Day: May 1, 2021

World shaken by India’s COVID-19 situation; Modi govt focussed on imagery, brand-building: Rahul

11:58 pm May 1, 2021

New Delhi: As India logged a world record of over four lakh coronavirus infections on Saturday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the entire world is shaken by what is happening here and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “dropping the ball and throwing it to states” after prematurely taking credit for having “won against COVID-19” […]

Centre raises Delhi’s daily oxygen quota to 590 MT

11:56 pm May 1, 2021

New Delhi: Amid an acute shortage of oxygen in Delhi hospitals, the Centre on Saturday raised the national capital’s daily quota of the life-saving gas to 590 metric tonne from 490 MT. According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry, Delhi will get an additional 75 metric tonne of oxygen from LINDE Kalinganagar and […]

Hot day recorded in Delhi

11:51 pm May 1, 2021

New Delhi: It was a hot day in the national capital as mercury settled at 41.5 degree Celsius, three notches above the season’s normal, on Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded a minimum temperature at 28.2 degrees Celsius. Cloudy sky with light rain […]

Ward boy held for demanding bribe to admit COVID patient

11:46 pm May 1, 2021

Gorakhpur (UP): A ward boy of the BRD Medical College here was arrested on Saturday for allegedly taking a bribe on the pretext of admitting a coronavirus patient, police said. Dilip Kumar Singh, a resident of Rampur Khurd under Gulriha police station, had reportedly gone to the BRD Medical College on Friday and was trying […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Delhi CM announces extension of lockdown till May 10

11:42 pm May 1, 2021

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced an extension of the ongoing lockdown in Delhi by another week on Saturday amid a sudden surge in COVID-19 cases as the national capital battles an acute shortage of beds and medical oxygen in its hospitals. “Lockdown in Delhi is being extended by one week,” Kejriwal said in […]

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