INDIA
Phone-tapping case FIR: IPS Shukla seeks protection from Bombay HC
A former Commissioner of State Intelligence Department (SID), Shukla is presently the Additional Director-General of CRPF (South Zone), based in Hyderabad. Her lawyer Sameer Nangre sought an urgent hearing on the matter on Tuesday (May 4), contending that the 1988 batch IPS officer is apprehending arrest, and sought directions to the Mumbai Police to refrain from taking any coercive action against Shukla.
PM Modi, EU chief discuss Covid situation in India
The two leaders exchanged views on the Covid-19 situation in India ahead of the India-EU leaders' meeting on May 8. Modi expressed his appreciation of the EU and its member states for mobilising quick support for India's fight against the second wave of the pandemic.
Indian govt, Adar Poonawalla refute reports about no vaccine orders since March
"It is clarified that 100 per cent advance of Rs 1,732.50 crore was released to Serum Institute of India (SII) on April 28 for 11 crore doses of Covishield vaccine during May, June and July, and was received by them on April 28. As on date, against the last order of 10 crore doses for supplies of Covishield vaccine, 8.744 crore doses have been delivered till May 3," the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.
Trinamool Congress successful in consolidating Muslim votes
The bulk of the Muslim dominated seats are mostly in four districts -- Murshidabad, Malda, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas. While Murshidabad has 16 Muslim dominated seats among the total 22 Assembly seats the rest of the three districts have 9 assembly seats each. Among the rest of the 61 seats the Trinamool Congress managed to get 58 seats.
Jose K. Mani, the biggest loser in Kerala elections
Jose K. Mani, referred to as the politician born with a silver spoon suffered the worst electoral reversal on Sunday when he lost to Mani C. Kappen at the Pala assembly constituency which was the citadel of Mani from 1967 till he died and never lost an election from Pala.
Delhi govt writes to Centre seeking Army help in Covid crisis
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia made the appeal through a letter written on Sunday to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for lending services of the Armed Forces to set up Covid facilities here in the city with about 10,000 oxygenated non-ICU beds and 1,000 ICU beds.
Don't worry: Maharashta assures full security to Adar Poonawalla
Taking a serious note, Shiv Sena's Minister of State for Home Shambhuraj Desai, while promising complete security to the Pune-based vaccine king also asked him to lodge a police complaint in writing and the state government would take strict action in the matter.
Consider imposing lockdown to curb 2nd wave of Covid: SC to Centre, states
"We would seriously urge the central and state governments to consider imposing a ban on mass gatherings and super spreader events. They may also consider imposing a lockdown to curb the virus in the second wave in the interest of public welfare," the Supreme Court said to the central and state governments
MHA denies info on compulsory retirement of IPS Amitabh Thakur
The Ministry of Home Affairs has deniedn sharing the information sharing information to controversial IPS Officer Amitabh Thakur regarding his compulsory retirement under section 8(1)(i) of the RTI Act, 2005.
Short-term lockdowns can help India lower Covid caseloads
The basic fact in the fight against spread of Covid is to stop human-to-human contact so that the deadly chain of transmission can be broken, thus providing a super-burdened healthcare system a fresh breeze of life and take care of existing patients gasping for oxygen.
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