LIVE News Updates: Goa sees 2,491 new COVID-19 cases; 63 casualties

At least 2,491 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 63 died of the infection in Goa on Thursday, an official from the state health department said.

With this, the coastal state's caseload has risen to 1,30,130 and the toll has reached 1,937, the official said.

The count of recoveries rose to 95,240, after 2,266 patients were discharged from various treatment facilities during the day, he said, adding that the state is now left with 32,953 active cases.

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GST for COVID vaccines, drugs should be made zero: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin to PM Narendra Modi

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CM Pinarayi Vijayan urges PM to immediately rush at least 300 MT oxygen from neighbouring storage points to Kerala due to cyclonic-storm forecast & anticipated disruptions in electricity supply

NHRC issues notice to Centre, UP and Bihar over dead bodies floating in Ganga; asks for action-taken report in 4 weeks

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We hope Sputnik V vaccine will be available in market by next week: NITI Aayog member VK Paul

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi to interact with DMs of 46 high-burden COVID-19 districts on May 18, further 54 on May 20; Chief Ministers to be present: Government sources

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EC has reviewed the matter & decided that due to 2nd wave of COVID-19, it wouldn't be appropriate to hold biennial election to Legislative Councils of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana till pandemic situation significantly improves & conditions become conducive to hold these polls: EC

Businessman Navneet Kalra files anticipatory bail application in Delhi High Court in connection with a case relating to the hoarding of oxygen concentrators in a restaurant in South Delhi.

His anticipatory bail plea was dismissed by Delhi's Saket Court earlier today.

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Chhattisgarh stops construction of major projects due to COVID-19 situation, cancels tenders for new state assembly building: Official order

Four people got injured after being stuck by lightning in a forest area of Liwadi-Fitadi village in the Uttarkashi district. Teams of SDRF & Police on the way to the spot: Mori SHO Deen Dayal

Lockdown imposed in Bihar extended till 25th May, says CM Nitish Kumar

UPSC postpones June 27 civil services preliminary examination amid surge in COVID-19 cases; to be held on October 10

Bombay HC on Thursday directed the Maharashtra government to produce the latest medical report of lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar-Parishad Maoists links case, who is is currently lodged at the Byculla women's prison.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar arrives at Coochbehar, to visit post-poll violence-affected areas in the district. "It is my duty to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution," says the Governor

With single-day rise of 1,942 cases, Puducherry's COVID-19 tally climbs to 78,973: Health department official

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A meeting of the ICMR COVID19 National Task Force will be held tomorrow. A decision on the inappropriate use of convalescent plasma in the treatment of COVID-19 patients also on the agenda: ICMR sources

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Delhi needs average of 582 metric tonnes of oxygen now, as against 700 MT when COVID cases peaked: Dy CM Manish Sisodia

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Delhi records 10,400 fresh COVID-19 cases, positivity rate 14 per cent: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia

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Maharashtra Government extends the current COVID19 restrictions in the state till 7am on 1st June, to fight COVID19; negative RT-PCR report mandatory for those entering the state

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the fact that the states are left to competing and fighting with one another in the international market for COVID vaccines portrays a "bad" image of India.

The Supreme Court says it will pass order today on the steps to be taken by Centre and State governments to ensure the migrant and stranded labourers get ration and food security and transportation to return home

Supreme Court observes that it’s inclined to direct starting of community kitchens in Delhi-NCR for the migrant labourers

Two Naxalites have been killed in an encounter with C-60 unit of Maharashtra Police in a forest of Dhanora Tehsil in Gadchiroli district: Ankit Goyal, SP Gadchiroli

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Tamil Nadu: 4 people dead, 15 injured in fire at a pesticides manufacturing factory in Cuddalore; Injured admitted to a govt hospital "Strict action will be taken against factories and companies which don't take steps to control accidents," says State Minister CV Ganesan

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Govt panel NTAGI recommends increasing gap between two doses of Covishield to 12-16 weeks, no change for Covaxin dosage interval:sources

Pregnant women may be offered choice to take any COVID-19 vaccine;lactating women eligible for jabs any time after delivery:Govt panel

Govt panel recommends those testing positive for COVID-19 should defer vaccination for six months after recovery:sources
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin will hold a meeting of leaders of all legislature parties at the Secretariat on Thursday evening, according to an official release. The meeting is scheduled at 5 p.m.

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We will give Rs 5000 per month pension to children who have lost their parents/guardians in this COVID pandemic. We'll also arrange free education for these children & free ration for these families: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

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A Delhi Court dismisses the anticipatory bail plea of businessman Navneet Kalra, in connection with a case relating to the hoarding of oxygen concentrators in a restaurant in South Delhi

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands COVID-19 tally rose to 6,470 as 44 more people tested positive for the virus, while three fresh fatalities pushed the death toll in the union territory to 81, a health department official said on Thursday.

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Thane has reported1,908 new cases of coronavirus, raising the tally in the Maharashtra district to 4,94,022, an official said on Thursday.

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All major financial markets, including BSE, National Stock Exchange, bullion, forex and money markets will remain closed on Thursday on account of Id-Ul-Fitr.

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India reports 3,62,727 new COVID-19 cases, 3,52,181 discharges and 4,120 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry

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The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 159.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.32 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

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