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BJP has lost the elections. They played dirty politics. We faced the horror of Election Commission: West Bengal CM and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee

Uttar Pradesh reports 30,983 fresh COVID-19 cases (out of 2,97,021 tests), 36,650 recoveries, and 290 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per State Health Department Total cases: 13,13,361 Total recoveries: 10,04,447 Active cases: 2,95,752 Death toll: 13,162

Kerala today reported 31,950 new COVID-19 cases and 49 deaths: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

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Our first priority is to fight against Covid: Mamata Banerjee to party workers

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Delhi High Court begins hearing regarding supply of oxygen in Delhi hospitals & related issues

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Complete lockdown to be imposed in Haryana for 7 days from 3rd May, says Haryana Minister Anil Vij

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's father passes away due to COVID-19, tweets CM Arvind Kejriwal.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday took to Twitter and paid tribute to legendary director Satyajit Ray on his 100th birth anniversary.

Celebrities and netizens have also taken to the social media to pay tribute to the icon.

Banerjee began her tribute with one of the most popular lines of Ray's musicals -- "Goopi Gyne Bagha Byne" -- Maharaja Tomare Selam (Salute to the King).

"Tribute to Satyajit Ray, legendary filmmaker, writer, composer, lyricist, illustrator, on his birth centenary. He is not only the pride of Bengal but also India & the whole world.

He is an inspiration to people around the globe", Banerjee tweeted with the hashtag #SatyajitRay100.

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Ladakh's COVID-19 tally climbed to 14,086 with 117 fresh cases, while the death toll mounted to 144 as one more patient succumbed to the disease, officials said on Sunday.

The number of active cases in the union territory, however, dropped to 1,400 as 166 more patients were recovered, the officials said quoting a bulletin issued by the Directorate of Health Services.

Of the new cases, 99 were reported from Leh and 18 from Kargil, they said.

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A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by two army men in Hathras district when she was returning home after meeting her neighbour.

The incident took place on Friday but was reported to the police on Saturday.

The police have arrested one of the alleged accused Mukesh, who had come to the village on a leave. The other accused, Saurabh, is absconding.

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We have Liquid Oxygen Supply till 12 Noon today: Madhukar Rainbow Children Hospital, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi

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The national capital on Sunday recorded the minimum temperature at 24.8 degrees Celsius, with the meteorological department forecasting thunderstorms with rain later in the day.

The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 40 degrees Celsius.

The relative humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 46 per cent.

The minimum and maximum temperature recorded on Saturday was 28.2 degrees Celsius and 41.5 degrees Celsius, respectively.

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Odisha Government announces a 14-day lockdown from May 5 to May 19

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Three IPS officers have been given additional charge of three districts after their counterparts in these districts tested positive for Covid.

Arvind Chaturvedi has been given charge of Ayodhya district, Ashok Rai has been made Superintendent of Police (SP) Siddharth Nagar and Anil Pandey is SP Bhadohi.

A senior officer at the DGP headquarters said that SP Ayodhya Shailesh Pandey, SP Siddhartha Nagar Ram Abhilash Tripathi, and Ram Badan Singh SP of Bhadohi district have tested positive for coronavirus.

According to sources, a total of 85 gazetted officers are under the grip of Covid in the state while more than 600 non-gazetted policemen have tested positive in the second wave across the state.

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India reports 3,92,488 new COVID-19 cases, 3,689 deaths and 3,07,865 discharges in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

Total cases: 1,95,57,457

Total recoveries: 1,59,92,271

Death toll: 2,15,542

Active cases: 33,49,644

Total vaccination: 15,68,16,031

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet experts at 9:30 am today to review oxygen and medicine availability.

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A 25-year-old man in Haryana has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in a public park opposite an oxygen gas plant in Manesar on Saturday, after he failed to get oxygen cylinder for one of his relatives.

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2 air shipments arrived in India to date, with more on the way. USAID announced departures of 3 addl COVID-19 relief supply aircraft carrying life-saving oxygen, oxygen supplies & other critical health commodities from US to India: US Agency for International Development (USAID).

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