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01 Jun 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India recorded world's highest infections, deaths in May
Despite a significant drop in coronavirus infections and deaths, May was the worst month for India.
01 Jun 2021
Arvind KejriwalDelhi allows home delivery of liquor via app, website
People in Delhi can now order home delivery of Indian and foreign liquor through a dedicated mobile app or website, the city's government says.
01 Jun 2021
Uttar PradeshAligarh hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 36, officials suspended
The death toll in the Aligarh hooch tragedy rose to 36 on Monday with authorities confirming 11 more deaths, even as the Uttar Pradesh government cracked the whip on UP Excise Commissioner P Guruprasad, and suspended two other senior officials.
01 Jun 2021
India'Mission June': UP to inoculate 1 crore in 30 days
In a commendable move, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government plans to vaccinate one crore people against the novel coronavirus in the next 30 days.
01 Jun 2021
World Health OrganizationCOVID-19 variants found in India named 'Kappa' and 'Delta'
The B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.2 variants of COVID-19, first identified in India, have been named as Kappa and Delta respectively, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday as it named various COVID-19 variants using Greek alphabets.
31 May 2021
IndiaJunior doctors strike in MP, demand reservation of COVID-19 beds
Thousands of junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh today boycotted work, except COVID-19 duties, to raise several demands including free treatment for themselves and their families in case they contract the coronavirus.
31 May 2021
AhmedabadGujarat: COVID-19 survivor ends life over fear of mucormycosis
An 80-year-old man from Ahmedabad who had recovered from coronavirus allegedly killed himself out of fear of contracting the mucormycosis infection, police said on Monday.
31 May 2021
Delhi High CourtJuhi Chawla files plea against 5G technology
Actress-environmentalist Juhi Chawla on Monday approached the Delhi High Court against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country, raising issues related to the radiation impact on citizens, animals, flora, and fauna.
31 May 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaCan Centre take responsibility to vaccinate entire country, asks SC
The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the central government over its controversial COVID-19 vaccination policy.
31 May 2021
Madhya PradeshNearly 3,000 junior doctors in MP go on strike
Nearly 3,000 junior doctors in Madhya Pradesh on Monday struck work, barring COVID-19 duties, to press for their demands, including free treatment for them and their families if they contract the infection.
31 May 2021
Fortis Hospital72-year-old COVID-19 patient given 'antibody cocktail' in Mohali
A 72-year-old COVID-19 positive man was administered the monoclonal antibody cocktail therapy at Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Sunday, days after the treatment was given to two similar patients in Delhi and Gurgaon hospitals.
31 May 2021
Madhya PradeshA murder investigation leads police to another five-year-old killing
Bhopal Police stumbled upon a five-year-old murder case while probing an alleged killing of a 30-year-old-man, whose body was recovered two days ago, with the accused woman confessing to both the crimes, officials said on Sunday.
31 May 2021
IndiaIndia will soon test mixing different COVID-19 vaccines
India may soon begin testing a regimen that mixes two different coronavirus vaccines to assess whether the experiment boosts the immune response against the virus.
31 May 2021
OdishaOdisha extends lockdown till June 17 to curb COVID-19 spread
The Odisha government on Sunday extended the lockdown till June 17 to further stem the spread of coronavirus.
31 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: India reports lowest spike in cases in 50 days
India on Monday reported 1.52 lakh new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in infections in 50 days, along with over 3,100 fresh fatalities.
31 May 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra extends lockdown-like curbs till June 15
The Maharashtra government on Sunday extended the lockdown-like curbs till June 15 and also announced that relaxations will be granted depending upon the COVID-19 positivity rate and availability of oxygen beds.
31 May 2021
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Gargle lavage method to detect COVID-19 should be implemented: AIIMS-RDA
The Resident Doctors Association of the AIIMS on Sunday wrote to Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan urging him to implement the gargle lavage method in detection of COVID-19 and also give due credit to researchers of the hospital and Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) for this diagnosis.
31 May 2021
IndiaChoksi's 'romantic trip' with girlfriend reportedly landed him in jail
Mehul Choksi - the fugitive Indian diamantaire - had probably planned a "romantic getaway" with his girlfriend before that plan turned awry and he was arrested in Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister said citing reports.
30 May 2021
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh eases COVID-19 restrictions in some districts
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to relax lockdown restrictions in some districts starting June 1.
30 May 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Video shows COVID-19 patient's body being dumped in river
A video of the body of a COVID-19 victim being thrown in a river in Uttar Pradesh has surfaced.
30 May 2021
HaryanaCOVID-19: Haryana extends lockdown till June 7 with some relaxations
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday extended the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in the state till June 7.
30 May 2021
Narendra Modi#MannkiBaat: Modi praises India's COVID-19 response; 'oxygen production increased 10-fold'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 77th edition of his monthly radio show 'Mann ki Baat'.
30 May 2021
CoronavirusDelhi lockdown extended till June 7; factory, construction work allowed
The Delhi government issued an order Saturday regarding the extension of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown along with some relaxations.
29 May 2021
Narendra ModiFree education, health insurance for children orphaned by COVID-19: PM
PM Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the "PM-CARES for Children" scheme to provide a number of benefits to support kids who lost both parents or guardians due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
29 May 2021
Government of IndiaUS willing to send COVID-19 vaccines to India: S Jaishankar
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as part of his official trip to the United States.
29 May 2021
CoronavirusKejriwal again urges Centre to buy vaccines for states
Amid an acute shortage of vaccines, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked the Centre to buy vaccines and distribute them to the state governments and said this is not the time for blame game and petty politics.
29 May 2021
ChhattisgarhWoman trampled to death by wild elephant in Chhattisgarh
A 40-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, a forest official said.
29 May 2021
IndiaCOVID-19: Centre to discontinue allocation of Remdesivir to states
The Indian government has decided to stop the central allocation of Remdesivir to states, citing sufficient supply of the antiviral drug being used to treat severe coronavirus patients.
29 May 2021
West BengalFour charred bodies recovered from building after massive fire
The firefighters on Saturday morning recovered four unidentified charred bodies from a building in North 24 Parganas in New Barrackpore, West Bengal, where a devastating fire had broken out on early Thursday morning, in a vest manufacturing unit and other combustible item-filled godowns, including that of a medical retail chain.
29 May 2021
GujaratGujarat: Five cops booked for flouting COVID-19 norms
A case has been registered against a police sub-inspector and four constables in the Kutch district of Gujarat for allegedly violating COVID-19 guidelines during a birthday party, officials said on Saturday.
29 May 2021
IndiaKalra committed white-collar crime: Delhi Police tells court
Businessman Navneet Kalra, accused in an oxygen concentrator black marketing case, committed a white-collar crime and earned profits by selling medical devices at exorbitant prices to those on death beds, the Delhi Police told a court on Saturday.
29 May 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Death toll in slabs collapse incident rises to seven
The death toll in the slabs collapse incident that occurred at a building in Ulhasnagar of Maharashtra's Thane district rose to seven with the recovery of one more body, an official said on Saturday.
29 May 2021
IndiaWill withdraw complaints against Ramdev if he annuls comments: IMA
The Indian Medical Association does not have any personal enmity with Yoga guru Ramdev and will withdraw all its police complaints against him as and when he takes back his controversial comments on modern medicine, the medical body's chief said.
29 May 2021
OdishaNational Parks with mangrove cover endured 'negligible damage' from Yaas
The Similipal National Park and the Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) experienced negligible damage due to their dense tree cover as tropical Cyclone Yaas barreled through coastal and Northern Odisha, a forest department official said on Friday.
29 May 2021
OdishaCyclone-induced rain submerges many villages in three Odisha Districts
Several villages in Odisha's Bhadrak and Jajpur districts were on Friday inundated due to flash floods in the river Baitarani and its tributaries, while a swollen river Subarnarekha, triggered by incessant rain under Cyclone Yaas impact, affected three blocks of Balasore District, reports said.
29 May 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: India reports 1.73L cases, lowest surge in 45 days
India's daily coronavirus case count continued to reduce as it reported 1.73 lakh fresh infections in the past 24 hours - the lowest surge in 45 days.
29 May 2021
West BengalPM Modi-Mamata Banerjee meet row: Centre recalls WB Chief Secretary
The Centre issued an order Friday to recall West Bengal's Chief Secretary, Alapan Bandyopadhyay, directing him to report to the central government's Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Monday.
29 May 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareHealth Ministry thrashes reports about 'missing' COVAXIN doses
The Health Ministry has slammed news about unaccounted COVAXIN doses as "unfound media reports" adding that these reports are incorrect and not supported by full information on the matter.
29 May 2021
IndiaCentre invites CAA-like citizenship applications in 5 states
The Indian government on Friday issued a notification, allowing refugees from three neighboring countries residing in specified districts of five states to apply for an Indian citizenship.
29 May 2021
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Bat forces flight to take U-turn half hour after takeoff
An Air India flight to Newark in the US had to return to the Delhi Airport on the morning of May 27 as cabin crew saw a bat inside the business class area of the plane just half an hour after takeoff, sources said on Friday.
