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Former Union Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram. File   | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Opportune moment for Opposition parties to come together and take on BJP at national level, says ex-Finance Minister The Narendra Modi government’s handling of the corona pandemic has dented the image of the BJP as a party that is fit to run a Central government and impacted the Assembly poll result, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said in an interview with The Hindu on Monday. Mr. Chidambar...

The Supreme Court has rapped the Jharkhand State Electricity Board for laying its own terms and conditions in the supply of electricity saying it has to be fair and reasonable towards consumers. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by the board against the decision of Jharkhand high court. Stressing that there cannot be any vaccine nationalism, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday urged nations to share techn...

Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical) Lieutenant General Dr. Madhuri Kanitkar.   | Photo Credit: PTI Lt. Gen. Madhuri Kanitkar, who is the third woman to become a three-star general in the armed forces, is working round the clock to strategise and monitor steps to provide relief to COVID-19 patients Treating the current coronavirus wave like a war, the armed forces have launched operation "CO-JEET" to aid anti-COVID-19 efforts, like strengthening medical infrastructure and oxyge...

The government also extended the night curfew and Sunday lockdowns until further orders.

The final details are likely to be announced on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed various measures to augment human resources for effective management of the COVID-19 situation and possible steps discussed include incentivising students and pass-outs of medical and nursing courses to join the pandemic duty, sources said. The final details are likely to be announced on Monday, they added. “Decisions may include delaying NEET and incentivizing MBBS pass-outs studying for...

Updated: May 02, 2021 23:54 IST The requirement for hospital beds, oxygen and medicines will continue to escalate at the current pace of the pandemic. says industry body. Share Article AAA Roadside vendors wear face masks as a precaution against coronavirus sell vegetables and fruits, in Hyderabad on May 2, 2021.   | Photo Credit: G. Ramakrishna The requirement for hospital beds, oxygen and medicines will continue to escalate at the current pace of the pandemic. says industry body. Indian in...

Introduce national policy on admissions to hospitals in two weeks The Supreme Court, in an order released late on Sunday, directed the Centre to ensure that the deficit of oxygen to treat COVID-19 patients in the national capital should be rectified on or before the midnight of May 3. A Special Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud ordered the Centre to act “in collaboration” with States to “prepare a buffer stock of oxygen for emergency purposes and decentralise the location of the emerg...

Reuters Exclusive | Scientists say Centre ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge Updated: Updated: May 01, 2021 17:49 IST The warning about the new variant in early March was issued by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium, or INSACOG Share Article AAA Mass cremation of people who died of COVID-19 coronavirus at a cremation ground at Ghazipur, in New Delhi on April 30, 2021.   | Photo Credit: PTI The warning about the new variant in early March was issued by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetic...

Similar approvals for China’s Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines are expected in the coming days and weeks, WHO has said.

As per the committee findings, the deaths did not occur due to shortage of oxygen supply, it said