19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal picked up his racket to re-start the practice sessions in Mallorca at his academy. The world number 2 was accompanied by former t

Nadal practices with his academy players

19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal&nbsp;picked up his racket to re-start the practice&nbsp;sessions in Mallorca&nbsp;at his academy. The world number 2 was accompanied by former tennis star Carlos Moya&nbsp;and played against some graduates from his academy. Social distancing was followed and all precautions were in place as the kids watched their idol practising on court. Tennis world was rocked last week with a series of positive tests coming from Novak&nbsp;Djokovic's&nbsp;Adria&nbsp;Tour where a number of top stars including Djoko&nbsp;tested positive for Covid-19.&nbsp;

19-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal picked up his racket to re-start the practice sessions in Mallorca at his academy. The world number 2 was accompanied by former tennis star Carlos Moya and played against some graduates from his academy. Social distancing was followed and all precautions were in place as the kids watched their idol practising on court. Tennis world was rocked last week with a series of positive tests coming from Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour where a number of top stars including Djoko tested positive for Covid-19.

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Sunday that an appropriate decision on imposing a lockdown in the western state will be taken after April 14. A virtual

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Sunday that an appropriate decision on imposing a lockdown in the western state will be taken after April 14.
A virtual meeting of the Covid-19 task force was chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to discuss measures, including imposition of a lockdown, to break the virus chain.
Tope&nbsp;said that the duration of the lockdown and how to handle its economic fallout was discussed and the task force is of the view that a lockdown is required.
Meanwhile, the state on Sunday recorded 63,294 new Covid-19 cases and 349 deaths.
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In view of increased demand for remdesivir due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Centre on Sunday said the export of the antiviral injection and its Active Pharmaceutic

In view of increased demand for remdesivir due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the Centre on Sunday said the export of the antiviral injection and its Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients has been banned till the situation improves.
The Union Health Ministry said to ensure easy access of the drug, which is used in treatment of coronavirus, to hospitals and patients, all domestic manufacturers of remdesivir have been advised to display on their website details of their stockists and distributors.
The development comes as the Opposition continues to mount attack on the government, saying there is a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines as the Centre was exporting it.

Hundreds of Tibetans living in exile in India voted Sunday in the final round of elections to choose their political leaders. Monks and other voters wore face masks an

Hundreds of Tibetans living in exile in India voted Sunday in the final round of elections to choose their political leaders.
Monks and other voters wore face masks and followed social-distancing measures as they entered the polling station.
They cast their ballots in Dharamshala as part of an international vote by members of the Tibetan diaspora to choose a president and 45 members of parliament for a government in exile.
One of the parliamentary candidates, Lobsang Gyatso Sither, called on the younger generation to play a greater part in the political process, given the age of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who's 85.
The results are expected be announced on 14 May.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Sunday seeking cancellation of the CBSE Board exams. In the letter, t

Congress leader&nbsp;Priyanka Gandhi wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank&nbsp;on Sunday seeking cancellation of the CBSE Board exams.
In the letter, the Congress general secretary said it will be impossible to ensure safety of students at crowded exam centres.
She said by forcing children to sit for these exams during a raging pandemic, the CBSE board will be held responsible if any exam centre becomes a Covid-19&nbsp;hotspot.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A man in Brazil decided to prank the cops to protest the reinforcing restrictions to deal with the rising Covid-19 cases. With beaches shut, the man left a ma

A man in Brazil decided to prank the cops to protest the reinforcing restrictions to deal with the rising&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;cases. With beaches shut, the man left a mannequin on Baixada Santistas beach in S&atilde;o Paulo city.
A video showed Municipal Guards approaching the mannequin, thinking it was a mask-less person, but were baffled to find that it was not a real woman.
A report said that the man behind the prank was eventually identified by surveillance cameras and fined.&nbsp;
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The covid collapse in the economy last year is showing up in numbers across the board. The pandemic caused India’s annual power demand to drop for the first time

The covid collapse in the economy last year is showing up in numbers across the board. The pandemic caused India&rsquo;s annual power demand to drop for the first time in 15 years as per data from&nbsp;Central Electricity Authority. It is not just electricity even fuel demand saw an expected big dip as the country shutdown at the start of the previous fiscal.&nbsp;India&rsquo;s fuel demand contracted by 9.1% in the financial year ended March 31.&nbsp;This is the first time fuel consumption has contracted since 1998-99, the most historical year for which government data is available.&nbsp;

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kerjiwal on Sunday said that the current surge in Covid-19 cases, which is the 4th wave in the national capital, is more dangerous than

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind&nbsp;Kerjiwal on Sunday said that the current surge in Covid-19 cases, which is the 4th wave in the national capital, is more dangerous than the previous surge in November 2020. The chief minister also said that Delhi has recorded 10,732 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. He appealed to the people to not step out of their houses unless it is very important.&nbsp;
Kejriwal&nbsp;said that while he is not in favour of imposing a lockdown&nbsp;but shortage of beds and failure in hospital management may not leave them with any other option. He also requested people to get hospitalised only if there is an emergency.

Hitting another record daily high of 1,52,879 new coronavirus infections, India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,33,58,805, while the active cases breac

Hitting another record daily high of&nbsp;1,52,879&nbsp;new coronavirus infections, India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,33,58,805, while the active cases breached the 11-lakh mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday.&nbsp;The death toll increased to 1,69,275 with 839 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18, 2020,&nbsp;the health ministry&nbsp;data showed.&nbsp;
Registering a steady increase for the 32nd day in row, the active cases increased to 11,08,087. The&nbsp;number of people who have recuperated surged to 1,20,81,443, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.27%, the data stated.

PM stresses on citizen initiative to fight Covid-19 as he issues a 4-point appeal on the first day of 'tika utsav'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a 4-point appeal to the people of the country on the first day of the vaccine festival which ends on Arpil 14.&nbsp;Calling the 4-day programme a second big fight against the Covid-19 pandemic the Prime Minister urged people to help one and other.&nbsp;
In his first appeal, 'Each One, Vaccinate One', the PM asked citizens to help the elderly and others who cannot go for vaccination on their own. He then talked about 'Each One, Treat One' asking people to help those who&nbsp;don't have the means to protect themselves from Covid-19 or get treatment.
PM stressed on importance of masks and said that 'Each One, Save One' by wearing masks. In his last appeal he talked about citizen initiative and urged people to form micro-containment zones when anyone near them tests positive.&nbsp;
He also spoke about optimum utilisation of vaccines and stopping its wastage.&nbsp;

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the state government on Saturday sealed its border with Chhattisgarh and intensified patrolling along the interstate boundar

Amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in Odisha, the state government on Saturday sealed its border with Chhattisgarh and intensified patrolling along the interstate boundary.
Districts bordering Chhattisgarh have registered a spike in coronavirus cases over the past few days, prompting the administration to issue an order asking people from the neighbouring state to furnish their COVID-negative reports for entry to the state, senior officials said.
Chief Secretary SC Mohapatra, who visited the western districts of Kalahandi and Nuapada during the day, asked officials to reinitialise awareness campaigns, and take strict action against people if they fail to abide by the health protocols, despite requests and warnings.

A 'tika utsav' or vaccine festival was kicked-off across the country on Sunday after Prime Minister Modi's appeal to ramp up vaccinations amid a second wave of the

A 'tika&nbsp;tsav' or vaccine festival kicked off across the country on Sunday after Prime Minister Modi's appeal to ramp up vaccinations amid a second wave of the coronavirus&nbsp;in the country. The 'tika&nbsp;utsav&nbsp;will be held from April 11 to April 14 to innoculate&nbsp;maximun number of eligible&nbsp;people
The mass vaccination&nbsp;programme however is being held amid complaints about vaccine shortage from several states. Vaccination was suspended in many centres across the country after they ran out of doses. Maharashtra Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan&nbsp;among others have flagged the issue. The Centre however maintains that adequate doses have been supplied and it is a case of mismanagement by the state governments.
India has so far vaccinated over 10 crore&nbsp;people in 85 days, becoming&nbsp;the fastest country to reach the milestone.&nbsp;

As Maharashtra continues to be the infection epicentre with over 55,000 new cases Chief Minister Thackeray is pushing for a 15 day complete lockdown. Fi

As Maharashtra continues to be the infection epicentre with over 55,000 new cases&nbsp; Chief Minister Thackeray is pushing&nbsp;for a 15-day complete&nbsp;lockdown. The final decision will be taken by the task force at a meeting today at 2 pm.&nbsp;
Reports indicate&nbsp;CM Thackeray asked leaders to sign off on a complete lockdown as it was the only option but faced stiff resistance from Opposition BJP.
Uddhav Thackeray took to social media to push the message of urgency, he tweeted "To break the COVID transmission chain, it is imperative that strict restrictions must be imposed for a certain period of time. The first priority will be given to saving lives. If this is a public health emergency."

With 9,300 covid cases added in the last 24 hours, Mumbai is now seeing infection double every 34 days. The total number of cases in the city now stands at 5,10,225 out

With 9,300 covid cases added in the last 24 hours, Mumbai is now seeing infection double every 34 days. The total number of cases in the city now stands at 5,10,225 out of which 91,000 are currently active.&nbsp;
The doubling rate for the infection has gone up from 44 days to 34 days in just a week. The financial capital has&nbsp;added over one lakh new cases in the last 13 days.
Mumbai is facing not just a vaccine shortage with private innoculation&nbsp;centres shut over the weekend&nbsp;but is also facing wide shortage of&nbsp;Remdesivir drug across the city.&nbsp;

The AAP government is Delhi has announced fresh restrictions in the national capital as Covid-19 cases continue to mount. The Kejriwal government has banned on all soc

The AAP government in Delhi has announced fresh restrictions in the national capital as Covid-19 cases continue to mount.
The Kejriwal government has banned all social, religious, political gatherings. Only 50 people will be allowed to attend weddings and 20 people will be able to attend&nbsp;funerals.
Buses and metro will allow half the people they can seat. The 50 per cent capacity rule will also apply for restaurants, bars and cinemas.
Stadiums can hold sports events but without spectators. All swimming pools except those where sports training is underway have also been shut.
The new rules will stay in place till April 30 along with the already implemented night curfew.

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said that India is the fastest nation to administer 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in 85 days. The US took 89 days to adminis

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said that India is the fastest nation to administer 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses in 85 days.
The US took 89 days to administer 10 million doses of the&nbsp;Covid-19 vaccine, while China took 102 days to cross the same number.
In terms of the number of daily doses administered globally, India continues to remain at the top with an average of 38,93,288 jabs, the ministry said.
The Prime Minister's Office also tweeted a chart showing India as the fastest country to reach this vaccination milestone, calling it "strengthening efforts to ensure a healthy and Covid-19 free India".

Delhi recorded 7,897 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, while 39 more people died due to the infection. 11,235 people have so far died due to the contagion

Delhi recorded 7,897 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Saturday,&nbsp;while&nbsp;39 more people died due to the infection.
11,235 people have so far died due to the contagion in the national capital.
The positivity rate also mounted to 10.21 per cent, breaching the 10 per cent for the first time this year.
On Friday, 8,521 cases and 39 deaths were recorded.
This was also the first time that over 8,000 cases had been recorded in a day this year amid a massive spike in cases in the span of the last few weeks.
The highest single-day spike in Delhi to date -- 8,593 cases -- was reported on November 11 last year.

Uttar Pradesh reported 12,787 fresh cases of coronavirus, in the highest one-day spike since the pandemic began, health authorities said on Saturday. 48 fresh fatalitie

Uttar Pradesh reported 12,787 fresh cases of coronavirus, in the highest one-day spike since the pandemic began, health authorities said on Saturday. 48 fresh fatalities in the period took the state&rsquo;s death toll to 9085. The case fatality rate is currently at 1.3%.
The number of active cases in the state stands at 58,801 now, of which 32,900 patients are in home isolation and 991 are in private hospitals. The remaining are in government Covid facilities.
Lucknow&rsquo;s Covid-19 caseload crossed the one lakh mark on Saturday as 4059 new infections were reported along with 23 fresh fatalities. Since the first case, reported on March 10, 2020, the caseload now is 102,963 in the state capital.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that there will be no lockdown in Delhi, but new restrictions will be imposed soon to curb the sharp increase i

Delhi chief minister&nbsp;Arvind&nbsp;Kejriwal on Saturday said that there will be no lockdown&nbsp;in the national capital, but new restrictions will be imposed soon to curb the sharp increase in Covid&nbsp;cases. Kejriwal&nbsp;also spoke about removing the age criteria and scaling up the vaccination process. Informing that Delhi is only left with the vaccine for the next 7 to 10 days, the CM said that if Delhi has enough doses and if the age bar is removed, people of Delhi can be vaccinated within 2-3 months.&nbsp; Currently, there are 26,631 active Covid-19 cases in Delhi.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Asserting that the Covid-19 vaccines should be provided to Indians first and then the government should think about exporting it to other countries, UPA chief Sonia Gan

Asserting that the Covid-19 vaccines should be provided to Indians first and then the government should think about exporting it to other countries, UPA chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday blamed the Centre of for &ldquo;mismanaging the situation&rdquo; by exporting vaccines. In a video-meeting with the chief ministers of the Congress ruled states, Sonia said the govt allowed a shortage to be created in India.
During the meeting, the Congress president told chief minister to focus on testing, tracking and vaccination. She said Covid-19 is surging and as the principal opposition party, it&rsquo;s Congress&rsquo; responsibility to raise issues and push the government to move away from PR tactics and act in the interest of the people.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday continued his attack on the Centre and said the Narendra Modi government’s “failed policies” have led to a &l

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday continued his attack on the Centre and said the Narendra Modi government&rsquo;s &ldquo;failed policies&rdquo; have led to a &ldquo;terrible second wave of coronavirus in the country&rdquo;.
On Friday, he had urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt the export of vaccines to curb the second Covid-19 wave in India.
 In a tweet on Saturday, Rahul said &ldquo;migrant workers are forced to flee again&rdquo;. He said besides increasing vaccination, it is necessary to provide money in their hands - both for the life of the common man and the economy of the country. The Congress leader remarked the egoistic government is allergic to good suggestions.

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