Breaking News, April 5

Centre rushes 50 high-level public health teams to Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab for COVID-19 control and containment measures.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale occurred near Sikkim-Nepal border at 2049 hours: National Center for Seismology

The tremors also felt in parts of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal.
 

Exclusive: SBI Cards and Payment Services (SBI Card) on Monday said it has appointed former MD and CEO Ashwini Kumar Tewari as a nominee director on its board with immediate effect.

The board of directors of the company at its meeting held on Monday (April 5, 2021) approved the appointment of Ashwini Kumar Tewari as nominee director of the company with immediate effect, SBI Card said in a regulatory filing.

The hilly areas of north India and the plains are likely to receive widespread rainfall from April 5-9, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.

More than 8 crore COVID19 vaccine doses administered, till now: Ministry of Health

Anil Deshmukh on Monday resigned as the Maharashtra Home Minister days after former Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's allegations of extortion. 

One dead, 10 injured, and hospitalised after the lintel of a factory collapsed in Giaspura Daba, Ludhiana, Punjab. 36 people have been rescued till now. NDRF, SDRF, Police, and district administration are present at the spot and carrying out rescue and relief operations. 

Actor and MNM chief Kamal Haasan saidm "Acting is my profession. I will continue to work in cinema. But if it poses a hurdle for my political career, I will give it up. I will finish movies that I signed earlier & then think about taking new assignments."

Rajasthan Health Minister announced that "People coming from outside the state need to mandatorily produce their RT-PCR report not older than 72 hrs. If they don't, they'll be placed in 14-day home isolation. If they don't follow protocols in home isolation, they'll be sent to institutional quarantine." 

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari receives a second shot of anti-COVID vaccine at Sir JJ Group of Hospitals in Mumbai.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said, "As per doctors, the COVID-19 virus spreads rapidly but is less severe in this wave. We will soon launch micro containment zones in areas with 2-3 patients. People who have recovered from COVID-19 are requested to donate plasma."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V Lavrov to visit India today and tomorrow. During his visit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V Lavrov will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and address a joint press conference in New Delhi tomorrow.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel lay a wreath at the coffins of 14 security personnel who lost their lives in the Naxal attack, in Jagdalpur.

A suspicious object has been found near National Media Centre in New Delhi, dog squad reaches the spot. 

One person dies, two others injured as fire breaks out at a firecracker factory in the Duraiswamipuram area of Sivakasi in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. 

Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar has taken over as the new commander of Mathura-based One Strike Corps. The Corps is responsible for offensive operations along both Pakistan and China borders. 

India reported 1,03,558 new COVID-19 cases, 52,847 discharges, and 478 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.

• Total cases: 1,25,89,067
• Total recoveries: 1,16,82,136
• Active cases: 7,41,830  
• Death toll: 1,65,101  
• Total vaccination: 7,91,05,163

Gautam Budh Nagar DM Suhas LY said, "Surveillance to be intensified in containment zones. After 1 COVID case on a floor of the multistorey building, the entire floor would be declared a containment zone. If more than 1 floor comes under scrutiny, building to be turned containment zone."

65-70 students have tested positive so far at Rajasthan's IIT Jodhpur. Of which 55-60 active cases. No serious case. Block G3 on campus declared a micro-containment zone. Most of the positive students travelled from Chandigarh, Gujarat, and Jaipur. 

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said, "From single lab to test COVID-19 to over 2,000 labs across the country now, India has come a long way. We exported hydroxychloroquine to over 150 nations. While 7.5 cr doses been administered in India, over 6.5 cr doses sent to other countries."