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Maha, UP, Delhi among states showing constant dip in Covid cases: Govt

The positivity rate is currently above 15% in 24 states in the country and in the range of 5-15% in nine, the health ministry said

CM Kejriwal to hold meeting today to review coronavirus situation in Delhi

The meeting will be attended by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, Health Minister Satyendar Jain, health secretary and all the district magistrates

Stalin's oath-taking ceremony today, releases list of 34 cabinet ministers

Two women in the Cabinet will include P Geetha Jeevan and N Kayalvizhi Selvaraj

Amid Covid surge, Railways cancels slew of premium trains from May 9

The to-and-fro services of eight Shatabdi Express, two Rajdhani Express, two Duronto Express and one Vande Bharat Express are among around 28 trains that have been cancelled

Monsoon likely to arrive over Kerala on June 1, says Earth Sciences Secy

IMD announcement on May 15; timely onset augurs well for its subsequent progress and movement over mainland, which should aid in timely plantation of kharif crops

Amid Covid resurgence, Fitch predicts India's GDP growth at 9.5% for FY22

Credit Suisse cuts it to 8.5-9%; IMF says multilateral response is key to revival

'TMC goons attacked my convoy,' says Union Minister Muraleedharan

Muraleedharan alleged in a tweet that the "TMC goons" were behind the attack on his convoy

Kangana Ranaut permanently removed from Twitter over West Bengal post

She posted several messages following the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC's win over the BJP in West Bengal and incidents of post-poll violence

Credit Suisse made $17.5 mn in Archegos fees in year before $5.4 bn losses

The lenders have collectively lost more than $10 billion in the fallout

Turkey adds cryptocurrency exchanges to terror funding regulations

The presidential decree makes "crypto asset service providers" responsible for seeing their assets are not used illegally

Centre raises Delhi's oxygen quota by 100 MT to 590 MT after HC rap

'You (Centre) made an allocation, you fulfil it. Do you mean we will shut our eyes to people dying in Delhi? Enough is enough now,' says HC

12 die at Delhi hospital due to oxygen shortage; HC says 'enough is enough'

Around 12.30 pm, the hospital authorities claimed they had run out of oxygen. The oxygen tanker arrived at 1.35 pm, they said

Covid: Lockdown in Delhi extended by one week, announces CM Arvind Kejriwal

The ongoing lockdown that was scheduled to conclude at 5 am on May 3, now stands extended for another week

Covid-19: First lot of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine arrives in Hyderabad

'This is the 1st consignment of 150,000 doses of Sputnik-V vaccine with millions of doses to follow,' said Ministry of External Affairs.

Don't leave vaccine pricing to manufacturers, SC tells central govt

Warns against clampdown on free flow of information

Another grim milestone: Global coronavirus cases breach 150-mn mark

The US is the worst-affected country by the coronavirus recording 32,288,689 cases and 575,193 deaths

Core sector output in March rises 6.8%, but contracts 7% in FY21: Govt

Coal production declined by 21.9 per cent in March, 2021 over the same period last year

Google parent Alphabet sees record profit, plans $50-billion buyback

Microsoft profit soars amid surging cloud demand

Maharashtra lockdown to be extended by 15 days beyond Apr 30: Tope

'All members of the Maharastra Cabinet are of the opinion that current restrictions should be extended for the next 15 days,' says state Health Minister

Covid vaccine: Sputnik safest, Pfizer's shot worst? Row over Hungary data

The Russian vaccine has six times lower infection rate than Pfizer's