Latest updates: JD(U) leader Maheshwar Singh joins Rashtriya Janata Dal
Assam's Covid-19 positivity rate dipped to 1.5% on Friday - the lowest since mid-April - indicating that the infection was probably getting arrested gradually. The highest positivity rate thus far of 10% was recorded on May 2.Read Less
Kerala reports 12,456 new Covid-19 cases and 135 related deaths, taking infection count to 29,61,584 and fatality toll to 13,640.
Bombay HC extends stay of Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, an accused in Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, at private hospital in Mumbai till July 6 . (PTI)
Andhra Pradesh: Vijayawada Police have arrested four Bangladeshi persons who were traveling on Howrah-Vasco da Gama Express train last night. Case is under investigation. (ANI)
BJP wins 67 out of 75 panchayat chairperson seats in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh: The BJP has won 67 out of 75 district panchayat chairperson seats. We will win 2022 assembly elections also, says Swatantra Dev Singh, state BJP president.
Andhra Pradesh reports 2,930 new Covid-19 cases, taking the cumulative caseload to 18,99,748. The toll increases to 12,815 with 36 more deaths.
Pushkar Singh Dhami to be new chief minister of Uttarakhand.
Pushkar Singh Dhami appointed as Uttarakhand BJP legislature party leader. (ANI)
Police use water cannons to disperse Aam Aadmi Party workers who are protesting near Punjab CM Amarinder Singh's 'Siswan Farm House', in view of power crisis in the state.
JD(U) leader Maheshwar Singh joins Rashtriya Janata Dal. He's been an MLA twice; minister of LJP & my father's ally. He has returned and our party will become strong & I have full faith in him: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leader
The Tripura government has extended the Covid curfew from 2pm to 5am in Agartala and eight other urban local bodies (ULBs) till July 9, a notification said. (PTI)
ED conducts searches at 6 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in alleged mass religious conversions PMLA case, reports PTI quoting officials
Intermediate exchange of fire under way between security forces & Naxalites in Amdai Ghati, Narayanpur; four road construction vehicles torched and two civilian operators are reportedly missing: Narayanpur SP Mohit Garg
Workers and leaders of Aam Aadmi Party under leadership of AAP Punjab president Bhagwant Mann protest near Siswan farm house of CM Amarinder Singh against electricity shortage.
The Covid-19 caseload in Arunachal Pradesh rose to 36,572 as 404 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior health official said on Saturday. (PTI)
Students struggle to attend online classes due to lack of access to smartphones in Ludhiana. (ANI)
Alleged LeT recruiter Haji Salim and his son Kafil brought to Patna from Shamli in Uttar Pradesh for their alleged involved in Darbhanga parcel blast case and pan-India terror plot.
Kolkata Police has arrested one more person in connection with the Covid vaccination fraud case where Debanjan Deb allegedly impersonated as an IAS officer. (ANI)
Gujarat: 25, including BJP MLA held for gambling
Panchmahal police arrested 25 people including BJP MLA from Matar, Kesarisinh Solanki, who were found allegedly in connection with gambling and consumption of liquor at a resort here. (ANI)
Rs 878 crore action plan to check stubble burning in Punjab: Chief secretary
The Punjab government has come out with an action plan worth Rs 878 crore to free the agrarian state of the stubble burning menace, Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan said on Friday.
Uttar Pradesh to open multiplexes, cinemas, gyms from July 5
As total active cases of Covid-19 continued on their downward trend in Uttar Pradesh and touched 2,560 on Friday, the state government has announced opening of multiplex, cinema halls, gyms and stadiums from Monday, July 5. These will be allowed to function up to 9pm, in accordance with night curfew rules. Read full story