Covid-hit Delhi hotels may recover faster

August 31, 2020

With the Covid-19 pandemic badly affecting various areas of commercial and economic importance across the world, one of the worst-hit sectors continues to be tourism and hospitality. In India also, the three-month-long lockdown has impacted several sectors quite badly, with some of them having come to a complete halt. According...

Third serological survey in Delhi from 1-5 Sept, 17k people to be tested

August 26, 2020

The third round of serological survey in Delhi is to be held from 1-5 September. It is expected that 17,000 individuals will be surveyed this time around. The last two surveys had covered 21,800 and 15,000 individuals respectively. Sources in the Delhi government told The Daily Guardian that the plan...

As Centre pushes for JEE, NEET exams, student bodies go on protest

August 24, 2020

With the Central government determined to go ahead with its plan to conduct the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) as per schedule in September, major student organisations’ opposition to this move has reached the feverish pitch. The students’ outfits have demanded that these exams...

SC decision will help Sushant, family get justice: Bihar govt counsel

August 20, 2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would take over the investigation of actor Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case. The Daily Guardian spoke to the Bihar Government’s senior counsel Maninder Singh who said that this decision would finally give justice to Sushant and his...

Shaheen Bagh activist joins BJP, organisers say he was never part of protest

August 17, 2020

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced that an activist who took part in the Shaheen Bagh protest, has now joined the saffron party. The BJP celebrated the entrance of Shahzad Ali who claimed to have sat in 101-day-long protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens...

Choked drains make life miserable as rain lashes Delhi

August 14, 2020

It’s the same old story in Delhi every year. Heavy rains accompanied with waist-deep water logging in some parts and hours-long exhausting traffic jams on almost all roads of national capital. Thursday was no different. If the previous highlight of the monsoon season was Minto Road Bridge where chest-high water...

CM Kejriwal inaugurates 200-bed hospital, says Covid under control in Delhi

August 10, 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a 200-bed Covid-19 hospital in Ambedkar Nagar on Sunday. The Aam Aadmi Party leader, who was accompanied by state health minister Satyendar Jain, said that coronavirus cases in the national Capital are under control. The 200-bed hospital, with a total capacity of 600, has...

Wait for report before drawing conclusions: Muraleedharan on Kerala plane crash

August 10, 2020

In an interview with The Daily Guardian, V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, talked about the relief measures, Kozhikode airport’s safety concerns as well as the misinformation being spread about the crash. Q: What can you tell us about the rehabilitation process that you’ve been overseeing over...

12-year-old’s rape brings back Nirbhaya horror

August 7, 2020

The rape of a 12-year-old girl in Delhi’s Peeragarhi on Tuesday has sent shockwaves across the national Capital. The horrifying nature of the crime, how the girl was attacked using a sharp tool and her subsequent struggle to survive have invoked sharp response from all quarters of the political spectrum...

Doctors fear Covid survivors aren’t immune, monsoon may get more cases

July 20, 2020

With the recovery rate above 65%, the Central and state governments are pushing Covid-19 survivors to become plasma donors. But, according to doctors, surviving corona doesn’t make an individual completely immune against the disease and relapse/recurrence of the deadly virus is still possible. Meanwhile, to make things more worrisome, a...