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The plea contended that they are thus being forced to stay away from their homes for 28 days in a month and out of which, for 14 days their services are not utilised, by keeping them quarantined.

Faisal Farooq, owner of the Rajdhani School in Shiv Vihar locality was among the 18 arrested, for alleged involvement in burning and damaging property of the adjacent DRP Convent School.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), and attended by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) among others.

The Congress General Secretary has been critical of the Uttar Pradesh government in the last couple of months. She has been highlighting the issues of job losses during the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

The 55-year-old minister is doing better and he is being monitored by doctors, officials said. A team of doctors from a few government and private hospitals has been kept on standby to assist the doctors attending to him if needed.

While a whopping 97% of the respondents want Indian celebrities to stop endorsing Chinese products, 92% of them believe China poses a bigger threat to India than Pakistan. At least 52% of the respondents said India has no allies and has to fend for itself...

MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said China's claim over Galwan Valley was not in accordance with its own position in the past, noting attempts of transgression by the Chinese side were invariably met with appropriate response from the Indian troops.

Tensions between India and China have rapidly mounted after 20 Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in a clash in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night.

Sixty-six fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, the Delhi health department bulletin said.

The violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops stirred anti-China sentiments in the country, with protestors and traders' bodies calling to boycott Chinese products.

As per the information available with the Supreme Court's website, the apex court will reach the milestone to hear 7,197 cases on 57th day of virtual court hearings on Friday when its 11 benches will take up 206 matters for adjudication.

The peak power demand clocked 5,985 MW at 11.12 pm on Wednesday, pipping the season's previous high of 5,899 MW recorded on June 16, the officials said, adding that the peak demand was 5,925 MW at 3.34 pm on Thursday.

Shah conveyed this message at a meeting with officials he chaired to review the COVID-19 situation in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), amidst increasing number of COVID-19 cases.

Paresh Dhanani, leader of opposition in Gujarat, had challenged voting in the election through postal ballot. Denying a stay on the June 19 election, the court fixed the matter for after four weeks.

Around 480 flights have brought back more than 90,000 Indians from 52 countries since May 6, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

The Department of Telecom is also actively considering taking steps to ask private mobile service operators to speedily reduce their dependence on China-made equipment.