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Cyclone Tauktae: Shah speaks to CMs of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Da
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): In the wake of Cyclone Tauktae, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday spoke to Chief Ministers of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Administrator of Dadra And Nagar Haveli to take an update about the situation and about any help they required from th
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Petition filed in SC against arrest of people who put up anti-Modi posters
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): A writ petition was filed before the Supreme Court on Monday seeking immediate directions for quashing FIRs registered against at least 25 persons for putting up posters and brochures criticizing the central government's COVID-19 vaccination policy.
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Centre asks States/UTs to monitor prices of pulses on weekly basis, direct
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Central government on Monday asked the States/UTs to direct all the stockholders, millers, traders and importers to declare the stocks of pulses while requesting to monitor the prices of pulses on a weekly basis.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, social media platforms on plea against W
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of the central government, Facebook and WhatsApp over a plea challenging WhatsApp's new privacy policy.
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Over 11,000 oxygen concentrators, 15,801 oxygen cylinders received from gl
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Over the last three weeks, the Central government has dispatched as many as 11,321 oxygen concentrators and 15,801 oxygen cylinders received from across the world to states and union territories (UTs) in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Delhi HC issues notice on plea of slum-dwellers, homeless people for food,
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a plea of slum dwellers and homeless people, who sought direction to the Central Government, National Human Rights Commission of India (NHRC), Delhi government, Delhi police and other authorities to make adequat
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Over 20 crore COVID vaccines provided to states/UTs, nearly 51 lakh in pip
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Amid the reports of COVID-19 vaccine shortage from various states, the Central government on Sunday said nearly 51 lakh vaccine doses will be received by the States and Union Territories within the next three days.
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PM Modi takes serious note of ventilators lying unutilised in some states
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took serious note of some reports claiming ventilators lying unutilised in storage in some states and directed that an immediate audit of installation and operation of ventilators provided by the Central government.
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Chidambaram slams Centre for delay in decision taking regarding inviting o
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Pointing out the Centre's delay in taking decision, former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday asked who will be accountable for the avoidable infections and loss of lives due to the central government's delay to invite other
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If there's need to float global tender for COVID-19 vaccines, Centre shoul
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Amid the worrying shortage of COVID-19 vaccines across the country, Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said if there is a need to float a global tender, it should be done by the Central government.
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COVID-19: Govt increases import of Tocilizumab injection amid high demand
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): As many as 30,000 vials of Tocilizumab, a drug often prescribed by doctors to treat COVID-19 patients, were imported to India within 11 days by the Central government to cater to the increasing demand across the country due to rising cases.
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Centre moves SC seeking review of judgement setting aside law on Maratha r
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The Central government on Thursday filed a review petition before the Supreme Court urging it to review its judgement where it unanimously declared a Maharashtra law which provided reservation benefits to the Maratha community, taking the quota limit in the s
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