INDIA
Over 11K fell prey to Covid in Delhi since lockdown was imposed on Apr 19
From April 19, when the present phase of lockdown was imposed in the national capital by the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government, till Friday (May 28), as many as 11,590 people lost their lives due to Covid in the city, according to the data released by the Delhi government in its daily health bulletin.
Covaxin production to reach 10 crore doses per month by September: Health Ministry
"The current production capacity of Covaxin will be doubled by May-June 2021 and then increased nearly 6-7 fold by July/August i.e.from 1 crore vaccines in April, to 6-7 crore vaccines in July/August. It is expected to reach nearly 10 crore doses per month by September 2021," it said in a statement.
Centre recalls Bengal Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay
The order for Central deputation came hours after Bandyopadhyay met Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Kalaikunda airbase near Kharagpur on Friday afternoon to apprise the Prime Minister about the damages caused by cyclone Yaas. The 1987-cadre IAS officer, who is considered to be close to Banerjee, had got an extension of his tenure on the request of the state government.
Indian troops on high alert at LAC, keeping eye on Chinese activities: Army Chief
The army chief also pointed that India wants the status quo ante of April 2020 to be restored.
Naravane stated that India has made it clear to China that de-escalation will only be considered once disengagement is completed to the mutual satisfaction of both sides. He said that Indian troops are on high alert and deployments have not thinned after the disengagement in Pangong Lake.
Air India flight returns midway after dead bat found in plane
According to sources, a dead bat was found on one of the business class seats. The flight departed from the national capital's IGI Airport at 2.20 a.m. and the bat was spotted around 30 minutes after the plane took off. Officials said that the aircraft was recalled and fumigated.
'Reduced to mockery': Calcutta HC judge questions handling of Narada case
Justice Arindam Sinha, a sitting judge of the High Court who has been part of the Narada hearing right from the beginning, wrote a letter to Acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, criticising the manner in which the court entertained the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) plea for staying the lower court's ruling that granted bail to the arrested politicians.
Bengal wants Rs 20K cr for Yaas relief, promised Rs 250 cr
While the Trinamool Congress alleged that Modi's relief package is "pittance" and "politically motivated", the saffron camp lashed out Banerjee for "absolute disregard for federal values" after she skipped the cyclone review meeting conducted by Modi on Friday, sources said. Absent from Modi's review meeting of post-Yaas situation, Banerjee has asked Rs 20,000 crore from the Centre for post-cyclone relief and rehabilitation Rs 10000 crore for Sundarbans
'It's going to be hard,' tweets Twitter India MD as firm faces scrutiny
In a lengthy statement, the Delhi Police had said Maheshwari took "a path of evasiveness instead of cooperation". Maheswari's tweet showed a slogan poster that read: "It's going to be hard, but hard does not mean impossible (sic)," saying that "That's the tweet". The Delhi Police statement had said: "Twitter India's subsidiary TCIPL's Managing Director chose to adopt a path of evasiveness instead of cooperation".
HC grants Robert Vadra more time to reply to I-T notices under black money law
A bench comprising Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh issued notice to the I-T department and asked it to respond to Vadra's, who is the son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, petition challenging the notices to him on December 4, 2018, and December 18, 2019, under Section 10 (1) of the Black Money Act, 2015, within four weeks.
Bharat Biotech responds to queries on vax delay, says Covaxin batches initiated in March to be ready only in June
In a statement, the company said that manufacturing, testing, release and distribution of vaccines is a complex and multifactorial process with hundreds of steps, requiring a diverse pool of human resources. For vaccines to result in actual vaccination of people, highly coordinated efforts are required from international supply chain, manufacturers, regulators, and state and Central government agencies, it added.
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