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21 Apr 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh, MP announce free COVID-19 vaccines for all 18+ persons
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday announced that the state government will cover the cost of vaccination against COVID-19 for all people above the age of 18.
21 Apr 2021
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)COVAXIN neutralizes double mutant strain: ICMR
Indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, COVAXIN, neutralizes multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively works against the double mutant strain as well, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Wednesday.
21 Apr 2021
Yogi AdityanathBook those black-marketing medicines like Remdesivir under NSA: Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday directed officials to conduct raids on those involved in black-marketing of medicines like Remdesivir and book offenders under the National Security Act (NSA).
21 Apr 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police creates green corridors for oxygen tankers
As Delhi finds itself short of oxygen supply, the National Capital's police on Monday night stepped up to help a hospital in Paschim Vihar get oxygen in the nick of time, helping 235 coronavirus patients.
21 Apr 2021
IndiaMaharashtra: 22 dead after oxygen tank leaks outside Nashik hospital
Twenty-two people died after an oxygen tanker leaked outside a hospital in Nashik, Maharashtra today, causing the supply of oxygen to be halted there for around 30 minutes, reports said.
21 Apr 2021
UttarakhandUttarakhand tightens restrictions in view of COVID-19 surge
The Uttarakhand government has ordered the closure of markets in urban areas barring shops dealing in essential commodities from 2 pm onwards and changing the night curfew timing across the state from 9 pm to 7 pm.
21 Apr 2021
IndiaTop Delhi hospitals receive oxygen supply after High Court intervenes
Several top hospitals in Delhi received their supplies of medical oxygen late Tuesday night, averting a major crisis as they were all just hours away from running out of stock.
21 Apr 2021
CoronavirusSII fixes Covishield's price at Rs. 600 for private hospitals
Serum Institute of India (SII) will sell Covishield at Rs. 400 per shot to states and at Rs. 600 to private hospitals, the Pune-based vaccine manufacturer said today.
21 Apr 2021
CurfewNight curfew extended by one hour in Andamans
Tourist spots and cinema halls will be shut for one month from April 22 and night curfew will be extended by one hour with immediate effect in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the archipelago is witnessing a COVID-19 surge, a notification said on Wednesday.
21 Apr 2021
IndiaPune: Poultry farmer approached police as hens stopped laying eggs
A poultry farmer from Maharashtra's Pune district has approached the police claiming that hens at his farm have stopped laying eggs after consuming the feed manufactured by a particular firm, an official said on Wednesday.
21 Apr 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports record 2.95L new cases; 2K more deaths
India on Wednesday reported 2.95 lakh new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began.
21 Apr 2021
KarnatakaKarnataka night curfew: What's allowed and what's not?
The Karnataka government on Tuesday imposed a curfew on weekends and during nights to contain the spread of COVID-19.
20 Apr 2021
XSSR's father moves court against movies depicting actor's personal life
Sushant Singh Rajput's father has moved Delhi High Court against movies that depict the late actor's name, personal life, images, caricatures, or lifestyle in the form of a biopic or story, Bar and Bench reported.
20 Apr 2021
Narendra ModiCoronavirus: We need to save India from lockdown, says Modi
As India witnesses a brutal second wave of COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the nation.
20 Apr 2021
Delhi High CourtCoronavirus: Delhi hospitals short on oxygen; HC pulls up Centre
Two top hospitals in Delhi have reported that their oxygen stocks would only last a few hours, even as the national capital has seen a major surge in COVID-19 cases.
20 Apr 2021
Yogi AdityanathKafeel Khan urges government to let him serve during COVID-19
Dr. Kafeel Khan, who was suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government in 2017, has appealed to the state government to allow him to serve during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
20 Apr 2021
COVID-19Bharat Biotech to produce 700 million COVAXIN doses per year
To support vaccination campaigns in India and across the globe, Bharat Biotech has ramped up the manufacturing capacity of its COVID-19 vaccine, COVAXIN, to 700 million doses per annum, the vaccine maker said on Tuesday.
20 Apr 2021
Arvind KejriwalDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal isolates after wife tests COVID-positive
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal isolated himself after his wife, Sunita, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.
20 Apr 2021
IndiaMaharashtra woman scales Mount Annapurna, world's tenth highest peak
Priyanka Mohite from Satara in Western Maharashtra has scaled Mount Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain peak in the world, becoming the first Indian woman climber to achieve the feat.
20 Apr 2021
CoronavirusOvercrowded bus ferrying migrants from Delhi overturns, three die
Three people died and at least seven were injured after a bus carrying migrant workers from Delhi overturned in Gwalior district.
20 Apr 2021
IndiaMaharashtra: Grocery stores to open only between 7-11 am
In Maharashtra, all grocery stores, vegetable shops, dairies, bakeries, and fruit vendors will be open only between 7 am and 11 am, according to a new state government order. These shops were earlier allowed to open until 8 pm.
20 Apr 2021
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityJNU issues strict guidelines inside campus for week-long lockdown
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has issued strict guidelines and imposed several restrictions on the campus during the week-long lockdown in Delhi to curb a surge in COVID-19 cases.
20 Apr 2021
West BengalWB: 90 suburban train drivers, guards contract coronavirus, services hit
Eastern Railway on Tuesday said that it has so far canceled 56 local trains in the Sealdah Division after around 90 drivers and guards tested positive for COVID-19.
20 Apr 2021
VaccineJ&J seeks permission to conduct COVID-19 vaccine trial in India
US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that it has sought approval from India's drug regulator to conduct a bridging clinical study of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
20 Apr 2021
Calcutta High CourtSC refuses bail to businessman's son in car crash case
The Supreme Court has junked a plea seeking bail to the son of Kolkata restaurant chain owner in the 2019 Jaguar car crash case that left two Bangladeshi nationals dead.
20 Apr 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: Huge vaccine wastage by states, especially in Tamil Nadu
Even as several Indian states report a shortage of vaccines, an RTI (Right to Information) query has indicated a huge wastage of doses since the country began its inoculation program this January.
20 Apr 2021
Madhya PradeshMP's largest COVID-19 care center set up in Indore
Madhya Pradesh's largest COVID-19 care center has come up in Indore with various items like clothes for patients, beddings, and oxygen machines worth Rs. 5 crore donated by people, a senior state official said.
20 Apr 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaNo lockdown in five Uttar Pradesh cities, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today put on hold the Monday order of Allahabad High Court, which directed that a lockdown must be imposed in five cities of Uttar Pradesh to control the coronavirus surge.
20 Apr 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally reaches 15.3M with 2.6L new cases
After seeing a slew of record spikes in coronavirus infections, India reported 2.6 lakh new cases on Tuesday. The nationwide tally has reached 1.53 crore.
20 Apr 2021
IndiaCOVID-19: Sputnik V vaccine to arrive in India this month
The first batch of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V will reach India within the next 10 days.
20 Apr 2021
IndiaCOVID-19: First 'Oxygen Express' leaves Mumbai for Vizag
The first-ever "Oxygen Express" carrying seven empty tankers on Monday left Mumbai for Visakhapatnam, where they will be loaded with liquid medical oxygen for transportation to Maharashtra, reports said.
20 Apr 2021
Arvind KejriwalAs Delhi's lockdown begins, thousands of migrant workers head home
In what reminds of the grim scenes from 2020, thousands of migrant workers rushed to bus terminals and railway stations of Delhi to undertake journeys toward their homes, merely hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long lockdown.
19 Apr 2021
CoronavirusDelhi COVID-19 lockdown: What's allowed and what's not?
Earlier on Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown in the national capital.
19 Apr 2021
Uttar PradeshWeek-long lockdown in 5 UP cities, including Lucknow and Varanasi
As Uttar Pradesh sees a record surge in coronavirus infections, five major cities in the state are set to go on a lockdown starting Monday night.
19 Apr 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: All aged over 18 can be vaccinated from May
The central government has decided to expand the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive to all persons above the age of 18 starting May.
19 Apr 2021
COVID-19Clinical features, CT scans will rule out false negatives: Experts
Amid a staggering surge in COVID-19 cases, India's top experts on Monday said RT-PCR tests detect coronavirus in around 80 percent of the cases, so clinical features and CT scans/chest X-rays should be used to rule out false negatives in symptomatic patients followed by a repeat test after 24 hours.
19 Apr 2021
Uttar PradeshMedical team going to COVID-19 patient's house attacked
Three government medical personnel, including two doctors, and their driver were injured after their car was attacked by a group of people when they had gone to a village in Ballia district to give medicines to a COVID-19 patient.
19 Apr 2021
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan YojanaCentre to provide fresh insurance cover to 'COVID-19 warriors'
The Union Health Ministry on Monday announced that all claims of "COVID-19 warriors" under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package will be settled till April 24 after which a fresh insurance policy for them will become effective.
19 Apr 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports record spike of 2.73 lakh new cases
India on Monday reported 2.73 lakh new coronavirus infections, marking the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began.
19 Apr 2021
PuneMan mows down two daughters under truck, later kills himself
A 40-year-old man allegedly killed his two daughters by mowing them under the wheels of his truck and later killed himself by jumping before the same vehicle at a village in Maharashtra's Pune district early on Sunday, police said.
