The Centre has allocated less oxygen to Delhi than other states to tackle the pandemic, the Arvind Kejriwal government contended in the high court on Thursday.
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Morning Brief: Band-aid Bharat: Has global aid to Covid-ravaged India hurt its Atmanirbhar image?
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Watch: US airlifts Covid-19 relief supplies to India
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Small no. going from home to cremation grounds: UP Minister
Uttar Pradesh reported 35,156 new Covid-19 cases and 298 deaths on Thursday, owing to higher testing in villages after cases fell for four days. This has opened up a new challenge of containing the spread in poorly equipped small towns and villages, said state health minister Jai Pratap Singh.
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No vaccination for 18-44 group without 30 lakh vials: Tope
Speaking to reporters, Tope said, Unless Maharashtra gets vials between 25 lakh and 30 lakh, we will not commence vaccination drive for the 18-44 age group. Stock should be sufficient for at least five days to start the vaccination drive."
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Panel red flagged onset of 2nd wave in March 1st week
The National Covid-19 supermodel committee had red-flagged to the government in March first week that a 'second wave was on its way' and adequate preparations should accordingly be made, IIT Hyderabad professor M Vidyasagar, who heads the panel.
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Rajasthan CM favours continuing lockdown restrictions, asks officials to make them more stringent
The restrictions under the lockdown called 'Public Discipline Fortnight' came into force on April 19 and are effective till May 3. Now, the chief minister has asked the officials that the restrictions should remain in force even after May 3.
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US hopes its COVID-19 assistance has catalytic effect on countries to come to India's aid
The US is delivering essential medical supplies worth more than USD100 million to India in the coming days, State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters on Thursday.
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28 killed, 50 injured in stampede in Israel
The mass gathering was organised to celebrate the Lag B'Omer holiday at Mount Meron.
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2nd Covid wave occurred early, didn’t get time to act to delay peak: Kerala Health Minister
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South awaits vaccine supply timelines to fix launch dates
Serum Institute (Covishield), Bharat Biotech (Covaxin) and Dr Reddy’s (Sputnik V) are only the manufactures licensed to make vaccines in India.
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Allot facilities for Covid-19+ prisoners, states told
The Centre has asked all states to 'earmark appropriate health facilities' for prison inmates who test positive for coronavirus and cannot be treated at a hospital within the jail premises.
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Over 2.28 crore registrations on Co-Win portal for Phase-3 vaccination in 2 days
"The country has administered more than 20 lakh vaccine doses till 8 pm today. Also, the total registrations on Co-Win portal for Phase-3 Vaccination has crossed 2.28 Cr (2,28,99,157) in just 2 days, as per data till 9:30 pm today," the release said.
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View: In India's capital, whether you and your loved ones live or die depends on who’s in your phone book
Denialism about the scale of the problem is official policy. Ministers, bureaucrats and even government lawyers insist that there is no shortage of oxygen or hospital beds, although everyone can plainly see that there is.
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Indian economy was well on the road to recovery before new virus wave hit
Passenger vehicle sales more than doubled from a year ago, rising to 291,000 units in March, according to SIAM data. Two-wheeler sales were at 1.5 million units, compared with 867,000 last year.
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Stocks in the news: RIL, YES Bank, Titan, IndusInd Bank, DRL and Ambuja Cements
DRL said it has launched generic Albendazole tablets, used in the treatment of a variety of parasitic worm infestations, in the US market.
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Novavax Covid vaccine results to put 1,190% stock surge to test
The biotech firm said in March its shot could get cleared by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use as early as May.
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Facebook fuels S&P 500 to record high close
The stock logged its biggest single-day gain in five months and easily contributed the most upside to both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq
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Baring Asia puts Hexaware on sale for $2.5-$3 billion
The Hong Kong-based buyout fund has initiated the process by mandating investment banks Barclays and JP Morgan to find buyers at a valuation of Rs 18,500 crore – Rs 22,200 crore ($2.5-$3 billion), multiple people aware of the development said.
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Assembly Elections 2021 Live News Updates: Exit polls predict tight contest in Bengal, victory for DMK alliance in Tamil Nadu, LDF in Kerala, NDA in Assam, Puducherry
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Facebook fuels S&P 500 to record high close
The stock logged its biggest single-day gain in five months and easily contributed the most upside to both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq
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Coronavirus Live News Updates: After SII, Bharat Biotech cuts Covaxin price for states to Rs 400 per dose
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US Fed keeps interest rates near zero, Jerome Powell says risks to outlook remain intact
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Stocks in focus: Biocon, Tata Communications, ONGC and more
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Sebi deepens fund managers' skin in the game
The regulator said the move is aimed to align the interest of the key employees with the unit holders of the mutual fund schemes.
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US, Europe ready India supplies; Putin speaks with PM Modi
Plane loads of life-saving equipment, including oxygen concentrators and medicines, will arrive soon from the US, Russia and the UK, as the world accelerates its efforts to assist India, swamped by Covid-19.
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Stocks in focus: Biocon, Tata Communications, ONGC and more
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'America is ready for take-off': Joe Biden in his first speech to Congress
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Take medical help to grassroots: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath directed state officials on Wednesday to provide medical facilities at the grassroots level to deal with more serious Covid-19 patients, apprehending a rise in such cases in the villages amid the return of migrants and violation of Covid protocols during the panchayat polls underway.
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Coronavirus in Karnataka: 39,047 fresh cases, 229 deaths reported in last 24 hrs
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US regulator allows SpaceX Starlink satellites at lower altitude
SpaceX, which asked the US regulator for the permission which will apply to some 2,800 satellites, has already launched hundreds into space under its project to eventually blanket poorly connected and isolated areas of the globe with internet connectivity.
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Watch: India's indigenous LCA Tejas fires Python-5 Air-to-Air missile
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US eases coronavirus restrictions on Chinese students
Around 372,000 Chinese accounted for 35% of international students in the United States in the 2019-20 school year, according to the International Education Exchange (IEE), nearly twice as many as the second-highest, students from India.
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SGX Nifty jumps 143 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleeping
Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange traded 143.60 points, or 0.96 per cent, higher at 15,050 in signs that Dalal Street was headed for a gap-up start on Thursday.
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Biocon Q4 results: Net profit grows 105% on strong biosimilar business growth
For the fiscal year 2020-21, Biocon reported a 1 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 740 crore; while revenue grew 14 per cent to Rs 7360 crore.
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Asia shares rise on supportive Fed as Biden unveils new stimulus
Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments came before Biden's unveiling of a sweeping package for families and education in his first speech to Congress.
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Maharashtra: Latur's 105-year-old man, his 95-year-old wife recover from COVID-19
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Morning Brief: Let me breathe: With enough oxygen production, how to meet India's distribution challenges
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UP to float global tender for 4 cr vials, MP seeks nod to use Centre's vaccine
Amid uncertainty over supplies from Indian vaccine manufacturers - Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India - states are exploring importing vaccines from global drugmakers that will be applying for emergency use authorisation in India.
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West Bengal: Silence reigns ahead of polling for final phase
The campaigning for the last phase was marked by low-profile canvassing by candidates amid curbs on public rallies and roadshows by the Election Commission as Covid-19 cases surged in the state and the country.
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Stocks in the news: Reliance Ind, Hindustan Unilever, Titan, Bajaj Auto and Ambuja Cements
Motherson Sumi, Bajaj Holdings, Shriram Transport, AU SFB and Laurus Labs are among companies scheduled to announce quarterly results today.
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After 6.4 magnitude jolt, six more earthquakes hit Assam's Sonitpur
According to NCS, the area is seismically very active falling in the highest Seismic Hazard zone V associated with collisional tectonics where Indian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate.
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West Bengal elections 2021 Live news: Final phase polling underway
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Railway Ministry deploys 4,000 isolation coaches amid surge in COVID-19 cases
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Live News Updates: After 6.4 magnitude earthquake, six tremors hit Assam's Sonitpur
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China vows to step in as India curbs vaccine supply to neighbours
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen at a briefing in Dhaka on Tuesday complained about India, its sole supplier, reneging on its pledge at a time when the country is experiencing “a sharp spike in infections.” India’s other main rival in the region, Pakistan, is already predominantly using Chinese vaccines.
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India politicians vow to pay women for housework as virus rages
Although women spend nearly six hours a day on unpaid domestic work compared with less than an hour for men, their contribution at home isn’t recorded in India’s national income.
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Closed CPSE unit to make O2 cylinders in UP
The central government has agreed to reopen the shuttered public-sector unit Bharat Pumps & Compressors in Prayagraj to manufacture oxygen cylinders, following a request from Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
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IAF airlifts 9 cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai, Singapore
In addition, the IAF's C-17 aircraft on Tuesday also airlifted two cryogenic oxygen containers from Indore to Jamnagar, two from Jodhpur and Udaipur to Jamnagar and two from Hindon to Ranchi, it said.
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