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Deepika Padukone's father and Indian badminton player Prakash Padukone has been hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19 and is currently under recovery. Wife Ujjala and his second daughter Anisha also tested positive.
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A team headed by Chairperson Rekha Sharma will be visiting the state for further inquiry: National Commission for Women

May edition of engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains postponed due to COVID-19 situation

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West Bengal Caretaker Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (file photo) has called a meeting today with Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, DGP, and Kolkata CP over post-poll violence in the state.

Delhi HC says that Supreme Court said you (Centre) must supply 700 MT (oxygen). If you don't undertake this exercise, you will be in contempt. Now, this is your job, there are tankers available but you are not willing to do this job.

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IPL 2021 suspended owing to increase in COVID-19 cases

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Petrol price on Tuesday was increased by 15 paise per litre and diesel by 18 paise as state-owned fuel retailers started passing on the increase in international oil prices to consumers after an 18-day hiatus.

Petrol now costs Rs 90.55 per litre in Delhi, up from Rs 90.40, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.

A litre of diesel comes for Rs 80.91, as against Rs 80.73 previously.

All autorickshaw drivers and taxi drivers in Delhi will be given Rs 5000 each by Delhi govt so that they get a little help during this financial crisis: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

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Liquor prices in Uttar Pradesh have increased after the state government imposed a 'corona cess' from Tuesday.

As per the state excise department order, the prices of liquor will be increased by Rs 10-40 per bottle.

The cess of Rs 10 has been imposed on regular-premium category liquor, Rs 20 on super premiere, Rs 30 on scotch and Rs 40 on liquor imported from abroad.

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Lockdown to be imposed in Bihar till 15th May 2021, tweets Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

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PM Modi & UK PM Boris Johnson to announce £1 billion in new UK-India trade & investment during a virtual meeting today. This will include over £533 million of new Indian investment into the UK, in vital & growing sectors such as health & technology.

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Israel to send medications and medical equipment including oxygen generators and respirators to India as part of COVID-19 assistance

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India reports 3,57,229 new COVID19 cases, 3,20,289 discharges and 3,449 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry Total cases: 2,02,82,833 Total recoveries: 1,66,13,292 Death toll: 2,22,408 Active cases: 34,47,133 Total vaccination: 15,89,32,921

DMK President MK Stalin has said that media professionals to be considered as frontline workers in Tamil Nadu

Police in Ambala punished people who were found violating the complete COVID-19 lockdown imposed in the state & made them do sit-ups on the roads today morning. Police say, the violators were let off with warning 7-day complete lockdown is imposed in Haryana till May 10

Mumbai on Monday logged 2,624 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, registering its lowest one-day spike in over 5 weeks. The number of COVID tests also saw a sharp dip - from a daily average of 50,000 to 38,000 on Sunday, according to official data.

(Source: NDTV)