First images from the Commonwealth Games.
Around ten days back the Commonwealth Games Village was described as 'filthy' and 'uninhabitable'. Now, it seems every athlete is falling in love with the place.
A day after her government was directed by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar to take charge of the Commonwealth Games village, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit took stock of maintenance and cleanliness facilities at the complex on Thursday.
Nikhat Zareen was seen in a relaxed mood with Olympic bronze madellist Lovlina Borgohain.
Head coach Ramesh Powar wants team to meet Sindhu and Neeraj
The Supreme Court of India has made public the asset details of its judges, including Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna who has Rs 55.75 lakh in a fixed deposit, a three-bedroom DDA flat in south Delhi, and a four-bedroom apartment measuring 2,446 square feet in the Commonwealth Games Village. The court has also uploaded the complete process of appointments to the high courts and the Supreme Court on its website for public awareness.
In an official communication to concerned national sports federations, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has informed them about about the staying arrangements and the need to undergo an RT-PCR test for COVID-19 72 hours prior to their arrival in the UK.
With the new cases, the active caseload stands at 13,445 which accounts for 0.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain slammed the Boxing Federation of India, saying she is facing a lot of 'mental harassment' because of regular change of her coaches.
Pakistan women's cricket team captain Bismah Maroof's infant daughter, Fatima, has been denied accreditation to access the Commonwealth Games Village in Birmingham
Glimpses of how Indians are coping with the pandemic.
'We should hope that things are not as bad as in the United Kingdom'
Lovlina Borgohain's personal coach Sandhya Gurung on Tuesday received her accreditation for the Commonwealth Games, a day after the Olympic bronze medallist claimed her preparation for the event was getting affected due to "continuous harassment" of her coaches.
The Commonwealth Games Federation drew flak after media reports said Maroof's daughter had been denied accreditation
Four Supreme Court judges and almost five per cent of its staff have tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Sunday, as the national capital witnesses a sharp spike in coronavirus cases.
As the possibility of a COVID-19 third wave escalates by the day, Indians continue their relentless battle against the virus.
In view of Omicron variant of COVID-19, the Centre on Friday urged the private health sector to be ready as it has to play an important role in managing the pandemic.
Saina Nehwal can heave a sigh of relief after her father Harvir Singh's accreditation issue was resolved
Make way for boxer Lovlina's personal coach.
Raising questions over construction of Commonwealth Games Village and Akshardham Temple on the banks of the Yamuna River, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said the former should not have been given environmental clearance while the Temple never even applied for it.
Sports Ministry asks IOA to allow Lovlina's coach into CWG Village: Sources
Delhi logged 23 COVID-19 fatalities on Tuesday, the highest since June 16, and the positivity rate rose to 25.65 per cent with the government directing closure of all private offices, except those in exempted categories.
2.75 million of the 3 million Covid-related health claims were settled.
The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been recorded below 15,000 for the last 55 days now.
The study estimates that the risk of reinfection with the Omicron variant is 5.4 times greater than that of the Delta variant.
Senior officials in the government have been pointing out that while cases are reducing, people should not get complacent.
The percentage of patients with serious infections had halved from previous admissions.
Neutralising antibodies are important in potentially protecting a person from re-infection of the same virus.
Australia dismissed as 'fantasy' and 'baseless' reports that its sportspersons indulged in vandalism at the Commonwealth Games Village after their cricket team suffered a crushing defeat in the second Test against India. 'It is factually wrong, insulting to Australia's athletes and can only be described as a fantasy,' read a statement from the Australian High Commission on Friday.
The total recoveries have surged to 58,27,704 while there are 9,02,425 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country.
In an effort to provide some help to over 10,000 children who lost both their parents to Covid-19, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all state governments to reach out to those kids and pay them compensation.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) will start the audit work of Commonwealth Games Village in New Delhi from October 28 to probe allegations of financial irregularities.
Union Sports Minister M S Gill visited the Commonwealth Games Village and spent over two hours at the venue on Wednesday.
Australia Chef de Mission Steve Monoghetti on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over the facilities being provided to the athletes and delegates of his country in the Commonwealth Games Village.
Commonwealth Games Federation chief Mike Fennell on Friday inspected the Commonwealth Games Village and said "considerable improvements" have been made there even as embattled organisers continued their sprint against time to complete preparations for the October 3-14 event.
Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal and his eighty thousand strong force, who worked round the clock to ensure fool proof security for the Commonwealth games village and all the stadiums in the capital heaved a sigh of relief as the 19th Commonwealth Games concluded at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium late on Thrusday night.
Many senior Congressmen in New Delhi are irritated to see Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit taking exclusive credit for cleaning up the Commonwealth Games village in four days.
'Fantastic' and 'really good - this is how most of the athletes described their stay at the Commonwealth Games Village to Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles when the royal couple visited the sprawling complex on Sunday.
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