Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal thought Swiggy was in violation of the orders issued by the Mumbai Police and Maharashtra government to curb the spread of the coronavirus, and urged Mumbai Police to clarify the rules

Reliance is diverting oxygen streams meant for its petroleum coke gasification units after making it suitable for medical use.

Maharashtra government has decided not to impose lockdown in the state, but strict restrictions will be in place to curb the recent surge of coronavirus cases, announced Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray; Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it would work towards bringing the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with Germany's BioNTech to India after the government eased import rules, after withdrawing its application in February; Even though more than 780 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have now been administered globally, the pandemic is \"a long way from over\" but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. Watch this and more news on News Blast.

Maharashtra lockdown: The 'lockdown-like' restrictions, which exclude essential services, will come into effect from 8 pm on April 14 and remain in force till 7 am on May 1

Maharashtra COVID-19 lockdown: All public places and establishments, except those offering essential services, will be closed, CM Thackerary said

Maharashtra Covid-19 task force is of the view that the prevailing coronavirus situation in the state is such that a lockdown is required, says health minister Rajesh Tope

Maharashtra's Health Minister Rajesh Tope said in order to break the chain of coronavirus infection, the state government might have to impose a lockdown

People, who came to take the COVID-19 jab on Friday, waited outside the vaccination facilities, including Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) jumbo vaccination centre after the vaccines ran out of stock

The agency also questioned Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sanjay Patil and asked Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Raju Bhujbal to get his statement recorded in the evening, officials added

\"Looking at the personas involved and nature of allegations and seriousness of allegations, it requires investigation by an independent agency. It is a matter of public confidence,\" a bench comprising Justices S K Kaul and Hemant Gupta said

Backed by vaccinations and the experience from controlling the first wave of coronavirus pandemic, the Indian economy is well prepared to handle any downside risks posed by the second wave of COVID-19 cases, said FM Nirmala Sitharaman; Indian state refiners will buy 36% less oil from Saudi Arabia in May than normal, three sources said, in a sign of escalating tensions with Riyadh even after the Kingdom supported the idea of boosting output from OPEC and allied producers last week; Indian social commerce platform Meesho has entered the unicorn club after raising $300 million in the latest round of funding. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Covishield 90% effective if doses given after gap of 2-3 months: Adar Poonawalla

These teams are being rushed to 30 districts of Maharashtra, 11 districts of Chhattisgarh and nine districts of Punjab to assist the state health department and local authorities in COVID-19 surveillance, control and containment measures

In a big setback to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, the Bombay HC today asked the CBI to start a preliminary inquiry in 15 days into corruption allegations by former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh against Deshmukh

Pvt offices to remain shut in Maharashtra due to COVID surge, banking, insurance sectors exempted. Government offices will function at 50 per cent of their capacity and the rest of the employees will work from home; Facebook's new feed filter bar will give users more control over their news feed. The new filter bar will limit comments of public on news feed; Uddhav Thackeray meets business leaders to discuss COVID-19 mitigation plan. The group of industrialists was led by banker Uday Kotak who heads CII; UK PM Boris Johnson to unveil measures to allow mass events. Watch this and more news on News Blast.

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The night curfew in Maharashtra will be in effect from 8 PM to 7 AM, whereas the weekend lockdown will be in force from 8 pm on Friday to 7 am on Monday

The health ministry informed that Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and West Bengal have carried out over 43 per cent of the total vaccinations in the country. Of the total 7,59,79,651 vaccinations carried out till now, 3,33,10,437 were carried out in these five states

Tesla Inc on Friday posted record deliveries for the January to March quarter, beating Wall Street estimates; Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, said the national capital is reeling under the 'fourth wave' of the COVID-19 pandemic; Johnson & Johnson has started testing its COVID-19 vaccine on adolescents, beginning with those ages 16 and 17. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: FICCI urges govt to open up vaccination for 18-45 years age group

Ten IPL games will be organised at the Wankhede stadium from April 10-25, out of which the match between CSK and DC will be the first one

Coronavirus in India: The Indian Council of Medical Research stated that 24,69,59,192 samples have been tested so far, including 10 lakh samples that were tested on Friday