UN chief Antonio Guterres is closely following the situation in New Delhi and stresses that demonstrators should be allowed to protest peacefully, and security forces s

'UN chief closely following situation in Delhi'

UN chief Antonio Guterres is closely following the situation in New Delhi and stresses that demonstrators should be allowed to protest peacefully, and security forces should show restraint, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing.&nbsp; Communal violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act in northeast Delhi has killed over 20 people, including a police constable, and left over 250 people injured till Wednesday as police struggled to check the rioters who ran amok on streets, burning and looting shops, pelting stones and thrashing people.&nbsp;

UN chief Antonio Guterres is closely following the situation in New Delhi and stresses that demonstrators should be allowed to protest peacefully, and security forces should show restraint, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing. Communal violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act in northeast Delhi has killed over 20 people, including a police constable, and left over 250 people injured till Wednesday as police struggled to check the rioters who ran amok on streets, burning and looting shops, pelting stones and thrashing people.

Four family members of an Indian Air Force officer from Pune died due to Covid-19 in the past two weeks, reports said on Sunday. Arun Gaikwad, a superintendent with th

Four family members of an Indian Air Force officer from Pune died due to Covid-19 in the past two weeks, reports said on Sunday.
Arun Gaikwad, a superintendent with the Indian Air Force, lost his 38-year-old wife Vaishali, her brothers Rohit and Atul Jadhav, and mother-in-law Alka Jadhav after the family gathered on March 15 to perform rituals following the death of his father-in-law in January.
It was his 38-year-old brother-in-law Rohit who had cough and cold and tested positive for coronavirus. Gaikwad told PTI one by one another 17 members of his family including his wife tested positive.
While his wife didn&rsquo;t get ICU bed and died on March 30, four days later Rohit passed away on April 3. A day later the virus took life of his 62-year-old mother-in-law and his other brother-in-law died on April 14.

The Delhi government on Sunday initiated legal action against two city hospitals for turning away Covid-19 patients. An official statement noted that the AAP governmen

The Delhi government on Sunday initiated legal action against two city hospitals for turning away Covid-19 patients.
An official statement noted that the AAP government sought legal action a hospital in south Delhi and another in Janakpuri for putting out wrong information on availability of Covid beds on the Delhi Corona app.
It said complaints for filing FIRs against the hospitals under the Disaster Management Act have been lodged
The move comes after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warned hospitals of strict action if found giving wrong information about availability of beds.

Maharashtra on Sunday reported the highest spike of 68,631 fresh coronavirus cases while 503 patients succumbed to the infection. The state health department said the

Maharashtra on Sunday reported the highest spike of 68,631 fresh coronavirus cases while 503 patients succumbed to the infection.
The state health department said the cumulative caseload in the state mounted to 38,39,338 while the death toll reached 60,473.
Mumbai&nbsp;saw 8,468 fresh cases and 53 deaths, taking the toll to 12,354.
A record 2,73,272 tests were conducted on Sunday.

Amid reports of shortage of oxygen supply for Covid-19 patients across several states, the Indian Railways is all set to operate ‘Oxygen Express’ trains for

Amid reports of shortage of oxygen supply for Covid-19 patients across several states, the Indian Railways is all set to operate &lsquo;Oxygen Express&rsquo; trains for the transport of liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders. The railways ministry said it has explored the technical feasibility of transportation of LMO tankers at the request of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra governments. The ministry said that a green corridor is being created to ensure fast movement of&nbsp;Oxygen Express trains, which will ply after the completion of technical trials.&nbsp;

The Union Health Ministry has asked states and union territories to ensure that restrictions on movement imposed by them for Covid-19 control do not adversely impact th

The Union Health Ministry has asked states and union territories to ensure that restrictions on movement imposed by them for Covid-19 control do not adversely impact the inoculation exercise.
In a letter to states and UTs, the ministry said that in view of rising Covid-19 cases, vaccination services should not be affected by curfews or lockdowns and the movement of beneficiaries should not be restricted during such interventions.
The letter noted those vaccination centres which have been identified as dedicated Covid-19 hospitals should continue providing uninterrupted services.

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;

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