Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the local administration to help people with full sensitivity and asserted that the cooperation of society as well as the government is necessary to curb the pandemic

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

Praveen Khandelwal, Secretary General, CAIT said that Delhi's trade organisations are fully geared to supply essential commodities to people living in Delhi and are ready to assist the government in every possible way if a lockdown is announced

So far, 12,809,643 people have recovered from COVID-19 in India, including 138,423 who recovered in the last 24 hours. India has administered 12,26,22,590 vaccine doses, including 26,84,956 in the past 24 hours

If any returnee is found to not have updated their details on the website after their visit, they will be sent to the Institutional Government Quarantine Centre for 14 days by the District Magistrate concerned

Congress accused the government for not providing adequate funds to state governments that were fighting a two front war  despite accumulating hundreds of crores of rupees in the PM CARES Fund

The PM also emphasised the need to utilise the full potential of India's pharmaceutical industry to meet the rising demand for various medicines needed to treat coronavirus infection

This is the formal immersion-conclusion of Kumbh on behalf of Joona Akhara, Swami Avadheshanand Giri, the mahamandaleshwar of the Joona Akhara, said in a tweet in Hindi

The ongoing Kumbh, which has seen lakhs of people from different parts of the country and seers attending the auspicious event in large numbers, has drawn flak from various quarters as the number of COVID-19 cases has zoomed at a rapid pace in the past few weeks

PM Narendra Modi to hold a review meeting on COVID-19 and vaccination status in the country with top officials at 8 PM; all eyes on decisions related to vaccine supply, containment

The government is planning to restart the facility soon. Officials are likely to conduct a survey on Saturday evening and finalise the modalities, told Vikas Sethi, the secretary of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas centre

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Speaking to reporters in Jalna, over 400 kilometres from Mumbai, Tope said people have been supportive of the restrictions, though some violations of prohibitory rules under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) have also been reported

Once implemented, AIS officers in Ladakh will receive an additional special allowance and special duty allowance. This will be payable at 20 per cent and 10 per cent of AIS officer's basic salary respectively

Senior BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta, who led the delegation to the CEO office here, told reporters that he has apprised Aftab of the conversation that apparently took place between Banerjee and the TMC's Sitalkuchi nominee

In its report, Lancet COVID-19 Commission's India Task Force has also attributed India's recent surge in COVID-19 cases to religious, political events (state elections), and social gatherings (resurgence of weddings, sporting events)

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

The order has been issued in light of the rising COVID-19 cases in the country. The measure will be implemented for six months till further notice

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