Kerala To Enforce Lockdown From May 8 To 16 Amid Rising Covid Cases
Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Thursday May 06, 2021, New DelhiKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced a statewide lockdown from May 8-16 to fight the surge in coronavirus cases.
90 Workers Covid Positive In Assam Team Estate, Now A Containment Zone
Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday May 06, 2021, GuwahatiNinety workers and staff members of a tea garden in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district have tested positive for coronavirus, forcing the district administration to declare it a Containment Zone.
Delhi Sets Up System To Ensure Oxygen Supply For Those In Home Isolation
Reported by Sharad Sharma, Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday May 06, 2021Delhi residents living in home isolation due to COVID-19 needn't worry about availability of oxygen anymore. The state government has set up a new system to ensure the smooth availability of cylinders to those who need them.
Bihar BJP Chief Needles Nitish Kumar With New Facebook Post
Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 06, 2021, New DelhiTwo days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar declared a 10-day lockdown over Covid, but a leader of his ally BJP has put out an "I-Told-You-So" post on Facebook.
Olympian Wrestler Sushil Kumar Named In FIR Over Murder At Delhi Stadium
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 06, 2021, New DelhiTwo-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar's role is under scanner after his name emerged in connection with a brawl that led to the death of a wrestler inside the Chhatrasal Stadium complex in north Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
The Good News Is That Vaccines Work Against India Strain. The Bad News...
John Lauerman and Bhuma Shrivastava, Bloomberg | Thursday May 06, 2021The good news is that the vaccines work against a new virus strain circulating in India that's spread to several other countries.
US Must Organise And Collaborate To Provide Aid India Needs: Congresswoman
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 06, 2021, WashingtonA top American lawmaker has proposed sending a mercy ship to India to help the country which is struggling to deal with a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid, Crime, Terrorism: US Reissues Travel Advisory On India
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 06, 2021, WashingtonThe US has reissued its travel advisory on India, urging its citizens not to travel to the country due to an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 cases there.
4.12 Lakh Fresh Cases, 3,980 Deaths: India's Worst Covid Numbers Yet
Reported by Parimal Kumar, Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday May 06, 2021, New DelhiUp to 3,980 people died of Covid in India the past 24 hours, the highest in a day so far, pushing total fatalities to 2,30,168.The country also set a new grim record in its daily Covid numbers with 4.12 lakh infections.
Ajit Singh, Former Union Minister And RLD Chief, Dies Of COVID-19
Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 06, 2021, New DelhiAjit Singh, Union Minister in several governments and one of India's senior most politicians, died on Thursday at 82. The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief had been battling Covid, his son Jayant Chaudhary tweeted.
"Heroic Effort": US Defense Secretary On Covid Assistance To India
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 06, 2021, WashingtonAfter the fourth US military aircraft carrying much-needed life-saving supplies landed in India amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday described it as a heroic effort from all those involved.
US Foundation Ships Portable Ventilators To Aid India During Pandemic
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 06, 2021, HoustonThe US India Chamber of Commerce (USICOC) Foundation has shipped another 32 portable ventilators to help India battle the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
3 US Senators Urge Biden Administration To Accelerate COVID-19 Assistance To India
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 06, 2021, WashingtonThree top US senators have urged the Biden administration to ramp up its COVID-19 assistance to India, saying the country is currently registering over 3,00,000 new cases every day and its health care system is struggling to keep up with the surge.
Bengal Post-Poll Violence Delaying New Assam Chief Minister Announcement
Written by Ratnadip Chowdhury , Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Thursday May 06, 2021, GuwahatiThe BJP has not yet announced the new Chief Minister for Assam, a state it won decisively in the recently-held Assembly election, because of the post-poll violence reported in West Bengal.
In Rural Madhya Pradesh, A 'Field Hospital' For Covid Run By Quacks
Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday May 06, 2021, New DelhiPatients lying on the roadside and IV fluid bottles hanging from trees -- that's how Covid treatment is happening in a rural area of Agar-Malwa district in Madhya Pradesh.
