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The Centre also sought time till Thursday to place its decision before the Apex Court on the CBSE class 12 board exams.

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New Delhi: With 1,52,734 COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours India maintained its declining trend of new cases and reported the lowest-single day COVID-19 rise in 50 days, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday (May 31).

Meanwhile, fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been moved to the government quarantine facility in Dominica. The High Court will also hear the Indian fugitive`s habeas corpus plea on that date.

Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are wanted in India for allegedly siphoning off Rs 13,500 crore of public money from the state-run Punjab National Bank (PNB) using letters of undertaking.

In another updates, the Centre announced to cancel the CBSE Class 12 board exams amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic across the country with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the decision has been taken in the interest of students and the anxiety among students, parents and teachers must be put to an end.

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01 June 2021
23:23 PM

Sharad Pawar will speak to Serum Institute owner Adar Poonawalla's father and will try that the Centre permit us (state) to procure vaccines: Maharashtra Minister & NCP leader Nawab Malik

23:23 PM

A 47-year-old cleric has been arrested on the charge of sexually molesting a 10-year-old girl inside a mosque in Delhi. The incident took place on Sunday: Delhi Police

23:22 PM

We've reduced rates of #COVID19 treatment of private hospitals at the tehsil & district level which is expected to give relief to patients outside big cities: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope

23:22 PM

28-year-old Oshit Das beaten to death by 4 persons in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri. Two accused have been arrested: Delhi Police

23:22 PM

Netherlands lifts the ban on passenger flights from India, starting from today

23:22 PM

Indian Medical Association (IMA) writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to approve an effective and strong act against healthcare violence. A doctor was attacked by a group of people in Assam's Hojai district yesterday, following a COVID patient's death

16:55 PM

I've visited (Cyclone Yaas affected) Digha, Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay has a responsibility here. Fishermen's compensation needs to be thought of: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said during review meeting on Cyclone Yaas.

16:54 PM

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian inaugurated a new hall with 504 additional beds at Covid care centre, set up at Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam, taking the bed count to 864 with prior 360 beds here, for COVID-19 patients.

16:50 PM

Karnataka state govt has decided to purchase vaccines directly from manufacturing companies as 2 companies which had submitted bids in response to global tender haven't submitted the requisite documents: Karnataka Deputy CM & COVID task force head, CN Ashwathnarayan.
 

14:30 PM

A false narrative is being propagated about the Central Vista project. None of the historic and cultural buildings will be touched: Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri.

14:29 PM

Currently, two new projects are underway -the New Parliament Building and Central Vista Avenue. A decision on these projects was taken before the pandemic. The total cost of the project is around Rs 1300 crores: Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri.

14:15 PM

Delhi unlock begins, see visuals:

 

14:13 PM

Lakshadweep Collector S Asker Ali extended the complete shutdown in Lakshadweep for 7 more days in the wake of rising #COVID cases. Complete shutdown in 5 islands will come into force at 5 pm today & night curfew imposed in another 5 islands from 5 pm to 6 am, as per order.

11:34 AM

Centre tells Supreme Court that it will take a final decision on the issue of conducting or cancelling class XII CBSE, ICSE Board exam in two days and seeks time till Thursday (May 31) to place its decision before the court.

10:55 AM

India reports 1,52,734 new COVID-19 cases, 2,38,022 discharges & 3,128 deaths in last 24 hrs, as per Health Ministry.

Total cases: 2,80,47,534

Total discharges: 2,56,92,342

Death toll: 3,29,100

Active cases: 20,26,092

Total vaccination: 21,31,54,129
 

10:54 AM

Uttarakhand government has been making efforts for vaccination to employees who are working in the industries in SIIDCUL on a paid basis. Cost of two doses of vaccine is Rs 2,500 per person: State Infrastructure & Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand (SIIDCUL).

10:50 AM

Delhi HC dismissed the plea seeking direction to suspend all construction activity of the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project in view of the second wave of the COVID19 pandemic. 

The court imposed Rs 1 lakh fine on petitioners & says it's a motivated plea. It was not a PIL

10:49 AM

Delhi HC while refusing to put a stay construction work says that as the workers are staying on site, no question of suspending the construction work arises. The concern DDMA order in question nowhere prohibits construction work.