India

Given the unfolding humanitarian crisis in India, the Biden administration cannot afford not to have its diplomatic post in New Delhi without a head.

Twitter had received a number of takedown requests from India around content that the government termed as misinformation around farmer protests and COVID-19.

Captain of the hockey team that won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Vasudevan Baskaran, believes both the men's and women's teams are capable of finishing on the podium at the Tokyo Olympics.

Data from the union health ministry shows how the pandemic situation in the country is worsening every day with rising cases and deaths.

The health ministry was not immediately available for comment.

The variant, named B.1.617, has been reported in some 17 countries, raising global concern.

It said the inoculation of the 18-44 years age group will begin on a slow pace on Saturday, but will stablise soon.

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The injured men Ajay, a supervisor at the unit and Hariom, a hospital employee were being treated at a hospital.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the DRDO is arranging oxygen cylinders to address the requirements of various hospitals.

The Minister said the government will intimate the eligible people after confirmation from Serum Institute of India about the arrival of vaccines.

Necessary services and activities like health care, police, fire, bank, electricity, water and irrigation, scheduled operation of common transport will be allowed to operate.

Aaj ka Panchang, April 30: The day is dedicated to Goddess Santoshi, Goddess Mahalakshmi, Goddess Annapuraneshwari, and Goddess Durga

The rituals are being carried out based on Hindu traditions, they say, as many families are abandoning bodies at a local crematorium.

Minister Basavaraj Bommai said nod has been given to use 8,500 home guards for COVID-related jobs, adding 15,000 civil defence volunteers will track and trace patients.

The bench during the hearing said the central government has to either show some justification for this or "make amends" now that the situation has been brought to its attention.