Category: NATIONAL NEWS

High speed winds and heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Monday as the “very severe cyclonic storm” Tauktae headed towards Gujarat, uprooting trees and disrupting local train services here, officials said. In view of the strong winds, the Bandra-Worli sea-link was closed for traffic and people were asked to take alternate routes, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. The Colaba area in south Mumbai recorded a wind speed of 102 km per hour around 11 am, the highest for the day so far,…

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The UN chief said foreign fighters and mercenaries remain in Libya in violation of last October’s cease-fire agreement and called for their withdrawal and an end to violations of the UN arms embargo, saying these are critical elements for lasting peace in the north African country and the region. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a report to the UN Security Council obtained Friday by The Associated Press that the smooth transfer of power to a new interim government, which took power in March, brings renewed hope for the reunification of…

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India’s daily COVID-19 recoveries have outnumbered the daily new cases, taking the total recoveries to over two crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. This is the third time in the last four days that recoveries have outnumbered daily cases. India’s cumulative recoveries have surpassed 2 crore (2,00,79,599) with 3,44,776 patients recuperating in a day. “It outnumbers India’s daily new COVID cases for the third time in the last four days,” the ministry said, adding ten states account for 71.16 per cent of the new recoveries. A total of…

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New cases of coronavirus in India fell to 3.29 lakh?after 14 days taking the total tally of?COVID-19 infections to?2,29,92,517, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday A total?of 3,29,942?infections were reported in a span of 24 hours, while?the?death toll climbed to?2,49,992?with?3,876?fresh fatalities,?the data updated at 8 am showed. ??? After registering a steady rise for two months, the active cases have reduced?to 37,15,221 comprising 16.16?per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 82.75 per cent The?number of people who have…

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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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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…

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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…

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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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Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Friday as the two leaders agreed on the importance of ensuring equitable access to vaccines and medicines, and discussed possible initiatives for it. Modi and Morrison also reiterated the importance of working together for a rules-based international order and a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. During his telephonic conversation with Morrison, the prime minister conveyed his appreciation for the prompt and generous support extended by the government and the people of Australia for India’s fight against the…

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