The Supreme Court has urged Centre and State governments to consider imposing a ban on mass gatherings and super spreader events. They may also consider imposing a lockdown to curb the virus in the second wave in the interest of public welfare.
In view of the pandemic situation in the country, the Centre on Sunday expressed urgent need for states to consider strict COVID management and control measures in surge areas to bring situation under control in areas reporting higher cases.
In the wake of rise in the number of COVID-19 cases and lockdown-like restrictions in several states, the Centre on Friday announced that it would be providing food grains for free to the poor and needy families under the Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana in the month of May and June.
'Some hospitals are left with just a few hours of oxygen,' says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.Sunday termed the shortage of oxygen for coronavirus patients an 'emergency'
In view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation, all centrally protected monuments, sites and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be closed with immediate effect till May 15 or until further orders, Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism Prahlad Singh informed.
Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut slammed the Centre for not providing enough Remdisivir to Maharashtra and for only questioning non-BJP ruled states.
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said the state government has "no choice" but to implement the Centre's mandated instruction on direct bank transfer of MSP to farmers from the current season.
The Centre has no plan to introduce four days a week or 40 working hours a week system for central government offices, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.
The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is of the view that the Maharashtra government can grant reservation to Maratha community in public education and employment.
A farmer leader organised his son's wedding ceremony at a farmers' protest site in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa on March 18. The bridegroom Sachin Singh wanted to give a strong message to the Centre that the farmers will not leave the protest site until it repeal the three farm laws. Farmers have been protesting on the different borders of the national capital since November 26 last year against the three newly enacted farm laws: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020; the Farmers Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and farm Services Act 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
Central government employees and pensioners will get full benefits of dearness allowance starting July 1, with all the three pending installments being restored prospectively, Minister for State for Finance, Anurag Thakur said in Parliament on Tuesday.
The Centre has rushed high-level multi-disciplinary public health teams to Maharashtra and Punjab in view of the increase in number of daily COVID-19 cases being reported by these states.
The Centre on Wednesday clarified that the power to administer the new rules on digital media publications has not been delegated to them.
The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that there is no fundamental right to seek recognition for same-sex marriage.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Rahul Gandhi's claim of 'No fishery ministry in Delhi' said that the former should know that fisheries department has a budget of Rs 20,050 crore.
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee's SS Pandher on upcoming 11th round of Centre-farmers talks, scheduled to be held today (January 22), said they will discuss MSP and repeal of the three farm laws.
As the tussle between the protesting farmers and government continues over the new farm laws, farmers at Ghazipur border burned the copies of the three farm laws on the occasion of Lohri.
If the Centre does not want to stay the implementation of the three farm laws, the Supreme Court on Monday said it will put a stay on it.
Farmers and Centre on Friday met for the 8th round of talks over farm laws but the meeting ended without any decision as the farmers union remained adamant on their demand of repealing the laws, saying they would settle nothing less than that.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hit out at the Congress party saying some people in Delhi are trying to teach him democracy. His statement comes after Rahul Gandhi's remark that democracy in India was now imaginary.
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