies believe two outfits with Islamic fundamentalist ideologies may have played a role in instigating migrant labourers to protest against the lockdown. Cases have been filed against more than 2,000 migrants who took part in the stir.

The submission of application forms for National Council for Hotel Management (NCHM) JEE-2020, which was scheduled to end on March 31, 2020, has now been extended till April 30, 2020.

It took 12 days for cases to rise from 100 to 1,000 in India, whereas seven other developed nations having lesser population have seen multiple increase,"Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health Lav Agarwal said.