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Arun Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary Jharkhand, wrote to the health secretary requesting reduction of the share of vaccines given to private hospitals from 25% to 5% for the state. Urging that for the sake of equitable distribution of vaccines at least 95% of vaccines for the state should be allocated from the government route, reported ANI.

Kerala reports 13,550 fresh Covid-19 cases, 104 deaths and 10,283 recoveries in the last 24 hours, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. The death toll now stands at 13,093; so far 27,97,779 patients have recovered, taking the positivity rate is 11%, he added.

The Karnataka high court adjourned the hearing of Twitter MD Manish Maheshwari's petition against notice issued by Ghaziabad Police asking him to appear before them in-person to July 5, on request of UP government's counsel Prasanna Kumar, reported ANI.

Niti Ayog Member (Health), Dr VK Paul, said during a press briefing that India's first foreign vaccine Moderna will be administered in two doses. Moderna was granted emergency use approval by drug controller general of India on Tuesday.

Balaji Srivastav has been given the additional charge of Delhi Police Commissioner after the current Commissioner DN Shrivastava retires, reported ANI.

Union Education Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank was discharged from AIIMS, Delhi, on Tuesday, where he was admitted for treatment due to post-covid complications, reported ANI.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Centre after it announced the Covid-19 financial package, calling it a 'hoax'.

Arvind Kejriwal promises free electricity till 300 units in Punjab if AAP winsnext year's polls.

Himachal Pradesh has reported 76 cases of Delta variant of Covid-19, as per the data released by the State Health Department on Tuesday.

Cipla has applied to national drugs regulator for license to import Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine.

SC refuses to stay the Delhi High Court decision of May 31 which allowed Central Vista project work to go on and dismissed a PIL that sought stoppage of construction activity to be motivated.

President Ram Nath Kovind lays foundation stone of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial and Cultural Centre at Lucknow.

Second wave of Covid-19 is still not over. Cases have definitely gone down sharply in Delhi but our experience of 1.5 years tells us that we shouldn't relax under any circumstance. People and the society should also not be allowed to relax and we have to be alert: Union Health Minister.

Uttarakhand Government has postponed the Char Dham Yatra with immediate effect till further orders, in compliance with the order of the Uttarakhand High Court. Government issues revised SOP.

SC directs states, union territories to implement 'one nation, one ration card' scheme till July 31, reports news agency PTI.

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh writes to Enforcement Directorate (ED) requesting them to record "statement on audio/visual mode of any nature of your choice at whatever time convenient", reports news agency ANI.

A Delhi court has issued fresh summons to Deep Sidhu and others in connection with a case relating to violence at Red Fort on Republic Day against them, reports news agency ANI.

PM Narendra Modi will chair Council of Ministers meet tomorrow.

A special bomb squad team of National Security Guard (NSG) is investigating the nature of the blast at Jammu Air Force Station. RDX or TNT likely used in the blast. Drones were controlled from across the border. Involvement of local handler also being investigated: Sources, reports news agency ANI.

UP government moves Supreme Court against order of protection by Karnataka high court for Twitter MD Maneesh Maheshwari in Loni assault case

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Ministry of home affairs hands over Jammu drone attack case to National Investigation Agency, reports ANI.

India reports 37,566 new Covid-19 cases, 56,994 recoveries, and 907 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.

Total cases: 3,03,16,897

Total recoveries: 2,93,66,601

Active cases: 5,52,659

Death toll: 3,97,637

Odisha reported 2,640 new Covid-19 cases, 3,385 recoveries, and 40 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases: 31,619

Total recoveries: 8,70,787

Death toll: 3,970

Suspected drone activity was seen late night in Kunjwani, Ratnuchak area of Jammu, reports news agency ANI.

Every day, 50 of us are being vaccinated. We're thankful to administration. Professionals counseled us as we were fearing vaccines' after-effects: Subhiksha, a beneficiary.

Vietnam's health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday it had approved Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the country's fifth vaccine to be approved as authorities seek to accelerate an inoculation programme.

Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari booked by UP police over wrong map of India, reports ANI

Brisbane on Tuesday became the fourth major Australian city ordered into lockdown, as officials told residents to stay at home for three days over concerns about the rapid spread of Covid-19.

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay area on Monday evening, according to the US Geological Survey.

The Philippines extended the existing movement restrictions in the capital region and nearby provinces through July 15, while keeping most of the country under the most lenient status.

Amid the global shortage of the Covid-19 vaccines, a study conducted by Oxford University has found out that alternating doses of the AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines generate robust immune responses against the coronavirus.

A top UN independent expert on Monday highlighted concerns that activists in China were being abused and sentenced to long prison terms or house arrest.

Hong Kong says it will ban all passenger flights from the U.K. starting Thursday as it seeks to curb the spread of new variants of the coronavirus.

A Pakistani terrorist and top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abrar killed in the encounter with security forces in Maloora Parimpora, Srinagar: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar to ANI.

The United States, Ireland and Britain have called for an emergency UN Security Council public meeting concerning Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray, where rebel fighters were able to enter the regional capital of Mekele on Monday, diplomatic sources said, reports news agency AFP.

President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree Monday to dispatch Brazilian soldiers to the Amazon in a bid to curb surging deforestation, just two months after withdrawing troops from the region and days after his Environment Minister resigned.

Rescuers searching for a fifth day for survivors of a Florida condo building collapse used bucket brigades and heavy machinery Monday as they worked atop a precarious mound of pulverised concrete, twisted steel and the remnants of dozens of households.