Former bureaucrat Sanjivi Sundar dies of COVID
Former bureaucrat Sanjivi Sundar, who initiated external commercial borrowings by Indian entities, died of COVID-19 on Friday, his family said. Sundar, who was a 1963-batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre, served as Distinguished Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute...
Railways has ferried 664 MT of oxygen so far
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis across the country, Indian Railways has so far delivered more than 664 MT LMO to Maharashtra (174 MT), Uttar Pradesh (356.47 MT), Madhya Pradesh (64 MT), and Delhi (70 MT), the government said on Friday. Haryana...
‘Shooter Dadi’ Chandro Tomar dies due to COVID-19
Octogenarian shooter Chandro Tomar, nicknamed 'Shooter Dadi', died on Friday after battling COVID-19. She was 89. "Mera saath chhoot gaya, Chandro kaha chali gayi (She has left me, Chandro where have you gone?)," her sister-in-law Prakashi Tomar, who is...
Maha to take back Covid vax from pvt hospitals
The Maharashtra government on Friday announced that it would take back COVID-19 vaccines from private hospitals and administer these doses to people through state-run health centres only. State Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the government has decided to do...
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal tests +ve for Covid
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal tests positive for COVID-19. Just two days ago, the centre had notified a law that gives it more power over the city's elected government. According to the amended law, the "Government of Delhi" now means...
No clampdown on citizens seeking Covid help online: SC
"There should be free flow of information, we should hear voices of citizen," said a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud, and asked the Centre, states and all DGPs not to take any action against anyone posting a shortage...
CM Uddhav Thackeray will be live in the evening hours to address state
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will address the state today. The CMO is yet to announce the timing of the address, however, the CM will be live in the evening hours. Thackeray will speak about the present state of the COVID-19...
First Covid relief supplies arrive from US
India received the first Covid emergency aid supplies from the United States this morning as the country fights a deadly second wave that has strained the healthcare system. Over 3 lakh cases are getting added to the country's caseload everyday...
Former AG Soli Sorabjee passes away at 91
Former Attorney General and veteran lawyer Soli Sorabjee passed away on Friday. He was 91. Sorabjee had been honoured with Padma Vibhushan in 2002 for his defence of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights. "The gentle giant...
Japan to provide ventilators to India
Japanese Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki on Friday informed that the country will provide 300 oxygen generators and as many ventilators to India which is currently facing the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Taking to Twitter, Suzuki said that Japan stands...
No Nationwide Lockdown: Centre Asks States to Implement Containment Measures Till May 31
New Delhi: In the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday night issued fresh guidelines to all the states and UTs and asked them to strictly implement containment measures across districts with...
Plan for Covid 3rd wave, Uddhav tells officials
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday asked district officials to make plans for new oxygen plants and stocking of medicines in view of the threat of a third Covid-19 wave. The chief minister spoke to district collectors, divisional commissioners...
Bangladesh to send Remdesivir to India next week
Bangladesh will be sending Remdesivir, an anti-viral medicine being used in COVID-19 treatment, along with other medical supplies to India next week, said country's Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen. "India sought Remdesivir . We have taken measures to send it," Dhaka...
No stock, no Covid vaccine in Mumbai for 3 days
Owing to non-availability of vaccine stock, no vaccination will be conducted at any government/BMC/private Covid vaccination centre for the next three days (April 30-May2), the municipal corporation has announced. All efforts are being made to make more stock available and resume...
Tendulkar donates Rs 1 cr to procure oxygen concentrators for Covid patients
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday donated Rs one crore to procure oxygen concentrators for COVID-19 patients in the country as it battles a severe second wave of the global pandemic. India is witnessing an unprecedented surge in...
Tight race in WB; DMK sweeps TN; LDF in Kerala: Exit polls
Exit polls on Thursday forecast a tight contest between the incumbent Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in the high-profile West Bengal assembly polls and put the saffron combine ahead in Assam, while projecting a win for the ruling...
Time for another lockdown like 2020: HC to Maha
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked if it was time for the Maharashtra government to think of imposing a "lockdown like last year" for at least 15 days to successfully contain the spread of COVID-19. A bench of...
Time for another lockdown like 2020: HC to Maha
The Bombay High Court on Thursday asked if it was time for the Maharashtra government to think of imposing a "lockdown like last year" for at least 15 days to successfully contain the spread of COVID-19. A bench of...
Maha politicians to donate salary
Maharashtra Congress MLAs and MLCs to donate 1 month's salary to Chief Minister Relief...
India is bleeding. Donate, urges PeeCee
Priyanka Chopra has urged the global community to donate funds to help India, which she said is "bleeding" due to a brutal second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Union Health Ministry's data on Thursday, the country...
Uddhav to meet today on Maha vaccination drive
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to chair a meeting on vaccination drive later today, via video conferencing. Amid the deadly second Covid-19 wave, the Centre has opened vaccination for all above 18 years of age from May 1. It has...
