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India was there for us and we will be there for them: US President Biden

India was there for the American people in their hour of need and the US will be there for the country as it meets its worst-ever public health crisis, President Joe Biden said

US working on war footing to delivery supplies to India in next few days

Prominent among the supplies include oxygen-related equipment, rapid testing kits, and personal protective gear

After states' objection, Centre asks vaccine manufacturers to lower prices

SII and Bharat Biotech had announced prices for state government procurement and for institutional sale to private hospitals

Covid: Armed forces recall ex-medicos; govt wants wearing of masks at home

Armed forces are also creating military medical infrastructure to be made available to civilians

Airlines stall Indians travelling with fake Covid-negative reports

Indian airlines are now accepting only reports that have QR codes embedded in them

Covid-19: Steel firms expect no production disruption amid oxygen diversion

Market cap of top four steelmakers up 29% in April so far; demand from China is a strong tailwind

51% people knew someone who couldn't find Covid jab at centres in April

The survey, which had over 8,000 responses from 255 districts, showed that during the past three weeks, the percentage of those reporting shortage at vaccination centres went up 3x

China's airline suspends cargo flights bringing medical supplies to India

China's state-run Sichuan Airlines has suspended all its cargo flights to India for 15 days, causing major disruption to private traders' efforts to procure the much-needed oxygen concentrators

Centre won't import vaccines, wants states and companies to do so: Report

Two govt officials said New Delhi is now leaving it up to states, companies to sign deals with foreign drugmakers while it buys in bulk most of the output of local producers - SII and Bharat Biotech

EC 'most irresponsible institution' in country: Madras HC on Covid surge

The bench even said that EC officials may be booked under murder charges for allowing political parties to take out rallies and meetings

Coronavirus LIVE: Modi, Biden have a 'fruitful' talk on Covid-19 situation

Coronavirus live updates: India cases stand at 16,602,456. Doctors at AIIMS have found that one patient is now infecting up to nine in 10 contacts. Stay tuned for corona-related news

TN: Vedanta's Sterlite in Tuticorin allowed to produce oxygen for 4 months

Sterlite Industries, closed since 2018 over pollution concerns, cannot involve in copper production or any other activities, resolves Tamil Nadu all-party meeting convened by CM Palaniswami

US to work around the clock to help India in Covid battle: Ambassador to UN

Washington is doing everything to help, including deploying vaccine raw materials, ventilators, oxygen generation supplies and financial support for vaccine expansion, the US Ambassador to the UN said

Govt asks Serum, Bharat Biotech to lower price of Covid vaccines: Report

Now the two companies are expected to come up with revised pricing for their vaccines

Tamil Nadu: Consider complete lockdown for two days from May 1, says HC

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry governments to consider declaring complete lockdown for two days on May 1 and May 2

Covid-19: Metro services in Noida to remain suspended during weekend curfew

The Noida Metro Rail Corporation has suspended its metro operations in the NCR's Noida and Greater Noida on Saturday and Sunday to discourage passengers' movement during the weekend lockdown

Covid-19: HC says not in agreement with Centre on availability of oxygen

The Delhi High Court said it was not in agreement with the Centre that there is enough oxygen available to treat seriously ill Covid-19 patients in the national capital

Mumbai may be gaining the upper hand in Covid-19 fight, says expert

Only 3,792 cases were reported in the city on Monday, despite 41,000 tests being conducted to detect the infection, a senior health expert said

It's time people started wearing masks inside their homes too, says govt

Research has shown if no physical distancing measures are followed, one person can infect 406 people in 30 days, says govt

For 1st time, over 500,000 people vaccinated in Maharashtra in a day

The state might be turning a corner on daily cases