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Decide NGO's representation for priority in vaccination for NRIs: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court directed the central government to decide "as early as possible" a representation by an NGO for priority in COVID vaccination to NRIs and students who have to go abroad for studies

Central Vista essential project, work to continue, rules Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the construction work of the Central Vista project to continue, saying it was a "vital and essential" national project

Govt reconstitutes empowered groups on Covid; oxygen, vaccination included

The Centre reconstituted the six empowered groups set up for COVID-19 management to make 10 panels, expanding their ambit to look into issues like availability of oxygen, vaccination, etc

Confrontation between social media and govt is pointless and unnecessary

No government has the right to ask these platforms or intermediaries to disclose the identities and other details of their customers. That's like asking postmaster to open your mail. It just won't do

The only way out is to vaccinate 70-80% of the country: S Vincent Rajkumar

S. Vincent Rajkumar, an oncologist and professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, talks about how India can avert a possible third wave of Covid-19

Centre to provide over 300,000 vaccine doses to states, UTs in next 3 days

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday informed that more than 22.46 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories (UTs) amid the pandemic so far

Getting India vaccinated: Should governments target specific zones?

Districts with a higher rate of growth in cases than the national average have a lower rate of vaccination than districts with lower growth rate.

Shekhar Gupta: Flailing state in Covid storm

Modi government didn't strengthen the foundations of basic governance in the last 7 years. Now, the PM has retreated, ministers failing and the government is in denial

Best of BS Opinion: Covid mismanagement, shortage of vaccines, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

Shekhar Gupta: India calling Mayday, Mayday

Triumphalism, premature declaration of victory meant no one checked if India had enough vaccines, oxygen, remdesivir, bringing us back to a crisis where we need foreign aid after four decades

Best of BS Opinion: Third world country, CM Thackeray in trouble, and more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for the weekend

States must share the blame

Many state govts were taken to the cleaners by high courts for doing next to nothing to prepare for the devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic

Unanswered questions

Govt should remove uncertainty about next phase of vaccination

Shaken by the storm

After the admission, govt must change course on policy

The politics of vaccines

Direct criticism for scarce or expensive vaccines at the government, not the private sector

Ajay Seth takes over as new economic affairs secy, replaces Tarun Bajaj

Ajay Seth, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, on Friday assumed charge as Secretary Economic Affairs at a time when the economy is being threatened by the second wave of Covid-19

Govt to slap recovery notice on Vedanta's Cairn after Delhi HC judgment

The oil ministry will seeks tens of millions of dollars from Vedanta's Cairn Oil & Gas after the Delhi High Court held that the firm was liable to pay higher profit share to the government in lieu of its Rajasthan oil and gas block license being extended beyond initial term, a top official said. In the interim, the firm's Barmer basin block licence, whose initial 25-year term ended on May 15, 2020, has been given an eighth interim extension, the official, who wished not to be identified, said. "Now that the Delhi High Court has upheld the government policy, we will issue recovery notices seeking higher profit petroleum since May 15, 2020," he said. "The exact amount is being calculated but it will be in tens of millions of dollars." When contacted, a company spokesperson said, "We are in the process of reviewing the court's order, will assess any next course of action" after that. The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendrea Modi had in March 2017 approved a policy for ...

ByteDance says India's freeze on bank accounts is harassment: Court filing

Beijing has repeatedly criticised India over that ban and those of other Chinese apps

Centre tightens rules of grant allocation for transparency, efficiency

The Department of Expenditure order vouches for more effective cash management and bring more efficiency in public expenditure management

Govt infuses Rs 5,500-crore equity capital into Punjab and Sind Bank

The government has infused Rs 5,500 crore equity capital into Punjab & Sind Bank in lieu of allotment of over 335 crore preference shares to it. The lender on Thursday allotted 3,35,16,14,868 equity shares of the bank at an issue price of Rs 16.41 per equity share to the government aggregating to Rs 5,500 crore. The shareholders approved the allotment of shares to the government with requisite majority of 99.018 per cent, cast in favour of the resolution, the bank said in a regulatory filing on Friday. With the allotment, Government of India holding has increased from 83.06 per cent to 97.07 per cent, it said. Punjab & Sind Bank stock was trading at Rs 16.10 on BSE, down 1.83 per cent from the previous closes.