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23 Apr

Railways, Air Force being deployed to reduce transportation time for oxygen tankers: PM Modi

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Amid several states flagging scarcity of medical oxygen in the COVID-19 fight, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Railways and Air Force are being deployed to reduce the transportation time for oxygen tankers and all state government need to work together to meet requirements of life-saving gas and medicines. Chairing a high-level meeting on the COVID-19 situation with chief ministers of 11 states and Union Territories which have reported the maximum number of cases recently, Modi called for working together to fight the pandemic with collective power. He said the biggest basis of India's success during the first wave…

23 Apr

CJI Bobde says he is leaving court with “happiness, goodwill and with very fond memories”

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Outgoing Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde Friday said he was leaving the Supreme Court with “happiness, goodwill and very fond memories” and the satisfaction of having done his best. Justice Bobde, who decided several key cases during his tenure including the historic Ayodhya verdict, was administered oath as the 47th CJI in November 2019 and is retiring today. He headed the Indian judiciary during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic ensuring that the apex court kept functioning albeit via video conferencing. Attorney General K K Venugopal said the tenure of a CJI must be a minimum of three years. “In March 2020…

22 Apr

PM Narendra Modi cancels West Bengal visit, to chair COVID-19 review meetings on April 23

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cancelled his visit to Bengal on Friday to campaign for the ongoing state election citing meetings to review the Covid situation in the country. Home Minister Amit Shah also cut short his campaign today, cancelling two of his three Bengal meetings to return to Delhi for a Covid meeting. According to the BJP, all its top leaders have called off the rest of their campaign."Tomorrow, will be chairing high-level meetings to review the prevailing COVID-19 situation. Due to that, I would not be going to West Bengal," PM Modi tweeted, effectively ending his campaign in…

22 Apr

India posts daily rise of over 300,000 COVID-19 cases, record death toll

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Swept by a brutal second Covid wave, India saw a record spike in infections with 3.14 lakh new cases, the world's biggest-ever daily surge, taking the caseload to 1.59 crore. In another grim record, 2,104 Covid deaths were recorded since yesterday. Amid the oxygen crisis in the national capital, the Delhi High Court came down strongly on the Centre on Wednesday, saying it seemed that “human lives are not that important.. for the state”. “Beg, borrow or steal. It is a national emergency,” the judges said. The court’s observations come as several private hospitals reached out to the Delhi government…

22 Apr

Delhi Congress leader AK Walia dies of Covid

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Senior Congress leader and former Delhi minister Dr AK Walia passed away on Thursday due to COVID-19. Walia, 72, breathed his last at the Apollo Hospital in Delhi. Walia was elected to the Delhi Legislative Assembly four times between 1993 and 2013. He had served as a Cabinet minister (Health, Urban Development, and Land and Building) in the Sheila Dikshit government in Delhi. Walia, who also had a clinic in Laxmi Nagar, contested polls from East Delhi’s Geeta Colony for the first time in 1993. After delimitation, he contested from Laxmi Nagar. He quit the Congress briefly in 2017, after…

21 Apr

New ASUS ZenBookDual Screen Laptops

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ASUS, the Taiwanese tech giantlaunched ZenBook Duo 14 and ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED laptops to their expansive ZenBook range. From 14 April ZenBook Duo (UX482) is available at starting price of Rs 99,990. Starting price of ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED (UX582) is Rs 2,39,990 and is available from Mid-May 2021. These laptops are available at Amazon, Flipkart, AES (ASUS Exclusive stores), Offline channel partners, Reliance Digital, Croma, Vijay Sales. The ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLEDand ZenBook Duo 14 feature a dual display with a four-sided frameless NanoEdge displayalong with ultra slim bezels for a complete immersive experience.Asus’s newly…

21 Apr

Madan Mitra was admitted to SSKM Hospital in Kolkata after suffering from shortness of breath

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Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra has been admitted to SSKM Hospital due to respiratory problems. According to sources, Mitra, one of the main leaders of the Trinamool Congress, fell ill in the middle of the mitra Bengal elections. More than one crore voters in West Bengal, 306 candidates will decide their political fate on Thursday when 43 votes will be cast in the Assembly constituency. Security has been beefed up in the wake of earlier incidents of violence, especially in the wake of the deaths of five people in Cooch Behar in the fourth phase of the April 10 polls,…

21 Apr

22 Covid Patients Dead After Oxygen Tanker Leak In Maharashtra

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Twenty two people died after an oxygen tank leaked at Nashik’s Dr Zakir Hussain NMC Hospital, Nashik Collector confirmed. The leakage accident happened when tankers were being filled. While operation is underway to control the situation, a video tweeted by ANI showed gaseous oxygen spreading across the area which was supposed to be used by the hospital. About 171 patients were on oxygen in the hospital. Explaining the cause behind the deaths, Nashik collector Suraj Mandhre said, “The supply tank that was set up in this hospital started leaking due to cork damage after which the pressure decreased and those…

21 Apr

OnePlus Watch: Ultimate smart companion

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Global technology brand OnePlusunveiled the OnePlus Watch, the company’s first-ever global wearable device. Featuring a premium design, seamless connection, smart fitness tracking and a long battery life, the OnePlus Watch comes as a powerful addition to the company’s product portfolio. It is an amalgamation of minimalist aesthetics, uncompromising craftsmanship and premium materials. Emulating the round design of a traditional watch, the smooth arc on the side of the case is hand-polished that result in a refined finish. The 46mm case is made of high-quality stainless steel, with 2.5D curved glass on the face and a subtle yet radiant glossy CD…

20 Apr

Uttar Pradesh: Weekend lockdown imposed, night curfew in all districts for Covid-19 outbreak

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UP: Night curfew To control the Corona situation, the Uttar Pradesh government has announced a lockdown over the weekend , The government has ordered night curfew in five districts from 8 pm to 7 am every day. Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department Abneesh K Awasthi told ANI that all necessary services would be waived during the lockdown and night curfew. "Weekend lockdown will be imposed in UP on Saturday and Sunday. The lockdown will be effective at 8 pm on Friday and will continue till 7 am on Monday. Only necessary services will be allowed. Night curfew will…