INDIA
After Bengal defeat, BJP's woes rise in Northeast
In Assam, the BJP failed to gain a majority on its own, winning 60 of the 126 seats. Its allies AGP won 9 and BPF 4 seats, but the competition for the post of chief minister is getting bitter. Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP's lead strategist in Northeast as the convenor of the pro-saffron Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA), seems determined not to lose out on his lifetime ambition for the top job.
Supreme Court declines to entertain DJB plea on water shortage against Haryana
A three-judge bench of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian granted liberty to the DJB to approach the Upper Yamuna River Board, with their prayer relating to allocation of water to Delhi. It asked the board to consider the representation made by the DJB, clarifying that the top court is not expressing any opinion on merits of the case.
Delhi received 577 MT oxygen on May 6, AAP Govt says not enough
Sharing the oxygen bulletin with the press digitally, Chadha said Delhi received only 577 metric tonnes of oxygen from the Centre on May 6. On May 5 Delhi had received 730 metric tonnes of oxygen. Chadha said Delhi's oxygen demand has risen to 976 metric tonnes per day of which only 69 per cent was supplied to Delhi on Thursday.
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Central Vista, asks HC to grant early hearing
A bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari granted the petitioner liberty to mention the matter before the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court for early hearing. The bench also asked the high court to preferably consider the plea for an early hearing. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted that the high court has kept the matter for hearing on May 17.
Delhi Police recover 96 O2 concentrators from popular Khan Market eatery
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) South Delhi Atul Bhatia said: "We have recovered 96 oxygen concentrators from Khan Chacha Restaurant in Khan Market area." Earlier in the day, Bhatia said that the police have recovered nine more concentrators.
Remdesivir allocation made till May 16 across the country: Union Minister Gowda
Considering the requirement of Remdesivir in every state and ensuring its adequate availability, allocation of Remdesivir made up to May 16, said a letter written to all the states by the Department of Pharmaceuticals and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The allotment has been made for the states/UTs and they have been asked to monitor proper distribution to government and private hospitals.
My values not in consonance with EC: Poll panel counsel resigns in SC
According to the letter sent to the Election Commission, Ram said: "It was an honour to represent the Election Commission of India (ECI). I had a cherishing milestone of my career, in the journey which began with being part of the office of Standing Counsel of ECI and progressed as one of the panel counsels of ECI (since 2013).
Has Vijayan's glorification upset CPI-M?
The assumption gained strength after their editorial in the latest edition of the People's Democracy, that came out, on Friday. "There is an effort by sections of the media and some political commentators to reduce this historic victory solely to the personality and role of Pinarayi Vijayan.
Congress' poll performance unfortunate, disappointing: Sonia Gandhi
In the recently concluded assembly elections, results of which were declared on May 2, the Congress could not register a win in any state, and its only consolation was in Tamil Nadu where the party contested along with DMK as its partner, and managed to win 18 seats.
BJP slams Hemant Soren for his remark about PM Modi
On Thursday, Modi spoke to the Chief Ministers of Jharkhand, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over the Covid-19 situation. Soren tweeted about the telephonic conversation with the Prime Minister at Thursday midnight and received criticism from the BJP.
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