Breaking News May 1 | Highlights

The government on Saturday slashed Integrated GST rate on oxygen concentrators for personal use to 12 per cent, from 28 per cent earlier, for two months till June 30.

Amritsar's Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) illuminated on the 400th Prakash Purab of Guru Teg Bahadur

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter scale was recorded in Assam on Saturday.

Amidst a spike in Covid-19 cases in the Union Territory, the J&K government on Saturday extended corona curfew in four districts till Thursday morning, officials said. The four districts include Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu.

According to an official statement, the corona Curfew ending at 7 a.m. May 3, 2021 stands extended till 7 a.m. on May 6, 2021 in the four districts of Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu.

The corona curfew at night shall continue in all the municipal and urban local body limits of all the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir, including the above four districts, the statement added.

Apart from this, the other restrictions will continue as before.

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain with gusty wind (speed 20-30 kmph) would occur over few places of South, Southwest, Northeast, Central & East Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Jhunjunu, and Faridabad during next 2 hours (issued at 7:10 pm): IMD

Senior IAS officer Tripurari Sharan was on Saturday appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Bihar, according to a government notification.

In view of the Covid situation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that lockdown in the national capital has been extended by one week.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Centre has allocated an additional 25 metric tonnes of medical oxygen to Haryana on the request of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

Indian Air Force has employed an IL-76 transport aircraft to carry three empty cryogenic oxygen containers from Singapore for Panagarh in West Bengal

GST collections in April touched a record high of over Rs 1.41 lakh crore, indicating sustained economic recovery, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday.

6 patients succumb to COVID in Gurgram's Kirti Hospital due to lack of oxygen

COVID-19: Large Outbreak Regions increased to 170 in Gurugram; wedding parties banned

Delhi High Court on Saturday heard a PIL that demanded an FIR and CBI probe into claims that politicians can procure and distribute Remdesivir used to cure COVID-19 patients. This PIL sought to question why was the life-saving drug at the disposal of some politicians if others have to run pillar to post to get the medicine.

Deputy police chief Keshav Prasad Maurya's collision with a truck, three policemen injured

Delhi Police arrests Nigerian national for duping senior police official

Reliance Industries ramps up liquid oxygen production to 1000MT per day

Samajwadi Party politician Azam Khan has tested positive for COVID 19 along with his son Abdullah Azam Khan. 

Some private hospital chains commenced the COVID-19 immunization drive for the 18-44 age group at limited centers in the country on Saturday, officials said. Apollo Hospitals' sources said the drive commenced at its centers in Hyderabad and Kolkata, but not in Delhi. They said that they are waiting for the vaccines to arrive and that the immunization in Delhi is likely to begin either by Monday or Tuesday.

Russia's agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor announced on Friday that it had started mass production of the world's first Covid-19 vaccine for animals Carnivac-Cov. 

PM Modi offered prayers at Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib.

PM Modi expresses grief over Bharuch fire incident.

People above 45 and 60 due for second dose will be given more importance: Mumbai Mayor

At least 18 coronavirus patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday.There were around 50 other patients at the four-storeyed Welfare Hospital when the fire broke out in the COVID-19 ward at 1 am. They were rescued by locals and firefighters, an official said.

Farmers protesting at Delhi borders against the Centre's new agri laws will celebrate May Day as Mazdoor Kisan Ekta Diwas, a statement from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha said on Friday.

The police station in New Delhi's Greater Kailash has arranged two big oxygen cylinders that are directed to help out relatives of coronavirus patients.Police had received a distress call on Friday from a resident of Greater Kailash who said he has COVID-19 patients in his family and they were running out of oxygen.

Will start vaccination from the poorest people of our state: Chhattisgarh CM