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Congress leaders all out in praise of Mamata, ignoring party defeat
Former Union Minister Manish Tewari even termed Mamata as Rani of Jhansi (queen who fought the Britishers). Some are happy but cautioned the party. Salman Khurshid said, "Mamata didi's victory is relief and comfort despite the sacrifice we as Congress must endure. But for both as indeed many others, there is need to return to the drawing board for a sustainable challenge to BJP."
Delhi Oxygen Crisis: You can bury your head like ostrich, but we won't, Delhi HC tells Centre
A division bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli asked the government to explain why a contempt case should not be initiated against it. It directed the Centre to show cause why no action should be taken against it for failure to comply with the Supreme Court and High Court orders to supply required oxygen to the Delhi government.
Eight Asiatic lions at Hyderabad Zoo test positive for Covid
The Zoo reported the lions with mild respiratory distress. Based on the guidelines of the Central Zoo Authority, their nasal and oral discharge samples were collected and sent for tests to the Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (LaCONES-CCMB). The samples were tested using RT-PCR, and found positive for coronavirus, the CCMB said on Tuesday.
Mamata should take steps to stop violence in Bengal: Congress
Congress' West Bengal in-charge Jitin Prasada said, "The post-poll violence that has been unleashed by the Trinamool on the Congress workers is unacceptable. Even women and children are not spared. I'm sure the people of West Bengal did not vote for this lawlessness."
China, India vaccine diplomacy: The selfish & the altruist
This apart, the Indian government took the lead in providing a level playing field for vaccine development and distribution in developing countries. To this end, it teamed up with South Africa to seek an intellectual property waiver for Covid-19 vaccines from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) until the pandemic is brought under control.
Delhi HC seeks Centre's reply on plea against NCT Amendment Act
The plea has been filed by a law student Skrikant Prasad claiming the Act, which came into force on April 27, "re-defines Delhi government as the Lt Governor". The plea argued that the Act curbs the Delhi Assembly's power to conduct proceedings. A bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh issued notices to the ministries of law and home affairs and sought their response in the matter.
PM Modi speaks to Bengal Governor over post poll violence
In a tweet, Dhankhar informed that the Prime Minister called him to take stock of the alarmingly worrisome law and order situation in the state where reports of arson and violence came from parts of the state on Sunday evening even as trends and results of the Assembly election were pouring in.
Air India pilots threaten to 'stop work' if vax drive not started
In a letter to Air India's Director of Operations R.S. Sandhu, ICPA said: "With no healthcare support to the flying crew, no insurance, and a massive opportunistic pay cut, we are in no position to continue risking the lives of our pilots without vaccination." "Our finances are already spread thin covering our bedridden colleagues and provisioning for families lest we inadvertently infect them with the deadly virus that is an ever-present occupational hazard for us."
80% Indian cos struggle to educate employees on cybersecurity: Survey
Despite increasing cyberattacks, budgets on cybersecurity have remained stagnant and executive teams continue to underestimate the level of damage threats can do to organisations, revealed the survey by global cybersecurity firm Sophos.
Couldn't predict exact nature of Covid 2nd wave, says Supermodel Committee
The panel, however, is continuing its efforts to better estimate its future trajectory. The committee comprising three scientists working on the SUTRA model for charting the trajectory of Covid-19 denied reports in a section of media that it cautioned the government in March about the second wave but attention was not paid to it.
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