The Latest Breaking News from New Delhi

NEW DELHI: With 2,259 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,29,563 while the active cases decreased to 15,044, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.

NEW DELHI: One body has been recovered while nine people are still trapped under the debris at the tunnel collapse site in Jammu and Kashmir, Mussarat Islam, district development commissioner said on Friday.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann called on Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Thursday, urging him to issue a notification for the purchase of basmati on MSP. The meeting came a day after Mann met leaders of farm groups and convinced them to end their agitation on…

NEW DELHI: Traders of Sarojini Nagar wrote to the Union minister for housing and urban affairs on Wednesday claiming that 18 out of 21 entries leading to their market were closed recently in the wake of the ongoing construction work carried out by NBCC in the area.

NEW DELHI: A new “upfront destination” feature introduced by Uber allows cab drivers to decide if they want to accept a trip or not. The company said the new feature was aimed at addressing the biggest pain point of users — drivers cancelling trips at the last moment.

NEW DELHI: From June 1, you will need to shell out Rs 6,000 a day for ‘A’ class/deluxe room at AIIMS– nearly double the amount charged earlier. For ‘B’ class/ordinary rooms, the daily charge will be Rs 3,000 per day from existing Rs 2,200, an order issued by the hospital…

NEW DELHI: The father of the 13-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by 4-7 men has alleged that his daughter could have been saved much earlier had police taken his complaint on time.

VIJAYAWADA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) told the Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday that they are awaiting crucial reports from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in New Delhi and Gandhinagar in YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to reconsider its stand on allowing physically disabled persons to join the police force, including the Indian Police Service. Attorney general K K Venugopal also backed the proposal.

NEW DELHI: In a relief to jailed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, the Supreme Court on Thursday granted him interim bail in an alleged cheating case and paved the way for his release. Khan, facing prosecution in 88 cases, has been in custody since February 2020. He can now come…

NEW DELHI: As more than 33 lakh cheque bounce cases are pending in different courts and blocking judicial dockets, the Supreme Court on Thursday decided to experiment with the idea of setting up of special courts headed by retired judicial officers exclusively to deal with such cases.