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Topic: COVID-19

India records over 4.14 lakh new Covid cases, 3,915 fatalities in past 24 hours

According to the health ministry data, the active Covid cases have increased to 36,45,164 comprising 16.96% of the total infections, while the recovery rate has dropped to 81.95%.

SC refuses to interfere with HC order directing Centre to supply 1200MT of oxygen to Karnataka

The apex court refused to accept the Centre's contention that if every high court start passing orders for allocating oxygen, it will throw the country's supply network haywire.

India needs citizens’ commission on Covid mess to seek answers on vaccines, 2nd wave

Citizens’ commissions have no political bias and their reports become available in the shortest possible time— Delhi, Gujarat riot panels are a proof.

Army sets up Covid management cell to assist civil authorities amid rising infections

Officials said the cell will bring in efficiency in coordinating the Army's response to call for help from state governments as well as authorities in union territories.

No juice in alphonso again, 50% price fall makes second wave worse for Maharashtra farmers

Mango farmers say they are not only dealing with a crash in domestic demand, but exports have taken a sharp dip in face of flight restrictions. Grape farmers are looking at raisins for relief.

Army mobilises two field hospitals to assist Bihar govt in fighting rising Covid cases

Medical officers and other support staff of the two hospitals will be utilised to set up a 500-bed facility with 100 ICU beds at Patna, military officials said.

How Wall Street giants are being hit by India’s brutal Covid wave

India’s Covid crisis has exposed a little-discussed vulnerability for companies that have spent decades outsourcing functions to the country.

Why lakhs of merchant navy sailors are stuck at sea because of India’s virus surge

Singapore: Hundreds of thousands of seafarers risk being stuck at sea beyond the expiry of their contracts because of India’s surging coronavirus outbreak, according...

India travel ban due to Covid won’t be extended beyond 15 May, Australian PM Morrison says

Morrison’s remarks came a day after the ban was challenged in the federal court in Sydney by a 73-year-old Australian, who has been stranded in Bengaluru since March 2020.

Sunder Pichai, Punit Renjen, Shantanu Narayen join global Covid task force to help India

The task force is a newly formed public-private partnership organised by the US Chamber of Commerce and supported by Business Roundtable.

On Camera

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?