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Rama Rao also thanked Indigo Airlines for transporting the concentrators and called on corporates to step up and contribute to the battle against Coronavirus. (Representational Image/PTI)

200 oxygen concentrators arrive in Hyderabad from China

KTR thanked the Central government for increasing the supply of oxygen, remdesivir injections and vaccines to the state

16 May 2021 11:35 PM IST

Second batch of Sputnik-V vaccine arrives in Hyderabad. (PTI)

Second batch of Russian COVID-19 vaccine reaches Hyderabad

The first consignment of 1.50 lakh doses of Sputnik V vaccine from Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) landed in India...

16 May 2021 2:21 PM IST

Banana plantation destroyed due to strong winds and rainfall owing to Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea, in Alappuzha, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (PTI)

Heavy rains lash Kerala; water level rises in many dams

According to the state government, at least nine districts have been severely affected by the sea incursion

16 May 2021 1:32 PM IST

Locals tie ropes around temporary embankment during rough sea weather conditions due to formation of Cyclone Tauktae in the Arabian Sea, in Thiruvananthapuram, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Tauktae: Karnataka CM orders shifting of people from low-lying...

The Chief Minister has directed the officials to call the Ministers concerned or him directly if in need of any...

16 May 2021 12:34 PM IST

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addresses the media virtually, in New Delhi. (PTI)

COVID-19 lockdown extended in Delhi by another week

The COVID-19 situation has been improving in Delhi with the number of cases and positivity rate going down steadily in...

16 May 2021 12:33 PM IST

High sea waves due to cyclone Tauktae hit Bhagavathi Prem Sinken Dredger, at Surathkal Beach near Mangaluru, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (PTI)

Cyclone Tauktae intensifies after ploughing through Kerala, Karnataka,...

According to IMD, Tauktae is likely to intensify further during the next 24 hours and reach the Gujarat coast on Monday...

16 May 2021 12:30 PM IST

Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges. (Photo: File/PTI)

Petrol, diesel price hiked again; petrol price nears Rs 99 in Mumbai

Rates had already crossed Rs 100-mark in several cities in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

16 May 2021 11:53 AM IST

Satav on April 22 said he had tested COVID-19 positive. (Photo: Twitter/Rahul Gandhi)

Congress MP Rajeev Satav dies after recovering from COVID-19

Satav (46) was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Pune after testing positive last month and was on...

16 May 2021 11:44 AM IST

A medic takes a swab sample for COVID-19 testing during the second wave of coronavirus epidemic in India, in Ranchi, Friday, May 7, 2021. (Photo: PTI)

India records 3.11 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases in single day

The active cases have reduced to 36,18,458 comprising 14.66 per cent of the total infections

16 May 2021 10:58 AM IST

SpiceJet had approached the DGCA for permission since the rest for the pilots was not in a suitable environment as mandated by Indias Civil Aviation Regulations (CAR). (Representational Photo: PTI)

No Covid test, Spicejet pilots spend 21 hours in jet at Zagreb

Spicejet blamed Croatian authorities for changing orders mid-air and insisting on RTPCR negative tests

16 May 2021 9:13 AM IST

After making frantic calls and doing the rounds, patients are landing at government hospitals only to learn the shocking news that no beds are available. (Representational Photo: AFP)

Beds shortage persists; patients' plight worsen in AP

East Godavari Collector says making more beds available; pvt hospitals to give 50% beds

16 May 2021 8:53 AM IST

Crowded Chandni Chowk market during festive season, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020. (PTI Photo)

Crowds flouting Covid norms during lockdown relaxation

Crowds are thronging the commodity and vegetable markets in the district during the lockdown relaxation period

16 May 2021 7:59 AM IST