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15 May 2021
West BengalWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's brother Ashim dies of COVID-19
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee's younger brother, Ashim Banerjee, passed away on Saturday morning due to COVID-19 related complications in Kolkata. He was 62 years old.
15 May 2021
Madhya PradeshAnger erupts after MP's staffers, family get jab at home
A controversy has erupted after a government medical team allegedly administered COVID- 19 vaccines to Ujjain BJP MP Anil Firojiya's staffers, family members, and supporters at his residence in Ujjain, prompting the district authorities to order an inquiry into the incident.
15 May 2021
Farmers ProtestSamyukta Kisan Morcha to observe May 26 as 'Black Day'
Samyukta Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of over 40 farmer unions, on Saturday announced that it will observe May 26 as "Black Day," marking six months of their protest at Delhi's borders against the three farm laws.
15 May 2021
HaryanaBlack fungus has been declared a notified disease in Haryana
Mucormycosis, also known as Black fungus, has been categorized as a notified disease in Haryana, implying that each case of the infection will now be reported to the government authorities.
15 May 2021
UttarakhandFifty-one of 141 Uttarakhand village residents test positive for COVID-19
Fifty-one out of the 141 people living in a village in Uttarakhand's Pauri district have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Saturday.
15 May 2021
AssamBanned ULFA(I) outfit announces three-month ceasefire due to COVID-19
The banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) on Saturday announced a unilateral ceasefire for three months due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state.
15 May 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police arrests 15 over posters critical of PM Modi
The Delhi Police has arrested 15 people and registered 17 First Information Reports (FIRs) over posters critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Press Trust of India reported today.
15 May 2021
KeralaRains wreak havoc in Kerala, red alert in five districts
Scores of houses were damaged, trees uprooted and power supply disrupted for hours across Kerala as incessant rains and strong winds continue to lash the state on Saturday even as severe sea incursion disrupted normal life in coastal areas.
15 May 2021
GujaratIndian Navy assures full support as #CycloneTauktae approaches western coast
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said cyclone Tauktae—currently centered over Lakshadweep—has intensified into a cyclonic storm.
15 May 2021
IndiaMaharashtra: Tantrik among two held for gathering at house
Police has arrested a tantrik and one more person after conducting a raid at a house in Palghar district of Maharashtra, where people had gathered in large numbers in anticipation of getting cured, officials said on Saturday.
14 May 2021
InoxIndia at war: INOX chief Siddharth Jain on oxygen crisis
As India witnesses an alarming COVID-19 spike, instances of oxygen shortage continue to emerge.
15 May 2021
GoaCyclone Tauktae: Goa authorities gear up to tackle situation
The government machinery in Goa has put in place necessary measures to tackle the situation in view of the warning about Cyclone Tauktae, officials said on Saturday.
15 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalDelhi CM Kejriwal announces oxygen concentrator banks, home delivery
Arvind Kejriwal, the Chief Minister of Delhi, today said that oxygen concentrator banks have been set up in all districts in Delhi to strengthen the national capital's fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.
15 May 2021
IndiaFully-vaccinated people should continue masking, physical distancing: AIIMS Director
Wearing of a face mask and maintaining physical distancing need to be continued even by those who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr. Randeep Guleria has said.
15 May 2021
PunjabPunjab Police wins hearts for delivering meals to COVID-19 patients
Worried that there was no food available after nine members of her family tested COVID-19 positive, a 38-year-old woman from Rajindergarh village in Fatehgarh Sahib dialed the 112 helpline and a Punjab Police team immediately reached their home with the required food.
14 May 2021
Russia NewsSputnik Light may be India's first single-dose COVID-19 vaccine: Report
The Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik Light may reportedly be the first single-dose shot approved in India.
14 May 2021
GujaratCyclone Tauktae: IMD issues red alert in Kerala districts, Lakshadweep
A cyclonic disturbance has formed over Lakshadweep and the Arabian Sea and "may evolve into a very severe cyclonic storm" by Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday.
14 May 2021
Delhi PoliceYouth Congress chief questioned by police over COVID-19 relief work
Srinivas BV, the President of the Indian Youth Congress, who has been helping countless of people amid the COVID-19 crisis, was questioned by the Delhi Police today as part of an investigation linked to the distribution of coronavirus medicines by politicians.
14 May 2021
Narendra ModiModi releases Rs. 20,000 crore to farmers' accounts under PM-KISAN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the eighth installment of financial benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme via video conferencing on Friday.
14 May 2021
IndiaDJ held for hurting Gujarat CM's reputation in spoof video
Police has detained a 30-year-old disc jockey (DJ) in Vadodara city of Gujarat on the charge of harming state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani's reputation by making and uploading a video by using a part of the latter's past speech, officials said on Friday.
14 May 2021
IndiaWoman killed for giving birth to four girls
A 28-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her husband and in-laws for giving birth to four girls, the last of which was born just three months ago, and also over dowry in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, police said on Friday.
14 May 2021
GoaOxygen crisis: 74 die at Goa Medical College and Hospital
In the past four days, 74 patients died at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) reportedly due to a lack of medical oxygen. The GMCH is the biggest COVID-19 facility in the state.
14 May 2021
IndiaWoman asked to lick spit for marrying again post-divorce
A 35-year-old woman, who married for a second time post-divorce, was ordered by a caste panchayat of her community to lick spit as punishment in Maharashtra's Akola district, an official said on Friday.
14 May 2021
COVID-19Black fungus has reportedly claimed 52 lives in Maharashtra
As many as 52 people have died due to Mucormycosis in Maharashtra since the COVID-19 outbreak last year, a senior health department official said on Friday.
14 May 2021
Vaccine'Narrow politics': Health Minister criticizes states demanding more vaccines
Referring to demands by various state governments to increase their respective COVID-19 vaccines' quota amid reports of acute shortage, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said this approach harms the "whole-of-government" approach and arouses "narrow political passion among the masses."
14 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: Sputnik V vaccine priced at Rs. 995 per dose
One imported dose of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine - Sputnik V - has been priced at Rs. 995.40 in India, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announced today.
14 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's tally crosses 24 million; over 20 million recovered
India on Friday reported 3.43 lakh new coronavirus infections, pushing the nationwide tally past 2.4 crore.
14 May 2021
BhopalBhopal: COVID-19 patient raped by nurse, died within 24 hours
A coronavirus patient was raped by a male nurse at a government hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, and died within just 24 hours of that incident, the police said on Thursday.
14 May 2021
IndiaIndia to have 8 vaccines by year-end. Which are they?
India plans to inoculate all its citizens against the coronavirus by the end of this year - a significant development for a nation that has been ravaged by a brutal second wave of the pandemic.
13 May 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaActively considering live-streaming Supreme Court proceedings: CJI NV Ramana
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Thursday said that he was actively considering a proposal to start live-streaming the proceedings of the Supreme Court.
13 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareSputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to be available next week: Centre
The Union Health Ministry on Thursday announced that Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine will be available in markets across the country from early next week.
13 May 2021
Madhya PradeshMP announces free education for children orphaned due to COVID-19
The Madhya Pradesh government will provide free education and a pension of Rs. 5,000 per month to children whose parents died of COVID-19, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Thursday.
13 May 2021
IndiaMaharashtra woman provides free meals to COVID-19 patients & kin
Amid the surge in coronavirus cases, a woman from Maharashtra's Osmanabad village is trying to provide some relief to COVID-19 patients and their relatives by delivering home-cooked meals to them free of cost.
13 May 2021
GoaCyclonic storm warning issued, heavy rainfall expected in Goa
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday issued a warning and said that a low-pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 16, which may bring heavy rainfall at some places in Goa and the south Konkan region.
13 May 2021
MaharashtraNawab Malik questions French embassy's procurement of Moderna vaccine
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Thursday claimed that India's French embassy has procured Moderna anti-coronavirus vaccine and it is being administered to its nationals at Navi Mumbai even as only three other vaccines are permitted in India.
13 May 2021
CoronavirusAccused of black-marketing oxygen concentrators, who's Navneet 'Khan Chacha' Kalra?
A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of businessman Navneet Kalra in connection with the case of alleged hoarding and black marketing of oxygen concentrators in the national capital.
13 May 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: 67-year-old Kumbh Mela returnee infects 33 in Bengaluru
A 67-year-old woman who had visited the Kumbh Mela tested positive for the coronavirus in the first week of April and infected as many as 33 more people in Bengaluru, The Times of India reported on Wednesday.
13 May 2021
GujaratGujarat: 13-year-old boy dies while performing stunt in Surat
A 13-year-old boy was strangled to death after a rope got entangled around his neck when he was allegedly performing a stunt at his home in Gujarat's Surat city, police said on Thursday.
13 May 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Fourteen doctors resign over misbehavior by administration officers
Fourteen doctors working at community and primary health centers in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao have tendered their resignation alleging misbehavior and mental harassment by administration officers.
13 May 2021
Uttar PradeshFloating bodies found in Varanasi; more found buried in Unnao
Days after dozens of decomposing dead bodies were seen floating in Ganga river of Bihar's Buxar district, at least four corpses turned up in different parts of the river along Varanasi ghats on Wednesday.
