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Telangana: TRS makes clean sweep of urban local body polls
The TRS won a clear majority in the Greater Warangal and Khammam Municipal Corporations and five municipalities -- Siddipet, Kothur, Nakrekal, Atchampet and Jadcherla -- where elections were held on April 30. In the 66-member Warangal Municipal Corporation, the TRS won 48 seats. The BJP finished second with 10 seats while Congress candidates were elected in four wards. Independents and others were elected in four places.
CBI registers case on ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan 'framing'
A CBI spokesperson here said said the agency has registered the case on the Supreme Court's directive in its April 15 order. The official said that a case against ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan had been registered by Kerala Police on October 20, 1994 against a Maldivian national under the Foreigners Act on the allegations of overstaying in India after expiry of visa.
India headed for stricter lockdowns to combat Covid wave
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while urging the states to avoid blanket lockdowns that would cripple the economy and hit livelihoods has also maintained all along that the government would go by the advice of medical experts in formulating its policy to tackle the devastating pandemic.
PM Modi reviews Covid related initiatives by Indian Navy
Admiral Singh informed the Prime Minister about the various initiatives being taken by the Indian Navy to assist the countrymen during the pandemic. He informed the Prime Minister that the Indian Navy has reached out to all the state administrations, offering help in terms of hospital beds, transportation and other such things.
Phone-tapping case FIR: IPS Shukla seeks protection from Bombay HC
A former Commissioner of State Intelligence Department (SID), Shukla is presently the Additional Director-General of CRPF (South Zone), based in Hyderabad. Her lawyer Sameer Nangre sought an urgent hearing on the matter on Tuesday (May 4), contending that the 1988 batch IPS officer is apprehending arrest, and sought directions to the Mumbai Police to refrain from taking any coercive action against Shukla.
PM Modi, EU chief discuss Covid situation in India
The two leaders exchanged views on the Covid-19 situation in India ahead of the India-EU leaders' meeting on May 8. Modi expressed his appreciation of the EU and its member states for mobilising quick support for India's fight against the second wave of the pandemic.
Indian govt, Adar Poonawalla refute reports about no vaccine orders since March
"It is clarified that 100 per cent advance of Rs 1,732.50 crore was released to Serum Institute of India (SII) on April 28 for 11 crore doses of Covishield vaccine during May, June and July, and was received by them on April 28. As on date, against the last order of 10 crore doses for supplies of Covishield vaccine, 8.744 crore doses have been delivered till May 3," the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a statement.
Trinamool Congress successful in consolidating Muslim votes
The bulk of the Muslim dominated seats are mostly in four districts -- Murshidabad, Malda, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas. While Murshidabad has 16 Muslim dominated seats among the total 22 Assembly seats the rest of the three districts have 9 assembly seats each. Among the rest of the 61 seats the Trinamool Congress managed to get 58 seats.
Jose K. Mani, the biggest loser in Kerala elections
Jose K. Mani, referred to as the politician born with a silver spoon suffered the worst electoral reversal on Sunday when he lost to Mani C. Kappen at the Pala assembly constituency which was the citadel of Mani from 1967 till he died and never lost an election from Pala.
Delhi govt writes to Centre seeking Army help in Covid crisis
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia made the appeal through a letter written on Sunday to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for lending services of the Armed Forces to set up Covid facilities here in the city with about 10,000 oxygenated non-ICU beds and 1,000 ICU beds.
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