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Women can travel free of cost in all ordinary fare city buses operated by State transport corporation from Saturday onwards.

It refused to accept the Centre's contention that if every high court starts passing orders for allocating oxygen, it would make the supply network of the country “unworkable”.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 16.49 crore.

The Modi government, she said, must urgently call an all-party meeting on the COVID-19 situation.

Justice Chandrachud said: "We want 700 MT to be supplied to Delhi and we mean business. it has to be supplied and we don't want to be coercive."

The CPWD, which is executing the project, had revised its estimated cost from Rs 11,794 crore to Rs 13,450 crore.

According to Deputy Commissioner Pallav Gopal Jha, the estate has been declared a containment zone.

Religious places will remain closed, and people are requested to carry out religious activities at home during the lockdown.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Thursday approved the recommendations made by Stalin regarding MLAs to be appointed ministers and their portfolios.

The active cases have increased to 36,45,164 comprising 16.96 per cent of the total infections.

To contain the spread of the virus, no linen blankets and curtains will be provided inside the trains. IRCTC will enable catering services to passengers through the e-catering facility.

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On April 22, a positivity rate of 36.2 percent, the highest so far, was recorded.

The Press Council of India (PCI) reiterated its recommendation to the Centre and state/Union territory governments regarding insurance of journalists.

In a video that went viral on social media platforms on Thursday, around 100 men and women, many without masks, were seen participating in a procession in the village.

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that a survey was conducted in 56 major hospitals.

The Home Ministry had earlier asked the state government to submit a report but has not yet received it, the officials said.

Earlier, the Chief Minister had informed that four more COVID care centres have started functioning having a capacity of over 1000 beds.

The Pinarayi Vijayan government decided to clamp the complete shutdown in the wake of severe spike in the positive cases.

The list also adds employees/workers engaged in provision of telecommunication and internet services as certified by the Director, IT or any officer authorised to certify by him/her.

The Chief Minister said Ajit Singh, who worked as Cabinet Minister several times, had continued with the proud legacy of his father, Chaudhary Charan Singh.

Singh, the son of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on April 20, the family said in a statement.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,72,80,844, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.09 per cent.

The militants turned down the offer to surrender and opened firing and lobbed a grenade on the security forces, the official said.