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According to a Reuters report India’s electricity use fell to the lowest in nearly five months on the first day of a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the co

Day 1 of lockdown: India’s electricity demand fell to 5-month low

According to a Reuters report India&rsquo;s electricity use fell to the lowest in nearly five months on the first day of a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.&nbsp;National electricity demand fell to 2.78 billion units on March 25,&nbsp;which was&nbsp;the first day of the three-week total shutdown called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Tuesday.&nbsp;That was nearly 20 per cent below the average of 3.45 billion units per day in the first three weeks of March, a Reuters analysis of government data showed.&nbsp;

According to a Reuters report India’s electricity use fell to the lowest in nearly five months on the first day of a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. National electricity demand fell to 2.78 billion units on March 25, which was the first day of the three-week total shutdown called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi late on Tuesday. That was nearly 20 per cent below the average of 3.45 billion units per day in the first three weeks of March, a Reuters analysis of government data showed.

The CBI has filed a chargesheet against the former international head of the Gitanjali Group of Companies, Sunil Verma, and others in connection with an alleged fraud i

The CBI has filed a chargesheet against the former international head of the Gitanjali Group of Companies, Sunil Verma, and others in connection with an alleged fraud in the PNB&nbsp;scam case, involving an amount of over ₹7,080 crore, in which the promoter of the group, Mehul Choksi, is wanted by the agency.
The fugitive diamond businessman, who is now facing a fresh effort by Indian authorities seeking his&nbsp;deportation from Dominica, where he apparently fled to last month, has been accused of destruction of evidence for the first time.
Two officials of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) and a director of the Nakshatra brands under the Gitanjali group, have also been named as accused in the supplementary chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The supplementary chargesheet, filed more than three years after the first chargesheet in the case against Choksi and his companies, coincides with the legal proceedings against&nbsp;Choksi in a court of Dominica, where he was arrested for &ldquo;illegal entry" on May 24 after his mysterious disappearance from neighbouring Antigua and Barbuda.

A new study claims that DRDO's anti-Covid drug 2-DG is effective against all Covid-19 variants.As per the study, 2-DG reduces the multiplication of SARS-CoV-2 and allev

A new study claims that DRDO's anti-Covid drug 2-DG is effective against all Covid-19 variants.As per the study, 2-DG reduces the multiplication of SARS-CoV-2 and alleviates the cells from infection-induced cytopathic effect (CPE) and cell death. The study suggests that the drug can be used in the treatment regimen.
Based on these preliminary in-vitro findings, the molecule is now being moved for clinical trials in Covid patients. The study, published on June 15, has not yet been peer-reviewed.
The drug, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Dr Reddy&rsquo;s Laboratories, received approval for emergency use in moderate to severe cases of Covid-19 in May.
Clinical trials of 2-DG found that it enables faster recovery of hospitalised Covid-19 patients and reduces their supplemental oxygen dependence. Dr. Reddy&rsquo;s Laboratories has launched 2-DG in the form of sachets. The first batch of the oral drug was released on May 17.
Two weeks ago, DRDO issued directions on the usage of its 2-DG drug on Covid-19 patients, stating that caution should be exercised while prescribing this medicine to people who have comorbidities such as uncontrolled diabetes, severe cardiac problem and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

The Indian Medical Association has issued a report which says that 730 doctors have died during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The maximum number of deaths

The Indian Medical Association has issued a report which says that 730 doctors have died during the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The maximum number of deaths were recorded in&nbsp;Bihar&nbsp;with 115 doctors succumbing to the deadly virus, followed by 109 in Delhi and 79 in Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh.&nbsp;
Andhra&nbsp;Pradesh&nbsp;reported 38 deaths, Telangana&nbsp;37, Odisha&nbsp;31 and Kerala&nbsp;24. in Maharashtra, 23 doctors died due to Covid-19 in the second wave.&nbsp;

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for focus on 'repair and prepare' as the nation emerges out of a devastating pandemic. Addressing the VivaTech Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for focus on 'repair and prepare' as the nation emerges out of a devastating pandemic.
Addressing the VivaTech Summit PM Modi said the focus should be on the twin foundations of 'repair and prepare' referring to the need to expand&nbsp;healthcare infrastructure as well as prop up the economy.
He said India as a &lsquo;is adaptable and agile, even in the middle of the pandemic&rsquo; as he invited the world to invest in India based on the five pillars of talent, market, capital, eco-system and culture of openness

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, contesting his Birla's decision to name Pashupati Kumar Paras as the leader o

Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on Wednesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, contesting his decision to name Pashupati Kumar Paras as the leader of the party in the House. In his letter, the ousted leader said the decision of replacing him with his uncle Pashupati Kumar Paras as the leader of the LJP in Lok Sabha was "contrary" to the provisions of his party.
Chirag urged the Speaker to issue a circular saying that the former still holds the position of leader of LJP in the lower house.
Citing his party&rsquo;s constitution, Chirag said that the National President can only be removed if he/she dies or resigns.
Chirag further mentioned in the letter his decision to suspend the five MPs who joined hands against him.

The Serum Institute of India hopes to launch Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine Covovax in India by September if it receives the required regulatory nod by the Centre.

The Serum Institute of India hopes to launch Novavax&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19">Covid-19</a> vaccine &lsquo;Covovax&rsquo; in India by September &nbsp;if it receives the required regulatory nod by the Centre,&nbsp;CEO Adar Poonawalla&nbsp;told CNBC-TV18.&nbsp;
Poonwalla&nbsp;said that the trials for the vaccines are in the advanced stage and are likely to conclude before November. The vaccine manufacturer can apply for licence before the trial concludes based on the global data available for the vaccine.&nbsp;
They are also planning to start a trial of Covovax&nbsp;for children in July.&nbsp;SII&nbsp;entered into an&nbsp;agreement to manufacture Novavax's&nbsp;vaccine named Covovax&nbsp;in September last year.&nbsp;
Novavax in a statement on June 14 stated that it's vaccine candidate showed 100% against moderate and severe Covid-19 infection and 90.4 percent efficacy overall.
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The government of India and drug maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday issued clarifications on reports claiming that serum from newborn calves was being used in the compan

The government of India and drug maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday issued clarifications on reports claiming that serum from newborn calves was being used in the company's Covid vaccine Covaxin.
The government said that facts had been 'twisted and misrepresented' revealing that newborn calf serum was only used for preparation and growth of Vero cells for Covaxin. IT added that it is a standard practice being used by several other vaccines for Polio, Rabies, and Influenza for decades.
Bharat Biotech also clarified that newborn calf serum is used in manufacturing of viral vaccines. It's used for cells' growth, but neither used in growth of SARS CoV2 virus nor in final formulation. Covaxin is highly purified to contain only inactivated virus components by removing other impurities, the company said in a statement.

According to the Centre, India reported a little over 26,000 Adverse Events Following Immunization or AEFI and 488 deaths connected to post-Covid-19 vaccination pr

According to the Centre, India reported a little over 26,000 Adverse Events Following Immunization or AEFI and 488 deaths connected to post-Covid-19&nbsp;vaccination problems between January 16 and June 7. To put things in perspective, throughout this time span, 23.5 crore dosages were provided.&nbsp;This suggests one out of every 10,000 patients who were vaccinated against Covid-19 experienced complications after getting the vaccine over the course of 143 days. Two out of every ten lakh persons who were immunized died.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; But why does Covid-19 vaccination cause side effects, here&rsquo;s an elaborate&nbsp;answer.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Temporary side effects, including headache, fatigue and fever are signs the immune system is revving up &mdash; a normal response to vaccines. But are such responses common?&nbsp; Top doctors say the day after&nbsp;getting these vaccines, they wouldn&rsquo;t do an intense physical activity. &nbsp; So&nbsp;here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s happening:&nbsp; The immune system has two main arms, and the first kicks in as soon as the body detects a foreign intruder in this case the vaccine. White blood cells swarm to the site, prompting inflammation that&rsquo;s responsible for chills, soreness, fatigue and other side effects.&nbsp; This rapid-response step of your immune system tends to wane with age, one reason younger people report side effects more often than older adults. Also, some vaccines simply elicit more reactions than others.&nbsp; That said, everyone reacts differently. If you didn&rsquo;t feel anything a day or two after either dose, that doesn&rsquo;t mean the vaccine isn&rsquo;t working.&nbsp; Behind the scenes, the shots also set in motion the second part of your immune system, which will provide the real protection from the virus by producing antibodies.&nbsp; There might be other side effects&nbsp;as well. As the immune system activates, it also sometimes causes temporary swelling in lymph nodes, such as those under the arm. Women are encouraged to schedule routine mammograms ahead of&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;vaccination to avoid a swollen node being mistaken for&nbsp;cancer.&nbsp; But not all side effects are routine. But after hundreds of millions of vaccine doses administered around the world &mdash; and intense safety monitoring &mdash; few serious risks have been identified. A tiny percentage of people who got vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson &amp; Johnson reported an unusual type of blood clot. Some countries reserved those shots for older adults but regulatory authorities say the benefits of offering them still outweigh the risks.&nbsp; People also occasionally have serious allergic reactions. That&rsquo;s why you&rsquo;re asked to stick around for about 30 minutes after getting any type of Covid-19 vaccine &mdash; to ensure any reaction can be promptly treated.&nbsp; Finally, authorities are trying to determine whether temporary heart inflammation that can occur with many types of infections also might be a rare side effect after the mRNA vaccines, the kind made by Pfizer and Moderna. US health officials can&rsquo;t yet tell if there&rsquo;s a link but say they&rsquo;re monitoring a small number of reports, mostly male teens or young adults.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Vistara on Wednesday operated India’s first flight with pilots and cabin crew fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The special flight departed Delhi International A

Vistara on Wednesday operated India&rsquo;s first flight with pilots and cabin crew fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The special flight departed Delhi International Airport on June 16 and arrived at Mumbai Airport. Vistara has said that it plans to operate more such flights in the coming days as their number of fully vaccinated staff increases.
The airline recently announced that it had got nearly 100% of its eligible employees vaccinated with at least their first doses. This included Vistara&rsquo;s airport and corporate staff, cabin crew and pilots. Vistara also said that they continue to ramp up efforts to ensure all eligible employees receive their second doses as well in time.
Operating fully vaccinated flights has picked up pace across the globe, with Qatar Airways operating world&rsquo;s first fully vaccinated flight back in April.

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter failed to comply with intermediary guidelines and has "deliberately" chosen the path of non-compliance despite

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said Twitter failed to comply with intermediary guidelines and has "deliberately" chosen the path of non-compliance despite being granted multiple opportunities.
Lashing out at the micro-blogging platform over non-compliance, Prasad said that it is "astounding" that Twitter that portrays itself as the flag bearer of free speech, chooses the path of deliberate defiance when it comes to the Intermediary Guidelines.
The government has said that Twitter has lost its legal cover for failing to comply with the IT rules.
Pointing out to the Ghaziabad assault video instance, the minister said Twitter chooses a policy of flagging manipulated media, only when it suits, "its likes and dislikes".
The minister said that what happened in Uttar Pradesh was illustrative of Twitter's "arbitrariness" in fighting fake news.
Ghaziabad Police has named Twitter in an FIR filed in the matter.

Delhi police on Wednesday moved Supreme Court challenging Delhi High Court's order granting bail to Pinjra Tod activists Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal and Jamia s

Delhi police on Wednesday moved Supreme Court challenging Delhi High Court's order granting bail to Pinjra Tod activists Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal and Jamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha, in connection with northeast Delhi violence case.
The court had on Tuesday granted bail to the trio who were in jail for a year for their alleged role in the riots.
In the bail order, the court had said that proma facie no charges under the tough anti-terror law UAPA were made out against the activists. It has also called out the Centre and the police for blurring "the line between a terror activity and protest in its anxiety to suppress dissent".

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday demanded a Supreme Court supervised investigation into allegations of corruption in a land deal of the Ram temple tru

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday demanded a Supreme Court supervised investigation into allegations of corruption in a land deal of the Ram temple trust. Priyanka Gandhi posted a statement on her Facebook page saying any attempt to find an "opportunity in faith" is an assault on the faith of crores of Indians and is a "big sin".
She further said that the Shriram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust was formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has people close to him as trustees. She mentioned in her statement that it is &lsquo;the responsibility of the prime minister that every penny of the offerings by the devotees in the name of Lord Ram should be used in the collective work related to faith and not in any scam&rsquo;
&nbsp;

The chief minister of Myanmar's Chin state, Salai Lian Luai, is among over 9,000 people who have taken refuge in Mizoram following a military coup in the neighbouring c

The chief minister of Myanmar's Chin state, Salai Lian Luai, is among over 9,000 people who have taken refuge in Mizoram following a military coup in the neighbouring country in February, news agency PTI has reported quoting a senior police officer.
Chin, a state in Western Myanmar, shares its Western border with Mizoram.
"The Chin state chief minister crossed the international border and entered Champhai town on Monday night," the officer told PTI.
He said that 24 lawmakers, including Luai, of Aung San Suu Kyis party, the National League for Democracy, have taken shelter in different parts of Mizoram.
The Myanmarese nationals are provided with shelter and food by civil society organisations and student bodies, while many are sheltered by the locals, the report said.
A large section of those who have taken refuge in the state belong to the Chin, also known as the Zo, community.
They share the same ancestry and culture as the Mizos of Mizoram.

The Kolkata Police on Wednesday began virtually questioning actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty in connection with his election speeches. An FIR lodged against

The Kolkata Police on Wednesday began virtually questioning actor-turned-BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty in connection with his election speeches.
An FIR lodged against the veteran actor alleged that he had used dialogues like 'Marbo ekhane lash porbe shoshane' (Will hit you here and the body will land in the crematorium) and 'Ek chobole chobi' (A snakebite will turn you into a photograph, meaning will kill you) at a rally after joining the BJP on March 7.
The complainant alleged that these dialogues caused post-poll violence in the state.
The actor had claimed that the utterances of such film dialogues were only recreational and that he is innocent and in no way connected with any offence as alleged by the complainant.

Residents of a housing society in Mumbai claim they were the victims of an elaborate “vaccination scam”, in which they were given fake Covid-19 shots. At R

Residents of a posh housing society in Mumbai&nbsp;have allege that they have been victims of a &ldquo;vaccination scam&rdquo;. They fear they have been given fake Covid-19 shots.
At ₹1260 per dose, 390 people received the shots as part of a vaccination camp at Hiranandani Estate Society in Kandivali on May 30. The society paid around ₹5 lakh to the facilitator.
Suspicions arose when none of the inoculated persons developed any usual post-jab symptoms. The beneficiaries received their certificates 10-15 days later from different hospitals like Nanavati, Lifeline, Nesco BMC vaccination centre etc. However, when contacted, these hospitals denied providing vaccines to the housing society in question.
The incident has sparked anxiety among the residents of Hiranandani Estate, who are wondering if the shots were genuine.

The decision regarding enhancing interval between two doses of Covishield was based on scientific evidence and taken in a transparent manner, a key govt panel said on T

The decision regarding enhancing interval between two doses of Covishield was based on scientific evidence and taken in a transparent manner, health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday. He added that it is unfortunate that such a crucial matter is being politicised.&nbsp;
On Tuesday, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization head Dr N K Arora&nbsp;had also clarified that the decision was transparent and unanimous.&nbsp;
The govt's clarification came after some reports claimed that scientists didn't agree with enhancing the gap. A Reuters report quoted a former director of the National Institute of Epidemiology, MD Gupte, who claimed that the government's expert panel did not agree to increase the gap to 12 to 16 weeks at one leap.
The government had on May 13 extended the gap between the two doses of the Covishield vaccine from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks.

Coronavirus News: India reported 62,224 new cases of the coronavirus and 2,542 related fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry.

India reported 62,224 new cases of the <a href="https://www.editorji.com/covid-19" target="_blank">coronavirus</a> and 2,542 related fatalities in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry dashboard on Wednesday morning. The spike took the country's caseload to 2.96 crore and death toll to 3.79 lakh.
This is the ninth consecutive day that the daily cases remained below the 1 lakh-mark. The active cases have come down to 8.6 lakh and now constitute 3 per cent of the caseload.
The daily positivity rate has further dropped to 3.22 per cent. It for the ninth straight day that India is seeing a positivity rate below 5 per cent.
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Twitter has lost its legal indemnity in India because of its failure to comply with the new IT rules, NDTV has reported. The new rules required social media platforms t

Twitter has lost its legal indemnity in India because of its failure to comply with the new IT rules, news agency PTI reported citing govt sources.&nbsp;The new rules required social media platforms to appoint key officers in the country. The loss of the legal cover was highlighted on Tuesday after a case was filed against the social media giant over the Ghaziabad assault video.
Government sources told PTI that the platform has lost its legal indemnity as it has yet not fully complied with all the rules that came into force on May 25.
Because of Twitter's non-compliance, its protection as an intermediary is gone. Twitter is, hence, liable for penal actions as per Indian law just as any other publisher is.
Reports further stated that since Twitter does not enjoy protection and it did not flag the Ghaziabad video as manipulated media, it is liable for penal action.

The Ghaziabad Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against six individuals, including journalists and Congress politicians, for sharing videos on Twitter that police claimed

The Ghaziabad Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against six individuals, including journalists and Congress politicians, for sharing videos on Twitter that police claimed gave a &ldquo;communal twist&rdquo; to the assault on 72-year-old Abdul Samad.
The FIR also names Twitter, apart form AltNews founder Mohammad Zubair, journalists Rana Ayyub and Saba Naqvi, and Salman Nizami, Maskoor Usmani and Shama Mohamed of Congress
Police said action was taken by Ghaziabad police because all of them had shared the videos on their Twitter handles without verifying it.
The video of the assault had gone viral, but the police later claimed that the six attackers included Hindus and Muslims who were unhappy over the amulets Samad had sold them.

Assam police on Tuesday said that it has arrested seven accused in the rape and murder of two minor tribal girls in Kokrajhar district. The bodies of the girls, 16 and

Assam police on Tuesday said that it has arrested seven accused in the rape and murder of two minor tribal girls in Kokrajhar district. The bodies of the girls, 16 and 14, were found hanging from a tree to make it look like a suicide, the police said. 
Police added that three of the seven accused had raped the minors and hanged them from a tree after killing them. They have confessed to the crime. 
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma also took to Twitter to inform about the arrest of the accused.
The Chief minister had visited the house of the two minor girls on Sunday and assured justice to the family.

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