- Coronavirus cases in Odisha saw a massive jump on Friday as 12390 persons in the state tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24hours. New Positive Cases: 12390 , Inquarantine:6938, Local contacts: 5452.
- The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh governments to provide dry ration, open community kitchens and ensure proper transportation for those wanting to return to their home districts.
- DIG (Prisons), Subhakanta Mishra said, "Two individuals lost their lives and at least 120 prisoners tested positive for Covid-19. Critical patients shifted to COVID hospitals and 449 convicts released on 90-day parole."
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 8th installment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on Friday at 11 am via video conferencing.
- Qatar on Thursday sent a consignment of medical supplies including 200 oxygen concentrators, 40 ventilators and 4,300 Remdesivir vials to India as the latter reels from a devastating COVID-19 crisis.
- The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country reached nearly the 18 crore mark as per the 8 pm provisional report, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday.
- The Election Commission has formed a core-committee to identify shortcomings from recently held Assembly polls in states.
- The Unnao district administration has ordered a probe after some bodies were found buried on the Ganga river bank in Bighapur Patan tehsil area, officials said on Thursday.
- West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is on a visit to areas affected by post-poll violence in the state, was shown black flags by a group of people who also raised slogans in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district on Thursday.
- Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief S Tikendra Singh died on Thursday due to COVID-19. He was under treatment at Shija Hospital in Imphal.
- The Chhattisgarh government will pay for the education of children who have lost their parents to corona virus, announced the Chief Minister's Office on Thursday.
- The dialer tune message of Centre asking people to get vaccinated was criticised by the Delhi High Court which said the "irritating" message was being played for "we don't know how long" asking people to get the jab when there was not enough vaccine.
- The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone including Judges and Registry officials in the Supreme Court, and the Indian judiciary has seen more than 100 high court judges and over 2,700 officers testing positive for the virus, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana said on Thursday.
- Starting tomorrow, those in the 18-44 age group, including those who have a confirmed slot, will not be able to get vaccine shots against Covid in government health centres in Karnataka, according to the state health department.
- The Election Commission on Thursday deferred legislative council polls in nine seats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana due to the second wave of the corona virus pandemic.
- The Covid orphans will be covered under the Chhattisgarh Mahtari Dular Scheme from the ongoing academic session. These students, irrespective of whether studying in government or private school, will also be getting scholarship of Rs 500 (for students of Class 1-8) and Rs 1000 for the those studying in Class 9-12
- Times Group chairperson Indu Jain died on Thursday due to Covid-related complications, company sources said. She was 84.
- The Centre on Thursday approved extending the gap between the two doses of the Covishield vaccine from 6-8 weeks to 12-16 weeks following a recommendation from a government panel, the Union health ministry said. However, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has suggested no change for the dosage interval for Covaxin, the ministry said.
- At least 50 employees of Bharat Biotech, the Covaxin maker, have tested positive for Covid-19, Joint Managing Director Suchitra Ella informed.
- Odisha registered its highest single day Covid-19 death of 22 people taking the toll due to the pandemic in the state to 2273, informed Health Department.
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