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India beats US, China in fastest Covid inoculation; 17 Cr in 114 days
India achieved the goal of administering vaccines in 114 days, while the US touched the figure in 115 days and China took 119 days for reaching the same landmark. A total of 17,01,76,603 vaccine doses have been administered through 24,70,799 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 a.m. on Monday.
Look out notice against Navneet Kalra in O2 concentrators case
A senior Crime Branch source related to the probe told IANS, "We have issued lookout notice against Kalra, who has been absconding after the recovery of Oxygen concentrators from several famous restaurants." The action comes almost four days after the police recovered the oxygen concentrators from Delhi's eateries.
West Bengal woman 'raped' while going to farmers protest site at Tikri border, six booked
The 25-year-old woman later died due to a Covid-19 infection at a Delhi hospital, according to police. Six persons including the two main accused have been named in the FIR. The police said that they are after the accused men and have formed a team to look into the matter after the victim's father filed the FIR.
Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina reaches out to Mamata as Teesta river deal hangs in balance
Banerjee pulled out at the last minute during former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka in 2011, due to which the Teesta water-sharing deal could not be signed. "Now, upon any Indian dignitary's visit to Dhaka, the most prominent question is when the Teesta deal will be signed," the Daily Star said.
Himanta Biswa Sarma sworn-in as 15th Assam CM
Sarma was administered the oath of office by Governor Jagdish Mukhi at the famous Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati. Besides the Chief minister, 13 newly-elected MLAs of the BJP and its allies, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United People Party Liberal (UPPL), were also sworn in.
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over foreign aid amid pandemic
"Shehron ke baad ab gaon bhi parmatma-nirbhar (After cities, villages also left to the mercy of God," he said in a tweet, attaching an image of a Hindi caption reading "Covid-19: Mahamari ki dusri lahar ab gaaon mein barpa rahi hai kehr (Covid-19: The second wave of the pandemic now overwhelming villages)".
India sees dip in infections, records 3.66L cases & 3,754 deaths
On Sunday, India recorded 4.03 lakh cases for the fifth time after May 1. On Friday, India recorded the highest ever 4,14,188 cases. In the past 18 days, India's daily Covid tally has risen by over three lakh cases and over 3,000 casualties have been reported for the last 12 days. India's total tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,26,62,575 with 37,45,237 active cases and a total of 2,46,116 deaths so far.
Centre to SC on vax policy: No judicial interference needed, trust wisdom of executive
In the affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court, the Centre defended its Covid vaccination policy, which has been criticised for differential pricing, shortage of doses, and slow rollout.
The Centre added that the price factor will not have any impact on the ultimate beneficiary have already declared that each state will be administering vaccine to its residents, free of cost.
As vaccines exported for 'image building', India saw 1L deaths: Manish Sisodia
"Was it (export of vaccines) done just to improve the image of the Central government and earn accolades from some other countries? I request the Central government to vaccinate everyone in the country before exporting vaccines," the senior AAP leader said at a press conference here.
Probe ordered into 23 Covid patients going missing from Delhi hospital
The direction came a day after 23 Covid patients were reported missing from North MCD-run Hindu Rao hospital between April 19 to May 6. "Delhi government has ordered an inquiry into reports regarding 23 Covid-19 patients going missing from Hindu Rao Hospital and has instructed the Health Department to submit the report by Monday," the Chief Minister's office said in a statement.
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