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Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Kejriwal demands 2.6 crore vaccine doses for inoculation of all in Delhi in next three months

8:13 pm May 8, 2021

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the number of COVID-19 vaccination centres will be increased three times in Delhi and demanded that the Centre supply of around 2.6 crore vaccine doses for inoculation of all people in the national capital in the next three months. Currently, vaccination is going on at 100 […]

COVID-19: Kerala under complete lockdown

3:11 pm May 8, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Shutting shops, suspending public vehicle transport and strictly restricting the on-road movement of people, Kerala came under complete lockdown from Saturday morning to contain the massive spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The restrictions came into force by 6am and would be extended up to May 16 midnight, official sources here said. The state government decided […]

BJP to boycott WB speaker’s election, not attend Assembly

9:36 pm May 7, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Friday said that party legislatures will boycott the election for the speaker in West Bengal assembly and its newly elected lawmakers will not attend the House till the post poll violence in the state is controlled. The speaker’s election is slated for Saturday. The BJP lawmakers will not […]

56 deaths, 4,190 virus cases in Himachal Pradesh

9:16 pm May 7, 2021

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh on Friday recorded 56 coronavirus deaths and its highest single-day spike of 4,190 cases, pushing the state’s infection count to 1,22,906, a senior official said. So far, the virus has killed 1,780 people in the state, where a curfew has been imposed to check the coronavirus spread till May 17. The number […]

Jaishankar-Raab bilateral talks focus on 2030 Roadmap to India-UK FTA, COVID-19 cooperation

11:53 pm May 6, 2021

London: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held bilateral discussions with his UK counterpart, Dominic Raab, which focussed on both sides implementing the ‘2030 Roadmap’ of the India-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) to pave the way for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as well as deeper cooperation on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Jaishankar, who […]