India

Cadila Pharmaceuticals had on May 7 shut down its formulations manufacturing plant in Ahmedabad after over two dozen of its employees tested positive for Covid-19.

However, liquor shops in malls will remain closed in accordance with the government's order.

Addressing a meeting of opposition parties, he also asked why the lockdown was being eased when the coronavirus cases were still rising.

Earlier in the day, state health minister K K Shailaja had said domestic flyers arriving in Kerala must undergo strict home quarantine as per the lockdown guidelines.

The other two were found positive after Parliament resumed on May 3, when Lockdown 2.0 concluded.

According to a regulatory filing, 69 days of lockdown period from March 24 to May 31 would be excluded for computing the CIRP deadline.

The NHRC observed that it is indeed "unethical and inhuman on the part of authorities" to put the bodies in the same vehicle in which the injured migrant labourers were asked to travel.

While regular government rates would be applicable for the 80 per cent beds, the hospitals would be permitted to fix their charges for the remaining 20 per cent beds.

Dinesh Sharma's comments came a day after the Congress-led Rajasthan government submitted a bill of over Rs 36 lakh for making arrangements for the return of stranded students of UP from Kota.

Vedanta is steadfastly contesting the closure of its Thoothukudi copper smelter, which is at the centre of a still-raging controversy over who gets to dominate natural resources.

This will be a variety of roles in their fulfilment centres and delivery network including part-time flexible work opportunities as independent contractors with Amazon Flex, it said in a statement.

Among the 105 new cases, about 84 are returnees from neighbouring Maharashtra, two each from Telangana and Delhi, and one from Jharkhand.

Under the Nissan Virtual Showroom initiative, the company's SUV Kicks and the entire Datsun range cars can be booked and purchases online

With 63 COVID-19 patients dying, 27 of them in Mumbai, the death toll due to the pandemic in the state reached 1,517.

Around 17 opposition parties, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, have confirmed their participation.

The announcement came after some media reports questioned the country's preparedness to deal with the highly infectious disease.