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11:42 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Delhi Latest Updates Number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi now at 417 The number of COVID-19 containment zones in Delhi has risen to 417 after re-mapping of such areas, while around 2.45 lakh people have been screened in a mammoth exercise to check the spread of COVID-19 in the national capital, officials told PTI on Sunday. They said the count of containment zones is expected to jump further as the authorities in some districts were yet to complete the task of redrawing such areas following the Centre's directions. Before the re-mapping exercise, the number of containment zones was 280 in the city, an official said. 11:26 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in India Latest Updates 'Unlock' has helped open certain sectors of Indian economy, says PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that “Unlock” also helped open certain sectors of India’s economy. “India is unlocking, be it in sectors like coal, space, agriculture and more,” he

Washington: India's fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic is driven by its people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, attributing the success against the contagion to the implementation of the nationwide lockdown in its initial phase. In an address during the virtual meeting of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) on Saturday, Modi said that the COVID-19 had been used as an opportunity to work towards making the country self-reliant. This is for the first time that an Indian prime minister addressed the annual meeting of the AAPI, a representative body of more than 80,000 Indian-American doctors in the US. Sharing the statistics of various countries, Modi said India has performed much better in the fight against the coronavirus. "As against the death rate of 350 individuals per million in the US and over 600 per million in European nations like the UK, Italy and Spain, the rate of fatalities in India is less than 12," he said. &qu

Hoshangabad : A Vishwa Hindu Parishad functionary attached to its cow protection wing was attacked with sharp-edged weapons and then shot dead by a group of ten people in Pipariya town of Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district, police said on Saturday. Ravi Vishwakarma (35), the district in-charge of the VHP's gau raksha wing, was returning from Hoshangabad with two others in a car on Friday when the incident happened, Pipariya police station in-charge Satish Andhwan said. "The attack took place around 7 pm. A group of ten people attacked Vishwakarma and two others in the car with sharp-edged weapons. They then shot two rounds, one of which hit Vishwakarma in the chest, killing him on the spot. The other two also received injuries. The attackers fled," Andhwan said. Ravi Vishawakarma District president Gau Raksha wing was shot dead in Pipariya @VHPDigital says it was a pre planned murder @DGP_MP registered a case and efforts are on to nab the accused @ndtvindia

New Delhi : A Delhi Police constable allegedly fired at his colleague after a heated argument inside the Seemapuri police station in northeast Delhi, officials said on Saturday. The incident took place Friday night when constable Amod Bhadana returned to the police station after completing his beat duty, they said. While Bhadana was having dinner, another constable Ravindar Nagar entered the room at around 10.30 pm. They had an argument over some issue, following which Nagar took out his service pistol and fired at Bhadana, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Amit Sharma said. The bullet hit Bhadana in the chest and he fell down. He was rushed to Swami Dayanand Hospital from where he was referred to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, police said. He is undergoing treatment there, they added. Nagar was arrested and a case under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code was registered against him, police said, adding further investigation on. from Firstpost India Latest

The deaths of father and son 59-year-old Jayaraj and his 31-year-old son Fenix, allegedly in police custody in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district, have caused anger across the country, with people taking to social media to demand justice for their deaths. Following this social media outcry, DMK president MK Stalin on Saturday said his party would approach the court seeking a probe by the CBI if the state government failed to conduct a proper investigation into the "custodial death" of Jayaraj and Bennicks of Sathankulam. He demanded the arrest of "those who converted Sathankulam police station as hunting grounds under murder charges." Voices demanding justice for the deaths of father-son duo following alleged police torture grew louder and several prominent personalities took to the social media lending support to the family of P Jayaraj and his son J Fennix of Sathankulam, a town in Tamil Nadu's southern district of Tuticorin. The hashtags #JusticeForJayara

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally crossed the five lakh mark on Saturday and it stands at 5,08,953, with the death toll at 15,685 according to Union Health Ministry. On the other hand, Delhi has 28,329 active cases with the total count reaching 80,188 and 2,558 deaths. In this regard, medical experts told ANI that the rise in cases in India is still not high as compared to other countries but said that people should follow COVID-19 guidelines such as wearing face masks. Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital said that urban mobility is a likely cause in the spike in cases. "I think as the numbers are rising, protection is must and we must follow the guidelines by the government wholeheartedly. There is a lot of urban mobility, especially in Delhi and Mumbai which may be a cause for the spike. The population density increases the chances of spreading the infection further. However, our recovery rate is also steadily rising which is encour

New Delhi : The acting health minister of India's capital said that New Delhi is facing a shortage of “trained and experienced” health care workers, providing a major challenge in a city that is the epicenter of the country's coronavirus outbreak. With over 77,000 cases, New Delhi has been hit harder than any other Indian city. Infections had been projected to rise to half a million by the end of July in Delhi, the territory that includes the capital. With the rate of infections slowing down, the number has been revised to 400,000, and Acting Health Minister Manish Sisodia said he was hopeful that it could be less. “But we can’t be under any illusions,” he told The Associated Press in an interview on Saturday, when India's total caseload passed half a million. “The availability of medical staff is a big challenge that (other) states need to address as well." Sisodia said that while the shortage of health care workers in New Delhi remains a concern, the situation is

Beijing : Construction activity appeared underway on both the Indian and Chinese sides of a contested border high in the Karakoram mountains a week after a deadly clash in the area left 20 Indian soldiers dead, satellite images showed. The images released this week by Maxar, a Colorado-based satellite imagery company, show new construction activity along the Galwan River Valley, even as Chinese and Indian diplomats said military commanders had agreed to disengage from a standoff there. The images appeared to show that the Indians had built a wall on their side and the Chinese had expanded an outpost camp at the end of a long road connected to Chinese military bases farther from the poorly defined border, according to experts. The contradictions in words and deeds showed the fragility of an agreement following the worst violence since the Asian giants went to war in 1962 over their competing claims to the arid border region, experts said. Satellite images from 22 May and 23 June sh

23:48 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates Karnataka govt asks pvt hospitals not to deny treatment to COVID-19 patients   The Karnataka government issued an order, directing private hospitals not to deny treatment to patients with COVID-19 and COVID-19 like symptoms, reports ANI . "Non-compliance of this order will attract punishment under sections of Disaster Management Act 2005," the order reads. 23:34 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Karnataka Latest Updates Seven-day institutional quarantine for those coming from Maharashtra to Karnataka People coming from Maharashtra will be placed in seven-day institutional quarantine followed by seven-day home quarantine in Karnataka. People coming from other states will need to undergo 14-day home quarantine, reports ANI quoting the Karnataka government. 23:03 (IST) Coronavirus Outbreak in Goa Latest Updates Goa reports 89 new cases, one death Goa on Saturday registered its highest number of COVID-19 c