India reports 1,26,789 new COVID-19 cases, 59,258 discharges, and 685 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry Total cases: 1,29,28,574 Total recoveries: 1,18,51,393 Active cases: 9,10,319 Death toll: 16,68,62 Total vaccination: 9,01,98,673
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Delhi High Court to hold only virtual hearings till April 23 in view of rising COVID-19 cases, Bar and Bench reported.
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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar attend the meeting of Chief Ministers with PM Narendra Modi on the COVID19 situation in the country
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Delhi records 7,437 fresh positive cases and 24 deaths in the last 24 hours; active cases at 23,181, case tally 6,98,005
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has tested positive for COVID-19, Hindustan Times reported
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Soldier kidnapped by Maoists after an ambush in Chhattisgarh released, NDTV reported
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Sachin Tendulkar discharged from hospital after recovering from COVID19. He will be in home quarantine for few days.
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All schools in the district to remain closed from April 9 to 15, in view of huge rush of devotees to Kumbh Mela: Haridwar District Magistrate C Ravishankar, Uttarakhand
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Haryana: Fire broke out in four coaches of a parked train at Rohtak Railway Station; no casualty reported, fire doused
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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel urges Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow all people above 18 years of age to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in wake of alarming rise in coronavirus cases
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It has been decided to impose a night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am in Ghaziabad district till April 17, 2021. The order comes into effect from tonight: Ajay Shankar Pandey Ghaziabad DM
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday cited media reports to allege that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath acted in an "irresponsible" manner by attending rallies even after coming in contact with a COVID-positive person.
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Noida administration imposes night prohibition/regulation order in the district from 10pm to 5am till 17th April 2021. All movement of essential goods/commodities and essential/medical services shall be exempted.
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Passengers coming from Mumbai and Karnataka via flight will have to undergo a mandatory COVID-19 test, even if they have got themselves tested. There is no need for night curfew: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Ten states – Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab – showing steep rise in daily COVID-19 cases. They account for 84.21 per cent of the 1,26,789 new infections: Health ministry
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to skip meeting called by PM Narendra Modi with chief ministers to discuss COVID-19 situation
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We want at least 40 lakh vaccine dosages every week. Instead of supplying vaccines to other countries, supply them to our own states. The centre is helping us but it is not helping us in the way it should: Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra Health Minister
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Gujarat is half of the population of Maharashtra. Gujarat has got 1 crore vaccines till now, however, we have got only 1.04 lakhs vaccine dosages: Rajesh Tope, Maharashtra Health Minister
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26 vaccination centres shut in Mumbai, waiting for more vaccine doses from Centre, says Maharashtra Health Minister, NDTV reported
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We have stock for the next 1-2 days. We have made a request to the Union Home Minister and I am hopeful that he will provide us the vaccine: Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta
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Arunachal Pradesh reports 8 more COVID-19 cases, infection tally rises to 16,861. The state now has 17 active cases of the disease.
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Nearly 88 students of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district have tested positive for coronavirus, an institute official said on Thursday.
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In the wake of COVID19 situation, there'll be lockdown from 6 pm on Friday to 6 am on Monday in all urban areas of MP. For cities where cases have increased, appropriate action will be taken after meeting of crisis mgmt group. We're making containment areas in big cities: MP CM
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60 staff of Chandra Layout Police station in Bengaluru test positive for COVID-19: DCP West.
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The Madhya Pradesh government is taking all precautionary measures to contain the rising infections due to coronavirus. The government has now decided to close all hostels in the state capital Bhopal indefinitely.
Bhopal District Collector Avinash Lavania has directed the hostel superintendents of the government colleges to keep the departmental hostels closed till further orders for the prevention of coronavirus infections.
Earlier, the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department had instructed to discontinue teaching and othe academic activities in all the schools and colleges of Bhopal till April 15. He had also instructed that all undergraduate and postgraduate examinations for the academic year 2020-21 will be held in the months of May and June.
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CM had written to Centre that vaccination should be opened for all. We've made 2 more requests that vaccination should be allowed at least for all adults. Secondly, it should be allowed even at camp settings & not only at health care facilities: Delhi Health Minister
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Doon School declared a restricted zone after 12 COVID-19 positive cases found here. Entry&exit to& from the school restricted,essential goods will be supplied here. Testings will be done here. 4 more areas, besides Doon School, declared restricted zones: Dehradun DM.
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee unlikely to attend today's meeting called by PM Narendra Modi over Covid situation. Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to attend the meeting with PM Modi: Sources
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Delhi: Fire breaks out in a factory near MTNL office at Damodar Park, Dilshad Garden Industrial Area. 15 fire tenders are carrying out fire fighting operations.
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Traders in Aurangabad have threatened to protest against restrictions imposed by the Maharashtra government to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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Entry for Shaheed Sthal has been temporarily closed to ensure social distancing as part of our crowd control measures. Exit is allowed: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
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25,26,77,379 samples tested for COVID-19, up to 7th April. Of these, 12,37,781 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
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A 14-year-old boy with speech impairment was apprehended from Loni for allegedly raping a two-year-old girl, police said.
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern temporarily suspends entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, following a high number of positive COVID-19 cases arriving from there. The suspension starts on April 11 and will be in place until April 28: Reuters
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Amid surge of COVID-19 cases, night curfew (10 pm to 8 am) will be imposed in Prayagraj from tonight till further notice. Essential services exempted: District Magistrate
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