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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (May 9) extended the lockdown in the national capital by a week. The lockdown will now last till May 17. 

The BJP chose Himanta Biswa Sarma as the new Assam CM after a meeting of the BJP Legislature Party in Guwahati, which was attended by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and party General Secretary Arun Singh. Baijayant Panda, BJP's Assam in-charge was also present on the occasion. 

On Saturday, incumbent Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, had met BJP national chief JP Nadda and other top leaders in Delhi. 

28 trains including Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duronto, Vande Bharat, have been cancelled from May 9 due to low occupancy and rising COVID-19 cases in the country. 

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09 May 2021

20:05 IST

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain & gusty winds with speed of 30-40 km/h would occur over & adjoining areas of many places of Delhi & NCR during next 2 hours (issued at 7:40 pm): India Meteorological Department.

20:04 IST

Jammu and Kashmir government extends corona curfew across the union territory till May 17; a few essential services exempted, gathering permissible for weddings reduced to 25.

18:45 IST

35,801 new COVID-19 cases, 29,318 recoveries and 68 deaths were reported in Kerala today

Active cases 4,23,514

Total recoveries 1,4,72,951

Death toll 5,814

18:45 IST

As many as 6,738 oxygen concentrators, 3,856 oxygen cylinders, 16 oxygen generation Plants, 4,668 ventilators/Bi-PAP and about 3 lakh Remdesivir vials have been delivered/ dispatched as international donations and aid since April 27 to May 8: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

18:44 IST

A 7-year-old male lion named Aman died today due to cardiac arrest after a prolonged illness at Delhi zoo, says zoo director.

17:15 IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee pays floral tribute to the portrait of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore at Rabindra Sadan in Kolkata.

14:54 IST

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 60 lakhs from CMRF to feed stray animals during COVID-19 lockdown in five municipal corporations, 48 municipalities, and 61 NACs: CMO (ANI input)

12:28 IST

Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party in Assam: Union Minister & BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar

Assam | Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as the leader of the BJP legislative party in Assam: Union Minister & BJP leader Narendra Singh Tomar pic.twitter.com/Ati3guvJW3

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2021

12:27 IST

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal tenders resignation. Himanta Biswa Sarma frontrunner for Assam CM’s post. 

12:05 IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal extends lockdown by a week in view of surge in COVID-19 cases. Metro services to be stopped from tomorrow. 

12:05 IST

In the last 2-3 days, the positivity rate has come down to 23% from 35%: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (ANI input)

11:56 IST

We utilised the lockdown to strengthen the health infrastructure: Delhi CM Kejriwal said in a presser. 

The issue of oxygen shortage has been improved in the past few days, he added. 

11:55 IST

Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders BL Santosh, Baijayant Jay Panda and Ajay Jamwal arrive at Assam Legislative Assembly for BJP Legislative Party meeting

Guwahati: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders BL Santosh, Baijayant Jay Panda and Ajay Jamwal arrive at Assam Legislative Assembly for BJP Legislative Party meeting#Assam pic.twitter.com/OTdDpoGehD

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2021

11:42 IST

Assam: Outgoing CM Sarbananda Sonowal submits his resignation to Governor Jagdish Mukhi (ANI input)

10:47 IST

Partial 'corona curfew' imposed in Uttar Pradesh extended till May 17: ACS Information Navneet Sehgal (ANI input)

10:17 IST

Department of Expenditure has released Rs 8,923.8 cr to 25 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies (RLBs). It may be utilised by the RLBs, among other things, for various prevention and mitigation measures needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic: Ministry of Finance (ANI input)

09:57 IST

We've opened 3 oxygen centers where people can deposit their empty cylinders & in 24 to 48 hrs they will get refilled cylinders. People have to bring their Aadhaar card, patient's Aadhaar card & doctor's prescription: Meerut Municipal Corporation Commissioner

09:56 IST

"A consignment of the Oxygen generators & 1,000 ventilators arrives from the United Kingdom. Each generator has the capacity to produce 500 litres of Oxygen per minute, enough to treat 50 people at a time": MEA Spokesperson 

"A consignment of the Oxygen generators & 1,000 ventilators arrives from the United Kingdom. Each generator has the capacity to produce 500 litres of Oxygen per minute, enough to treat 50 people at a time": MEA Spokesperson pic.twitter.com/2qcYXMDzGZ

— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2021

09:28 IST

India reports 4,03,738 new COVID-19 cases, 3,86,444 discharges, and 4,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry (ANI input)

Total cases: 2,22,96,414 

Total discharges: 1,83,17,404

Death toll: 2,42,362

Active cases: 37,36,648

Total vaccination: 16,94,39,663 

09:00 IST

Remnants of China's biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere: Reuters 

08:55 IST

May 8 marks beginning of a new chapter towards building a strong India-EU relationship. India and European Unions, union of diversity shared value of democracy, rule of law & territorial integrity define our relationship: Union Min Piyush Goyal at India-EU Business Round Table 

"India and EU together are one of the world’s largest single markets. EU has been India’s largest trading partner as well as one of our largest investors over the last several years. Our trade is balanced and complimentary, he added. (ANI input)

08:47 IST

Remnants of China’s largest rocket 'Long March 5B' launched last week are expected to plunge back through the atmosphere late Saturday or early Sunday: Reuters quoting European and US tracking centres

08:46 IST

Traders' body CTI said 65 per cent respondents in a survey conducted by it favoured extension of the ongoing lockdown in Delhi in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday had said that a decision on extending the lockdown further will be taken after reviewing the situation. "Right now the citizens of Delhi themselves want this lockdown to continue, to stop the spread of this virus," he had said.  (PTI input)