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Health Ministry asks states, UTs to prioritise beneficiaries of second dose of Covid vaccine

The Health Ministry also told states & UTs to utilise the supplies of vaccines through the Government of India channel in a 70:30 ratio for the second & first dose respectively

Police raid top Delhi restaurants Khan Chacha, Town Hall & Nege Ju, bust O2 concentrator racket

Delhi Police also raided a farmhouse from where 387 oxygen concentrators were seized. From Nege Ju Restaurant and Bar, 32 were seized, 9 from Town Hall in Khan Market, and 96 from Khan Chacha.

Modi speaks to Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on access to equitable vaccines & medicines

During the call, PM Modi also sought Australia's support for initiative taken at WTO by India & South Africa to seek a temporary waiver in this context, as per the PMO.

PM Modi speaks to Manipur, Sikkim, Tripura CMs on Covid situation in respective states

Modi's interaction with chief ministers is part of his exercise to deal with India's pandemic situation. He had Thursday spoken to CMs of 4 states and L-Gs of 2 Union Territories.

Covid-19 pandemic: Emergency in Tokyo before Olympics, AstraZeneca shot for all in Germany now

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe

Four issues that will dominate news for rest of 2021

Covid will dominate the headlines, but here are four stories, none of which is currently prominent in the news, to watch for the rest of 2021.

Mehbooba Mufti appeals to PM Modi to release all political detainees as Covid crisis worsens

The PDP chief said worrying reports about prisoners dying due to Covid and subsequent lack of medical attention have been trickling in.

Mamata writes to PM Modi seeking increase in supply of medical oxygen for Covid treatment

Any allocation less than the requested amount will adversely affect the supply, and may result in loss of lives of patients in the state, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said.

59% Americans support waiving patents for Covid vaccines and life-saving drugs, survey shows

The poll also revealed that a majority of US voters want pharma giant Moderna to share the technology of its taxpayer-funded vaccine.

Growth will be hit in April quarter but impact will be less than first wave: Finance ministry

Earlier this week, RBI had also put out an optimistic statement saying the impact on economic activity from the Covid second wave will be minimal.

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Support reducing for Kolkata doctors. Mamata is not the only one who has to course correct

West Bengal is ready to welcome its daughter home for Durga Puja, but the family is unable to keep the deep-rooted discord within from spilling out. At its head is Mamata Banerjee.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?