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12 new cases take COVID-19 tally of Andamans to 5,161
The Union territory now has 71 active cases, while 5,028 people have been cured of the disease and 62 patients have succumbed to the infection so far
Alibaba fined USD 2.8 billion on monopoly charge in China
Chinese regulators have fined giant e-commerce giant Alibaba USD 2.8 billion on charges of violating anti-monopoly rules.
Weekend lockdown: Visuals from Bandra Reclamation in Mumbai
Gennova set to kick off trials for India’s first mRNA vaccine
The clinical trial of India’s first messenger RNA (mRNA)-based Covid vaccine is set to kick off this month after a delay of six months after Pune-based Gennova Biopharma received necessary regulatory permissions to start the trials in the country. According to the company’s filings with clinical trial registry ctri.in that ET has seen, it is expected to inject the first participant with the vaccine on April 19.
Karnataka: Owners of restaurants, bars & pubs in Bengaluru urge govt to reconsider timing of night curfew that will come into effect from 10 pm tonight
- For the last few months, it is only in evening that we find some people coming in. For 10 pm curfew, we'll have to shut down by 9:30 pm. We'll make a representation to the CM to request him to reconsider the timing: Mukesh Tolani, a restaurant owner in Bengaluru
- "We urge govt to reconsider timing & maybe push it to 11 pm so that we can do some business," a restaurant owner said.
Sanjay Pandey, Director General of Maharashtra State Security Corporation has been given additional charge as Maharashtra Director General of Police
Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50
American rapper & actor Earl Simmons, known by stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died after he suffered a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug overdose. He was 50 years old: Reuters
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tests positive for COVID-19
Admitted to a hospital in Nagpur, the organisation says.
Rajasthan: Night curfew imposed in 9 cities
Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Abu Road starting from 8pm to 6 am, till April 30. In Udaipur, the night curfew will start from 6 pm to 6 am: Rajasthan Govt
China reports 14 new COVID-19 cases in mainland vs 21 a day earlier
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China now stands at 90,400, while the death toll remains unchanged at 4,635.