Covid LIVE: Daily cases under 1,000 for first time in Delhi in third wave

Live news updates: Cooked food on premium trains had already been restored in December 21

8:57 PM

We will not allow Goa to become a coal hub: Rahul Gandhi

8:33 PM

Days of divisive, issue-less politics over in western UP: Tikait

The days of "divisive and issue-less" politics are over in western Uttar Pradesh, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait said on Friday as he credited the farmers' agitation for bringing about the change.

The national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) also said protests are necessary to check unruly governments and strengthen democracy.

8:03 PM

Kejriwal will visit Punjab between February 12-18 ahead of Punjab Assembly polls

7:43 PM

Delhi reports 977 fresh Covid-19 infections

7:33 PM

India is committed to eliminating single-use plastic: PM Modi

7:10 PM

Aarogya Setu users can now create the 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account

6:21 PM

IRCTC to resume cooked food in all trains from February 14

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is all set to resume the services of cooked food in trains as Covid restrictions ease across India.

 

Of the total number of trains, cooked foods had already been resumed in 30% since December 2021, 80% in January 2022 and remaining 20% shall be restored by February 14 2022.

6:13 PM

AAP releases manifesto for Uttarakhand polls

5:26 PM

Building collapses in north Delhi, 2 women pulled out of debris

Two women were pulled out of the debris of a building which collapsed in north Delhi's Bawana area on Friday afternoon and efforts are on to rescue others who are underneath the rubble, police said.

The fire department officials received information about the incident at 2.48 pm, following which three to four fire tenders rushed to the spot.

4:37 PM

BJP govt believes in development but has bulldozers for mafia: Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the BJP government believes in development but also has bulldozers for the mafia and that is why women in the state feel safe, the PTI reported.

Addressing an election meeting in Shahjahanpur's Kant, Adityanath targeted the opposition Samajwadi Party, saying while it was in power, it only built boundary walls for graveyards in the name of development.

4:19 PM

'Parivarwadi' people have realised that their boat has sunk: PM Modi

3:58 PM

A 'chowk' named after Lata Mangeshkar in Ayodhya: Modi

3:54 PM

Involvement of the SP leader in the incident shows the real face of the Samajwadi Party: Anurag Thakur

3:46 PM

Decomposed body of missing Dalit woman recovered near an ashram constructed during Samajwadi govt in Unnao

3:28 PM

This time we will get a solid majority: Rahul Gandhi in Goa

3:06 PM

Sikkim lifts Covid-19 induced restrictions

2:47 PM

WHO chief scientist: pandemic has not ended as more variants expected

The World Health Organization's chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday that the world was not yet at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as there would be more coronavirus variants.

"We have seen the virus evolve, mutate ... so we know there will be more variants, more variants of concern, so we are not at the end of the pandemic," Swaminathan told reporters in South Africa, where she was visiting vaccine manufacturing facilities with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

2:38 PM

Punjab polls: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal's wife & daughter to visit Punjab for campaigning

2:16 PM

Fire broke out in Shree Mahakali Pharma company in Gujarat

1:57 PM

Uniform Civil Code is the need of the hour: Giriraj Singh

1:44 PM

Rs 73,000 crore provided for MNREGA scheme: FM

Rs 73,000 crore provided for rural employment guarantee scheme MNREGA, will give more if demand comes, said FM Nirmala Sitharaman in Budget reply in Rajya Sabha, PTI reported.

1:43 PM

Will continue to support our ASEAN partners in their efforts to uphold peace and stability: S Jaishankar

We reviewed Quad's ongoing efforts to combat Covid-19 pandemic & agreed to expedite delivery of safe & affordable vaccines, support capacity building & augment infrastructure for last-mile delivery, said EAM S Jaishankar at joint press conference after 4th Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

 

We are building an agenda that seeks to further our shared vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. We are keen to work together to further peace & stability & economic prosperity in the Indo-Pacific through collective efforts which address contemporary issues, Jaishankar said, adding it will continue to support our ASEAN partners in their efforts to uphold peace, and stability in the region

 

1:00 PM

Jaishankar attends Quad foreign ministers meeting in Melbourne

The foreign ministers of the Quad grouping of India, the US, Australia and Japan on Friday held talks in Melbourne amid escalating tension between Russia and NATO countries over Ukraine, the Afghan crisis and increasing concerns over China's "coercion" in the Indo-Pacific region, PTI reported. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and Australia's Marise Payn jointly called on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison ahead of their talks.

12:32 PM

SC says it will take up at 'appropriate time' pleas on Hijab row

The Supreme Court said on Friday it will protect the constitutional rights of every citizen and take up at an “appropriate time” the pleas challenging a direction of the Karnataka High Court asking students not to wear any religious cloth in educational institutions.

12:23 PM

Passenger vehicle dispatches fall 8% in Jan: SIAM

Passenger vehicle dispatches from factories to dealers in India fell 8 per cent in January, mainly due to semiconductor shortage, said industry association on Friday. The total passenger vehicle wholesales dropped to 2,54,287 units in January 2022 as compared to 2,76,554 units in the same month of last year.

11:57 AM

FM Sitharaman defends Budget, says it has not ignored the poor

11:12 AM

Mod govt's inflation management is robust: FM Sitharaman

Inflation management and responsible allocation of resources is an important task of all finance ministries of the world: Finance Minister Sitharaman. 'Our government’s inflation management is robust.'

11:03 AM

Pandemic cost loss of Rs 9.57 trillion to economy: Sitharaman

India’s economy suffered a loss of Rs 9.57 trillion due the coronavirus pandemic compared to a loss of Rs 2.12 trillion in the global financial crisis of 2008-09: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha.

10:15 AM

World coronavirus cases increase to 403.75 million

More than 403.75 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and 6,152,645 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

9:54 AM

Australia drops landmark criminal cartel case against Citi, Deutsche

Australia on Friday withdrew a cartel lawsuit against Citigroup Inc, Deutsche Bank AG and several former executives over a $1.8 billion share issue, a stunning retreat from what would have been the country's biggest white-collar criminal trial, Reuters reported. After nearly four years of pre-trial hearings in packed courtrooms, federal prosecutors said they had pulled the case after reviewing the evidence and concluding "there were no longer reasonable prospects of conviction".