Breaking News, July 1 | LIVE

India and Vietnam continue to make forward movement in overcoming the challenges posed by COVID-19. I thank my Vietnamese counterpart for inviting me on an official visit to his beautiful and amazing country. I look forward to it: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

Rs 50,000 compensation will be given for the death of one parent. Compensation of Rs 1 lakh will be given alongside an amount of Rs 2,500 per month to the orphaned children: Delhi Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam.

Special PMLA Court sends former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's aides Kundan Shinde and Sanjeev Palande to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for 5 more days till July 06.

Delhi: Air Marshal VR Chaudhari receives Gaurd of Honours at Air Force Headquarters. He took charge as IAF's new Vice Chief of Air Staff today.

Delhi: Tibetans in exile staged a protest against the Chinese Communist Party outside Chinese Embassy. They were later detained by Police.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar plants saplings on occasion of Van Mahotsav.

Chhattisgarh Anti-corruption Bureau team conducts raid at 10 locations linked to senior IPS Officer GP Singh. Details awaited.

Sensex inches 13 points, currently at 52,496.29; Nifty at 15,730.10.

The government panel has asked Serum Institute of India to complete trials of Covavax COVID-19 vaccine on adults first: Sources.

Government panel recommends against allowing Serum Institute of India to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of Covavax COVID-19 vaccine on children of age 2-17 years: Sources.

Zydus Cadila applies for Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) seeking approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for the launch of their DNA vaccine for 12 years and above. The vaccine has completed the third phase of trial.

Mizoram reported 417 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the case tally to 20,492 in the state.

An elephant was seen roaming in a village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday.