LIVE News Updates: Karnataka extends lockdown till June 7 due to prevailing COVID situation

We had a meeting with senior officials and ministers. We have taken a decision on lockdown. We had strict restrictions till 24th May. As per the opinion of experts, we are extending the strict restrictions till 7th June at 6 am: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

Chandigarh administration announces weekend Corona curfew from 5 am on Saturday (22nd May) to 5 am on Monday (24th May).

Lockdown in the state will be extended till May 30th. The triple lockdown in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam and Thrissur will be withdrawn from tomorrow as the test positivity rate and active case load have come down. Triple lockdown in Malappuram will continue: Kerala CM

Self-styled jailed godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is undergoing a 20-year sentence for raping his two disciples, was finally granted parole on Friday to look after his ailing mother, officials said.

Earlier, he was denied bail on several occasions, including his plea to meet the ailing mother.

NCB Mumbai nabbed one drug peddler and seized 62 grams of Mephedrone from him on 20th May. Interrogation of the accused is underway

Delhi High Court says the imposition of IGST on the import of Oxygen Generators as a gift for personal use, is unconstitutional.

Mr Modi, Vaccinate! Don’t Procrastinate, Rahul Gandhi tweeted

Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to the PM requesting him to direct funding from PM CARES Fund for setting 500-bed makeshift DRDO Covid Hospital for emergency patients of Murshidabad; also requests for a Medical Oxygen Concentration plant for Murshidabad Medical College

A DRDO lab develops an antibody detection-based kit DIPCOVAN, the DIPAS-VDx COVID 19 IgG Antibody Microwell ELISA for sero-surveillance. The kit can detect spike as well as nucleocapsid (S&N) proteins of SARS-CoV-2 virus with a high sensitivity of 97% & specificity of 99%: DRDO

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Delhi reports 3,009 new COVID-19 cases, 7,288 recoveries and 252 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases: 35,683 Total recoveries: 13,54,445 Death toll: 22,831

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Delhi Police files chargesheet in Republic Day violence case; details awaited

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Oxygen leakage at the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri triggered panic among COVID patients and their families on Friday morning, officials said.

The incident happened around 9.15 am when the leakage was detected in a pipe supplying oxygen to the Critical Care Unit (CCU) at the COVID block, hospital superintendent Dr Sanjay Mallick said.

The oxygen clouded the room where the leak was detected, triggering panic among the patients who thought that fire may have broken out.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has announced the extension of curfew up to May 31

Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna dies of COVID-19 at AIIMS Rishikesh: Hospital authorities

Andhra Pradesh High Court has cancelled the notification for elections for MPTCs and ZPTCs which were held in April 2021

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Calcutta High Court orders house arrest of two Bengal ministers, MLA and former TMC leader -- held in Narada sting tapes case

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with doctors, paramedical staff and other frontline health workers of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

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We don't have Covisheild vaccines for the 18-44 age group & the available stock of COVAXIN vaccine for the same age group will be consumed soon. Many vaccination centers will be closing today: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

In Delhi, there are 197 cases of Black fungus in govt & private hospitals: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

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The deadly black fungus -- Mucormycosis -- has claimed six more lives in the Uttar Pradesh capital in the past 24 hours while 34 more patients were admitted to hospitals.

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Tarun Tejpal, former Tehelka editor-in-chief acquitted in rape case by Goa's sessions court

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The Indian rupee strengthened by 15 paise to 72.97 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday tracking positive domestic equities and weakness of the American currency in the overseas market.

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Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays floral tribute to former PM and father Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary

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India reports 2,59,591 new COVID-19 cases, 3,57,295 discharges & 4,209 deaths in last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry. Total cases: 2,60,31,991 Total discharges: 2,27,12,735 Death toll: 2,91,331 Active cases: 30,27,925 Total vaccination: 19,18,79,503

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Sensex surges 355.34 pts to 49,920.20 in opening session; Nifty jumps 109.80 pts to 15,015.85

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At least 13 Naxals were neutralized in a police operation in the forest area of Etapalli, Gadchiroli, says Sandip Patil, DIG Gadchiroli

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The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 165.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.42 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

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