Tag: UP
West Bengal Election Result: Mamata Trailing, Big Lead For Other Trinamool Heavyweights
Though West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is still trailing behind BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, the trends after the fourth round of counting show that the other Trinamool Congress heavyweights are leading in their respective Assembly constituencies. ....
Supreme Court Quashes Maha Law Granting Reservation To Maratha Community
The Supreme Court on Wednesday quashed the Maharashtra law granting reservation in jobs and admissions to Maratha community. ....
Need To Prepare For Third Covid Wave, Revamp Oxygen Formula: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Centre to spell out its plan to deal with a possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, even as it held that the Centre's formula to distribute oxygen to state governments, particularly the national capital, was "a gross underestimate".....
India Records 4.14 Lakh New Covid Cases, 3,915 Deaths
India has recorded 4,14,188 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours -- the highest so far, along with 3,915 fatalities, taking the total number of cases in the country to 2,14,91,598, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday. ....
India Reports 4 Lakh Fresh Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours, Deaths Mount To 4,187
India has recorded 4,187 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours -- the highest so far, along with 4,01,078 fresh cases, taking the total number of cases in the country to 2,18,92,676, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday. ....
Centre To Supreme Court On Vax Policy: No Judicial Interference Needed, Trust Wisdom Of Executive
In a late night affidavit submitted in the Supreme Court, the Centre defended its Covid vaccination policy, which has been criticised for differential pricing, shortage of doses, and slow rollout.....
DRDO's 1st Batch Of Anti-Covid Drug 2-DG Launched
The first batch of DRDO-developed anti-Covid drug 2-DG (2-deoxy-D-glucose) was launched on Monday to treat patients suffering from the deadly disease. The medicine comes in powder form and can be taken with water. ....
Delhi Covid-19 Lockdown Extended Till May 31: CM Arvind Kejriwal
Despite the Covid positivity rate in the national capital declining to 2.5 per cent and the single-day cases also reducing to around 1,600, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced the extension of the ongoing lockdown in the city until May 31 in view of the second wave of the pandemic. ....
UP CM Yogi Adityanath Extends Ban On Strikes For 6 Months
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has extended the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in the state, banning strikes in public services, corporations and local authorities under it, for a period of six months, said an official spokesperson on Thursday. ....
Last Year's Policy Can Be Adopted This Year Too, SC On 12th Board Exam
The Supreme Court on Monday told the Centre to give reasons if the government is departing from the decision taken last year, amid the Covid pandemic, in connection with the class XII board exams. The top court suggested that the policy adopted last year can also be adopted this year.....
