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In its bid to be ready for the COVID-19 vaccination drive as soon as vaccines are available, India is carrying out a nationwide vaccine dry run today (January 2). It can be seen as a trial run before the actual vaccination begins. Different states and union territories all over the country have prepared to test the operational feasibility required for vaccination through this drive. A trial run was earlier conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, and Assam on December 28 and 29. The current exercise is being carried out in all states in a ....
Homeless Mother-daughter Raped In Delhi, 3 Held After Viral Video
The Delhi Police has arrested two men for raping a destitute mother and daughter duo on the roadside in northwest Delhi after a video of the crime went viral.....
5 Injured In Delhi Cylinder Blast
Five people, including three children were injured in a cylinder blast in Delhi early Tuesday.....
Moderate Rain, Hailstorm Hits Parts Of Delhi
The national capital on Wednesday witnessed hail precipitation at several places with light to moderate rainfall in several other parts of the city, the weather officials said.....
Delhi HC Allows Woman's Plea To Terminate 28-week Pregnancy
The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed a woman's plea seeking the termination of her 28-week pregnancy on the ground that the foetus suffered from a serious birth defect in which a baby is born with an underdeveloped brain and incomplete skull. ....
Work On Varanasi-Delhi Bullet Train Project Gains Momentum
Over three years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of India's first 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor, the work on the second such rail corridor in the country -- on the Delhi-Varanasi route -- has gained momentum.....
Delhi HC Bench Recuses Hearing Plea Against WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy
A single judge bench of the Delhi High Court on Friday recused from hearing a petition against the Facebook-owned instant messaging application, WhatsApp's upcoming data and privacy policy, on the grounds that it violates the right to privacy of citizens of India. ....
Schools in Delhi have reopened only for students of classes 10 and 12 from Monday in view of the upcoming board exams, especially for practicals, project work and laboratory related activities. After the students of classes 10 and 12 returned to schools in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "It is a very emotional moment for me to see the children in Delhi's schools studying again after a long time. Leaving the harsh times behind, schools have reopened. Hopefully everything will be normal soon and all children will come back to school ....
BJP Councillor Files Defamation Plaint Against AAP Leaders
Councillor Chhail Bihari Goswami of the BJP-led North Delhi Municipal Corporation has filed a criminal defamation suit in a Delhi court against several Aam Aadmi Party leaders for alleged defamatory remarks. ....
Fuel Prices Rise Again
Petrol and diesel prices rose sharply again on Friday reaching new all-time high levels as oil marketing companies decided to break the pause in revision of auto fuel prices to bridge the widening under recovery. ....
