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Mumbai airport shut for 11 hrs, 7 flights diverted
This resulted in the diversion of at least seven in-bound flights to less turbulent locations, including an IndiGo flight returning to Lucknow, a SpiceJet service diverted to Surat, while another IndiGo service was diverted to Hyderabad. Besides, the CSMIA registered cancellations of 34 arrivals and 22 departures in view of the bad weather conditions prevailing through the day.
After day-long drama, 4 Trinamool leaders granted bail in Narada sting case
The state witnessed high drama since Monday morning after CBI sleuths arrested two Trinamool Congress ministers -- Firhad Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee -- along with present MLA Madan Mitra and former Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor Sovon Chattopadhyay in connection with the 2016 Narada sting tapes case, in which several politicians and a high-ranked police officer were allegedly found accepting cash for providing unofficial favours to the company.
4-year-old abducted, raped in UP: accused held
Police said the accused Umesh Nishad, who was arrested on Sunday, has been booked under relevant sections, including section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). He was also charged under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. According to reports, Umesh took the girl away when her family members were busy in the wedding ceremony to a desolate spot in nearby jungles.
O2 concentrator case: Navneet Kalra sent to 3 days police custody
Metropolitan Magistrate Archana Beniwal at the Saket district court passed the order after hearing the arguments of Delhi Police and Kalra's lawyers. The Delhi Police had sought a five-day custody of Kalra for interrogation in connection with alleged black-marketing and hoarding of oxygen concentrators. Advocate Vineet Malhotra, representing Kalra, had argued that Kalra's custody was not required, as the police have already had his phone and bills
180 Indian Army teams ready to assist states in areas impacted by Cyclone Tauktae
In anticipation of assisting civil administration in undertaking rescue and relief operations due to severe cyclonic storm 'Tauktae', the Indian Army has mobilised columns and Engineer Task Forces (ETF) to the Western Coast from various parts of the Country. A total 180 teams -- three teams in each column -- and nine Engineer Task Forces (ETFs) spread over the geographical area are on standby at short notice factoring in all possible contingencies and Covid situation.
Walk-in vaccination for 45+ in Delhi, stock to last 3 days
Vaccination centres for the 45 and above age groups in hospitals and other healthcare centres are now being shifted to government schools. At the schools vaccination centres, people aged 45 and above will be vaccinated even if they have not registered online for vaccination.
Plea in SC against FIRs for posters questioning PM for Covid vax exports
The petition, filed by advocate Pradeep Kumar Yadav, said that posters were found pasted on walls and boards with the message: "Modi ji humare bachon ka vaccine videsh kyon bhej diya?" (Why did you send our children's vaccines abroad?). Police, in all the districts where the posters were found, registered FIRs under the Prevention of Defacement of Property Act, the Delhi Disaster Management Act and the Indian Penal Code.
4524 new Covid cases in Delhi as high casualties cause for concern
It has witnessed a sharp decline in daily positive case and positivity rate for around the last two weeks. During the peak of the second wave of the Covid pandemic, on April 20, Delhi's daily positive cases were reported at 28, 395, while the highest daily positivity rate was 36 per cent on April 22. Even if the new infections continued to dip in Delhi, the daily deaths figure remained on the higher side.
Bleeding, clotting events after vaccination minuscule in India: Report
Alerts were raised in some countries on post-vaccination "embolic and thrombotic events" on March 11 this year, particularly with the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine (Covishield in India), said the report. A decision was taken to conduct an urgent in-depth analysis of the adverse events (AE) in India in the light of the global concerns.
Governor asks Mamata to follow rule of law
"Concerned about the alarming situation. Call upon @MamataOfficial to follow constitutional norms & rule of law. Police @WBPolice @KolkataPolice @HomeBengal must take all steps to maintain law & order. Sad -- situation is being allowed to drift with no tangible action by authorities," the governor tweeted after violence erupted in front of the gate of the CBI regional office at Nizam Palace on Monday morning.
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