Coronavirus | Number of new cases across India dips further to 1.5 lakh on May 30, 2021
India recorded 1,50,527 new COVID-19 cases and 3,028 new deaths till 9.30 p.m. IST on May 30. The country has so far reported a total of 2,80,44,137 cases and 3,29,026 deaths.
Delhi High Court verdict on Central Vista work due on May 31
The Delhi High Court will on Monday pronounce its verdict on a petition seeking to halt construction activities related to the Central Vista Project in view of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the capital.
Government used ‘Indian double mutant strain’ in affidavit filed in Supreme Court
The government used the term “Indian double mutant strain” in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court just days before it officially objected to affixing nationality to the virus variant .
Two held in U.P. for throwing COVID victim’s body into river
The family members of a person who died of COVID-19 were booked in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district after they were caught in a video dumping his body into a river in broad daylight. Additional SP Balrampur Arvind Misra said two persons had been arrested in the case on charges of violation of COVID-19 protocol.
Bihar to provide monthly ₹1,500 to children orphaned by COVID-19
The Bihar government on Sunday said it would provide ₹1,500 each month to those children who have lost their parents to COVID-19 in the State. The children will get the financial assistance till the age of 18 and will be housed in State child care centres.
Stepping outside homes recklessly will be inviting third wave: Uddhav Thackeray
Stepping recklessly out of homes was akin to giving an invitation to a “third wave” of the pandemic, said Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday while informing that the government had decided to extend the lockdown-like restrictions till June 15.
MCOCA likely to be invoked against Sushil Kumar
The Delhi police are considering invoking the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar for his involvement with dreaded gangsters of Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan, said a senior police officer on Sunday.
350 tea estates in Assam hit by COVID-19
COVID-19 infections have spread fast across the tea belt in eastern Assam, affecting almost half of the State’s 803 major tea estates.
Coronavirus | In Uttar Pradesh, some feel it’s ‘safer and healthier’ in jail
Most people would do anything to get out of jail. But that’s not the case with 21 inmates in nine prisons of Uttar Pradesh who have written to the authorities saying they don’t want parole as staying incarcerated is “safer and healthier” for them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Israel, Egypt officials meet in bid to solidify Gaza ceasefire
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted Egypt’s intelligence chief and sent Israel’s Foreign Minister to Cairo on Sunday, amid efforts to build on a ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas a week ago that ended the worst violence in years.
Naomi Osaka fined for media boycott, could face expulsion from French Open
Japan's Naomi Osaka could be thrown out of the French Open if she continues to boycott post-match news conferences at the tournament, the board of Grand Slam tennis tournaments said on Sunday.
