Several other countries in the region, including the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Kuwait, also have banned flights to and from India over the rise in coronavirus cases there.
Active cases in the country reached 25,52,940 and comprise 15.37 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further dropped to 83.49 per cent.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said the decision will come into effect from 22 April and will help in augmenting supply for medical oxygen and in saving precious lives.
The government has also registered FIRs against two private hospitals in the city for providing ‘false’ information about availability of beds there on an official app.
The order also said other pending routine cases, and those filed between 22 March 2020 and 31 December 2020, shall not be taken up for now and will be adjourned 'en bloc'.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also requested the PM to reserve at least 7,000 central govt hospital beds out of the 10,000 in Delhi for Covid patients, and an immediate supply of oxygen.
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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