Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that foreign agencies purchased COVID vaccines from Indian manufacturers much before the Modi government. India placed its first order in January 2021, she added

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday slammed the government over its revised vaccine policy.  Chidambaram stated that the new vaccine policy is 'heartless' and 'lacks vision'; To support vaccination campaigns in India and across the globe, Bharat Biotech has ramped up the manufacturing capacity of its COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, to 700 million doses per annum, the vaccine maker said on Tuesday; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, April 20, said that there should be absolute trust between the industry and the government to support growth in the wake of the COVID-19 situation in the country. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: 22 patients die in Nashik hospital after oxygen leak from tanker

PM Modi speech Highlights: 'Lockdown last resort; focus on micro-containment' Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Tuesday and spoke about the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country. He said the situation in India was under control until some weeks ago, but the second wave of COVID has come like a storm. The prime minister said India is currently fighting a very tough battle against coronavirus and urged people to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour. Prime Minister Nare...

The Centre on Monday announced that people above the age of 18 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine from May 1. Under the revised policy, vaccine manufacturers will be allowed to release 50 per cent of doses to the open market

In a tweet, Gandhi said, \"After experiencing mild symptoms, I've just tested positive for COVID.\"

Tanmay, who is the son of Devendra Fadnavis' paternal cousin Abhijit Fadnavis, faced the netizens' wrath with some mocking that the lives of politicians' families were more important

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

India to become No 1 electric vehicle manufacturer in world: Nitin GadkariUnion minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday expressed confidence that lithium-ion batteries would be manufactured fully in the country in the next six months and India will become number one electric vehicle maker in the world in due course of time. Addressing Amazon's Smbhav Summit virtually, Gadkari further said that the government wants to encourage automakers to introduce flex-fuel engines in India and he is in the fina...

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

\"I would advise all political leaders to think deeply about the consequences of holding large public rallies under the current circumstances,\" said Rahul Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi accused the Centre of giving preferential treatment to some states while maintaining 'thundering silence' on requests by states helmed by the Congress or the Opposition parties

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, citing Mahatma Gandhi's quote: 'First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win'. He also tagged a media report, saying the Centre has fast-tracked emergency approval for foreign-produced jabs.

While students support conducting the exams, they also think that a backup plan is imperative

Citing the latest report on coronavirus cases in Delhi, CM Arvind Kejriwal said 13,500 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours. And in the last 10-15 days, 65 per cent of the infected patients are below 45 years of ag

The country will never pardon the BJP for its \"monumental failure in controlling the spread of COVID, which is taking a dangerous turn\", he told reporters

Class 12th exams will be held by the end of May, while 10th standard exams will be in June. Fresh dates will be announced accordingly, says education minister Varsha Gaikwad

In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi wrote, 'In the light of the devastating Corona second wave, conducting CBSE exams must be reconsidered. All stakeholders must be consulted before making sweeping decisions'.

UP Chief Minister Adityanath said the current wave of COVID-19 is worrying and people need to exercise caution and follow all COVID protocols religiously

Gandhi stated that the priority should be to \"test, track and vaccinate\". \"There must be transparency - Governments must reveal the actual numbers of infections and deaths across states, whether Congress-ruled or otherwise,\" she added