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28 Apr

Criminal Vinod Yadav, who carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh, killed in Police encounter in UP

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A man facing charges of murder and dacoity was killed in an encounter with police in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district in the early hours of Wednesday, officials said. Lalu Yadav alias Vinod Yadav, who carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh, was injured in the exchange of fire between him and police personnel. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar said. The encounter took place near Bhanvarepur in the district’s Sarai Lakhansi area around 3.30 am, he said. Yadav opened fire when he found himself…

27 Apr

France send medical supplies to India for Covid-19 issue

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France on Tuesday announced a 'solidarity mission' for India which it will send oxygen generation plants, ventilators and other medical supplies to support the country in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs has said that it has conducted an exceptional solidarity mission in support of the Indian people, who has been severely damaged by covid-19 pandemic. "The mission, coordinated by the ministry's Crisis and Support Center and led by the French Embassy in India, will include the provision of air and sea transport this weekend," the ministry said in a statement. Emmanuel…

27 Apr

Australia has suspend passenger flights from India until May 15 due to the covid-19 increase

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Australia has suspended all flights connecting it to India due to the country's oversight of the Covid-19 case. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said all direct passenger flights from India will be suspended until May 15, according to news agency ANI. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet National Security Committee to consider what equipment and assistance could be sent, as well as steps to temporarily restrict flights from India. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the flight suspension is expected to affect direct flights to Sydney and two repatriation flights to reach Darwin. According to the…

26 Apr

Pandit Rajan Mishra passes away: Lata Mangeshkar, Prasoon Joshi and others pay tribute

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Classical singer Rajan Mishra has died due to Covid-19 related complications in Delhi on Sunday. He was admitted to Delhi’s St Stephen Hospital for Covid-19 where he suffered two heart attacks on Sunday. He was 70. “Pandit Rajan Mishra had been battling the coronavirus for the last four-five days,” a family source told indianexpress.com. “He suffered a heart attack in the morning, which worsened his health. By the time we could arrange for a ventilator, the second heart attack happened in the evening and he couldn’t survive that. He passed away around 6.30-7 pm. He had no other health issues.…

26 Apr

India has enough oxygen but transportation is an issue: Govt

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Centre on Monday appealed to people to not panic and assured that India has enough stock of medical oxygen, but the issue is its transportation."We have enough stock of oxygen. The issue is transportation which we are trying to resolve by active involvement of all stake holders," additional secretary in the ministry of home affairs Piyush Goyal told a press conference. Home Affairs Piyush Goyal also said the turnaround time of oxygen-carrying tankers was reduced to 1-2 hours from 4-5 days by taking the help of the Indian Air Force transport aircraft which have been ferrying empty tankers. Amidst increasing…

26 Apr

Government asks Serum Institute, Bharat Biotech to lower price of COVID vaccines: Sources

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The central government on Monday asked the Serum Institute and Bharat Biotech to lower prices of their Covid-19 vaccines amid criticism from various states who objected to profiteering during such a major crisis.The issue of vaccine pricing was discussed at a meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba.Now the two companies are expected to come up with revised pricing for their vaccines.The Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has fixed the price of its Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, at Rs 600 per dose for state governments and at Rs 1,200 per dose for private hospitals. The Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s…

26 Apr

Karnataka government has announced a strict curfew for the next two weeks

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Karnataka is among the 10 states in India that have posted the highest number of Covid-19 cases. On Sunday, Karnataka was at the third spot with 29,438 new cases after the highest was recorded in Maharashtra, followed by Uttar Pradesh. "Curfew will be in place as we have seen on weekends. No public transport will be allowed," announced Yediyurappa on Monday. He said, "The virus is spreading aggressively across the state. It's worse than Maharashtra and Delhi. We will vaccinate people above the age of 18 years free of cost at government hospitals." Yediyurappa then went on to announce, "From tomorrow, for 14 days, there will…

26 Apr

Canara Robeco Focused Equity Fund NFO

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Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Limited launched a new fund offer (NFO) - Canara Robeco Focused Equity Fund (CRFEF). The 15-day NFO period starts from April 23 and closes on May 7. The new scheme re-opens on May 18. It is an open-ended equity scheme, investing in maximum of 30 stocks in large cap, mid cap, and small cap companies across diversified sectors. CRFEF has the objective of taking a concentrated exposure in not more than 30 high conviction stocks across market capitalization, and would aim for improved risk-adjusted return characteristics while yet staying diversified. The Fund Manager adopting this…

26 Apr

Covid-19: Salman Khan’s ‘Being Haangryy’ initiative to feed Mumbai’s front line workers

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Bollywood actor Salman Khan has taken steps to help Mumbai's frontline workers as the crisis of covid-19 escalates in India. Salman Khan's Being Human Foundation has revived its ‘Being Haangryy’ initiative from last year, which employs a food truck that travels across Mumbai, providing meals to police officers and frontline workers. Under this initiative, the Foundation is able to provide food to more than 5,000 people every day, including frontline workers and the poor. Today, the actor himself came to support the front line staff and distribute food packets. He also checked the food that was being given to the…

24 Apr

Akshay Kumar Donates Rs 1 Crore to the Gautam Gambhir Foundation; Delhi MP Thanks the Superstar for Helping the Needy

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Actor Akshay Kumar has donated Rs 1 crore to former cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir’s foundation. Gambhir on Saturday evening thanked Akshay via Twitter. He called him “a ray of hope” in the current situation. “Every help in this gloom comes as a ray of hope. Thanks a lot @akshaykumar for committing Rs 1 crore to #GGF for food, meds and oxygen for the needy! God bless,” the tweet read. In response to Gambhir’s tweet, the actor replied, “These are really tough times, @GautamGambhir. Glad I could help. Wish we all get out of this crisis soon. Stay Safe.” Delhi MP also…