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A request was made to the Delhi High Court on Monday to give an early hearing to a PIL seeking a stay on the construction of the Central Vista here amid the raging COVID pandemic. The request was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh by senior advocate Sidharth Luthra, and the court said an early hearing application be filed first. Luthra told the bench that he was mentioning the matter as the Supreme Court on May 7 asked the petitioners to seek…

Lockdown in Delhi extended till May 17; Metro services to be shut

The ongoing lockdown in Delhi will be extended by another week, up to May 17 morning, and metro trains will not operate during the period, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. Marriages can only be held at home or court with not more than 20 people, according to an order issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). “There will be a complete prohibition on marriage ceremonies at public places, banquet halls, hotels and similar places during the period,” it said. Kejriwal said although COVID-19 cases have come down…

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Total vehicle registrations in India slips 30 pc to 1,52,71,519 units in 2020-21: FADA

The total vehicle registrations in India fell by 29.85 per cent to 1,52,71,519 units in financial year 2020-21, the lowest in the last eight years, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said on Monday. Total vehicle registrations were at 2,17,68,502 units in fiscal year 2019-20. All categories of vehicles, except tractors were in red in FY21 with two-wheeler (2W), three-wheeler (3W), commercial vehicles (CV) and passenger vehicles (PV) falling by 31.51 per cent, 64.12 per cent, 49.05 per cent and 13.96 per cent respectively — the lowest in last…

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Amitabh Bachchan donates Rs 2 crore to COVID-19 care facility in Delhi

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has donated Rs 2 crore to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur COVID Care Centre at the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib here to help them combat the coronavirus crisis. Manjinder Singh Sirsa, president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, shared the news on Twitter. “‘Sikhs are Legendary, salute to their service’. These were the words of @SrBachchan Ji when he contributed Rs 2 Cr to Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Covid Care Facility,” Sirsa wrote on Sunday. He said when Delhi was facing crunch in oxygen supply, Bachchan would…

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COVID-19 management: SC adjourns hearing to May 13 due to technical glitches

The Supreme Court Monday said it will hear on May 13 the suo motu case on management of COVID-19 as the virtual proceedings were encountering technical glitches and the deferment will give judges more time to go through the government affidavit which was filed late last night. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, L N Rao and S Ravindra Bhat said, Our server is down today. We judges had discussion among ourselves and have decided to take up the matter on Thursday . Justice Bhat further said that in…

UltraTech Cement Net Profit Declines 45% To ₹ 1,775 Crore In March Quarter

Ultra Tech Cement Q4 Results: The company’s revenue grew by 32 per cent to ₹ 14,405.61 crore in the March quarter, compared to ₹ 10,854.48 crore in year-ago periodAditya Birla group company UltraTech Cement reported a net profit of ₹ 1.775 crore in the January-March quarter of the financial year 2020-21, compared to ₹ 3,236.85 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, marking a 45 per cent decline year-on-year. According to a regulatory filing by the firm to the stock exchanges, UltraTech Cement’s revenue from operations stood at Rs 14,405.61 crore in the March…

At 718 Tonnes, Oxygen Express Trains Carry Biggest Single-Day Load

Uttar Pradesh is the biggest recipient at 222 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen, while Haryana will get 180 tonnes, it added. The biggest single-day delivery of 718 metric tonnes of liquid medical oxygen in 41 tankers is being carried out across the country today by the special Oxygen Express trains, the centre said. Uttar Pradesh is the biggest recipient at 222 metric tonnes, while Haryana will get 180 tonnes, it added. Amid a rapid surge in coronavirus cases during the virulent second wave, the demand for medical oxygen in…

First Case Of Indian Variant Of COVID-19 Detected In Sri Lanka

The Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayewardenapura here in a report released on Saturday said the infected person had returned from India and was found at a quarantine center for returnees in Colombo. Sri Lanka on Saturday detected its first case of the Indian variant of coronavirus, also known as B.1.617, in a person who recently returned from India and was in a quarantine centre here. The Department of Immunology and Molecular Medicine of the University of Sri Jayewardenapura here in a report released…

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