- India has reported 3,688 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of infections in the country since the pandemic started to 4,30,75,864.
- Maharashtra Day commemorates the formation of the state in 1960. On May 1, 1960, the Bombay Reorganisation Act came into effect, creating Maharashtra, following many protests and demonstrations in support of the new state.
- Gujarat Day is observed on May 1 to mark the creation of Gujarat as a separate state. In 1960, two states - Gujarat and Maharashtra - were carved out of Bombay State. Since then, May 1 is celebrated in both the states with great zeal and enthusiasm.
- Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Saturday claimed that 'Hindu' is a geographical identity and all people living in the land between the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean are Hindus.
- A freight train carrying coal towards Delhi got derailed on the dedicated freight corridor Track between Barthana and Ekdil stations in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, officials said.
- Nearly 46,000 unauthorised loudspeakers were removed from religious places and the volume of another 59,000 was set to permissible limits across Uttar Pradesh following a government order, a senior police official said on Saturday.
- The Supreme Court on Friday stated that doctors and healthcare services are not excluded from the ambit of the Consumer Protection Act 2019.
- General Manoj Pande took over as the new Army Chief on Saturday.He took over the charges of the Indian Army from the outgoing Army Chief, Gen MM Narvane in the afternoon.
- After careful consideration, Odisha government has decided to reschedule the timing of teaching hours in all schools from 6.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m from May 2.
- Unlike other states, Odisha is not facing shortage of coal, said Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra
- The Centre has apparently lobbed the ball into the state government’s court for the establishment of benches of Orissa High Court in western and southern Odisha
- Two brothers were arrested with 107 kg ganja in Ganjam district, police said Saturday. The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police arrested the duo from Raghunathsahi village in Buguda police station area, sources said.
- On the lines of Urban Meteorological Services for Delhi-NCR, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Saturday announced to start similar services for 50 cities in a year's time.
- Amid Twitter’s $44 billion deal saga, tech billionaire Elon Musk has gained approximately 6 million followers on the platform. The Tesla CEO likely had around 83 million followers before the Twitter deal. However, as of now, he has over 89 million followers on the microblogging site
- Amidst a single day rise of 3,688 new coronavirus infections taking the active cases to 18,684, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that over 60 per cent of youngsters between the 12-14 age group have received the 1st dose of Covid-19 vaccine.
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