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PM Modi's Actions "Inexcusable", Government Needs To Own Up Covid Mistakes: Lancet

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday May 8, 2021

India "squandered" its early successes in controlling COVID-19 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government could preside over "a self-inflicted national catastrophe", international medical journal The Lancet said in an editorial on Saturday.

Bomb Attack On Ex-Maldives President Linked To Islamic Extremists: Police

World News | Reuters | Saturday May 8, 2021

Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is conscious after life-saving surgery, his family said on Saturday, as police made two arrests in connection with a blast they said was being treated as a terror attack.

Farooq Abdullah Offers Rs 1.4 Crore From His MP Fund For Covid Management

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 8, 2021

National Conference president and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Saturday recommended the release of Rs 1.4 crore from his MPLADS fund towards improving the COVID care facilities in certain hospitals of Kashmir.

Fake E-Passes In Names Of Trump, Amitabh Bachchan To Enter Himachal: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 8, 2021

The police in Shimla have registered an FIR after it came to light that two e-passes, which are mandatory for anyone seeking to enter Himachal Pradesh, have been issued in the names of former US president Donald Trump and Amitabh Bachchan.

COVID-19 Surge in India "Nothing Short Of Heartbreaking": Kamala Harris

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 7, 2021

Describing the surge of COVID-19 infections and deaths in India as "nothing short of heartbreaking", US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday that India's welfare is critically important to the United States.

South African President Welcomes Waiver On COVID-19 Vaccines

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 7, 2021

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday welcomed the US support to temporary and targeted waiver of intellectual property protections that apply to COVID-19 vaccines and urged the pharmaceutical giants to share the knowledge to save lives

Maldives Former President "Critical" After Blast: Hospital

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 7, 2021

Maldives parliamentary speaker and former president Mohamed Nasheed was in a "critical condition" Friday after an assassination attempt, his hospital said after a series of surgeries.

Mehbooba Mufti Urges PM Modi To Release Political Detainees Amid Covid Threat

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 7, 2021

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release all political detainees languishing in jails in and outside Jammu and Kashmir immediately in the wake of the worsening COVID-19 situation.

Twitter Shuts Down Accounts for Attempting to Evade Donald Trump Ban

Reuters | Friday May 7, 2021

Twitter suspended several accounts this week that were set up to share statements from a new part of former US President Donald Trump's website, saying they broke its rules against evading an account ban.

MK Stalin, Along With 33 Ministers, To Take Oath In Tamil Nadu Today

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 7, 2021

DMK president MK Stalin's Cabinet, including him, would be 34-member strong and he has retained senior leaders like Duraimurugan and over a dozen shall be ministers for the first time.

Top US Activist Urges Biden To Release 60 Million AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses To India

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 7, 2021

A top American civil rights leader has urged President Joe Biden to release 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses for India, which is battling a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

US Lawmakers Applaud Biden For Temporary Patent Waiver On Covid Vaccines

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 7, 2021

US lawmakers have applauded President Joe Biden for the temporary waiver of some Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) rules to accelerate manufacturing and distribution of coronavirus vaccines.

Twitter Shuts Down Accounts Attempting To Evade Trump Ban

World News | Reuters | Friday May 7, 2021

Twitter Inc suspended several accounts this week that were set up to share statements from a new part of former U.S. President Donald Trump's website, saying they broke its rules against evading an account ban.

Biden Says US Must Invest Because China "Eating Our Lunch"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday May 7, 2021

President Joe Biden warned Thursday that Congress needs to adopt his multi-trillion dollar spending plans to renew the US economy because China is "eating our lunch."

S Jaishankar Wishes "Speedy Recovery" To Ex-Maldivian President After Attack

India News | ANI | Thursday May 6, 2021

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday expressed concerns over the attack on former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed and said that the Majlis speaker will "never be intimidated".