Covid LIVE: Gyms, theatres can function with 100% capacity in Karnataka

'Gyms, cinema halls, swimming pools and Yoga centres have been allowed to function with 100% capacity with strictly adhering to Covid appropriate behaviour,' reads the order

3:55 PM

BJP is constructing a temple and Kejriwal govt is opening a liquor store near it: Irani

3:54 PM

Two persons arrested for firing on the car of Owaisi

2:46 PM

Priyanka Gandhi holds a roadshow in Sahibabad

2:26 PM

You need to be very careful while casting your vote: PM Modi

2:13 PM

UP poll is about keeping history-sheeters out, says PM Modi

2:02 PM

PM Narendra Modi addresses 'Jan Chaupal' in western UP

1:21 PM

Delhi offices to resume with 100 pc attendance: Report

DDMA decides to reopen schools in phased manner; classes for 9-12 to resume from Feb 7, no entry for unvaccinated teachers, says PTI. Offices to resume with 100 pc attendance, gyms and spas to reopen.

1:19 PM

Delhi schools to reopen after Covid curbs: Report

Delhi Disaster Management Authority decides to reopen higher educational institutes, coaching centres and schools, reports PTI quoting sources.

12:06 PM

Five workers die in Pune building collapse

Five workers died and as many were injured when the slab of a building under construction collapsed in Pune, police said on Friday. The incident occurred at Shastrinagar in Yerwada area of the city late Thursday night, an official told PTI. Police detained three persons in this connection and also registered a case against a contractor.

11:28 AM

Haryana moves SC against HC order on jobs quota

The Haryana government has gone to the Supreme Court to appeal the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying its law to grant 75 per cent quota in private sector jobs for residents of state.

11:19 AM

Shares slip as Reliance, IT stocks weigh

Indian shares were a tad lower on Friday, as losses in tech firms and Reliance Industries outweighed advances in metal stocks, although a budget-driven rally kept the blue-chip indexes on course for their first weekly gain in three weeks. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.08% at 17,546.2, as of 0441 GMT, while the S&P BSE Sensex slipped 0.14% to 58,706.66.

11:08 AM

Government committed to forming panel on MSP: Agriculture Minister

Government committed to forming panel on minimum support price for farm produce as announced by PM, says Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha.

9:59 AM

Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 1,435,569

India added 149,394 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 41,952,712, while the active cases further declined to 1,435,569, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll climbed to 500,055 with 1,072 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 3.42 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate improved to 95.39 per cent, the ministry said.

9:57 AM

Global Covid-19 caseload at 387.5 million, fatalities at 5.71 million

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 387.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.71 million and vaccinations to over 10 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Friday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death toll stood at 387,549,471 and 5,710,191, respectively, while the total number of vaccine doses administered has increased to 10,009,952,737.

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 75,954,167 and 896,496, according to the CSSE.

9:56 AM

Single-day recoveries top fresh COVID-19 cases in Arunachal

Single-day recoveries outnumbered fresh COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh, as 404 patients recuperated from the disease, while 226 people tested positive, a health department official said on Friday.

The state's coronavirus tally rose to 63,119, and 60,632 people have so far been discharged from hospitals, he said.

The death toll increased to 291, after a woman succumbed to the virus at a health facility on Thursday, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Lobsang Jampa said.