Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Rajasthan health minister says vaccination for 18-45 age group restricted to some districts as doses inadequate
Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Immunisation work will be carried out extensively in the state as soon as sufficient doses are received from the centre, said Raghu Sharma
'Foreign medical aid meant for public, not to be kept in boxes'; Delhi HC slams Centre, AAP over COVID-19 management
This comes on the same day that the Supreme Court stayed a Delhi High Court contempt notice to the Centre for failing to supply the full quota of oxygen to the Delhi govt
We get a sense the world is with us in COVID-19 travail, says S Jaishankar
Jaishankar, who is in the UK on a four-day visit to participate in the G7 meet, admitted that India's health system stands exposed but that there is a focussed plan to ramp up the vaccination programme
French journalist says he is kidnapped by jihadists in Mali, pleads for his life in video
In the undated video which was 20 seconds-long, Olivier Dubois said he was abducted on 8 Apri in Gao, central Mali, by the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, the biggest jihadist alliance in the Sahel
Facebook board upholds Donald Trump's account suspension after Capitol riot but terms indefinite ban 'arbitrary'
The board said the ongoing risk of serious violence justified Facebook’s suspension at the time but said it “was not appropriate for Facebook to impose an ‘indefinite' suspension.”
EC says it is ‘unanimous’ there shouldn’t be plea in SC for curbs on media reporting over oral observations made by judges
The Election Commission had approached the top court with a Special Leave Petition against oral observations made by the Madras HC, where it said the EC was 'singularly responsible' for the second wave of COVID-19 and remarked that its officers should probably be 'booked for murder'
IGNOU opens re-registration window for July 2021 session; apply at ignou.samarth.edu.in
The re-registration is applicable only for the existing students of IGNOU who want to apply for next year or semester of a programme
Unseen warriors of COVID: Delhi crisis spurs citizen-lead initiatives as volunteers open 'oxygen langars' at Gurudwaras
A similar initiative of ‘Oxygen Langar’ is also functional at a Gurudwara in Indirapuram, Uttar Pradesh, led by the NGO Khalsa Help International. They have managed to help several critical patients
Fresh COVID-19 curbs in West Bengal: Local trains suspended, cap on social and political gatherings, bank hours limited
On Tuesday, Bengal reported both its highest single-day deaths of 107 COVID patients and its highest one-day spike of 17,639 cases
N440K COVID-19 variant, which wreaked havoc in India during first wave, now fading, say CCMB scientists
Dismissing media reports that N440K variant is causing chaos in Andhra Pradesh, Divya Tej Sowpati, a scientist at CCMB, said that current data shows the variant is replaced by new variants such as B1617 and B117
Joe Biden sets new COVID-19 vaccination goal, aims to inoculate 70% of US adults by 4 July
Already more than 56 percent of American adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and nearly 105 million are fully vaccinated
COVID-19 tracker, 5 May, 2021: India records 3,780 deaths, over 3.82 lakh positive cases in 24 hours
Registering a steady increase, the active cases have increased to 34,87,229 comprising 16.87 percent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.03 percent, the updated data at 8 am by the health ministry showed.
SC stays Delhi HC's contempt notice against Centre over oxygen supply, tells govt to share detailed plan
Citing the success of Mumbai's BMC, in handling the pandemic situation in the city, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to hold a meeting with municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal to adopt measures in Delhi.
S Jaishankar to join G7 meeting virtually due to 'possible exposure to COVID-19
According to numerous sources, two members of the delegation tested positive on Tuesday with further test results still awaited
Delhi govt not taking steps towards creating oxygen buffer, streamlining distribution, says HC
The court said the obligation to create an oxygen buffer falls on both the Centre and the Delhi government, as per a Supreme Court order on 30 April
Centre tells states, UTs to carry out fire safety reviews at hospitals, takes note of accidents in Delhi, Thane
The home ministry noted that high temperatures and increased power loads in summer lead to a higher chance of short circuits
Augmenting oxygen supply for COVID-19 patients from all sources, Centre tells Gujarat HC
In a report submitted on Monday, the Centre said a total allocation of 8,410 MT oxygen has been made to 22 high burden states and UTs
COVID-19: Uttar Pradesh extends curfew till 10 May; essential services to stay open
The curbs are aimed at breaking the chain of the virus, and a decision on whether to further extend them will be taken on Sunday, an official said
Karnataka appoints retired HC judge to probe deaths of 24 COVID patients in Chamarajanagar
The state health minister had said that only three deaths occurred due to oxygen shortage and not 24, as has been reported
ICSI CS June 2021 exams postponed amid COVID-19 surge; new dates to be announced later
The institute said that a notice of at least 30 days will be given to the aspirants before the start of the examinations