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The connectivity pact will also “promote fast and effective roll-out of 5G on the basis of global standards” and enhance cooperation through “submarine cables and satellite networks”. — PTI

After 8 years, India, EU to resume trade talks

A virtual summit between Modi and the heads of 27-member states of EU focused on cooperation in trade, investment and connectivity

09 May 2021 9:22 AM

India on Saturday recorded over four lakh fresh cases and 4,187 deaths in the last 24 hours. — Representational image/AFP

Covid+ test report not mandatory for admission to health facility: Health Ministry

The directive comes following heavy criticism after serious patients were denied medical attention by hospitals owing to several reasons

09 May 2021 12:34 AM

The drug comes in powder form in a sachet which is taken orally by dissolving it in water. — PTI

DCGI approves use of 2-DG for treatment of Covid patients

Higher proportion of patients treated with 2-DG showed RT-PCR negative conversion in Covid patients

09 May 2021 12:32 AM

Mrs Sonia Gandhi also demanded that meetings of the standing committees be held immediately. — PTI file photo

Sonia asks PM to call all-party meet on Covid

Referring to the letters written to Modi by Dr Manmohan Singh and by Rahul Gandhi, Sonia said all these had fallen on deaf ears

08 May 2021 9:35 AM

Several states and UTs have imposed strict lockdowns to break the chain of transmission. — PTI file photo

Single-day Covid cases scale another height, sprint past 4-lak mark

Two days ago Dr Raghavan had said the third wave was “inevitable given the high levels at which this virus is circulating”

08 May 2021 9:33 AM

Another worry is that Jaishankar had met both US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and British Home Secretary Priti Patel in-person in London in the past two days. — By arrangement

Two members of Indian delegation in London test +ve for Corona ahead of G-7 summit

Sources said that the health condition of EAM Jaishankar as well as other members of the Indian delegation was normal

06 May 2021 8:24 AM

The CPI(ML) leader hoped that if there was a move to form a grand Opposition alliance, both the Congress and the Left would “change their outlook” and join the bandwagon. — PTI

Opposition parties likely to form Federal Front following poll results

CPI(ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya said that the victory of Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal had a 'major national impact'

05 May 2021 1:39 AM

The bench also said just because the Delhi government earlier demanded less oxygen, therefore the people of this city should suffer and the Centre will ignore the revised requirement and will let people die. — Twitter

HC asks Centre why it should not face contempt for failing to supply oxygen to Delhi as ordered

There is Supreme Court order and now we are also saying that you will have to supply 700 MT oxygen daily to Delhi right away

05 May 2021 1:26 AM

Four cryogenic oxygen containers have arrived in India at Panagarh Air Base from Singapore. The containers were air lifted in an IAF C-17 aircraft from at Changi airport, Singapore. (PTI)

IAF airlifts 9 cryogenic oxygen containers from Dubai, Singapore

IAF has been airlifting empty oxygen tankers and containers to various filling stations to speed up the distribution of medical oxygen

28 Apr 2021 9:29 AM

BJP supporters from Gazole constituency during an election campaign for West Bengal Assembly Polls in Malda district, Thursday, April 22, 2021. (PTI)

Election Commission bans victory rallies on May 2

A recent media survey on Tuesday showed the steep spike in Covid-19 cases in the poll-bound states

28 Apr 2021 6:50 AM

Foreign ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi tweeted photos of the equipment being unloaded from a German Lufthansa aircraft in New Delhi. (Image credit: Twitter/@MEAIndia)

First shipment of UK COVID-19 medical aid arrives in India: Govt

Britain, one of several countries to announce sending help as India's health care system buckles under a huge surge in coronavirus cases

27 Apr 2021 9:12 AM

While the night curfew in these districts will be effective from 8 pm to 7 am next day starting Tuesday, the weekend curfew will be enforced from Friday 8 pm to Monday 7 am, with all non-essential activities restricted. — Representational image/PTI

Supreme Court stays High Court order on lockdown in Uttar Pradesh

Weekend curfew imposed across the entire state and a night curfew on weekdays in all districts having more than 500 Covid-19 cases

21 Apr 2021 7:56 AM

Kejriwal, who is in isolation after his wife tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, had on Sunday termed the shortage of oxygen for coronavirus patients an “emergency”. — PTI file photo

Delhi gasps for oxygen, Kejriwal pleads for help

LNJP had 12 hours of oxygen left, Ganga Ram 16-18 hours, Max Patpargunj, 8-10 hours

21 Apr 2021 7:34 AM

Delhi is the worst-hit city in India with 25,500 fresh cases on Sunday and almost one-third of those tested returning positive. — Representational image/PTI

6-day lockdown begins in Delhi as Covid situation turns critical

Delhi government issued a circular advancing summer vacation in all city schools as the city fights a massive battle against Coronavirus

20 Apr 2021 8:38 AM

India decided to import 50,000 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to reduce the shortage of supplies. — PTI

Modi reviews oxygen crisis as cases touch new high: 21.7 lakh

Union minister Prakash Javadekar and Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa tested positive on Friday

17 Apr 2021 8:49 AM

The CPI(M), which was ousted by the Mamata tsunami of 2011, believes that “if the BJP comes to power in Bengal, the Left could stage a comeback”. — PTI file photo

Back saffron to defeat Didi: CPM's 'soft Hindutva' rises in Bengal

Sounding exactly like the BJP, CPM politburo member Md Salim accused Banerjee of 'instigating unsuspecting supporters' towards violence

15 Apr 2021 8:56 AM

Modi said the Centre would keep in mind the best interests of students and ensure their health is taken care of and also that their academic interests are not harmed. — Representational Image/PTI

CBSE puts off Class 12 exams

A large number of students, academics and politicians were demanding the cancellation of the board exams due to the growing Covid-19 cases

15 Apr 2021 8:47 AM

The court had in its February 18, 2019, order said: Therefore, it would be fallacious to state that the tribunal has powers of judicial review akin to that of a high court exercising constitutional powers under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. — PTI

National Green Tribunal not vested with powers to examine validity of any law or strike it down: SC

Senior lawyer Nikhil Nayyar reminded the Supreme Court had in Sterlite case said that green tribunal cannot strike down rules

14 Apr 2021 12:59 AM

Vials containing Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19. (AP)

Centre to fast-track emergency approval for all foreign-produced Covid vaccines

The first doses of Sputnik V are expected to be available through direct import by the end of April

14 Apr 2021 12:54 AM

After the CRPF attack, Hidma left the Bastar region and moved to the dense forest areas close to the Chhattisgar-Andhra-Telangana borders. — Representational image/PTI

Mastermind behind brutal killing of 22 CRPF commandos traced to Andhra Pradesh jungles

A massive aerial surveillance was launched in the Bastar region too with helicopters and drones

13 Apr 2021 7:03 AM

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