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Cops Go To Stop Mela In Jharkhand Village, Thrashed With Sticks
Villagers attack a group of policemen in Jharkhand’s Saraikela for trying to stop a mela Raipur: A local administration officer and a group of policemen were attacked by a mob at a village in Jharkhand’s Saraikela, where a crowded mela was going on amid the deadly second wave of...
773 Covid Deaths In Maharashtra, Highest Ever In A Day; 66,836 New Cases
Maharashtra currently has 6,91,851 active cases (File) Mumbai: Maharashtra on Friday logged 773 Covid-linked deaths in the last 24 hours, registering its biggest-ever single-day spike in the death count. The worst-hit state also reported 66,836 new cases as the rapid second wave of infections ripped through the country. However,...
IPL 2021 Live Cricket Score, PBKS vs MI: Rohit Sharma Falls For 63 As Mumbai Indians Eye Strong Finish
PBKS vs MI Live Score: Rohit Sharma hits a shot during Match 17 of IPL 2021.© BCCI/IPL Aiming for a good target, Mumbai Indians (MI) are five wickets down vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 17 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season, at the MA Chidambaram...
RBI Restricts American Express, Diners Club From Enrolling New Customers May 1 Onwards
RBI restricts American Express and Diners Club from adding new customers from May 1 onwards The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed restrictions on American Express Banking Corp. and Diners Club International Ltd. from enrolling new domestic customers onto their card networks starting May 1, 2021 onwards. The two entities have...
UK Strain Driving Covid Surge In Delhi, Reveals Data
COVID-19: Some 11 per cent samples from across India show “variants of concern” (File) New Delhi: The UK strain is driving the Covid surge in Delhi, an analysis of samples has revealed. Data released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says over 400 cases of the UK...
Heard At Chief Justice Farewell
Lawyer Vikas Singh also referred to Chief Justice Bobde’s passion for bikes (File) New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice SA Bobde wanted Shah Rukh Khan to mediate the Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute and the actor had even agreed, but it did not work out. The anecdote came up during a virtual...
Top Lawyer Harish Salve Exits Supreme Court Case: “Don’t Want Sideshow”
Harish Salve dropped out of the case involving oxygen, vaccines and medicine distribution. New Delhi: Senior lawyer Harish Salve today dropped out of the case that the Supreme Court took up yesterday involving the distribution of oxygen, vaccines and medicines across the country amid rising Covid cases. The Supreme...
Supreme Court Upset Over Lawyers’ Remarks
The Supreme Court adjourned the matter to April 27. New Delhi: The Supreme Court today reacted sharply to criticism that it wanted to take over Covid-related cases being heard by various High Courts and said senior lawyers were ascribing motives when there were none. Justice LN Rao today said...
PM Narendra Modi To Chief Ministers Amid Blame Game
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all states to ensure that tankers carrying oxygen to other states must not be stopped or delayed. He said this at a meeting with the Chief Ministers of the 10 worst Covid-hit states after Delhi Chief Arvind Kejriwal complained that some...
Bandish Bandits Actor Amit Mistry Dies At 47
Bandish Bandits director shared this image of Amit Mistry. courtesy anandtiwari) Highlights The actor died of cardiac arrest on Friday He died at his Andheri residence Amit Mistry is survived by his mother Mumbai: Popular Gujarati and Hindi film actor Amit Mistry, known for starring in films...
Macron To India Amid Covid Surge
Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to “send a message of solidarity to Indian people” (File) New Delhi: France stands ready to provide support to India’s fight against coronavirus, said French President Emmanuel Macron, as the country reported over three lakh cases in 24 hours for the second consecutive day...
Arvind Kejriwal To PM Narendra Modi On Oxygen Crisis, PM Sir, Please Make A Phone Call
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the Chief Minister of the 10 states worst hit by the deadly second wave of Covid on a day India touched a new record of 3.32 lakh Covid cases and 2,263 deaths in 24 hours. In an interaction that was live...
Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre Over Oxygen, ICU Beds Shortage, Says This Is On You
Rahul Gandhi has been attacking the government over its management of the Covid situation. (File) New Delhi: Lack of medical oxygen and ICU beds at hospitals were resulting in the deaths of Covid patients and the government should take responsibility for the same, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said...
Max Healthcare Says Won’t Take New Patients In Delhi NCR Hospitals Till Oxygen Supply Stabilises
Max Hospital chain posted a statement on Twitter. New Delhi: Delhi’s Max hospital chain said today it would not admit any more patients until oxygen supplies stabilized, in an escalating crisis over Covid cases spiraling in the capital. “We regret to inform that we are suspending any new patient...
Top Delhi Hospital Sir Ganga Ram Oxygen SOS
Ganga Ram hospital also said it needed oxygen to be airlifted urgently. New Delhi: 25 “sickest patients” have died in the last 24 hours at the Ganga Ram hospital in Delhi, a statement from the hospital said this morning. In an SOS at around 8 am, the hospital also...
Hospitals Demand Covid-Positive Reports, Patients Struggle For Admission
By the time the patient gets a Covid positive lab report, the condition worsens. New Delhi: “I’m tired. I am ready to hold their feet but please admit her. They are saying there are no beds in the hospital. Let her lie on the floor, but at least let...
13 Covid Patients In ICU Killed In Maharashtra Hospital Fire
Maharashtra Hospital Fire: Officials said at least 12 patients had died. Virar, Maharashtra: Twelve ICU patients have died after a fire broke out last night at a hospital in Maharashtra’s Virar, about 70 km from state capital Mumbai. The incident took place at Vijay Vallabh Hospital, officials said. “I...
Canada Bans Passenger Flights From India, Pakistan For 30 Days
The measure, not applicable to cargo flights, will be effective from 0330 GMT Friday. Ottawa, Canada: Canada suspended all passenger flights from India and Pakistan on Thursday for 30 days, Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra announced, citing increased Covid-19 cases detected in travelers arriving from these countries. “Given the higher...
