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A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde, asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit before the Allahabad High Court the various steps and measures it has taken to control the pandemic, within a week's time.

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Earlier the CMO had also stated that there is no need to impose a complete lockdown as a weekend lockdown is sufficient to curb the spread.

According to a report by Times of India, contrary to initial observations, the age profile of people getting infected with Covid-19 in the second wave remains mostly unchanged.

Polling will be held between 7 am and 6.30 pm at 14,480 polling stations in 17 constituencies in North 24 Parganas district, nine each in Nadia and Uttar Dinajpur districts and eight in Purba Bardhaman district.

Jaishankar said India prioritised vaccination of its people while describing those who questioned why the country was exporting at all as "nonserious" people.

In Bengaluru, there is an increase in infections, when infections increase there will be shortage of beds at hospitals, Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar said.

Having topped JEE Mains from Odisha, Panda is now preparing for JEE Advanced - IIT entrance test. He has also cracked IISc entrance exam.

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According to a report by Times of India, against the target of 3 crore, an additional around 91 lakh frontline workers have got only the first dose.

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said all possible support is being extended to states to double production of Remdesivir drug, ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen and COVID-19 vaccines.

A total of 6,91,610 candidates had registered for the exam. Of these, 5,91,252 candidates have paid the fee and sent the duly filled form in online mode.

In last 24 hours, around 24,000 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Within a day, the number rose from 19,500 to 24,000.

state health minister Rajesh Tope said people have been supportive of the restrictions, though some violations of prohibitory rules under section 144 of the CrPC have also been reported.

CM appealed to the industrial sector to plan a COVID-appropriate work-style to ensure that the economy is not impacted in case of a "third wave of coronavirus"

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