Breaking News February 9 | Highlights

Odisha: An artist dressed as 'Yamraj' spread awareness on traffic rules in Bhubaneswar

The Budget session of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly will begin on Wednesday with Governor Kalraj Mishra's address, according to a statement.  

Congress appoints Subhash Chawla as the president of Chandigarh Congress Committee.

There was no glacier burst in Chamoli but rather it was the result of a sudden slide of snow accumulated on top of the mountain, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Terivendra Singh Rawat said. 

Teams of Army, NDRF, ITBP, and SDRF are working day-night amid challenging situations to rescue people, says Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat

Search operation inside Tapovan tunnel intensified, says Uttarakhand CM

"Hope to rescue those stuck in tunnel soon", Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat on Uttarakhand tragedy.

Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Rawat speaks on Chamoli tragedy

The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to have jumped to humans from an animal, a World Health Organization expert said Tuesday.

WHO food safety and animal diseases expert Peter Ben Embarek made the assessment at the end of a visit to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where a team of scientists is investigating the possible origins of the coronavirus. The first cases were discovered in the city in December 2019. READ MORE

The Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to regularise unauthorised colonies in Delhi.

The bill replaces the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 which was promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind on December 30, 2020 to extend the validity of the act of 2011 for a period of three years from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023.

A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight was diverted to Kolkata on Tuesday as the pilot noticed a "caution message". READ MORE

Fire breaks out in a chemical factory in Taloja area of Navi Mumbai, Maharas. Fire tenders rush to the spot. Further details awaited.

Six people died, few injured after a pickup vehicle returning from Varanasi collided with a truck at around 3 am in Jaunpur. One critically injured patient is being taken to Varanasi. Case registered and probe on. 

About 35 people are stuck inside the tunnel, we're trying to drill and make way via rope to reach them. We have recovered 2 more bodies, total death count 28 so far, said Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat.

Supreme Court stays arrest of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, and senior journalists, while hearing the petition challenging registration of multiple FIRs against them for allegedly sharing certain unconfirmed news on death of a protester, during the tractor rally on Republic Day.

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar donates Rs 11 crores to the Uttarakhand state disaster response fund. 

Sensex currently at 51,572.53, up by 223.76 points. Nifty up by 77.50 points, currently at 15,193.30.

India reported 9,110 new COVID-19 cases, 14,016 discharges, and 78 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry.

• Total cases: 1,08,47,304
• Total discharges: 1,05,48,521         
• Death toll: 1,55,158      
• Active cases: 1,43,625
• Total Vaccination: 62,59,008

Prime Minister Modi and Afghanistan President Ghani to hold summit-level talks today. India and Afghanistan are likely to sign an agreement on the Shahtoot dam, which will provide clean drinking water to 2 million people of Kabul and will also be used for irrigation. 

A total of 20,25,87,752 samples tested for COVID-19 up to February 8. Of these, 6,87,138 samples were tested yesterday, as per Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). 

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat conducts aerial survey of areas affected due to glacier disaster in Chamoli.

3 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mizoram in the last 24 hours, as per the state government.  

• Total cases: 4,386
• Active cases: 27
• Discharges: 4,353
• Deaths: 9