India

The Arnala police arrested Hemant Gharat after three out of four labourers he had hired to clean the septic tank of his bungalow on Friday, died of suffocation because of the toxic gases, an official said.

A youth from Nalanda district and a 42-year-old man from Begusarai tested positive for the coronavirus on Friday night.

Head of Epidemiology and Communicable diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar said the apex health research body will begin a study on the effectiveness of the vaccine against coronavirus infection next week.

The home ministry said over 2 lakh postmen and gramin dak sevaks are ensuring payments to beneficiaries of various government schemes through India Post Payment Bank using Aadhaar-based payments.

According to data shared by the NCW, 123 cases of domestic violence were received between February 27 and March 22. In the last 25 days, the commission received 239 more such complaints.

Dr Gupta further asked institutes to immediately return the faulty and substandard kits and replace them with new ones and inform the DGME office.

PIB Additional Director General Nagendra Swamy questioned the news channel why it was spreading false information, creating panic and social unrest when the whole country is fighting Covid-19.

An unidentified man threw 25 currency notes of Rs 100, Rs 200 and Rs 500 denominations on the road in front of a lodge in Indore's Khatipura area.

The report in ‘The Lancet’ journal says rich nations might seek to prioritise vaccine doses for their own people, as was seen during the HIV-AIDS outbreak.

Kandhalvi had organised the religious gathering at Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi last month against the social distancing protocol imposed by the Centre to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

The incident took place in Holdelpur village in Kasganj district. The accused was arrested and legal action might be taken against others for videorecording instead of helping the victim.

According to the official notification, the online window for students to make changes opened on April 16 at 10 am and will be closed on April 21 at noon.

The G-South Ward that comprises Worli, Prabhadevi and Lower Parel on Tuesday recorded 52 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number to 360 — the highest in the city.

The nodal officers are to submit a report twice a week on the efforts and measures taken by them.

The Minister of State for External Affairs was asked about the statements of former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and IUML leaders from Kerala on the issue of Indians stranded in Middle East and other countries due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Suresh Sajalkar's condition soon deteriorated and he was rushed to a hospital, where he died on Wednesday, police said.