Hailing the Prime Minister for taking the homegrown Covaxin dose, health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that PM Modi has sent a strong message to the country.

PM Modi silenced Covaxin critics by taking Indian shot: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Hailing the Prime Minister for taking the homegrown Covaxin dose, health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that PM Modi has sent a strong message to the country. PM Modi got the first dose of Bharat Biotech vaccine on Monday morning. The health minister said that the PM has also silenced the critics who questioned the safety of the local vaccine. Dr Harsh Vardhan added that PM has given a big boost to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat movement by opting to take the Indian vaccine. Covaxin has been developed by Bharat Biotech and ICMR.

Hailing the Prime Minister for taking the homegrown Covaxin dose, health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that PM Modi has sent a strong message to the country. PM Modi got the first dose of Bharat Biotech vaccine on Monday morning. The health minister said that the PM has also silenced the critics who questioned the safety of the local vaccine. Dr Harsh Vardhan added that PM has given a big boost to the Aatmanirbhar Bharat movement by opting to take the Indian vaccine. Covaxin has been developed by Bharat Biotech and ICMR.

Britain's Opposition Labour Party on Sunday joined calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to cancel his visit to India, starting next Sunday, amid growing concerns of a

Britain's Opposition Labour Party on Sunday joined calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to cancel his visit to India, starting next Sunday, amid growing concerns of a new variant of COVID-19 detected in the country.
Public Health England (PHE) has said that 77 cases of the so-called &ldquo;double mutant&rdquo; Indian variant have been detected in the UK since last month and that it has now been classed as a Variant Under Investigation (VUI).
Downing Street had earlier confirmed a much shorter schedule for the UK prime minister's visit, with the bulk of the programme including talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set for a day-long agenda on Monday, April 26.
&ldquo;I can't see why the prime minister can't conduct his business with the Indian government via Zoom,&rdquo; said Labour&rsquo;s Shadow Communities Secretary Steve Reed.
&ldquo;The prime minister, like all of us in public life, needs to try and set an example. I'd much rather the prime minister did it by Zoom rather than travelling to India," he told &lsquo;Sky News&rsquo;, when asked if the visit should go ahead next week.
A government minister, meanwhile, stressed that there is no evidence the Indian variant can evade vaccine protection or that it is more contagious.

From April 20, Tamil Nadu will be imposing a night curfew and Sunday lockdowns until further notice to curb the spread of the Covid disease in the state. The night cur

From April 20, Tamil Nadu will be imposing a night curfew and Sunday lockdowns until further notice to curb the spread of the Covid disease in the state.
The night curfew will be between 10 pm and 4 am and public transport, taxis, rental autos and private vehicles will not be allowed to operate during this period.
During the Sunday lockdown, essentials such as milk shops and pharamacies will function. Restaurants would be allowed to function from 6am-10 am, 12pm-3 pm and 6pm-9 pm.

Uttar Pradesh registered the highest single-day rise in Covid-19 cases as well as fatality count on Sunday. While the disease claimed 129 more lives, 30,596 fresh case

Uttar Pradesh registered the highest single-day rise in Covid-19 cases as well as fatality count on Sunday.
While the disease claimed 129 more lives, 30,596 fresh cases pushed Uttar Pradesh&rsquo;s tally to 8,51,620.
The health authorities said that 9,041 patients recovered from the disease on Sunday, and so far 6,50,333 people have recovered from the virus.
Over 3.82 crore samples have so far been tested in the state, including more than 2.36 lakh in the last 24 hours.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking the Centre’s permission to “purchase vaccinat

Chief Minister&nbsp;Mamata Banerjee&nbsp;on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi&nbsp;seeking the Centre&rsquo;s permission to &ldquo;purchase vaccination doses directly with state funds and launch free vaccination campaign covering the entire West Bengal population&rdquo;.
This is the second such letter that Mamata&nbsp;has darted to the PM since February this year.&nbsp; Urging the Centre to increase the supply of Remedesvir and Tocilizumab, she said the supply&nbsp;of two drugs is extremely scarce and uncertain, which has been a matter of grave concern. She said Bengal needs around 6,000 vials of Remdesvir and 1,000 vials of Tocilizumab daily, but at present only 1000 vials of Remdesvir is available daily and no fresh supply of Tocilizumab is coming.&nbsp;

To find help for a Covid positive person, Union minister Vijay Kumar Singh landed on a mine of controversy. Earlier today, Singh took to Twitter to find a bed for a Cov

To find help for a Covid positive person, Union minister Vijay Kumar Singh&nbsp;triggered a controversy. Singh took to Twitter to find a bed for a Covid positive person in his constituency, Ghaziabad.
However, his tweet was viewed as a sign of poor healthcare infrastructure in the country and created a debate on social media.
Singh deleted his tweet and in a new post informed that the patient's bed requirement was sorted by the local administration and UP chief minister&rsquo;s office.

At least 6 Covid-19 patients died at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol on Saturday night allegedly due to low oxygen supply. The stage administration has den

At least 6 Covid-19 patients died at a hospital in Madhya Pradesh&rsquo;s Shahdol on Saturday night allegedly due to low oxygen supply. The stage administration has denied the allegation and maintained that there is sufficient supply of oxygen and the demand is being met.
But&nbsp;Milind Shiralkar, the Dean of the Government Medical College Hospital said that the facility was overwhelmed with patients and could not keep up with the oxygen supply. All 62 beds in the Intensive Care Unit are occupied. He also said that the cylinders at the hospital do not have the capacity to hold sufficient oxygen for the increasing number of patients.
According to the dean,&nbsp;the hospital had requested more supply but the cylinders did not reach on time and as a result, the hospital reduced the pressure of the oxygen that was being supplied to the the patients. However, the hospital like the state administration maintains that the fatalities occurred in the Intensive Care Unit and all those who died were critical and it can't to be ascertained that the cause of death was low oxygen supply
The Opposition Congress attacked the government over the lagging supplies. Former Chief Minister of the state Kamal Nath in a tweet said that oxygen and remdevisir were sufficient only on the government&rsquo;s records but not on the ground.

The Delhi government has filed an FIR against five airlines for allegedly not checking any passenger coming from Maharashtra for a negative RT PCR report. A News 18 re

The Delhi government has filed an FIR against five airlines for allegedly not checking any passenger coming from Maharashtra for a negative RT PCR report.
A News 18 report said that the case has been filed against Indigo, Vistara, Spice Jet and Air Asia. According to the Delhi government it is mandatory to carry a negative RT-PCR test report, which should not be older than 72 hours prior to departure if a person is coming from Maharashtra.
Those without a negative Covid test report will have to undergo 14-day home quarantine on reaching Delhi.&nbsp;

After Rahul Gandhi announced that he cancelling all his rallies in Bengal amid the steep hike in Covid-19 cases, state minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay said o

After Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi announced that he cancelling all his rallies in Bengal amid the steep hike in Covid-19 cases, state minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay&nbsp;said on Sunday that he too would desist from organising any major rally.
Chattopadhyay, who has been entrusted with the job of retaining the Bhawanipur seat after its sitting MLA and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee decided to contest the polls from Nandigram, is the first candidate from the ruling party to have taken such a decision.
Bhawanaipur is set to go to polls in the 7th phase on April 26.

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday that India needs to prepare for 'greater uncertainty' in terms of consumer as well as investor sentiments due to the

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday that India needs to prepare for 'greater uncertainty' in terms of consumer as well as investor sentiments due to the fresh wave of&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;infections.
He said the government will respond with fiscal measures as and when required.
While acknowledging that the present situation has become far more difficult than it was in the past due to rising coronavirus infections, Kumar remained hopeful that the country&rsquo;s economy will grow 11 per cent in the current fiscal ending March 31, 2022.
 According to Kumar, India was on the verge of defeating&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;completely but some new strains from the UK and other countries have made the situation far more difficult this time around.
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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote a letter to incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that the expansion of Covid vaccination programme is a b

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote a letter to incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi, noting that the expansion of Covid vaccination programme is a big part of pandemic management.
In his letter the two time prime minister wrote that we must resist temptation to look at absolute numbers vaccinated and instead focus on percentage of population vaccinated. He also asked PM Modi that centre should tell about Covid vaccine orders placed for next 6 months, and how vaccines will be distributed to states.

The daily coronavirus positivity rate in India in the last 12 days has doubled to 16.69%, while the weekly positivity rate has increased more than 4 fold from 3.05% to

The daily coronavirus positivity rate in India in the last 12 days has doubled to 16.69%, while the weekly positivity rate has increased more than 4 fold from 3.05% to 13.54% in the past one month, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Chhattisgarh reported the highest weekly positivity rate at 30.38%, followed by Goa at 24.24%, Maharashtra at 24.17%, Rajasthan at 23.33% and Madhya Pradesh at 18.99%, according to the ministry.
India reported a record 2,61,500 new coronavirus cases and 1,501 deaths in last 24 hours with&nbsp;Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan&nbsp;reporting 78.56% of the new cases.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said around 25,500 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Delhi and the positivity rate has increased to nearly 30% in the last 24

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal&nbsp;said around 25,500 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Delhi and the positivity rate has increased to nearly 30% in the last 24 hours.
Less than 100 ICU beds are vacant in Delhi hospitals, and the situation is worsening every moment, Kejriwal said, adding that he spoke to Union Home Minister Amit Shah this morning and stressed on the need for making more beds available.
The Delhi govt plans to add over 6,000 high-flow oxygen beds will in next 2-3 days at Yamuna Sports Complex. Kejriwal&nbsp;said that Commonwealth Games Village and some schools too will be turned into Covid&nbsp;centres.&nbsp; The Covid&nbsp;facility at Radha Soami Satsang Beas will also be reopened

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has cancelled all his public rallies for the remaining the 3 phases of West Bengal assembly elections. Announcing the decision on Twit

Congress leader Rahul&nbsp;Gandhi has cancelled all his public rallies for the remaining the 3 phases of West Bengal assembly elections. Announcing the decision on Twitter, Gandhi said he is suspending all his public rallies in West Bengal in view of the Covid&nbsp;situation. He also 'advised' other politicians 'to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances.'
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Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled to be held from April 27-30 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriya

Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled to be held from April 27-30 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' announced on Sunday. According to an official order by the National Testing Agency , the April session of the exams has been postponed "looking at the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic and also taking into account the safety and well being of candidates and examination functionaries.&nbsp;
The rescheduled dates will be announced later and at least 15 days in advance, the NTA&nbsp;circular said.&nbsp;

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in an interview to Indian Express has said that they is no option but to hold rallies when the elections are announced. The Home Mini

Union Home Minister Amit&nbsp;Shah in an interview to Indian Express has said that they is no option but to hold rallies when the elections are announced. The Home Minister's statement comes amid increasing criticism about politicians across party lines holding rallies, roadshows&nbsp;and other events to campaign for assembly elections when the country is seeing a rapid surged in Covid-19 cases. He further added that everyone is taking precautions.&nbsp;

If you are an essential services personnel in Mumbai who is exempt from the 'janta curfew' curbs imposed in Maharashtra till 7am on May 1, you will need a colour-c

If you are an essential services personnel in Mumbai who is exempt from the 'janta&nbsp;curfew' curbs imposed in Maharashtra till 7am on May 1, you will need a colour-coded sticker on your vehicle to step out, according to an order issued by the Mumbai&nbsp;police commissioner.&nbsp;
Vehicles belonging to doctors, medical staff, ambulances and those engaged in supplying medical equipment will have to sport red stickers, while vehicles transporting food, vegetables, fruits, groceries, dairy products, etc, will have to have green stickers.&nbsp;
People employed in essential services such as civic officials, personnel of electricity, telephone and press departments will have to put yellow stickers on their vehicles
The stickers should be six-inch circles and also be made available at 'nakabandi' points and toll nakas for free, the police order said.&nbsp;

The Indian Express has reported that China has refused to withdraw its troops from Hot Springs and Gogra in eastern Ladakh. Quoting a 'highly-place source', the da

The Indian Express has reported that China has refused to withdraw its troops from Hot Springs and Gogra&nbsp;in eastern Ladakh. Quoting a 'highly-place source', the daily reported that though China had earlier agreed to withdraw troops from these points as part of the disengagement and de-esclation&nbsp;agreement with India, it has now refused to do so.&nbsp;
Indian and Chinese troops and armoured columns had&nbsp;withdrawn&nbsp;on the north and south banks of&nbsp;Pangong Tso&nbsp;and the Kailash range in February.

India reports 2,61,500 new #COVID19 cases, 1,501 fatalities and 1,38,423 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

India reported highest daily spike of&nbsp;2,61,500 Covid-19&nbsp;cases in the last 24 hours, according to Health Ministry data. 1,501 patients succumbed to the infection while 1,38,423 were discharged on Saturday.&nbsp;India's total tally of Covid-19 cases&nbsp;is now 1,47,88,109, while active cases have surpassed the 18-lakh mark.&nbsp;
Registering a steady increase for the 39th day in a row, the active cases stand at 18,01,316, comprising 12.18% of the total infections, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate has dropped to 86.62 per cent, the ministry said.

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis has alleged the state government was harassing a supplier of Remdesivir from Daman because BJP leaders had approached

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis has alleged the state government was harassing a supplier of Remdesivir from Daman because BJP leaders had approached him for supply of the antiviral medication to the state.
Fadnavis&nbsp;said that BJP&nbsp;had requested Bruck&nbsp;Pharma&nbsp;to give them Remdesivir&nbsp;in view of the shortage of the drug in Maharashtra&nbsp;and they had also got FDA's&nbsp;approval after speaking to Union Minister Mansukh&nbsp;Mandivya. The supplier was however arrested by the police on Saturday night, he added.&nbsp;
The police have said that it wasn't an arrest, the supplier was only brought in for questioning after they received inputs that some Remdesivir&nbsp;exporters have 60,000 vials of the drug and they only acted into good faith to verify the input considering there is a lot of black marketing due to the shortage of the medicine.&nbsp;He was allowed to go after he produced required documents, they added.

Delhi Disaster Management Authority has made it mandatory for all Delhi residents who are return from Haridwar to stay in home quarantine for 14 days. The decision

Delhi Disaster Management Authority has made it mandatory for all Delhi residents who return from Haridwar to stay in home quarantine for 14 days. The ciruclar&nbsp;issued by the agency&nbsp;said that all Delhi residents who visited Haridwar's Kumbh from 4th April or will be visiting the city till the Kumbh&nbsp;ends on April 30 will have to upload details like name, address in Delhi, ID proof, date of departure from Delhi and date of return on a Delhi govt portal. If anyone is found or reported to have failed to upload the details, the person will be sent to a govt quarantine centre, the circular added.&nbsp;
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Hailing the Prime Minister for taking the homegrown Covaxin dose, health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that PM Modi has sent a strong message to the country

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