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Coronavirus India: 13 states have over 1 lakh active cases Delhi’s positivity rate dipped to 17.76 per cent Tuesday as the national capital recorded 12,481 fresh Covid-19 cases and 347 fatalities in the last 24 hours. Agency News: New Delhi Thirteen states have more than 1 lakh active COVID-19 cases each and 26 states have a positivity rate of over 15 per cent, the government said on Tuesday. However, it also noted that the daily numbers of deaths and infections have started to go down indicating that the devastating second wave of the pandemic is on the wane. Delhi’s positivity rate dipped to 17.76 per cent Tuesday as the national capital recorded 12,481 fresh Covid-19 cases and 347 fatalities in the last 24 hours. As many as 13,583 people have recovered from the infection in the same period. The number of positive cases has come down
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Ola Says Will Deliver Oxygen Concentrator At Your Doorstep For Free As coronavirus cases continue to rise unabated in various parts of the country, the healthcare system is buckling under the increasing caseload. Resources such as oxygen cylinders and concentrators, hospital beds as well as medicines continue to be scarce in many parts of India. In this scenario, Ola has announced that it will help people gain access to oxygen concentrators. The ride-hailing company has partnered with donation platform GiveIndia to provide home delivery of 10,000 oxygen concentrators across the country, free of cost.
11 COVID-19 patients die in Andhra Pradesh hospital due to oxygen disruption In yet another unfortunate incident, at least 11 COVID-19 patients availing treatment at Ruia Hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati lost their lives due to a disruption in oxygen supply. All the deceased were admitted to the ICU unit of the state-run hospital. The development comes at a time when the country is facing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in longer queues outside hospitals and crematoriums. The demand for medical oxygen has also gone up, with the Centre as well as states struggling to manage the demand. The family members of the deceased alleged that the oxygen supply was disrupted for 25-45 minutes. However, Chittoor district collector M Hari Narayanan refuted the allegation The bureaucrat also said .
as the capital entered the fourth week of lockdown on Monday. India recorded 3,29,942 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday. The country’s total infections stand at over 2.29 crore. Out of these, over 37.15 lakh cases are active while 1.90 crore people have recovered after testing positive. Active cases have declined for the first time in 2 months. With 3,876 new deaths, the toll is now at over 2.49 lakh. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday suggested that the Centre should share the anti-covid vaccine formula of the two manufacturers — Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute — with other companies in the country to
scale up production. Kejriwal highlighted the dire shortage of vaccines across the country and an urgent need to ramp up its manufacturing on war footing while developing a national policy to inoculate everyone in the next few months.In another development, BJP President JP Nadda has expressed his anguish over Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s criticism of Centre’s handling of covid-19 crisis in the country. In a letter to Gandhi, Nadda
Telangana announces 10-day Covid-19 lockdown, all activities allowed from 6-10am
The statewide curbs will be implemented from tomorrow May 12 till May 22. All activities will remain permissible across Agency News: New Delhi Telangana government, led by chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, on Tuesday, announced a 10-day statewide lockdown in view of the sudden surge in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases. The lockdown will be implemented from tomorrow (i.e. May 12, Wednesday) till May 22. However, there would be relaxation for all the activities from 6am to 10am daily, following which only essential activities will be allowed for the remainder of the Covid-19 lockdown, the
Telangana chief minister’s office (CMO) said. The complete guidelines regarding the Telangana lockdown shall be issued shortly, people familiar with the development said. The Telangana government on Tuesday held a high-level meeting to decide on whether a statewide lockdown was necessary, in view of the Covid-19 situation. For this purpose, top state officials, under the chairmanship of the chief minister, held a meeting to discuss arguments for and against a complete lockdown, the Telangana CMO said.
Notably, the development comes days after the Telangana government said last week that it will not impose a lockdown -- partial or total -- to contain the spread of coronavirus, as it will lead to the collapse of the financial system in the state.“The Telangana state cabinet meeting discussing the pros and cons of a statewide lockdown will be conducted at 2pm at Pragathi Bhavan,” the chief minister’s office (CMO) had earlier said.
said that India is fighting covid with “utmost courage” and that he wishes that Congress “ stops misleading people, creating false panic” amid these times. Nadda said that he was “pained” by the criticism and asked Gandhi to see if actions of Congress was “weakening the fight against Covid” As Covid-19 continues to spread across India, the number of vaccines administered to the adult population is falling at an alarming rate. The dip in
doses is particularly acute in rural areas where the curve is rising and where there are glaring gaps in medical infrastructure According to an analysis, as many as 37 surge districts across the country reported over 50 per cent drop in jabs. Two crore COVID vaccine doses will be procured through global tender in order to meet the increased demand and to facilitate vaccination of the age group of 18-44 years, Deputy Chief Minister and state COVID task force head C N Ashwath Narayan said on Tuesday.In addition to this, an order has already been been placed for three crore vaccine doses one crore Covaxin and two crore Covishield, he said. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting he chaired here, his office said in a statement.“Till now, we had depended only on vaccines supplied by the central government and it was not procured from the open market by floating tender.
Agency News: New Delhi Social media giant Twitter has donated Rs 110 crore to help India in its battle against COVID-19. An announcement in this regard was made by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Tuesday. Notably, the social media giant instead of donating the sum to the government chose three NGOs— CARE, Aid India and Sewa International USA. Twitter has provided $10 million to CARE, whereas Aid India and Sewa International USA have been provided a grant of $2.5 million each. Dorsey tweeted, “$15 million split between @ CARE, @AIDINDIA, and @ sewausa to help address the COVID-19 crisis in India.” In a spreadsheet shared by Dorsey, the reasons and the expected outcome behind the donations were shared. “CARE is a leading humanitarian
Chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal said there was a need to allow firms other than the SII and Bharat Biotech to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Centre should divide the responsibility of producing vaccine for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) between more firms in order to meet the high demand. Currently, the two vaccine makers in India are Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), which manufactures Covishield and Bharat Biotech, which produces indigenously
developed Covaxin.Kejriwal said that the national capital was going to ramp up its inoculation drive and will soon need more jabs as it plans to vaccinate over three lakh people daily. “Right now, we’re administering 1.25 lakh doses every day. We’ll soon begin vaccinating over three lakh people daily. We aim to vaccinate all residents of Delhi within the next three months. However, we’re facing vaccine shortage. We’re left with
stock that will last only a few days,” Delhi CM said. “Only two companies are producing vaccines. They produce only 6-7 crore vaccines a month. This way, it’ll take us over two years to vaccinate everyone. Many waves would have come by then. It is important to increase the vaccine production on a war footing and frame a national plan to vaccinate all,” he said. Urging the Centre to intervene, the CM suggested that the
Agency News: Ghazipur After dead bodies of suspected COVID patients piled up on the banks of Ganga in Bihar’s Chausa, dead bodies washed up on the riverbank in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur located at a distance of 55 km from Chausa.Ghazipur collector MP Singh said, “We have got the information. Our officers are present on the spot and an investigation is underway. We are trying to find out where they came from.” However, a local resident said that no action has been taken by
the administration despite being alerted about the problemAuthorities in Bihar have blamed Uttar Pradesh for the floating corpses claiming that the state has no tradition of releasing dead bodies in rivers.The development has created panic among local residents as the second wave of COVID-19 has resulted in longer queues outside hospitals and crematoriums. Local residents say that due to the absence of COVID-19 protocols in rural crematoriums, it is being suspected that the families of the deceased.
Twitter donates Rs 110 cr to 3 NGOs to support India’s battle against COVID-19 In a spreadsheet shared by Dorsey, the reasons and the expected outcome behind the donations were shared.
organisation fighting global poverty. This grant will support CARE’s urgent action to help address the deadly second wave of COVID-19 infections devastating India. Funds will be used to supplement government efforts by setting up temporary COVID-19 care centers; providing oxygen, PPE kits, and other critically needed emergency supplies for frontline health workers; and addressing vaccine hesitancy and helping ensure that people get vaccinated, particularly in remote, marginalised
Enable more firms to produce Covid-19 vaccines, Kejriwal urges Centre Agency News: New Delhi
After Bihar, bodies found floating in Ganga in Uttar Pradesh
formula to make vaccine doses should be shared with other firms capable of producing vaccines in a safe manner. The current vaccine manufacturers can be provided royalty for use of their formula by other companies, he added.“Several companies should be deployed to
produce vaccines, not just two. Centre should collect the formula to produce vaccines from these two companies and give them to all those that can produce vaccines safely. Centre has the power to do this in these difficult times,” Kejriwal said.Delhi on Monday recorded 12,651 fresh Covid-19 cases and 319 new deaths, taking the total infection tally and toll to 13,362,18 and 19,663 respectively. According to the state health bulletin, as many as 66,234 tests were conducted in the Capital in 24 hours and 1,764 people were inoculated. With this, the total number of people vaccinated in Delhi till now went up to 38,774,00.
communities in India,” Twitter said. Similarly, for Aid India, the social media giant said, “Association for India’s Development (AID) is a volunteer movement promoting sustainable, equitable, and just development. AID partners with grassroots organizations in India on interconnected areas of education, health, agriculture, livelihoods, environment, and human rights.”“This grant will help under-resourced communities identify COVID symptoms,
prevent spread, access care and treatment, benefit from medical equipment including oxygen, oximeters, thermometers, protective gear and vaccination, survive lockdowns, regain livelihoods and will strengthen hospitals and NGOs that serve rural and low-income communities,” it added.Donation to Sewa International For Sewa International, Twitter said, “Sewa International is a Hindu faith-based, humanitarian, nonprofit service organization.
After CBI, ED registers case against former Maharashtra minister Anil Deshmukh The central agency said Deshmukh had used his official position to obtain undue advantage and had also influenced the transfers and postings in the Mumbai Police, as alleged by former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh. Agency News: Mumbai After the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered a case against NCP leader and former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with the alleged bribery case against him. The veteran politician has been booked under sections
of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).Last month, the CBI had registered a case against Deshmukh after carrying out a preliminary investigation. The central agency said Deshmukh had used his official position to obtain undue advantage and had also influenced the transfers and postings in the Mumbai Police, as alleged by former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh. The Enforcement Directorate will look into the financial transactions of Deshmukh as CBI is probing the allegation of Rs 100 crore being illegally collected each month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai on the instructions of the former home minister. Bombay High Court ordered CBI probeEarlier, former Mumbai commissioner Param Bir Singh, who was transferred following the poor handling of the Mukesh Ambani security scare case, had accused the NCP leader of running an extortion racket through the cops.
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‘Let’s all do our bit to save lives’: Rahul Gandhi amid COVID-19 surge
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SUNVILLA SAMACHAR Stalin Still Has A Long Way To Go No Dearth Of Challenges For New Cm Where can you find Stalin, Nehru, and Gandhi in the same cabinet except in Tamil Nadu? Immediately after Independence, many chose to name their children in memory of freedom fighters. The late DMK chief and former Tamil Nadu chief minister Karunanidhi also named his third son Stain, who was born a few days after Russian leader Josef Stalin’s death. Interestingly the name 'Stalin', created some problems for him in Moscow when the DMK chief went on a visit. "As soon as I landed at a Russian airport, I was asked to mention my name. When I said many people at the airport started looking at me, he told the “While checking my passport, officials asked me several questions before I was allowed in," he said of the 1989 trip. Groomed by his famous father, Stalin has joined the select club of dynastic chief ministers. The Dravidian parties are all personality-oriented. If the DMK was dominated by Annadurai and Karunanidhi, the AIADMK’s strength was its charismatic leaders MGR and Jayalalithaa. Stalin, being not a cult personality person, many wondered whether he would be able to lead the party in the post-Karunanidhi period but he has surprised everyone by doing well both in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the 2021 Assembly polls. Stalin indeed has waited five decades to preside over Fort St. George. Stalin has been his father’s shadow and a backroom boy for years. Karunanidhi had groomed Stalin carefully and made him deputy chief minister during his regime in 2009- 2011. Stalin gradually tightened his grip on the party even when Karunanidhi was alive. But he is not a cult figure though he seems to have clicked in the 2021 elections. His hard work helped him to achieve this. Now that he has taken over, what are Stalin's challenges? He has made 500 populist promises which the public expects him to deliver. They include a universal basic income of Rs 1,000 for womenheaded households, waiver of education loans for students and Rs 1,500 to widows, all single women above 50, and many more populist schemes. The new government will have to hit the ground running but finding money for all these populist schemes is going to be difficult. Secondly, Stalin has assumed charge amidst a raging pandemic. Though his predecessor E. Palaniswamy has not done badly in tackling the pandemic it is a very big challenge indeed. Fortunately, Tamil Nadu has some excellent bureaucrats, who could help him in the administration. Keeping a close eye on COVID-19 cases, preparing for a third covid wave, and implementing the vaccination drive would be the immediate challenges. There is a sharp rise in the spread of COVID-19 and a shortage of vaccines and oxygen and hospital beds. The second is finance. The state’s debt stood at Rs 5.7 lakh crore in March 2021, when the Palaniswamy government presented a revenue-deficit interim budget in February. The tax collection has also dipped amidst the overall economic decline. The party has promised to reserve 75 percent of jobs to locals and one million jobs every year for the next five years. He has also promised to increase the number of MNREGA working days to 150 days from 100 days. The third is on the education front. The COVID-19 outbreak has pushed schools and colleges to hold online classes and decrease the curriculum. Schools and colleges are closed often. Then there are protests against the NEET exams. Education needs urgent attention. The fourth is his relationship with the Centre. Though Stalin has shown his leadership in organizing against the Hindi imposition, the repeal of article 370 and CAA, he has shownsigns that he is not for confrontational politics with the Centre.The fifth challenge is by stitching an alliance of eight parties, Stalin has emerged as theleader of the alliance. Keeping the alliance partners in good humour is a challenge at leastuntil the next elections. Stalin also seems to have weathered the family problem by invitinghis estranged brother Alagiri and his family for his oath-taking ceremony. Alagiri’s familyattended the oath-taking ceremony. Despite the constant charges of family control, Stalinchose to push his son Udhayanidhi up in the party hierarchy. He is now considered the most important power centre in the DMK after his father.Stalin has years of experience, both in politics and political administration, with stints asChennai mayor (1996), minister for local administration (2006), and deputy chief minister(2009-11). He has also quietly built contacts with national parties and successive governments at the Centre, including the Prime Minister. But he has a long way to go - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara tobecome another Karunanidhi.
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He also shared a minute-long video speaking about a shortage of oxygen, ventilators, ICU beds and vaccines and people scrambling to get them. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi said
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday unveiled her new council of ministers as 43 Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders were sworn in at a low-key ceremony in Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.Banerjee retained key portfolios such as Home and Hill Affairs, Personnel and Administration, Health and Family Welfare, Land, Refugee and Rehabilitation,
been arranging oxygen, beds and essential medicines for those in need while it has also called for free vaccination for all in the country.Hitting out at the Centre, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the government’s “repeated chest-thumping” at receiving foreign aid to deal with the COVID-19 crisis in the country is pathetic and had it done its job, it would not have come to this. “GOI’s repeated chest-thumping at receiving foreign aid is pathetic. Had GOI done its job, it wouldn’t have come to this,” Rahul Gandhi had said in a tweet.
The train was provided a green corridor to ensure that it reaches Karnataka at the earliest “The systems are in place, it depends on the priority we give. Because this was a special importance train, our people were monitoring it minute by minute. That is something we cannot do for every train.” “Normally when you run a goods train, you stop them at many places to allow mail express trains or high speed trains to pass. Agency News: Bengaluru The first Oxygen Express train to Karnataka, which originated from Tatanagar station in Jharkhand, reached Bengaluru on Tuesday morning. The train carrying 120 tonnes of liquid oxygen arrived in Whitefield on the
outskirts of the city. The train was provided a green corridor to ensure that it reaches Karnataka, which is facing a huge demand for oxygen for Covid patients, at the earliest. The train left Tatanagar station, about 1850 km away, around 3.30 am on Monday. Karnataka Chief Minister
B S Yediyurappa said, “As you know, a 120- tonne oxygen container has reached Bengaluru from Jamshedpur. They are getting us whatever we require. I am confident that the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give special attention to Karnataka and provide what
we need.” Ashok Kumar Verma, Divisional Railway Manager, “The systems are in place, it depends on the priority we give. Because this was a special importance train,
Nadda slams Sonia Gandhi for criticising Centre’s handling of COVID-19, targets Rahul for ‘duplicity, pettiness’ Agency News: New Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda on Tuesday slammed Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi for her comments at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on the Centre’s handling of COVID-19 and targeted party leader Rahul Gandhi for his “duplicity and pettiness”. In a letter to the Congress interim chief, Nadda said: “In this fight against the
pandemic, the conduct of the topmost Congress leaders including former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be remembered for duplicity and pettiness.”
“We have inducted 16 new ministers in the Cabinet. There are nine women ministers [including Banerjee], seven ministers represent the minority community and four each are from the SC and ST communities,” Banerjee said after the oath-taking ceremony. Information and Cultural Affairs, and North Bengal Development. She gave up the Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department to Mohammed Gulam Rabbani. Of the 43 ministers, 24 are of the Cabinet rank, 10 are ministers of state with independent charge, and nine are ministers of state (MoS). “We have inducted 16 new ministers in the Cabinet. There are nine women ministers [including Banerjee], seven
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to provide a helping hand to the needy in these distressing times. He urged people to join the ‘SpeakUp ToSaveLives’ campaign to strengthen the fight against coronavirus. He also shared a minutelong video speaking about a shortage of oxygen,
ventilators, ICU beds and vaccines and people scrambling to get them.Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi said: “Our country needs a helping hand in these distressing times. Let’s all do our bit to save lives. Join the campaign #SpeakUpToSaveLives and strengthen our fight against Corona.”Congress has been accusing the government of mishandling the crisis. The Congress has set up a control room at the All India Congress Committee headquarters and Pradesh Congress Committee offices to help people. The party has
Amid Covid surge, Oxygen Express From Jharkhand Reaches Bengaluru
Mamata shuffles around few ministers, retains key portfolios
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He pointed out that the Congress’ stand on political rallies in recently concluded assembly polls was nothing but grandstanding.“Your party, under your leadership, is doing no favours to itself by opposing lockdowns and then demanding for the same, ignoring the Centre’s advisories on the second wave of COVID and then saying they did not get any information, holding massive election rallies in Kerala causing a spike in COVID cases
Pappu Yadav arrested for violating Covid-19 norms in Bihar Yadav was arrested from his residence in Patna today morning after he was seen outside without a Covid-19 permit. Yadav claimed that he was helping people affected by the virus. Agency News: Mumbai
ministers represent the minority community and four each are from the SC and ST communities,” Banerjee said after the oath-taking ceremonyAmit Mitra, Bratya Basu, and Rathin Ghosh were sworn in virtually. While Mitra is unwell and suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD),
both Basu and Ghosh are recuperating from Covid-19. Mitra remains the finance minister and will also head the Department of Planning and Statistics & Programme Monitoring. Among the other senior ministers, Subrata Mukherjee retained the Panchayat and Rural Development department.
while grandstanding about election rallies elsewhere, supporting protests but speaking about following COVID guidelines,” Nadda said.“Even when the second wave was on the rise, your party leaders were happier being seen in super spreader political events in North India, where there was no regard for masks or social distancing,” he added. Slamming Congress further, the BJP chief said this is not the era when such information can be erased.
After he was arrested for violating Covid-19 norms, Jan Adhikar Party leader and former MP Pappu Yadav on Tuesday said that “if it is a crime to save lives during Covid, then he is a criminal”.Yadav was arrested from his residence in Patna today morning after he was seen outside
without a Covid-19 permit. Yadav claimed that he was helping people affected by the virus.Reacting to the arrest, Yadav tweeted this afternoon saying, “To save lives in the Corona era if it is a crime to risk your own life, then yes I am a criminal.” Directing his tweet at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Yadav said, “Hang me, send me to Jail, but I will save people, I will expose the dishonest.” Yadav alleged he was arrested due to political reasons and said “lockdown” was being used as a cover for it.Yadav also claimed that people have woken up due to the Covid crisis and the BJP led government has “killed itself with an ax on its foot.” This crisis, therefore, will hit “Modi-Nitish” heavily, he said in another tweet.
our people were monitoring it minute by minute. That is something we cannot do for every train.” “Normally when you run a goods train, you stop them at many places to
allow mail express trains or high speed trains to pass. In this case, the highest priority was given to this train. And it was not supposed to stop anywhere because of any operational reason,” he said. The second Covid wave has led to a surge in cases in Karnataka, putting the state’s medical infrastructure under severe stress. Many hospitals in the state are struggling with the shortage of oxygen. Amid Covid surge, Oxygen Express From Jharkhand Reaches Bengaluru The train left Tatanagar station around 3.30 am on Monday
WHO warns against use of Ivermectin for Covid-19 treatment In India, the drug is a part of clinical guidance for management of adult Covid patients that was jointly released by Union health ministry, and Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Covid Task Force last month Agency News: New Delhi The World Health Organisation has recommended against using Ivermectin to treat patients with coronavirus disease but the anti-parasitic medicine is widely prescribed by
doctors in India for the same. Goa government has even asked its adult population to take a fiveday course, irrespective of their Covid status, to prevent complications. On Tuesday, a senior WHO scientist took to Twitter to reiterate the organisation’s recommendation. “Safety and efficacy are important when using any drug for a new indication. @WHO recommends against the use of ivermectin for #COVID19 except within clinical trials,” said Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organisation in a tweet. She also quoted a statement from pharmaceutical company Merck from February this year which states, “Our analysis has identified No scientific basis.
Stop Overacting In Vaccination Videos, Actress Asha Negi Tells Other Celebs Agency News: Mumbai Please stop overacting, TV star Asha Negi has implored celebrities sharing videos of themselves getting their vaccine shots. In a hilariously exasperated post on Instagram, Asha wrote: “To all the actors who are uploading their vaccination videos, yaar awareness ke liye thik hai but please itni overacting mat kiya karo, bohot annoying ho jaata hai (spreading awareness is fine but please don’t overact,
it’s very annoying).” There was an additional sting in the caption for Asha’s post - she wrote, “Please yaar! Aur haan log pooch rahe hain videographer khud le ja rahe ho ya hospital is providing (people are asking if you are taking your own videographer or if the hospital is providing)?” Asha’s post seemed to resonate with many. Several colleagues commented, among them Pooja Hegde who wrote: “Hahahaha, there was one actress.
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Qualifying round draw of 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India postponed The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said the draw to be held here has been postponed until further notice Agency News: New Delhi The qualifying round draw of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup to be held in India, scheduled for May 27 was on Tuesday postponed due to rising COVID-19 cases in
No Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Jasprit Bumrah in Aakash Chopra’s IPL 2021 Team XI Agency News: New Delhi The Indian Premier League 2021 season was halted midway after several players inside the bio-bubble tested positive for the Covid-19. But the fans still got to witness some of the most memorable performances in the tournament’s history in the first half of the tournament. While AB de Villiers’ knock against Kolkata Knight Riders was a highlight, Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore set social media on fire. Speaking in a video uploaded on his Youtube channel, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra listed his IPL 2021 Team XI. Just like an IPL team, Chopra placed seven Indians in his team and four overseas players. Several big India stars such as Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma.
the host country and across the continent. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said the draw to be held here has been postponed until further notice.“Taking into consideration the current challenges and logistical
arrangements, the AFC agreed the postponement of the draw was necessary due to rising COVID-19 cases in the host nation as well as across the continent keeping in mind the wellbeing and safety of all teams, players, officials and
relevant stakeholders,” the AFC said.“More details on the new arrangements for the draw for Asia’s flagship women’s
COVID-19: Naomi Osaka ‘not sure’ if it’s appropriate to stage Tokyo Olympics
Agency News: Tokyo Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka wants to play in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics but she isn’t “sure” whether the quadrennial event would go ahead as planned.The Tokyo Olympics scheduled to take place in 2020 was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and the tournament will now be
tournament will be announced in due course,” it added in the statement.In January, the AFC had announced that the (main) tournament would take place between January 20 and February 6 next year. However, the draw for the qualifying matches of both the 2022 AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup in Uzbekistan and the 2022 AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup in Indonesia will proceed as planned on May 27.
Parthiv on India’s strong squad for WTC final Agency News: New Delhi
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka wants to play in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics but she isn’t “sure” whether the quadrennial event would go ahead as planned. held from July 23 to August 8.“I’m an athlete, and of course my immediate thought is that I want to play in the Olympics,” BBC quoted Osaka as saying.“But as a human, I would say we’re in a pandemic, and if people aren’t healthy, and if they’re not feeling safe, then it’s definitely a really big cause for concern,” she added. The Japanese government
has extended a COVID-19 led state of emergency in several prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo, until May 31.The latest restrictions have been introduced in view of the critical epidemiological situation in the country. When BBC Sport asked the tennis star that if it would be appropriate to stage the showpiece.
Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel is very confident that the Indian cricket team has a strong chance of winning the World Test Championship (WTC) title. He is convinced that Virat Kohli’s men have all the bases covered and that they look like a better squad than fellow finalists New Zealand.Earlier in May, BCCI announced a jumbo, 20-member squad for England. They also named four standbys that will travel with the team. India is slated to lock horns with NZ on June 18 in Southampton. From August onwards, the side will be involved in a five-match Test series against England. While speaking on the Star Sports show Cricket Connected, Parthiv remarked that India possesses a balanced.
Sensex tumbles 341 pts on weak global cues, Nifty ends below 14,900 Agency News: Mumbai Markets recovered from day’s low and ended down 0.7 percent, dragged dragged by metal and financial stocks. Mohit Nigam, Head, PMS Hem Securities said the Nifty managed to hold important support levels of 14,800. Public company stocks showed some buying interest in the market with the Nifty PSE index up by 3.11 percent and Nifty PSU up by 1.12 percent.Coal India, NTPC and IOC were among the top gainers in Nifty 50 while JSW Steel, Hindalco and
Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the top losers in Nifty 50 today. 14,500-15,000 is the range which needs to break for fresh wider movement.
Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director, Choice Broking, said, technically, the Nifty index traded below the falling trendline as well as the upper
Gold holds near 3-month high as inflation expectations rise Bond market expectations for the pace of inflation over the coming half decade surged on Monday to the highest level since 2006. Agency News: Mumbai Gold held near the highest level in three months as investors weighed rising inflation expectations and comments from Federal Reserve officials for clues on monetary policy going forward.Bond market expectations for the pace of inflation over the coming half decade surged on Monday to the highest level since 2006. The jump in the five-year breakeven rate comes amid
a run-up in commodities and adds to a longer-term uptick in inflation bets that’s been fueled by improving prospects for growth and pandemic-related stimulus measures.“Inflation expectations are already elevated and will move lower,” said Georgette Boele, senior precious metals strategist at ABN Amro NV. Gold’s “rally is running out of steam just below the 200-day moving average at $1,850 an ounce.”Bullion posted the biggest weekly
gain since November last week after a report showed a surprise slowdown in U.S. job growth, supporting the case for continued economic stimulus and low interest rates. Traders will be watching for the U.S. CPI report due Wednesday, which is forecast to show prices continued to increase in April. Spot gold was steady at $1,836.01 an ounce by 10:09 a.m. in London after climbing as much as 0.8% to $1,845.51 on Monday, the highest since Feb. 11. Silver and palladium gained while platinum was little changed. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index edged lower. The U.S. labor market should continue to make a “strong” recovery despite its weakerthan-expected performance last month, said Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan.
band of Bollinger formation on the daily chart, which acts as an immediate resistance for the counter. However, the Nifty has given closing above 50 DMA and Ichimoku Cloud formation, which points out bullish strength in the index. At present, the Nifty index is holding support at 14,700 levels while an upside resistance seems at 15,000 levels, he said. Technically, on intraday charts the market has formed lower top kind of formation, but at the same time the Nifty took the support near 50-day SMA
which is broadly positive for the market, said Shrikant Chouhan, Executive Vice President, Equity Technical Research at Kotak Securities. “We are of the view that poststrong uptrend rally, bulls may prefer to take a temporary pause near 14,950/ 49,500 and because of weak global market conditions market are likely to consolidate between 14,750 to 14,900/ 48,500-49,300 price range. For the day traders, 14,900/49,300 would be the key level to watch out. Above the same we can expect continuation of uptrend.
Fuel rates at record high; petrol costlier by ₹1.40/ litre in a week Public sector oil companies raised petrol by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise a litre on Tuesday even as their average cost of crude oil import fell to 4,934.27 a barrel from 5,055.82 a barrel about a week ago Agency News: Mumbai Fuel rates have reached yet another record on Tuesday as state-run oil marketing companies raised petrol and diesel prices for sixth time in eight days making petrol costlier by ₹1.40 per litre and diesel by ₹1.63 a litre since May 4. Public
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sector oil companies raised petrol by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 30 paise a litre on Tuesday even as their average cost of crude oil import fell to ₹4,934.27 a barrel from ₹5,055.82 a barrel about a week ago. Benchmark Brent crude also dropped by 1.2% at $67.50 per barrel during the intraday trade on Tuesday. Staterun fuel retailers are compelled to hike petrol and diesel rates now as they have to recover their past revenue losses for not raising fuel prices during the assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory, two executives working in different oil marketing companies said, requesting anonymity. Petrol and diesel rates did not see any upward movement for 66 days in a row from February 27. The Election Commission had announced assembly polls.
Your Most Wanted Bhai is set to release on 13th May 2021 and the star cast is quite the treat. From Prabhudeva directing the film to Salman Khan playing the hero, all the fans are excited about the release. The film also has actors like Randeep Hooda, Jackie Shroff and Disha Patani in the star cast. Disha has already shared screen space with Salman Khan in Bharat and she’s back at it with Radhe. When asked about the film, she said, I’m very excited and nervous at the same time. I’m excited to see the audience’s reaction and hoping that they really enjoy the film.
BOLLYWOOD-HOLLYWOOD Jackie Shroff reveals if son Tiger’s rumoured girlfriend Disha Patani takes advice from him: ‘We don’t mingle that much’ Agency News: Mumbai Jackie Shroff said that he is not all that close to his Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai costar Disha Patani, on being asked if she seeks advice from him. Disha is rumoured to be in a relationship with Jackie’s son Tiger Shroff.“Itna humlog ka kuch khaas ghulmel hai hi nahi. Hum apne kaam mein lage hai, woh apne kaam mein
lage hai. Kahaan, yeh saari baatein (We don’t mingle all that much. I am busy with my work, she is busy with hers. We don’t discuss such things),” Jackie told radio host Siddharth Kannan in a virtual interview. “Aur aajkal advice...sab bachche smart hai, apne se aage nikal chuka hai. Abhi toh apun yeh Zoom-voom kar rahe hai, yeh sab toh unhone schoolon mein dekh liya hai, bhai
‘We have nephews and nieces who are afraid they might get influenced’: Salman Khan on drug mafia in ‘Radhe’
(Kids today don’t need to seek advice, they are smart and ahead of us. We have just started using Zoom, they have been used to these things since school),” he added.
After calling ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’ ahead of its time, Dia Mirza says the film has ‘has sexism in it’
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Salman said that the plot of “Radhe” touches upon how this affects parents or family members who equally suffer. Agency News: Mumbai Salman Khan’s action thriller “Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai” is the superstar’s Eid bonanza for 2021. In an interaction with journalists, the actor described the plot of the film which revolves around eradicating the drug mafia in Mumbai. The issue has been a burning topic ever since the demise of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, following which the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) initiated a crackdown on drugs in the maximum city, which also
involved summoning celebs and filmmakers of the tinsel town.Weighing in on the same, Salman said that the film was completed way before the drug racked was exposed in Maharashtra.He further asserted that he is completely against drugs, especially the people who sell it “People are earning their bread and butter by destroying kids’ lives and I think that’s disgusting,” said Khan. He further added, “We have nephews and nieces in our families who are very young and we are constantly afraid that they might get influenced by some of their friends who might be into (drugs). That friend will always encourage another person to take it so that he’s not the only one doing it.” Salman said that the plot of “Radhe” touches upon how this affects parents or family members who equally suffer. Salman, who is also a producer.
When “Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein” released in 2001, the film failed to create sparks at the box office. What remained with the viewers was the brilliant chemistry of debutante Dia Mirza and R. Madhavan.After nearly two decades since the film’s release, Dia acknowledges that the film has sexist elements.In an interview with Brut India, Dia said that back in the day she was working with people who made sexist cinema.She said, “People were writing, thinking and making sexist cinema and I was a part of these stories... ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’ has sexism in it... I was acting with these people. I was working with these people. It’s crazy.”“We live in a patriarchal society and it is an industry largely led by men. So, there is a rampant sexism. And I think for a large part it is not even conscious sexism because there are so many men who are writers, who are directors.
Huma Qureshi to set up hospital facility with 100 beds along with oxygen plant in Delhi Agency News: Mumbai Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi joined - a global child rights organization to wave of the pandemic.The ‘Badlapur’ to inform about her new initiative the same.Alongside the video, she with @savethechildren_india pandemic. They need our help now further detailed the initiative by be working towards building facility in the national capital along with an oxygen plant.The provide medical kits to patients that will include consultation psychosocial therapist to makes a full recovery.Urging initiative, Huma wrote, “Take help breath life back into of coronavirus has and the
hands with Save the Children help Delhi fight the second actor took to her Instagram by posting a video about wrote, “I’ve joined hands to help Delhi fight the more than ever.”Huma stating that this drive will a temporary hospital that will have 100 beds project also aims to for treatment at home with a doctor and ensure that the patient her fans to donate to the the pledge with me, Delhi.” The second wave infected many people, number of COVID-19 positive cases has been rapidly rising.
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Nine persons, including the Chamara village sarpanch in Anand, have been booked for violating Covid-19 protocols after a video of a wedding procession emerged in social media where several people are purportedly seen dancing without masks, police said Tuesday.In view of the coronavirus pandemic, night curfew between 8 pm to 6 am has been imposed on Anand and 35 other cities in Gujarat and under the norms no wedding processions are allowed.According to the police, the incident took place on May 8 night during the wedding of Suresh Padhiar, the nephew of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and sarpanch of Chamara village Raju
alias Balwant Padhiar, at the village in Anklav taluka. In a video of the procession, which was uploaded on the social media, people were seen dancing to music played by a disc jockey (DJ), without wearing masks or following social-distancing norms, police added. After the video surfaced, a police team from Anklav police station was sent to the village to investigate. “The sarpanch, Raju alias Balwant Padhiar, informed us that his nephew’s wedding took place on May 8 night. He had not taken any permission for the DJ show or the wedding procession, and that the people seen in the video were not wearing masks.
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Exports from GIFT City fall by 20% as banks cut down on loans
GIFT City is a major Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the services industry in Gujarat, where exports have fallen from Rs 3,971 crore in 201920 to Rs 3,181 crore in 2020-21 Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad A reduction in the quantum of loans being dispersed by banks in Gujarat to the International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) at Gandhinagar seems to be one of the reasons behind exports falling by almost 20 per cent during 2020-’21.“GIFT City is a major Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the services industry in Gujarat, where
exports have fallen from Rs 3,971 crore in 2019-20 to Rs 3,181 crore in 202021,” a government official who did not wish to be named.“The reduction in LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) — a global benchmark for borrowings — from three per cent to 0.5 per cent, drastically pulled down the income from interest on lending by banks in GIFT SEZ, thus
adversely affecting exports. The banks in GIFT City give loans in US dollars. With LIBOR rates dipping to 0.5 per cent, the profit margins also declined. Most of their earnings was because of LIBOR rates,” the official said. Major lenders in the GIFT SEZ, such as Yes
“In her statement, the victim has claimed in October 2019, when she had visited the accused’s residence for tuition, she was asked to stay back by the accused when the tutor was not around,” a senior police officer said. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
In Gujarat, a disease called mucor mycosis is spreading among people recovering from corona. The disease of mucosal mycosis is so severe that the patient has to be shifted directly to the ICU.
Agency News: Vadtal At a time when the country is struggling with the explosive outbreak of Covid-19, a section of individuals and organizations have been coming forward to offer whatever help they can. Among these is the Vadtal Swaminarayan temple in Kheda district that has been offering its services to Covid patients and their families.For some time now, the temple has
been delivering freshly cooked meals twice a day for free to Covid patients in 15 hospitals and 35 villages in Nadiad and Anand. The meal includes dal, rice, roti, sabji, milk, fruit and fruit juice. The administration has even provided helpline numbers where those who need the food delivery service can call and inform about their requirement. According to the temple authorities, calls for lunch, along with the quantity required, are to be made before 8 am and for dinner before 3 pm. Volunteers from the temple deliver the food at the given address. Of the 15 hospitals where they deliver the food, six are in Nadiad and nine in Anand. The temple administration has also been offering other services during the pandemic. Besides the tiffin service, the temple has a Covid care centre where patients who are treated for free. Also, there is an isolation/quarantine centre where family members of positive patients can quarantine themselves in case they cannot isolate themselves at home.
In view of a possible third wave hitting the state, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, meanwhile, held a meeting with top doctors, who are part of the government’s task force on Covid-19, and scientists of the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre to formulate a state-level strategy. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad With the state reporting 11,592 new infections and 117 fatalities due to the virus Monday, a decline from the numbers it recorded over the last few weeks, Gujarat principal secretary health Jayanti Ravi Monday said coronavirus cases have “stabilised and there are indications that cases are reducing”.In view of a possible third wave hitting the state, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, meanwhile, held a
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Ajay Dahiya. In the letter, he said his involvement was limited to guiding the district administration and at best his contribution to the stupendous vaccination coverage was marginal. Explaining how the district managed to get the achievement, Vijay Nehra said micro-planning, meticulous execution, and
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in 2019, police said Monday. An FIR was filed in the case Sunday
stated the girl used to visit the accused’s house to take private tuitions from his wife. “In her statement, the victim has claimed in October 2019, when she had visited the accused’s residence for
Covid cases ‘stabilising’ as Gujarat records 11,592 infections, 117 deaths
meeting with top doctors, who are part of the government’s task force on Covid-19, and scientists of the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre to formulate a statelevel strategy.The nearly three-hour meeting drew from the state’s experience of handling the second wave, Ravi said at a press conference in Gandhinagar. Some key areas of discussion, she added, were with respect to sustaining an aggressive vaccination pace, setting up of emergency response
Banaskantha’s 98% vaccine coverage, Vijay Nehra says credit goes to district administration Commissioner of rural development and COVID in charge secretary for Banaskantha, Vijay Nehra on Tuesday said the 98% vaccination coverage for those above 45 years of age in the district was a result of the meticulous planning by the district administration.The remote and predominantly rural district with 14 talukas and 1,233 villages has seen a 98% vaccination coverage for those above 45 years of age. In a letter, Nehra however said it was unfair to give him credit for the same as all the work for it was done by district collector Anand Patel and District Development Officer
Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank and State Bank of India, have also been adversely affected during 2020-21. “Yes Bank, which is one of the major banks in GIFT City, also saw a decline in their portfolio,” the official added.Yes Bank reported the book size of
loans had come down from US $3 billion during 2019-20 to US $ 1.8 billion in 202021. “The bank also said due to recent RBI action on the bank, their rating has been adversely affected, leading to higher cost in sourcing funds by way of borrowing from the international market,” the official said.The book size of SBI also saw a decline from US $1.8 billion in 2019-20, to US $1.5 billion due to issues relating to rising NPAs. The IndusInd Bank which mainly funds EXIM transactions also reported they have reduced their buyers’ credit portfolio due to the general economic slowdown.
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Vadtal Swaminarayan Temple offers free tiffin service to Covid patients
The meal includes dal, rice, roti, sabji, milk, fruit and fruit juice. The administration has even provided helpline numbers where those who need the food delivery service can call and inform about their requirement.
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close monitoring played a role. The administration roped in religious and community leaders, Self Help Groups (SHGs), and Dairy cooperatives. Vaccine sessions, Nehra said were planned in a demand-responsive manner. He further said that preliminary analysis of hospitalization cases based on age and vaccination
status has shown that vaccination efforts have helped save hundreds of lives.The district has put in place a plan to ensure maximum vaccination in the 18- 44 age group as and when Banaskantha is put in the list of districts that will get the same.COVID vaccination in GujaratThe state saw over 1.03 crore people getting the first dose of the COVID vaccine while 33.55 lakh people have got the second dose of the vaccine. In all 1.37 crore people have got the vaccine so far. 29,817 people in the 18 to 44 year age group got vaccinated in the last 24 hours. 35,180 people above 45 years of age got the first dose of the vaccine while 1.32 lakh people got the second dose of the vaccine.
centres, presumptive testing especially in villages, social and behavioural change to imbibe Covid-19-appropriate behaviour, treatment protocol including that for mucormycosis as well as human resource increase. “In the next two to three days, we will chalk a detailed action plan for the third wave,” Ravi said.Meanwhile, with a spurt in mucormycosis cases, Ahmedabad-based infectious disease specialist Dr Atul Patel said, “Usage of medicines such as Favipavrir,
Doxycycline, Ivermectin, and Azithromycin must be limited as all medicines have sideeffects.” He added that steroids, which are important in the treatment of the fungal disease, must be at the same time used judiciously as it alters the natural course of the
disease. The test positivity rate in the state, meanwhile, dipped to 8.5 per cent on Monday. On May 4, the TPR was recorded above nine per cent. A total of 1.35 lakh samples were tested Monday, higher than the 1.27 lakh samples tested on May 9.
tuition, she was asked to stay back by the accused when the tutor was not around. The victim was allegedly raped by the accused who also threatened her. The victim’s parents have told police that the girl recently confided into them. We have booked the accused under IPC 376 for rape and sections of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,” a senior police officer said.
After Sosa’s death, families of other fishermen in Pak jails live in fear, grief Agency News: Somnath AS LAST rites of Ramesh Sosa, the fisherman who died in a Pakistan jail and whose mortal remains were repatriated 42 days later, were being performed in his native village of Nanavada in Gir Somnath, Rasila Sosa, a distant relative of Ramesh, stood at the gate of her home facing the road, seemingly lost in thoughts.She had passed the day, doing hair of her five daughters, cleaning grain, and in between trying to get updates on Ramesh. The middle-aged woman’s husband Mansing was part of the fishermen’s group caught by Pakistan the same day as Ramesh and has been in jail since. In another part of the village, Rekha, her elderly mother-in-law Prema and women of the neighbourhood were forlorn.
10 couples held from ‘couple box’ operating at a cafe in Surat during lockdown The 15-year-old teen was found crying on the road and passersby informed the police.It later emerged that the teen was taken from Vadodara by a woman named Muskan who promised to take her for a tour. She then forced her into prostitution which was being run from a massage parlour. Agency News: Surat Police raided a couple box being run illegally under the guise of a cafe in a shopping centre in Surat on Monday. The cops also nabbed 10 couples who were allegedly in a compromising position in the boxes.The owner of the cafe has also been detained. Surat is under a lockdown and a night curfew and all services except emergency and essential services are closed down. Despite the
lockdown down, locals reported some suspicious activity at Coffee Beans, a cafe at Atlanta Shopping Centre in the Mota Varachha area of Surat.The locals suspected that a prostitution ring was being run in the cafe. The Amroli police raided the place and found that the cafe had a couple of boxes where 10 couples were in a compromising position. The locals alleged that the cafe and its shenanigans had been going on with
the patronage of the local police. Earlier too police have busted such places in Punagam, Kapodara, and other areas of Surat. Other prostitution rings in SuratIn August last year, a girl who escaped from forced sex trade blew the lid off the forced prostitution ring being run under the guise of spa and massage parlour in Surat. The 15-year-old teen was found crying on the road and passersby informed the police.It later emerged
that the teen was taken from Vadodara by a woman named Muskan who promised to take her for a tour. She then forced her into prostitution which was being run from a massage parlour.Umra Police official said that the teen was found while she was on her way to the Surat Railway Station. She was working at a spa that was run from Marvel Shopping Centre at Vesu VIP Road in the city.
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