INDIA
Delhi un-lockdown: Restrictions to remain till June 14
Shops in all markets in the city will be allowed to open with odd-even phases, which would be decided on the basis of shop's registration number. After the first phase of unlocking, Delhi's traders associations have been demanding to reopen markets phase wise.
Twitter restores verified blue tick of Vice President personal handle
The official handle of the Vice President of India @VPSecretariat, which was run by the vice President's Secretariat, continues to have the blue badge. "The personal Twitter handle of the Vice President was not being used for some time because his tweets were being posted from his official account. It came to our notice today (Saturday) morning that the blue tick has been removed from Vice President's personnel Twitter account.
Mercury to rise 3-4 C in NW India: IMD
There is possibility of rainfall later in the day on Saturday and Sunday while the weather will be dry from June 7 to June 9 in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, GilgitBaltistan and Muzaffarabad; Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and west Rajasthan.
Govt's 'last' notice to Twitter, warns of penal action
The notice sent by the ministry noted that in view of Twitter Inc's non-compliance with the rules which came into effect on May 26, 2021, "consequences follow". "However, as gesture of goodwill, Twitter Inc is hereby given one last notice to immediately comply with the rules, failing which the exemption from liability available under section 79 of the IT Act, 2000 shall stand withdrawn and Twitter shall be liable for consequences as per the IT Act" it said.
Half of Maharashtra to open up from Monday
In the first phase, it will take effect in: Aurangabad, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalgaon, Jalna, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Parbhani, Thane, Washim, Wardha and Yavatmal districts. The decision comes after detailed deliberations of over a week by state Disaster Management Unit with all other concerned departments and stakeholders, as per a detailed notification issued by the CMO early on Saturday.
Delhi metro to restart from Monday, markets on odd-even basis
"Delhi's Covid situation is now under control as below 500 new cases are reported and the daily positivity rate has reduced to 0.5 per cent in the last 24 hours. In view of the third possible wave, the government has decided to continue the lockdown, but we are going to re-open markets and malls on an odd-even basis from Monday," Kejriwal added.
Covid 19 Update: India logs 1.2L cases in 24 hrs, lowest since April 7
The fatalities witnessed a spike, crossing 3,000 mark on Saturday once again after recording over 2,000 deaths in the last two days. On April 7, India recorded 1,26,789 cases. On June 1, India had reported 1,27,510 cases, lowest since April 8. India's overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,86,94,879 with 15,55,248 active cases and 3,44,082 deaths so far.
US policy change to boost vax production: Poonawalla
Thanking US President Joe Biden and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for the policy change, Poonawalla tweeted, "Thanks to the efforts of @POTUS, @WhiteHouse, & @DrSJaishankar, this policy change will hopefully increase the supply of raw materials globally and to India; boosting our vaccine production capacity and strengthening our united fight against this pandemic."
No decision on indemnity for local vaccine makers yet: Govt
Replying to queries during the Health Ministry press briefing, NITI Aayog's Member Health Dr V.K. Paul said: "The issue of indemnity has been brought up in the context of foreign company Pfizer with whom we are in engagement. In principle, they expect indemnity should be given. "We have also checked with the nations and the World Health Organisation. They supplied the vaccine after indemnity was granted.
Over 5,000 pigs die of African Swine Fever in Mizoram
Chief Minister Zoramthanga, in a tweet tagging the Prime Minister's Office and Union DoNER (Development of North Eastern Region) Minister Jitendra Singh, said that the state is struggling with its livestock sector. "Piggery farmers and their economic stances are at stake!" he posted. Officials of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Department said that due to the ASF.
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