The Supreme Court on Friday said the Karnataka High Court order for the supply of 1,200 MT oxygen is reasonable and the High Court cannot remain silent when people are dying in the state. The top court declined to entertain Centre's plea challenging the High Court order.
A PIL in the Delhi High Court on Friday urged it to direct the Centre and Delhi government to vaccinate all class 10 and 12 students who would be appearing for board exams in the 2020-21 session.
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate measures to flatten COVID-19 curve in the country. Rahul in his letter pointed out several aspects that make India prone to more and more cases every day and urged the PM to "do everything in your power to stop the needless suffering of people".
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a drug peddler in Goa in connection with the drugs case linked to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death, an official said on Friday.
The pandemic surge continues. The number of daily fresh Covid-19 cases in India touched another peak with over 4.14 lakh cases reported on Thursday, while the number of Covid-related deaths during the last 24 hours almost touched four thousand (3,927). For the last 10 days, the daily number of deaths has been consistently high at over three thousand. An average of 150 Indians are dying every hour due to Covid-19. According to WHO weekly estimate, 46 per cent of daily fresh cases are from India, while more than 25 per cent of Covid-related deaths are also from India.
The Supreme Court on Friday put its foot down stating that 700 metric tonnes of medical oxygen have to be supplied to Delhi daily to tide over the Covid-19 crisis. The SC made the remarks after the Delhi government mentioned that the national capital has received 86 MT of oxygen till 9 am and that 16 MT is in transit.
Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin, the DMK president who led his party to a huge victory in the Assembly polls was sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on Friday. Besides Stalin, 33 ministers also took oath today. Stalin has retained senior leaders like Duraimurugan in the government. 15 of them are ministers for the first time. Stalin's Cabinet has two women Ministers.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
