Justice Prathiba M Singh said insurance regulator IRDAI is duty bound to supervise the companies and ensure that they comply with the Act and it \"cannot turn a blind eye\" to its non-implementation

States have been empowered to procure additional vaccine doses directly from the manufacturers, as well as open up vaccination to any category of people above the age of 18 years.

During the lockdown period, metro services can be availed only by the exempted category of people as per the latest government order on production of valid IDs, DMRC said.

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh urged people in the state eligible for vaccination against COVID-19 to get the shot and follow all necessary safety protocols

Following the report, several senior Congress leaders took to Twitter to wish Manmohan Singh a speedy recovery; the former PM is currently admitted in AIIMS, Delhi

Several opposition leaders wrote separate letters to PM Modi expressing their concern regarding surging coronavirus cases and suggested steps to check the further spread of infections

The lockdown announcement created a storm on Twitter. While some netizens praised Kejriwal for his transparency in letting people know that the COVID-19 situation in the national capital is serious, others said lockdown is a bad idea

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These places will be considered as the places of sensitive origin from the date of this order till the time it is retracted or till COVID-19 stays notified as a disaster, according to the official order

In a letter to the prime minister, the veteran Congress leader said one must not look at absolute numbers but the total percentage of population vaccinated

\"The COVID-19 restrictions are crippling the poor truckers as they are already in the financial crises. They have to arrange for taxes, insurance, salaries for workers and drivers, establishment and administrative costs, and EMIs,\" said AIMTC

On April 15, the iconic Taj Mahal and other ASI centrally protected monuments, sites and museums were shut till May 15 by the Ministry of Culture due to the rise in coronavirus cases across the country

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Chief Minister of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav has got bail in the Dumka Treasury case which is linked to the multi-crore fodder scam

After the call with the operator, the patient Santosh Singh wrote to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Lucknow District Magistrate Abhishek Prakash informing them about the incident

We are very encouraged by the inclusion of a proposal to raise the limit on foreign direct investment in the Indian Insurance sector from 49 per cent to 74 per cent, Congressman Brad Sherman and Steve Chabot said

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) said at least eight people died and several others were wounded during the shooting on Thursday night

Four-time National award winner actress Kangana Ranaut urged the \"nepo gang club\" to not go after him like Sushant and also took this opportunity to lambast Karan Johar

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports Authority of India are expected to hold a meeting next week on the issue

On advice of the committee, an effective plan would be drawn up to curb the infection spread, MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as saying in the meeting