Acknowledging that the country is fighting a huge battle, PM Modi has ruled out imposing a nationwide lockdown amid surging Covid cases. Addressing the nation on Tuesday evening, PM Modi said that the situation this year was different than the last time when the country had little experience of tackling such a pandemic.
Amid an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases, Delhi has been placed under lockdown till next Monday morning (April 26), Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday. The restrictions will remain in place from 10 PM tonight till 5 AM next Monday. Kejriwal said that city's health system is under stress, adding that hospitals are facing shortage of oxygen and ICU beds.
India on Thursday reported 2,00,739 new COVID-19 cases and 1,038 deaths in the last 24 hours. As per the union health ministry of family and welfare, the country's caseload increased to 1,40,74,564.
Coronavirus cases are on a steep rise in the country. Delhi-NCR is also reporting more and more positive cases every day. In an attempt to curb the worsening situation, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday held a press conference wherein he laid out new guidelines.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has tested tested positive for coronavirus. Adityanath was in isolation since Tuesday after some officials of his office tested positive for infection. UP's Additional Chief Secretary SP Goyal, OSD Abhishek Kaushik, Special Secretary Amit Singh, and few other officials had tested Covid positive. Adityanath on Wednesday afternoon tweeted that his report has come positive. "I am in self isolation and fully following the consultation of physicians. I am reviewing all tasks virtually," he tweeted.
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday announced strict lockdown-like restrictions starting Wednesday (April 14) aimed at containing the massive second wave of coronavirus in the state. The 15-day restrictions will come into effect from 8 pm Wednesday.
As India reels under the ferocious second wave of coronavirus, horrific images are coming in from several states. Medical infrastructure is under tremendous pressure in Maharashtra, Delhi, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand are overwhelmed with Covid cases. Situation is particularly bad in Maharashtra and Jharkhand where bodies of Covid victims are being taken in handcart, garbage truck for cremation. For detailed report watch Aaj Ki Baat.
More than 100 doctors in top hospitals of Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi found Covid positive. Ambulance drivers fleece as Covid patients hunt for beds in Nagpur, Amravati hospitals. Bodies of Covid victims pile up at crematoriums in Surat, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad. Watch this and more on Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
Madhya Pradesh's Indore is facing a shortage of Remdesivir injection and oxygen supplies due to an increase in Covid-19 cases.
Suspended Mumbai cop, Sachin Vaze who is accused in Mansukh Hiren death case and is currently under NIA custody, on Wednesday made an explosive claim accusing former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh for demanding Rs 2 crore from him to continue his service in Mumbai police.
Amid the third phase of voting in West Bengal on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp attack on Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee over her appeal to Muslim voters to back her party in the ongoing Assembly elections. PM Modi said that Mamata's statement is a clear indication that she has lost the support of minority voters as well.
Maharashtra Home minister Anil Deshmukh on Monday resigned from the post after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe into corruption charges levelled against him. The Bombay High earlier today ordered a CBI probe into the graft charges against him by former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh.
How second wave of Covid pandemic brought 81,000-plus single day spike in new cases.Visuals of thousands of devotees attending religious festival in Satara, Maharashtra.Politics over how EVMs from a polling booth in Assam landed in a BJP candidate’s car.Watch this and more on Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
The incident took place in booth number seven at Boyal area of Nandigram where Mamata arrived upon receiving several complaints from TMC workers alleging that BJP cadres were resorting to false voting.
Why Mamata Banerjee revealed her Shandilya gotra? How Giriraj Singh reacted? Why Mamata Banerjee alleged EC is working at the behest of BJP in Bengal? How Amit Shah lashed out at AIUDF leader Badruddin Ajmal in Assam? Watch this and more on Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
The lights are trained on the high voltage campaign for the prestigious seat of Nandigram, which is set to conclude on Tuesday evening as the polling there is slated to be held in the second phase on April 1. The poll campaigning in Nandigram reached its crescendo as Banerjee and Adhikari, her close follower-turned foe, left no stone unturned to appeal to the voters.
How huge crowds flouted Covid rules in Mathura, Prayagraj, Ujjain, Shahjahanpur during Holi. Deserted roads in Mumbai, Bhopal, Nagpur on Holi due to Covid pandemic. Is CM Uddhav Thackeray apprehensive over reports of Pawar-Amit Shah meeting.. Watch this and more on Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
At least nine COVID-19 patients were killed after a fire swept through a mall that also housed a dedicated COVID-19 hospital in the Bhandup area of Mumbai in the early hours of Friday. According to officials, nine patients died of suffocation from smoke as the fire engulfed the hospital. The Sunrise Hospital is situated on the third floor of the mall.
Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh, facing the opposition heat over corruption allegations, wrote a letter to chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday. Deshmukh shared the letter shortly after midnight on his Twitter handle in which he asked Thackeray to investigate the corrupt malpractices allegations levelled against him by former Mumbai Police chief Param Bir Singh.
Double mutation variant of Covid surfaces in India, No immunity can stop it, ‘alarming’, say experts. Why Uddhav Thackeray cabinet unanimously decided to back Anil Deshmukh. Why Nitish Kumar is justifying police action against opposition MLAs in Bihar Assembly? Watch this and more on Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
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