Live: Delhi has highest active cases after Maha

New Covid-19 cases in India crossed 9,000 for the first time on Thursday when 9,651 fresh infections were reported along with 270 fatalities, the joint-highest death toll in a single day. India reported the world’s third highest number of new cases in a day on Wednesday,...

No power to direct private hospitals to treat Covid-19 patients free, Centre tells SC

The Union government on Thursday filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying it had no statutory power to direct private and charitable hospitals to give free treatment to Covid-19 patients.​ from Times of Ind...

Need makeshift hospitals in near future: Centre

Even as the Covid-19 count has crossed 2 lakh, the Union government fears a huge surge in numbers in the coming days and told the Supreme Court on Thursday that the country would require a large number of makeshift hospitals, in addition to existing ones, to handle the...

Vijay Mallya’s extradition stalled due to ‘confidential’ legal issue

Disgraced liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s extradition to India is being stalled by mysterious legal issues with Home Office sources saying his extradition had been ordered on February 3 last year but was not happening despite the businessman running out of all judicial options...

US moves to block Chinese airlines from US

The Trump administration says it will block Chinese airlines from flying to the U.S. later this month Eds: UPDATES: Updates with names of four Chinese airlines, effort to contact United and Delta, background material. Will be updated. from Times of Ind...

BJP gears up for tech-driven political activity

Speaking at a media interaction, party chief J P Nadda made it clear that the ruling BJP plans to use new technology in a big way, in the time of social distancing, to campaign and reach out to people essentially on how the Modi government tackled the situation on the ground,...