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A view of Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. File

No third party authorised to supply Sputnik V: Dr. Reddy’s Special Correspondent

Pharma major warns against unauthorised distributors

India to import vaccines to cover entire population: Health Ministry

India reports over 1.69 lakh new cases, more than 3,500 deaths

Gehlot rubbishes BJP charge on vaccine wastage

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till June 7

National

A view of the Supreme Court of India. File

National

Dowry deaths | Supreme Court widens scope of Section 304-B

Krishnadas Rajagopal CJI Ramana’s judgement goes beyond a straitjacket and literal interpretation of provision

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National

Centre to give ₹100 each to children covered by mid day meal scheme

Special Correspondent Right to Food activists say this is insufficient to provide nutrition security

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International

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during his visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, in Virginia on May 28, 2021.

Economy

U.S. President Joe Biden’s $6 trillion budget: Social spending, taxes on business

AP Joe Biden inherited record pandemic-stoked spending and won a major victory on COVID-19 relief earlier this year.

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris displays her Naval Academy jacket at the graduation and commission ceremony, in Annapolis on May 28, 2021.

International

Kamala Harris cites challenges of ‘fragile’ world in Navy speech

AP “This, midshipmen, is the era we are in, and it is unlike any era that came before,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.

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States

With 34,370 recoveries, Maharashtra’s active cases drop to nearly 3 lakh

Special Correspondent 21,273 new COVID-19 cases, 884 deaths reported; Mumbai sees spike in infections

Hibi Eden, MP, and T.N. Prathapan, MP, protesting in front of Lakshaddweep administrative office in Kochi on Wednesday.

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Data | Beef ban, liquor sales, 'goonda act': a storm over Lakshadweep islands

Vignesh Radhakrishnan Sumant Sen A draft law called Prevention of Anti-Social Activities has also raised eyebrows, given that the archipelago has the lowest crime rate among States/U.T.s

Serena Josephine M. With an exponential rise in infections, Chennai quickly became a COVID-19 hotspot during the second wave. Serena Josephine M. reports on how the situation was stabilised before it could spiral out of control