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Six persons have died in Yavatmal district of eastern Maharashtra after apparently consuming hand sanitiser liquid as they could not get liquor, police said on Saturday.While in the case of three men doctors confirmed that consumption of sanitiser was the cause, the others who died in similar...
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The railways has carried a total of 10 containers carrying nearly 150 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen to different states in the last 24 hours, the national transporter said on Saturday. The 'Oxygen Express' trains with Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) tankers arrived in Nashik and Lucknow for...
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Ten states, including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, reported 74.15 per cent of the new COVID-19 cases reported in a day, the Union health ministry said on Saturday. It also said 12 states are displaying an upward trajectory in daily cases. These are Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for ensuring that the COVID-19 pandemic is stopped from spreading to villages by all means and every person in rural areas is vaccinated, as he noted that the challenge before the country at present is bigger than last year. Appreciating the...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged his counterparts in other states to provide oxygen to the national capital, saying all available resources are proving to be inadequate owing to the severity of COVID 19. Kejriwal's request for supply of oxygen came following the death...
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The Jammu and Kashmir administration announced a 34-hour curfew from 8 pm on Saturday amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Complete corona curfew to be observed in the Union Territory from 8PM, 24th April (Saturday) till 6 AM, April 26 (Monday). Essential and emergency services to be...
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The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday appealed to the people to be cautious about conspiracies by destructive and anti-Bharat forces, claiming they can take advantage of the adverse circumstances posed by the COVID-19 second wave to create an atmosphere of negativity and mistrust. RSS...
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Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Saturday informed that he has tested positive for coronavirus infection. Patel, 64, who also holds the health portfolio, was admitted to the U N Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre here after testing positive.I had my RT-PCR test...
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Serum Institute of India, which makes the most used Covid-19 vaccine in the country, on Saturday defended pricing Covishield vaccine at 1.5 times the initial rate, saying the earlier price was based on advance funding and now it has to invest in scaling up and expanding capacity to produce more...
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed solidarity with the people of India battling the deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying we must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together.A record single-day rise of 3,46,786 coronavirus cases pushed India's tally of...
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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Saturday asked the government to consider reducing patient intake amid a deepening oxygen crisis in Delhi. The hospital had on Friday reported the death of 25 of its sickest patients as the administration grappled with depleting oxygen supplies.I appeal to both the...
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Former prime minister Manmohan Singh is recuperating well from COVID-19 infection at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, a Congress leader said on Saturday. Singh is stable and is progressing well. He has had no episodes of fever, Congress general secretary and...
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Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Saturday reviewed enforcement of COVID guidelines during campaigning in West Bengal where two remaining phases of assembly elections are to take place next week. A poll panel spokesperson said the EC top...
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Kuwait on Saturday suspended all direct commercial flights coming from India until further notice due to the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country. The move came after instructions from health authorities.Kuwait's directorate general of civil aviation said that it had suspended all...
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The 48-hour lockdown-like curbs imposed by the Kerala government following unprecedented COVID-19 suge, came into force in the state with only essential services and emergency activities being allowed and a holiday declared for government offices and PSUs. Police carried out...
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Mumbai police on Saturday suspended inspector Sunil Mane, a day after he was arrested by the National Investigation Agency in connection with the recovery of an explosives-laden SUV near industrialist Mukesh Ambani's residence and murder of businessman Mansukh Hiran, an official said.His...
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Customs duty and health cess on the import of Covid vaccines and oxygen are to be waived with immediate effect for a period of three months, the centre said Saturday after a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the coronavirus pandemic.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday reviewed efforts by various wings of the ministry in contributing to India's battle against a fast-spreading second wave of coronavirus. Singh carried out the review at a virtual meeting attended by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, Army...
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Six patients died at a private hospital in Amritsar on Saturday due to the shortage of oxygen, hospital authorities said. Five of the six patients were infected with COVID-19, they said. Despite the district administration being repeatedly asked to extend help, no one turned...
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Amid the grim COVID-19 situation in the country, four cryogenic tanks, to be used for the transportation of oxygen, is being airlifted from Singapore on Saturday. A home ministry official said the four empty tanks are being brought to India by a heavy lift transport aircraft of the Indian...
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The government on Saturday extended the deadline for making payment under the direct tax dispute resolution scheme Vivad Se Vishwas by two months till June 30 due to a severe COVID pandemic. Also, it has extended the due date for issuance of notice for reopening of assessment by tax...
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A number of hospitals in the national capital grappled with oxygen scarcity on Saturday amid a surge in coronavirus cases that has stretched the city's healthcare infrastructure to the limits.Twenty critically ill patients died overnight at Jaipur Golden Hospital in Delhi amid a serious oxygen...
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Even as Maharashtra is locked in a tussle with the Centre over the supply of Remdesivir medicine used in the treatment of coronavirus patients, around 5,000 vials of this anti-viral drug seized by the state agencies are lying unused pending court's permission.These vials were seized during the...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday urged the central government to focus on vaccines, oxygen and other health services amid the COVID-19 pandemic instead of spending on PR and unnecessary projects. Gandhi's remarks come a day after he questioned the government's priority in...
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Border Security Force personnel early on Saturday opened fire on two Pakistani drones after they entered Indian airspace from across the International Border in Jammu, officials said. Both the drones returned to Pakistani side after the BSF fired around 15 rounds in an attempt to...
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The Delhi high court said on Saturday that if any official at the central, state or local administration was obstructing in the picking up or supply of oxygen, then we will hang that man. The observation by a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli came during hearing of a plea...
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Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday pointed to the shortage of vaccines and warned the government of more protests if people were turned away at hospitals. Chidambaram welcomed the decision to vaccinate all above the age of 18 years from May 1. However, we have to caution...
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Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana was sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India by President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. Justice Ramana took the oath at a brief ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Law Minister Ravi...
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Just In: 'We have oxygen supply to last only half an hour now, more than 200 lives are at stake. We lost 20 people due to an oxygen shortage last night,' says DK Baluja of Delhi's Jaipur Golden Hospital.
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Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hameed
The second son of a Param Vir Chakra awardee died of alleged negligence in his treatment at Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) hospital in Kanpur on Friday, his family claimed. The aggrieved family members said the hospital authorities did not conduct any Covid-19 test on Ali Hasan (61), the second son...
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Kalawati Bhuria, a Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh, died at a private hospital in Indore early on Saturday while undergoing treatment for coronavirus, family sources said. She was 49. Kalawati, who represented Jobat assembly constituency in Alirajpur district, was admitted to Shalby...
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India reports 3,46,786 new Covid-19 cases, 2,624 deaths and 2,19,838 discharges in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry announced. The total number of cases was 1,66,10,481, with total recoveries being 1,38,67,997. The cumulative death toll is 1,89,544, while the active cases...
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The CBI has booked former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with allegations of bribery against him and carried out searches at various locations in Mumbai on Saturday, officials said. The probe agency had carried out a preliminary enquiry on the orders of the Bombay high...
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The Mumbai police has discontinued the colour-coded sticker system for vehicles introduced earlier in the week. In a tweet, Mumbai police said, 'The red, yellow, green #emergencystickers categorisation is being discontinued. However, thorough checks shall continue and we hope you will stand...
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Two persons were killed and 15 injured when a branch of a banyan tree fell on a procession held as part of the Thrissur Pooram festival held past midnight, the police said on Saturday. The incident occurred around 12.20 am when the Thiruvambady Devaswom's Madathil Varavu Panchavadyam, a...
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Just In: AIIMS has postponed the INI-CET PG 2021 entrance exam till further notice, due to the current Covid-19 situation.
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In an operation that continued through Friday night, the Indian Army along with Assam Rifles rescued two of the three ONGC employees who were abducted by suspected ULFA militants on April 21 from a rig site of ONGC in Lakwa field of Sivasagar District (Assam). One AK-47 has also been...
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The UAE on Friday updated its travel ban for India, saying that all incoming flights on national and foreign carriers from the country will be suspended, while transportation of passengers from the Gulf country to India will be allowed.The UAE on Thursday banned travel from India for 10 days from...
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An avalanche occurred in an area close to the Niti valley near the Indo-China border in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Friday. Information was received about a part of a glacier collapsing beyond Sumna Chawki near Malari in the Niti valley, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officials, who...
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An Oxygen Express train carrying around 30,000 litres of liquid medical oxygen arrived in Lucknow on Saturday morning as Uttar Pradesh is battling a sudden surge in coronavirus cases, an official said. The special train carrying two truckloads of medical oxygen arrived in the state capital...
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US President Joe Biden will visit the UK in June for his first overseas trip since his election victory last year.The president will travel to Cornwall for the G7 summit, which takes place between June 11 and 13.From there, he will travel to Brussels, in Belgium, to participate in the Nato Summit...
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