Latest News Updates: Delhi Covid News Live Updates: Delhi reported 259 fresh coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 14.36 per cent, and two Covid-related deaths, according to data shared by the city government's health department. With the fresh cases and fatalities, the national capital's caseload climbed to 20,38,981 and the death toll rose to 26,632, the health department bulletin said.
Former Minister Aaditya Thackeray claims that the Maharashtra govt will collapse in the coming days. He said, "I am giving you in writing that the state govt will collapse in the coming days, there are no women ministers in the cabinet, and this govt is of builders and contractors. All the backing from the Centre is for Gujarat. We have Maharashtra day and Gujarat day today but Gujarat has two CMs which includes our CM (Eknath Shinde) too, all the projects have been shifted to Gujarat."
The Supreme Court today held that it can dissolve marriages on the ground of "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" invoking special powers under Article 142. It further held that the mandatory waiting period of six months for divorce through mutual consent can be done away with, subject to conditions. "We have also laid down factors which can determine when there will be an irretrievable breakdown of marriage," a Constitution Bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, AS Oka, Vikram Nath, and JK Maheshwari, said. The bench has also laid out how to balance out equities, specifically with regard to maintenance, alimony, and the rights of the children. A court grants a "cooling off" period of six months to a couple seeking a divorce, with the intent to save the marriage. After the end of six months, the couple may decide to reunite or proceed with a divorce. However, the top court has said that the period of six months can be dispensed with if certain requirements and conditions are met.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while addressing the public in Karnataka's Tumakuru, said that the BJP government has only done corruption in the past three years. "People of Karnataka called the BJP government a 40 per cent government, which means they steal 40 per cent commission from the public," he added.
BJP national president JP Nadda released party's manifesto for Karnataka Assembly elections in Bengaluru on Monday.
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday greeted citizens, especially the residents of Gujarat and Maharashtra, on the formation day of the two states.
Oil marketing companies have revised the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders. The rate of 19 KG commercial LPG gas cylinders has been slashed by Rs 171.50 with effect from today. Delhi retail sales price of 19kg commercial LPG cylinder is Rs 1856.50 from today, reported ANI citing sources.
India is fast emerging as a key global aviation market, according to the latest market analysis report of the International Air Transport Association (ATA). India's domestic air travel has continued to grow robustly and as of February, it was a mere 2.2 per cent shy of reaching pre-pandemic levels measured by passenger revenue kilometres (PRK).
Ahead of the Karnataka elections slated to be held on May 10, the Bharatiya Janta Party is expected to release its election manifesto today, as per ANI sources. The manifesto will be released by party president JP Nadda in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and party veteran BS Yediyurappa.
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