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Prime Minister Modi will take part in a virtual meeting with 27 European leaders, hosted by Portugal on May 8

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File.

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Coronavirus | India records 4,06,749 new cases, 3,783 fatalities

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Maharashtra leads with 62,194 infections

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Preparation for setting up a temporory place to house and treat people infected by Covid-19 underway at Ramlila maidan, in New Delhi, on Thursday, May 6, 2021

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Patent waiver will help fight coronavirus: govt.

In view of COVID-19, India and South Africa had on October 2 last year proposed a relaxation in the norms of the TRIPS agreement to ensure quick and affordable access to vaccines and medicines for developing countries.

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Adichunchanagiri Math head Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji and Karnataka Minister K. Gopalaiah at the inauguration of a temporary 100-bed Covid-19 Care Centre of, in Bengaluru, Thursday, May 6, 2021.

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CPP to meet on Friday amid questions of lack of poll post-mortem

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‘Pandemic should not be used to cover up leadership’s failure to address organisational issues’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File.

India, E.U. set to relaunch FTA talks, discuss post-pandemic recovery at summit

Preparation for setting up a temporory place to house and treat people infected by Covid-19 underway at Ramlila maidan, in New Delhi, on Thursday, May 6, 2021

Coronavirus | India records 4,06,749 new cases, 3,783 fatalities

Adichunchanagiri Math head Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji and Karnataka Minister K. Gopalaiah at the inauguration of a temporary 100-bed Covid-19 Care Centre of, in Bengaluru, Thursday, May 6, 2021.

Patent waiver will help fight coronavirus: govt.

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. File

CPP to meet on Friday amid questions of lack of poll post-mortem

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A Covid-19 patient sits inside an autorickshaw with oxygen support outside in a queue to get admission at the 1200 Bed Covid-19 Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad

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India continues to top the world in daily cases and deaths.

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13 COVID-19 patients die in Tamil Nadu hospital

Scientists’ body shared analysis on new strains with govt, says member

SC demands oxygen supply plan for Delhi

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Patent waiver will help fight coronavirus: govt.

India, E.U. set to relaunch FTA talks, discuss post-pandemic recovery at summit

Coronavirus | India records 4,06,749 new cases, 3,783 fatalities

CPP to meet on Friday amid questions of lack of poll post-mortem

Application in Supreme Court seeks transparency in COVID-19 resources

Railways cancels slew of premium trains till further advice due to poor patronisation, surge in COVID

Covid-19 | Russia authorises use of single dose vaccine Sputnik Light

Analysis of data after 28 days of administration of vaccine showed an efficacy of 79.4%.

Explained | What the easing of IP norms on Covid vaccines means for India

The challenge moves to the next level and needs to navigate fineprint consensus building through bureaucratic layers of WTO and member countries’ national governments.

Coronavirus | Bangladesh gifts India 10,000 Remdesivir vials

The doses of Remdesivir were produced by Beximco, one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies of Bangladesh.

95 million doses of COVID vaccines handled by AAI-managed airports

India has been badly hit by the second wave of coronavirus infections even as hospitals in several states are reeling under a severe shortage of vaccines, oxygen, drugs, equipment and beds.

Bombay High Court adjourns Anil Deshmukh’s plea for four weeks

CBI's counsel seeks time to file reply.

Supreme Court wants formula on oxygen issue ahead of third wave

It draws govt attention to reports that children may be affected in next wave

Disability certificates to be issued online from June 1

System would allow pan-India validity, Centre says

Former Union Minister Matang Sinh dies of COVID-19 complications

He was a close aide of former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao

Oxygen saturation of 92 or 93 should not be considered critical, says Randeep Guleria

This level is only a buffer that enables a patient to reach hospital on time: AIIMS director

Central team arrival soon after govt formation irks Mamata

BJP should accept verdict of people, she says

Prime Minister reviews public health response to COVID-19

States should be given help and guidance on ramping up healthcare infrastructure, he says

Covid-19 | Government issues guidelines for vaccinating aviation personnel

Dedicated vaccination facilities to come up at airports while ATC staff, cockpit and cabin crews to get priority.

Union Minister Muraleedharan alleges 'TMC goons' attacked his convoy in West Bengal

“Culture of Bengal never allows attack on women. I will send reports to all concerned,” Union Minister Muraleedharan said

MHA asks W.B. Governor for report on law and order in State

The Ministry has formed a four-member, headed by an Additional Secretary ranked officer, to investigate the post-poll violence

Pakistan court asks India to cooperate in Kulbhushan Jadhav case

A 3-member Bench of the Islamabad High Court on May 5 resumed hearing of the petition by Pakistan’s Ministry of Law and Justice seeking appointment of a lawyer for Kulbhushan Jadhav

Centre makes it mandatory for disability certificates to be issued online

“Mandatory for all States/UTs to grant certificate of disability through online mode only using UDID portal with effect from June 1. States/UTs have been advised for compliance,” the Ministry’s disability affairs Department tweeted.

Delhi HC seeks CCI stand on Facebook, WhatsApp appeals against single judge order on privacy policy

A Bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notice to the CCI which had ordered the probe and sought its response by May 21, the next date of hearing

Over 89 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with States, UTs: Centre

More than 89 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the States and UTs and over 28 lakh vaccine doses will be received by them within

Supplied 730 MT oxygen to Delhi on May 5, Centre tells Supreme Court

The SC on May 5 ordered the Centre to prepare a "comprehensive plan" for the supply of 700 MT of life-saving oxygen to Delhi on a daily basis

What is procedure for deporting foreigners who are here without documentation: HC to MHA

The Delhi HC directed the MHA to place on record the procedure as well as the time period and formalities to be completed for the repatriation/deportation of foreign nationals

SC declines ECI plea to restrain media from reporting critical remarks by Madras HC

‘This is a celebration of our constitutional ethos which bolsters the judiciary... We cannot gag the reporting of proceedings,’ says the Bench.

Coronavirus updates | May 6, 2021

India adds record 4.12 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases, 3,980 fatalities

British Airways flies aircraft with emergency aid to Delhi

The aircraft was loaded with more than thousand items from the Indian High Commission and charities.

How cycling communities are helping Indian cities deal with the second wave of COVID-19

Bengaluru’s Relief Riders started helping vulnerable groups with delivery of medicines and essentials. Several cities have now followed suit

Central team arrives in West Bengal to take stock of post-poll violence

Members meet senior officials of State government

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Labour Ministry to collect Aadhaar details of informal workers for social security schemes

No one will be denied benefits for want of Aadhaar, say Labour Secretary

“Brief States on basis for vaccine, oxygen allocations”

Complaints of discrimination might end then, Madras HC tells Centre

COVID-19 assistance continues to pour in from abroad

Navy brings 54 tonnes of liquid oxygen from Bahrain, Germany to set up massive oxygen plant in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi seeks transparency, demands answers in distribution of foreign aid

Modi government “complete failure” in handling pandemic, vaccination and employment, he says

Centre seeks report from West Bengal on post-poll violence

After the Assembly election results were declared on May 2, several instances of poll-related violence, which left several dead, were reported in the State.

Coronavirus | All foreign aid allocated to States: Centre

Pandemic moving towards eastern States, say officials

Maratha quota | Centre alone can identify socially and educationally backward classes: Supreme Court

‘States can only make suggestions to the President or the statutory commissions’

Coronavirus | India records highest single-day toll with 3,971 deaths on May 5, 2021

India continues to top the world in daily cases and deaths.

Customers looking for oxygen concentrators online duped

Businessman who paid ₹1 lakh for 2 devices files complaint

Delhi High Court urges Centre to drop GST on imports of oxygen concentrators

Plea filed by a senior citizen who got a device from abroad for personal use

Coronavirus | Scientists’ body INSACOG shared analysis on new strains with government, says member

INSACOG, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequencing Consortia, is involved in sequencing genomes of coronavirus samples in different States.

Coronavirus | COVID-19 surge may taper off by end of May, says virologist Gagandeep Kang

She stresses on the protection that vaccines can offer against disease

Election Commission defers bypolls due to COVID-19 second wave

Three Parliamentary constituencies — Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh and Mandi in Himachal Pradesh — are vacant

Coronavirus | Average monthly income for workers fell by 17%

Households coped with the loss of income by reducing food intake, selling assets, and borrowing from friends, relatives and money-lenders

Coronavirus | Third wave inevitable, says Principal Scientific Adviser

There is need to update vaccines to deal with new strains and mutations, says K. VijayRaghavan, principal scientific adviser to Government of India

Need to be patient over foreign aid distribution, calls for transparency premature: German Ambassador

For the moment, we have to find a solution to this crisis, get people out of the emergency situation, says Walter J. Lindner

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Relatives of a woman suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), carry an oxygen cylinder as she receives treatment in the emergency room of Holy Family Hospital in New Delhi.

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