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• Mumbai Special Court Slaps Notices to 'confiscate' Nirav Modi's Properties
  
  Fresh legal troubles are brewing in Mumbai for fugitive diamantaire Nirav D. Modi, currently battling for bail and against extradition proceedings in a UK court, officials said here on Thursday.
• Proactively Working to Secure Availability of Covid Vaccines: Govt
  
  The Union Government on Thursday emphasized that it is consistently and proactively working to secure and enhance the availability of vaccines.
• Maharashtra Lockdown Restrictions Extended Till June 1
  
  The Union Government on Thursday emphasized that it is consistently and proactively working to secure and enhance the availability of vaccines.
• Putin: School Shooting in Kazan 'has Shaken All of Us'
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the deadly school shooting in Kazan “has shaken” the country and ordered the government to revise school security protocols and tighten control over civilian gun ownership.
• Weary Gaza Marks Muslim Feast as Violence Spreads in Israel
  
  Weary Palestinians somberly marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Thursday, as Hamas and Israel traded more rockets and airstrikes and Jewish-Arab violence raged across Israel.
• Vaccination Big Weapon in Fight against Covid: Harsh Vardhan
  
  Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday that vaccination is a big weapon in the fight against Covid-19.
• Maharashtra Keeps Vaccination of 18-44 Age Group on Hold
  
  The stocks would be diverted to carry out a seamless and hassle-free vaccination for the 45-plus age group category till adequate doses of the vaccines are made available.
• PM-CARES Sanctions Procurement of 1.5L Units of Oxycare System
  
  The PM-CARES Fund has sanctioned the procurement of 1.5 lakh units of Oxycare System at a cost of Rs 322.5 crore.
• At 4,205, India Reports Record Covid Deaths in a Day
  
  India on Wednesday recorded 4,205 deaths due to Covid, highest till date with 3,48,421 fresh cases, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
• NSUI Files 'missing Person' Report with Police on Amit Shah
  
  NSUI general secretary Nagesh Kariyappa filed the complaint against Shah with the Parliament Street police station.
• Mamata Writes to PM, Calls for 'liberal' Import of Vaccines
  
  The Trinamool Congress supremo also expressed her willingness to provide land for the purpose.
• Priyanka Says Impossible to Fight Covid without Door-to-door Vaccine Delivery
  
  Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday slammed the government for celebrating Vaccination Day on April 12 and claimed that the vaccination rate was down by 82 per cent within 30 days.
• Maruti Suzuki Extends Free Service, Warranty Period for Customers
  
  Automoile major Maruti Suzuki India has extended 'free service, warranty' to customers in the light of the second Covid-19 wave.
• India's March Industrial Output Zooms on Low Base Effect
  
  Low base effect from last year's nationwide lockdown powered the growth of India's industrial output in March.
• Retail Inflation Eases to 4.29% in April as Food Prices Fall
  
  Lower food prices sequentially eased India's retail inflation in April as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) decreased to 4.29 per cent from 5.52 per cent in March.
• Amazon Wins EU Court Fight over $300 Million Tax Ruling
  
  In the latest setback to European Union efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance, a court on Wednesday annulled a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between Amazon and Luxembourg's government amounted to illegal state support.
• UK's Johnson Urged to Bring Forward Inquiry into Pandemic
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Wednesday that an independent public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic will start hearing evidence next year. While welcoming the announcement, a leading group representing the bereaved thinks it should begin sooner.
• India's Active Caseload Declines for Second Consecutive Day
  
  The country's active caseload declined for the second consecutive day on Wednesday to 37,04,099. It now comprises 15.87% of the country's total Covid positive cases. A net decline of 11,122 cases was recorded in the active caseload in the last 24 hours.
• Sonia Sets up Panel to Probe Cong Poll Debacle
  
  Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday constituted a committee to investigate the reasons for the party's losses in the recently concluded assembly polls.
• Nadda's Letter to Sonia Gandhi Sign of Arrogance: Congress
  
  Addressing a press conference here, Congress General Secretary Ajay Maken said the situation in the country is pathetic as dead bodies were seen floating in the Ganga river in Bihar's Buxar district on Monday.
• Now, Two Dozen Bodies Found on Ganga Banks in UP's Ghazipur
  
  After Bihar's Buxar, around two dozen bodies were found on the banks of the Ganga at adjoining Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, an official said on Tuesday.
• Delhi's Positivity Rate Falls below 18%, Reports 12,481 New Cases
  
  Witnessing a decline, the national capital reported 12,481 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest since April 12 and the daily positivity rate dipping below 18 per cent for the first time since April 14.
• Recoveries Outnumber New Cases in India after 61 Days
  
  For the first time in 61 days, recoveries outnumbered new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, providing some relief to the country which is reeling under the raging second wave of the pandemic for some time now.
• Covid Accelerates AI Rollout at Indian Firms: IBM
  
  More than 1 in 2 (53 per cent) of Indian IT professionals say that their company has accelerated the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI) based technologies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an IBM survey revealed on Tuesday.
• Smart Power India Supports 2,412 Micro Firms with Reliable Electricity
  
  Smart Power India said that its Micro Enterprise Development (MED) programme has helped transform 2,412 commercial and micro entrepreneurs in rural India, across the states of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand as of April, through reliable electricity access.

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