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SC issues directions to Centre on Covid management, asks to resolve oxygen shortage in Delhi

The apex court also said that no patient shall be denied hospitalisation or essential drugs in any state for lack of local residential proof.

Centre moves HC seeking recall of its order to supply oxygen to Delhi

The central govt in its application seeking recall of high court's 1 May order said its officials are working hard and such orders would have a demoralising effect on them.

Red faces in govt as New Zealand mission tweets oxygen SOS to Youth Congress, apologises

The High Commission first asked Congress leader Srinivas B.V. for oxygen. It later deleted the tweet and apologised for 'misinterpretation'.

Viral image of woman with oxygen mask outside Central Vista construction site is morphed

In the photo, a healthcare worker wearing a PPE suit can be seen wheeling the woman on a stretcher outside Central Vista construction site.

How India’s high courts turned Covid warriors as Centre and states faltered

High courts of Delhi, Madras, Karnataka, Gujarat, Allahabad, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Telangana, Patna, and Bombay often stepped in when govt action was missing or unsatisfactory.

Vaccination for all to begin on 1 May as planned, enough oxygen available, says Centre

In Covid-19 briefing Friday, the health ministry says its providing support to states and manufacturers to address vaccine availability concerns, & blamed drug shortages on 'misuse'.

India’s oxygen emergency is more logistical

There are only a finite number of oxygen tankers and cylinders. So the logistics of refiling them and bringing them to the destination is a severe bottle-neck.

DRDO hands over 75 oxygen cylinders to Delhi govt to help cover shortage

An official said 40 oxygen cylinders are being handed over to the Cabinet Secretariat officials for usage at Sardar Patel Covid care centre in Delhi.

MP, Maharashtra got more oxygen than asked, Delhi got far less, explain why, HC asks Centre

Citing Delhi govt data, Delhi HC noted NCR needed 700 MTs of oxygen but was supplied 480-490 MTs while Maharashtra and MP received oxygen above the requested amount.

US sending Covid supplies to India via 3 military aircraft, 20 mn vaccine doses also coming soon

Two aircraft with shipments of the emergency Covid supplies is scheduled to arrive in India on 30 April and a third is due to arrive on 3 May.

On Camera

Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.