Odisha govt extends partial lockdown till August 1

"We call upon all the students of JNU to intensify the struggle to ensure a complete lockdown from tonight. We appeal to all students to reach the Main Gate. We will March from JNU Main Gate to Vasant Kunj Police Station," JNUSU announced.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet for 27 people and 3 companies on account of an investment fraud during the COVID-19 lockdown, amounting to crores. The names revealed in the HPZ Token Investment fraud case also include two Chinese nationals, Wan Jun and Li Anming, leading to revelations about other scams post-COVID-19.

The average AQI for July 2025 stood at 78, falling under the 'Satisfactory' category, and was even cleaner than July 2020, the year marked by COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

The advisory urges all residents to remain indoors and avoid stepping out. Gathering in groups or organising any public event is strictly prohibited until further notice.

Delhi experienced a significant improvement in air quality in 2024, with a record 209 days falling under the "Good to Moderate" air quality category, according to data released by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday.

Notably, CAQM imposed the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Stage 4 in Delhi NCR from Monday, which saw the Air Quality Index (AQI) dipping into the 'severe plus' category.

The High Court said that the pandemic period is now over, and the work of the courts is getting affected by such cases in the court's calendar.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh emphasized on Tuesday that the upcoming budget's success will be measured by its potential to revive and rejuvenate India's Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). He also targeted the central government, attributing the decline of MSMEs to factors such as demonetisation, the Covid-19 lockdown, GST implementation, and competition from Chinese exports.

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed 'Yatra', an online travel platform, to refund booking amounts to consumers affected by to Covid-19 lockdown.

Shehla Rashid, a former student leader at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), once a bitter critic of the BJP-led central government has said that the people belonging to the 'left and liberal ecosystem' criticized the government for imposing lockdown during COVID-19 for the sake of it.