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New Delhi: India registered the highest single-day surge of 27,114 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total caseload past the 8 lakh-mark to 8,20,916 on Saturday. The death toll rose to 22,123 with 519 more succumbing…

New Delhi: The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned India to remain on high alert against further locust attacks in the next four weeks. Swarms of crop-destroying locusts first threatened Madhya Pradesh…

New Delhi: With an eye on controlling air pollution in Delhi, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar opened an ‘urban forest in the park of the Comptroller and Auditor Generals (CAG) office on Thursday. This is part of the Union…

New Delhi: Delhi was on high alert after swarms of crop-destroying locusts reached the outskirts of the national capital from Gurugram on Saturday. The Arvind Kejriwal-headed AAP government swung into action and asked all district…

New Delhi: A 16-year-old TikTok star, Siya Kakkar, has allegedly committed suicide. She was found hanging at her residence in the Geeta Colony area here. No suicide note was recovered near the spot, the police said. “The body was handed…

Noida: The Sector 50 metro station in Noida, to be dedicated to the transgender community, will be named the ‘Rainbow Station’. The decision was taken by the Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) on the basis of suggestions from individuals…

Maharashtra and Delhi, by now confirmed to be the two worst-affected states in the country from coronavirus, is among the five states to receive 20,000 vials of the experimental COVID-19 drug Remdesivir. Hyderabad-based drugmaker Hetero…

New Delhi: A day after Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal announced a mandatory five-day institutional quarantine for anyone testing positive for COVID-19, the order was withdrawn on Saturday. Baijal’s controversial order -- applicable for…

New Delhi: India registered another highest single-day spike of 14,516 COVID-19 cases on Saturday. With the day’s new cases, the national tally has gone up to 3,95,048 while a total of 12,948 patients have succumbed to COVID-19 with 375…

New Delhi: Legislator of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Atishi has tested positive for coronavirus, the IANS reported on Wednesday. The 39-year-old MLA from Kalkaji Assembly segment in South Delhi is currently undergoing quarantine at her…