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Gandhi said she intends to set up a small group to look at every aspect that caused such reverses and come back with its findings.

While three ministers Amit Mitra, Bratya Basu and Rathin Ghosh took their oath virtually. The rest -- 40 ministers were divided into three groups -- Cabinet, MOS (Independent Charge) and MoS and they took their oath together

"Thank Qatar Airways for facilitating this shipment from the UK," tweeted Arindam Bagchi, official spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs.

The court granted interim bail to Narwal, a Pinjra Tod activist, for three weeks subject to her furnishing of a personal bond of Rs 50,000.

Hyderabad: The Railways has informed that all rail passengers travelling to Delhi from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana States are being sent to mandatory quarantine for 14 days. Any person who has been successfully vaccinated (two doses) and produces a certificate to the effect or having a negative RT-PCR report (not older than 72 hours prior […]

The Hyderabad-based firm has started supplying its COVID-19 treatment vaccine to the states based on the allocations received by the central government.

The state government has placed an order for over one crore doses of vaccine to accelerate the vaccination drive in the state.

Himanta Biswa selected for the role after a crucial meeting was chaired in Delhi by BJP chief JP Nadda on Sunday.

"Emirates has set up a humanitarian airbridge between Dubai and India to transport urgent medical and relief items, to support India in its fight to control the serious COVID-19 situation in the country,” the airline tweeted

To curb the surge of COVID-19 cases, the Karnataka government had on Friday imposed a complete lockdown for two weeks in the state from 6 am on May 10 to 6 am on May 24.

The lockdown will come into effect at 4 am on May 10 and will be in force till 4 am on May 24.

Among the others whose names have started to make the rounds include former Rajya Sabha members -- P.Rajeev and K.N.Balagopal besides two time Lok Sabha member M.B.Rajesh.

On Sunday, India recorded 4.03 lakh cases for the fifth time after May 1.

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "GOI's repeated chest-thumping at receiving foreign aid is pathetic. Had GOI done its job, it wouldn't have come to this."

The price factor will not have any impact on the ultimate beneficiary namely, the eligible person getting the vaccine since all state governments have already declared their policy decision.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday extended the lockdown in the national capital for another week.

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Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 56,578.

Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 4,788 fresh coronavirus cases taking the tally of infected persons to 2,11,742.

The AGP Legislature party which also held a meeting on Sunday announced that it would support the leader elected by the BJP Legislature Party.

Banerjee also urged Modi to strengthen health infrastructure and augment supplies of equipment, medicines and oxygen for treatment of coronavirus-positive patients.

Based on a specific input that terrorists were planning to target security forces on NH 144A (Jammu-Poonch highway), a well coordinated joint operation was launched by the Rashtriya Rifles and police in Phagla area.

The party's central leadership had summoned Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, both contenders for the top post.

Although, the cases have come down and positivity rate has reduced from the high of 35 per cent on April 26 to around 23 per cent now, but strictness is needed, he said.