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26 May 2021
OdishaCyclone Yaas: Kolkata Airport shuts operations, over 1 million evacuated
The very severe cyclonic storm - Yaas - is centered around 50 km South-Southeast of Balasore in Odisha and its landfall process began around 9 am, the weather department has said.
25 May 2021
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Former Maharashtra DGP Subodh Jaiswal appointed new CBI Director
Former Maharashtra Director-General of Police Subodh Kumar Jaiswal has been appointed the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
25 May 2021
PfizerIndia may not receive Pfizer, Moderna vaccine doses until 2023
India may not receive doses of the COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna until 2023 as the manufacturers have other commitments.
25 May 2021
IndiaCyclone Yaas: IMD warns flooding, disruption in power supply
Officials at the India Meteorological Department have warned possible disruption in power supply and flooding in low-lying areas in the eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, as Cyclone Yaas is set to make landfall near Dhamra Port early tomorrow morning.
25 May 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaCBI withdraws Supreme Court appeal opposing TMC leaders' house arrest
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday withdrew its appeal in the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court order allowing the house arrest of four leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
25 May 2021
MaharashtraCOVID-19 crisis: Man sets up community kitchen for slum dwellers
A man from Mumbai has set up a community kitchen from his savings for the poor migrant workers who are suffering due to the COVID-19-induced restrictions.
25 May 2021
Tamil NaduChennai teacher, accused of sexual misconduct by dozens, arrested
G Rajagopalan, 59, a commerce teacher at a top school in Chennai, has been arrested after being accused of sexually harassing over a dozen girl students.
25 May 2021
GujaratGujarat: Over 80 held for participating in 'anti-coronavirus' religious procession
More than 80 people were arrested after a social media video showed them participating in a religious procession for performing a ritual to "protect" their village from the scourge of coronavirus in Prantij taluka of Gujarat's Sabarkantha district, police said on Tuesday.
25 May 2021
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)CJI cites 'rule of law'; Centre's CBI chief picks dropped
Two of the Centre's top picks for the post of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director were reportedly dropped as Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana cited a rule of law pertaining to their retirement.
25 May 2021
KarnatakaWhen and how will Maharashtra and Karnataka ease COVID-19 curbs?
The Maharashtra government is considering extending the state-wide lockdown by another week and may finally begin lifting restrictions once that period ends, sources have told News18.
25 May 2021
CoronavirusNo reason to believe third wave will affect children: Expert
In an interview, Dr. NK Arora, Chairman of India's COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said Indian data does not show specific predilection of the currently circulating virus strains either for the youth or pediatric age group.
25 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports 1.96 lakh cases, lowest rise since mid-April
India on Tuesday reported less than 2 lakh new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily rise in infections since mid-April.
25 May 2021
CubaMehul Choksi, fugitive businessman, goes missing in Antigua; probe on
Mehul Choksi - the fugitive jewelry businessman wanted in India in connection with the Rs. 14,000 crore PNB loan fraud - has gone missing in the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, where he had been residing since 2018.
25 May 2021
OdishaCyclone Yaas landfall likely in Balasore; Odisha rushes relief teams
The Odisha government on Monday rushed a rescue and relief team to the Balasore district ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Yaas.
24 May 2021
Uttar PradeshAfter black, white fungus, yellow fungus case reported in Ghaziabad
After reports of black fungus and white fungus, a case of yellow fungus has been reported in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
24 May 2021
Supreme Court Of India'Nobody dying for lack of marriage-certificates': Centre on same-sex marriages
The Indian government today opposed the urgent hearing of petitions in the Delhi High Court seeking to recognize same-sex marriages in the country.
24 May 2021
Uttar PradeshFour siblings left all alone after mother succumbs to COVID-19
Ten-year-old Kajal has been saddled with the responsibility of taking care of her three younger siblings after their mother died two weeks ago due to the deadly coronavirus.
24 May 2021
PunePune woman kills mother-in-law, tries to dispose of body
A 22-year-old woman allegedly killed her mother-in-law by strangling her with a blouse and later tried to dispose of the body in a gunny sack with the help of her husband, Pune Police said on Monday.
24 May 2021
Government of IndiaCOVID-19: On-site vaccine registration has been allowed for 18+ group
People who belong to the age group of 18-44 years can now walk-in to inoculation centers to seek help for vaccine registration on the digital Co-WIN platform, the central government said in a notification this afternoon.
24 May 2021
SpiceJetCOVID-19 norms thrown to wind as couple ties knot mid-air
A mid-air wedding in the presence of guests and relatives took place inside a SpiceJet chartered flight on May 23 morning wherein COVID-19 social distancing norms were violated, sources said on Monday.
24 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: Only 3.8% vaccinated as death toll crosses 3 lakh
On Monday, India's death toll due to COVID-19 crossed the 3 lakh mark in what has been the deadliest month since the beginning of the pandemic.
24 May 2021
Narendra ModiCompany seeks Modi's permission for $500bn investment in bizarre ad
A company, purportedly based in the United States, has approached the Narendra Modi government with a proposal to invest $500 billion in infrastructural projects in India.
24 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalPfizer, Moderna have refused to sell vaccines directly to Delhi
American pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna have said they would not sell their coronavirus vaccines directly to the Delhi government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal revealed today.
24 May 2021
OdishaOdisha: OAS officer dances at brother's wedding, violates COVID-19 guidelines
An Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) officer was found dancing at a marriage function of her brother violating the COVID-19 lockdown guidelines imposed by the state government in the wake of a surge in coronavirus cases in the state.
24 May 2021
World Health OrganizationCOVAXIN trials on children are expected to begin in June
Bharat Biotech, the pharmaceutical firm behind India's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN, may begin trials on children in June and is expecting to receive the license in the third quarter of this year.
24 May 2021
AssamPoliceman wears PPE kit, carries COVID-19 patient to ambulance
A police officer donned a PPE kit and carried a COVID-19 positive patient, whose oxygen level had severely dropped, to an ambulance for shifting him to a hospital in Assam's Chirang district, Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said.
24 May 2021
Yogi AdityanathVaccinations for 18-44 group across UP from June 1
The vaccination of people in the 18-44 age group against the deadly COVID-19 will be expanded to all district headquarters in Uttar Pradesh from June 1, a state government spokesperson said on Sunday.
24 May 2021
Madhya PradeshWoman doctor slammed for propagating religion during COVID-19 campaign
A controversy has erupted after a woman doctor, hired on contract by the Madhya Pradesh government, was captured in a video purportedly asking people to offer prayers to the god of a particular religion for staying away from coronavirus infection or for recovery from the disease.
24 May 2021
Baba RamdevRamdev withdraws comments on allopathic medicine after furor
Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday withdrew his recent statements on allopathic medicine which had triggered strong protests from the medical fraternity.
23 May 2021
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)Short format for Class-XII board exams likely; no decision yet
The central government is reportedly considering two suggestions to conduct the board examinations for Class XII.
23 May 2021
HaryanaHaryana extends COVID-19 lockdown till May 31; some curbs eased
The Haryana government has extended its ongoing COVID-19 lockdown by another week. The lockdown was supposed to last until Monday (May 24). Some of the restrictions, however, have been relaxed.
23 May 2021
Uttar PradeshUnnao vegetable vendor dies after being thrashed by cops
Three cops in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao have been charged with the murder of an 18-year-old vegetable vendor, identified as Faisal Hussain.
23 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare'Black fungus' cases complicate India's COVID-19 crisis
Even as India faces a brutal COVID-19 crisis, the country has witnessed a rise in the number of cases of Mucormycosis or "black fungus."
23 May 2021
Arvind KejriwalDelhi COVID-19 lockdown extended yet again; curbs till May 31
The ongoing lockdown in Delhi has been extended again, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday.
23 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareAs COVID-19 batters rural India, people flock to unlicensed clinics
In a village in Uttar Pradesh, a former hospital worker has set up an unlicensed clinic to treat patients experiencing breathing difficulties, fever, etc.
22 May 2021
BiharWaterlogged premises, garbage, pigs: Sorry state of Bihar's second-largest hospital
Darbhanga Medical College & Hospital (DMCH), the second-largest hospital and one of the oldest medical colleges in Bihar, is operating under terribly unhygienic conditions amid the second COVID-19 wave.
22 May 2021
COVID-19Coronavirus: Delhi reports 3.5% positivity rate, lowest since April 1
The coronavirus test positivity rate in Delhi has fallen to 3.58 percent, the lowest since April 1, as India's ferocious second wave of the pandemic continues to weaken in most areas.
22 May 2021
Government of India8,800+ Black fungus cases in India. 60% from three states
Nearly 9,000 cases of Mucormycosis or Black fungus - a rare but potentially fatal fungal infection - have been detected across India, according to the central government's data released today.
22 May 2021
Gujarat High CourtParsi body approaches HC over last rites of community members
The Gujarat High Court has issued a notice to the Central, state governments, and local authorities in Surat over a Parsi Panchayat body's plea seeking permission for them to perform the last rites of community members who died of COVID-19, as per the Zoroastrian tradition.
22 May 2021
Baba RamdevRamdev calls allopathy 'stupid science', Medical Association demands his prosecution
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) angrily hit out at yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday, demanding strict action against him over his derogatory comments on allopathy, claiming the modern medicine is "stupid science" due to which lakhs have died.
