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Maha to Begin Vaccination for 30-44 Age Group Today; India Now 2nd in Daily Cases After 2.5 Months

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra will begin Covid-19 vaccination drive for people aged between 30-44 years from Saturday, state Health Minister Rajesh Tope said. The required changes will be made in the CoWin app according to the new drive. Till now, people from this age bracket could only get vaccinated at the private centres. The Central government had allowed prioritising…

SC Judge Withdraws From Hearing Bengal Post-Poll Violence Case

Supreme Court judge Indira Banerjee on Friday rescued herself from a plea pertaining to alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal citing some difficulty in hearing the matter. The hearing comes after a petition was filed by Biswajit Sarkar, brother of the deceased Bengal BJP worker was called before a bench of Justices Banerjee and MR Shah. A report in The…

Which Karnataka District Gets Relaxation from Covid Lockdown, Will Shops Open? All You Need to Know

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has announced new rules for the next phase of the ‘unlocking’ process of Covid-19 restrictions in the state, as cases and positivity rate register a downward trend. While 16 districts have a test positivity rate (TPR) below 5{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad}, 13 districts have a TPR between 5-10{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad}. Uttara Kannada, Belagavi, Mandya, Koppal, Chikkballapur, Tumkur, Kolar, Bengaluru urban,…

Telangana Lockdown Ends Today; All Covid-19 Curbs Lifted as Cases Dip

The Telangana government on Saturday announced that the lockdown in the state will be completely lifted from tomorrow and there will be no curbs in place. The state will also not remain under any night curfew restrictions from Sunday. The government also decided to reopen educational institutions from July 1. The decision was taken at an emergency Cabinet meeting chaired by…

Minor Molested by Neighbour in UP Village Hangs Self

A 15-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide, few hours after she was molested by her neighbour in a village here, police said on Saturday. The incident took place on Friday night, they said, adding a case has been registered in this regard at Karvi Kotwali police station. According to the police complaint, made by her mother, the girl hung herself after…

PM Modi Condoles Demise of Zambia’s First President Kenneth Kaunda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on Thursday at the death of Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda, and said he was a respected world leader and statesman. Zambia’s president Edgar Lungu announced on Facebook Thursday evening that Kaunda, a champion of African independence, has died at the age of 97. Saddened to hear of the demise of Dr. Kenneth…

News18 Daybreak | Goa, Sikkim and Himachal Top 3 States by Vaccination Rate; Possible Third Covid Wave Unlikely to Affect Kids

Giving Their Best Shot: Goa, Sikkim and Himachal Top 3 States by Vaccination Rate Goa is leading the Covid-19 vaccination race among Indian states. Till Thursday morning, the coastal state had vaccinated over 37.35{29395a375d156e93286dd6e7185ccfdd643af63705165a979bd3711654ea3aad} of its 15.9 lakh population by at least one dose, a calculation based on health ministry data showed. A close second is the north-eastern state of…