Himachal Pradesh extends COVID-19 restrictions till 6 am of June 7

Possibility of heavy rain will persist as long as a depression - a fallout of cyclone Yaas - exists in the vicinity of the state, Deputy Director of the Regional Met Centre, Sanjib Bandopadhyay, said.

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New Delhi: Supreme Court adjourned the plea seeking directions to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) to cancel the CBSE, ICSE Class XII examination for Monday.

The national capital which has been under strict lockdown since April 15 due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic will be unlocked phase-wise from Monday 

The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted interim bail to four Trinamool Congress leaders - former ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Sovan Chatterjee and Madan Mitra – in connection with the Narada alleged bribery case.

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28 May 2021

23:40 IST

A warm meeting with US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin. A comprehensive conversation about further developing our strategic & defence partnership. Exchanged views on contemporary security challenges. Expressed appreciation of US military role in responding to Covid situation: EAM

23:38 IST

Rajasthan reports 2648 new COVID-19 cases, 11,177 recoveries, and 78 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 9,33,848
Total recoveries 8,63,175
Death toll 8181
Active cases 62,492

23:38 IST

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has constituted a 3-member Committee to resolve the ongoing factionalism in Punjab Congress. Mallikarjun Kharge, Harish Rawat and JP Agarwal are the members of the Committee that will meet tomorrow in Delhi at the Congress War Room. (ANI)

23:37 IST

Assam reports 5436 new #COVID19 cases, 5760 recoveries, and 80 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 3,98,010
Total discharges 3,40,178
Death toll 3168
Active cases 53,317

23:37 IST

WHO convened global study on origin of Covid-19 is an important first step. It stressed the need for next phase studies as also for further data & studies to reach robust conclusions. The follow up of WHO report & further studies deserve understanding & cooperation of all: MEA

23:12 IST

300 oxygen concentrators donated by Iran to India reach New Delhi.

#COVID19: 300 oxygen concentrators donated by Iran to India reach New Delhi pic.twitter.com/SdaQnZtZKG

— ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2021

23:11 IST

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday (May 28) announced that the state government will not seek any immediate financial assistance from the Centre to mitigate the damage by Cyclone Yaas. The CM asserted that his government will manage the crisis through its own resources as the Centre was already burdened due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

23:10 IST

Domestic air travel is set to become costlier as the Civil Aviation Ministry on Friday (May 28) raised the lower limit on fares by 15 per cent, according to an official order. The increase in airfares will come into effect from June 1, it said. The upper limits on fares remain unchanged.

23:09 IST

Bihar announces compensation of Rs 4 lakh for kin of deceased:

Atleast one person has reportedly died while six others have been injured in Bihar's Begusarai district on Friday after an old house collapsed due to the impact of Cyclone Yaas in Bihar. Read more here

23:08 IST

Rajasthan reports 2648 new #COVID19 cases, 11,177 recoveries, and 78 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 9,33,848
Total recoveries 8,63,175
Death toll 8181
Active cases 62,492

23:07 IST

Governor of Himachal Pradesh notifies priority groups for COVID-19 vaccination namely all specially-abled persons, all staff government & private institutions; government departments' employees, NCC cadets 18 years & above, all prisoners above 18 years, COVID volunteers & others.

23:06 IST

Madhya Pradesh reports 1854 new COVID-19 cases, 5796 recoveries and 63 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 7,75,709
Total recoveries 7,33,496
Death toll 7891
Active cases 34,322

22:50 IST

Himachal Pradesh reports 1,523 new COVID-19 positive cases, 3148 recoveries, and 64 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases: 18,495
Total positive cases: 1,87,342

22:49 IST

Mumbai reports 929 new #COVID19 cases, 1239 recoveries and 30 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 7,03,461
Total recoveries 6,58,540
Death toll 14,808
Active cases 27,958

22:48 IST

Gujarat reports 2521 new COVID-19 cases, 7965 recoveries and 27 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total cases 8,03,387
Total recoveries 7,50,015
Death toll 9761
Active cases 43,611

22:44 IST

Curfew extended in Manipur districts of Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Churachandpur and Ukhrul with permitted activities and guidelines including restriction on inter-district movements till June 11.

22:43 IST

Karnataka has reported 22,823 new positive cases, 52,253 recoveries, and 401 deaths today.

Total positive cases: 25,46,821
Active cases: 3,72,373

22:42 IST

Punjab has reported 3,724 new COVID-19 positive cases, 6,797 recoveries, and 148 deaths today.

Active cases: 44,964
Total positive cases: 5,59,795

22:42 IST

A batch of three Rafale fighter aircraft landed in India yesterday after taking off from France: IAF Sources

22:41 IST

Rajasthan reports 2648 new COVID-19 cases, 11,177 recoveries, and 78 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 9,33,848
Total recoveries 8,63,175
Death toll 8181
Active cases 62,492

22:39 IST

Odisha: Baitarani River continues to flow above the danger level, flooding nearby residential areas. Visuals from earlier today in Bhadrak.

Odisha: Baitarani River continues to flow above the danger level, flooding nearby residential areas. Visuals from earlier today in Bhadrak. #CycloneYaas pic.twitter.com/g4QvHVnSJy

— ANI (@ANI) May 28, 2021

19:52 IST

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan writes to PM Narendra Modi requesting him to take "measures for a continuous supply of vaccines so that the balance vaccines can be supplied matching with the pace of Kerala's vaccination potential."

18:54 IST

ln view of COVID-19 second wave, Universities & Colleges are requested to make optimum use of SWAYAM online platform for the benefit of students. The platform will have 83 UG & 40 PG MOOCs courses, for July-October Semester 2021: University Grants Commission. (ANI)

18:42 IST

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till 6 am on June 7. Supply of groceries to continue through govt departments, grocery to be sold through vehicles or pushcarts in association with local grocery shops. Delivery of grocery allowed between 7am to 6 pm. 

14:32 IST

Board exam results for Class 10th will be based on exams conducted in Class 9th & 10th (internal marks). We will try to declare the results by the end of June. Those who aren't satisfied with their results can write CET exams later: Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad.

14:17 IST

As the country is at the peak of COVID-19 pandemic, we have not sought any immediate financial assistance to burden the Central Govt and would like to manage it through our own resources to tide over the crisis: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

14:16 IST

Maharashtra Education Department announces financial help to students for Class 1st to 12th who have lost parents due to COVID.

13:34 IST

Positivity rate has come down to 1.5 per cent & around 1,100 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

13:29 IST

This lockdown will last till Monday, 5am. We will begin the unlocking process. Construction activities & factories will be reopened from Monday keeping the daily wage workers in mind: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

12:52 IST

Calcutta High Court grants interim bail to all four TMC leaders-Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra & Sovan Chatterjee in Narada Case.

12:16 IST

Cyclone Yaas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds meeting with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to assess the impact of cyclone Yaas.

12:15 IST

The plea seeks direction to the Union of India to pass necessary instruction to Twitter India and Twitter Inc to appoint Resident Grievance Officer under Rule 4 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Ethics Code) Rules 2021 without any delay.

12:02 IST

A plea has been moved in Delhi High Court against Twitter India for alleged non-compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021

12:01 IST

CBSE: Supreme Court adjourns a plea seeking directions to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) to cancel the CBSE, ICSE Class XII examination for Monday.

10:24 IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to address media today at 12 noon by video conferencing.

09:54 IST

COVID-19: India reports 1,86,364 new COVID-19 cases, 2,59,459 discharges & 3,660 deaths in last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry

Total cases: 2,75,55,457

Total discharges: 2,48,93,410 

Death toll: 3,18,895    

Active cases: 23,43,152 

Total vaccination: 20,57,20,660

09:53 IST

Talangana: Telangana government increases the stipend of Senior Resident doctors from Rs 70,000/month to Rs 80,500/ month(consolidated) with effect from January 1, 2021.

09:53 IST

COVID-19: With 2,59,459 patient recoveries reported during the last 24 hours, a total of 2,48,93,410 patients have recovered in the country so far. Recovery Rate increases to 90.34%: Union Health Ministry

09:47 IST

COVID-19: At 1.86 lakh cases, a declining trend in new cases continues. Daily new cases are lowest in the last 44 days. Active caseload further declines to 23,43,152 with active cases decrease by 76,755 in last 24 hours: Union Health Ministry.

09:45 IST

CBSE: Supreme Court to hear a plea seeking directions to the Centre, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) to cancel the CBSE, ICSE Class XII exam.