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The SC on Tuesday termed the massive resurgence of COVID-19 cases a "national crisis" and said it cannot remain a mute spectator at such a time.

The registration process for the vaccination of people in the 18-44 age group under the third phase of the inoculation drive has begun in the national capital.

The bench was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) taken up suo motu (on its own) on containing the spread of COVID-19 in prisons across Maharashtra.

The Minister said 230 acres of land across the state have been reserved for cremation purposes and accordingly, the Deputy Commissioners have handed over land to the Tehsildars.

The court said once a seizure was made, the Investigating Officer (IO) shall immediately inform the DC about the same.

Players along with the team owners and team management have come forward to raise funds and have been working along with the Rajasthan Royals' philanthropic arm Royal Rajasthan Foundation (RRF) in partnership with the British Asian Trust (BAT).

Total jewellery demand during Q1 2021 was up by 39 per cent at 102.5 tonnes as compared to 73.9 tonnes in Q1 2020. The value of jewellery demand was Rs 43,100 crores, registering a rise of 58 per cent from Rs 27,230 crore in Q1 2020.

Presently, the weekend lockdown in the state begins at Friday 8 pm and ends at Monday 7 am.

Gandhi and his party have been demanding free Covid-19 vaccination for all citizens.

In the city's Beliaghata area, clashes broke out between two groups of people, following which the police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse them.

The study was led by the University of Birmingham and UCL and included an international team of contributors from Belgium, India, Jamaica and the UK.

Announcing this here on Thursday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said conducting the yatra amid the raging pandemic is not possible.

The Government of India has so far provided nearly 16.16 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses to states and UTs free of cost. 

On Wednesday, he tweeted that his wife had also tested positive for coronavirus and she too was asymptomatic.

BJP's Jorasanko candidate Meena Devi Purohit alleged that the crude bombs were hurled at her vehicle while she was touring different polling booths.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1, 50, 86,878.

Buzzfeed News first reported that Facebook temporarily hid posts with the hashtag or text #ResignModi because "some content in those posts goes against our Community Standards".

Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 35 seats in the eighth phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal amid the surging second wave of COVID-19.

Over 84.77 lakh voters will decide the political fate of 283 candidates in this phase.

A total of eight quakes jolted the state since Wednesday night and all originated in and around Tezpur, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in its bulletin.

They ensure non-stop flow of oxygen for Covid patients in their homes or enables a hospital to generate its own oxygen

"Now, this is something we are still gaining data on, but most recent data looking at convalescent sera of Covid-19 cases in people who received Covaxin, it was found to neutralise the 617 variant," Fauci was quoted as saying during the White House press briefing

He posted a screen recording of his phone that shows the actor has been getting messages from people asking for help continuously.

Delhi govt will have to take permission from the LG before taking any action on subjects including health, anti-corruption, education, social welfare, tourism, central jail, excise, some colleges as well as hospitals and transport