Thu, 06 May 2021 12:43:24
The tragic" COVID-19 situation in India should raise the alarm bells for all of us and there will be reverberations across the region and the world in terms of virus-related deaths, virus mutations and supply delays unless the world steps up and helps the country now, the head of the UN children's agency has said.
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has sent additional critical lifesavin
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Thu, 06 May 2021 12:38:31
The Union Home Ministry has formed a four-member fact finding team to look into reasons for the post- poll violence in West Bengal and also assess the ground situation in the state, officials said on Thursday.
The team, led by an additional secretary of the ministry, has left for the state. On Wednesday, the ministry had sent a terse reminder to the West Bengal government to submit a detailed r
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Thu, 06 May 2021 12:35:42
In one of the steepest increase since daily price revision was started, petrol price on Thursday was hiked by 25 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise as oil companies raised rates for the third straight day to pass on to consumers the increase in international oil prices.
Petrol price in Delhi was increased to Rs 90.99 per litre from Rs 90.74 while diesel rates went up to Rs 81.42 a litre fro
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Thu, 06 May 2021 12:28:38
Three people were arrested for allegedly extorting Rs 1.2 lakh from the relatives of a Covid-19 patient to get an ICU bed in a reputed hospital, police said on Wednesday.
Police identified those arrested as Venkata Subba Rao, Manjunath and Punith.
According to police, Laxmidevamma, was diagnosed with Covid-19 and admitted to a private hospital in Nelamangala on the city outskirts.
She req
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Thu, 06 May 2021 12:25:02
Amid indications of COVID-19 cases plateauing in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday warned there was no room for showing complacency and said the government is preparing to deal with a third wave of the infection.
He said though some districts have shown a steady decline in COVID-19 cases, some others are still exhibiting an upward trend, but the number of patients under
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Thu, 06 May 2021 12:22:38
Amid the prevailing pandemic, the Yogi Adityanath government is taking forward its cow protection agenda and has issued directives to set up help desks for protection of cows in every district.
The state government has also issued instructions that all the cow shelters (gaushalas) must strictly follow the Covid-19 protocols, and has made the usage of masks and frequent thermal screening mandat
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Thu, 06 May 2021 12:14:25
With Covid-19 cases on the rise, and more than six districts in Karnataka reporting over 1,000 cases each day, an extension of the existing Corona Curfew looks very likely, but Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa continues to bat for the status quo.
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Thu, 06 May 2021 12:08:04
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said the city is not getting enough vaccines, and reiterated if doses are made available in time his government could vaccinate everyone here within three months.
He also said the Delhi government will decide about extending the ongoing lockdown in the city depending on the number of Covid-19 cases.
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Thu, 06 May 2021 12:06:03
Veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath on Wednesday described West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the leader of the country who defeated all her opponents, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Central agencies like the CBI and the ED, in the recently-held Assembly elections in West Bengal.
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