Covid LIVE: Maharashtra reports 58,993 cases in a day; over 8,500 in Delhi

Coronavirus live updates: Pune has recorded 12,090 cases, Delhi 7,437 Covid cases in the last 24 hours. PM Modi said Covid situation is very grim in some states. Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Arrangements being made for locals returning to Bihar, says CM

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Iran says it has reflected needs to the government and the Bharat Biotech

Iran has reflected its needs to the government and the Bharat Biotech. Happily, we have received the first consignment of 125,000 doses: Iran's Embassy in India on media queries on purchase of vaccines from India

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Jewellers in Jaipur say their business is hit due to Covid surge

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Coronavirus LIVE: 20 AIIMS doctors test positive

20 doctors have tested positive for Covid-19 of which 2 are faculty members, rest are resident doctors. They tested positive in last 10 days. In addition, 6 MBBS students are also infected. Among these only 3 have been administered with first dose of vaccination, reports news agency ANI

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Coronavirus LIVE: Andhra Pradesh reports 2,765 new cases

Andhra Pradesh reports 2,765 new coronavirus cases, 1,245 recoveries, and 11 deaths, in the past 24 hours, according to the state health department.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi schools to be shut for all classes, says Kejriwal

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Coronavirus LIVE: Nagpur reports 6,489 new cases, another record high

Coronavirus LIVE: Nagpur reports 6,489 new cases, another record high, according to the health department.

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Night curfew imposed in Puducherry from April 10 in wake of rising Covid-19 cases: Lieutenant Governor

Night curfew imposed in Puducherry from April 10 in wake of rising Covid-19 cases: Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan

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Coronavirus LIVE: Uttar Pradesh reports 9,587 cases

Uttar Pradesh reports 36 more coronavirus-related fatalities, death toll rises to 9,039; infection tally mounts to 663,991 with 9,587 new cases, according to the state health department

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Shortage in Congress-ruled states isn't of vaccines but of basic commitment towards health care: Prasad

Rahul Gandhi must know shortage in Congress-ruled states isn't of vaccines but of basic commitment towards health care. He should write to his party’s govts to  concentrate on administering the lakhs of vaccines they are sitting upon: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

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Covid LIVE: Rajasthan CM says current vaccine stock will only last 2 days

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Milind Deora too says there is vaccine shortage in some centres in Mumbai

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BMC says vaccine shortage over non-receipt of stocks from Centre

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Sahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy tests positive for coronavirus

Sahara group Chairman Subrata Roy Sahara has tested positive for coronavirus. Amidst the rising number of Covid-19 cases, Roy has appealed to everyone that the priority should be to "stay safe and take care of people around us", according to a release. Read here

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Himachal Pradesh: Resurgence of coronavirus hits state tourism industry