 | Raipur Municipal Corporation distributes ration packets to 7000 needy families dailyEach ration kit consists of 5 kg rice, 2 kg wheat flour, a pack of oil and salt, some spices, onion, potatoes and lentils. |
 | Covid double mutant B1617, a variant of concern: CentreSamples collected from at least 18 states, which underwent genomic surveillance, showed the presence of the B1617 variant – also known as double mutant. |
 | Odisha under lockdown from May 5 to 19Vaccination will continue at places notified by the Health department during the period subject to availability. |
 | Uber to recruit 20,000 UK drivers on post-lockdown demandUber's recruitment drive in the U.K. underscores a wider bounce-back for the company after demand bottomed out last year during the depths of the pandemic. |
 | Ten states showing upward trajectory of daily new Covid-19 casesIndia registered a record single-day spike of 1,26,789 new coronavirus infections pushing the nationwide COVID-19 tally of cases to 1,29,28,574, according to the ministry data. |
 | Happy Monday: England embarks on major easing of lockdownPrime Minister Boris Johnson urged the public to remain cautious and not to mix indoors. A “fresh air” public information campaign is launching warning against the dangers of gathering indoors. |
 | Maharashtra CM mulling lockdown with 'minimum impact on economy'In a meeting held with the CM, Health Minister Rajesh Tope and other officials, members of the task force expressed apprehension that the state might report 40,000 fresh cases in next 24 hours. |
 | Health Minister Satyendar Jain rules out COVID 'lockdown' in DelhiDelhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said there was a logic behind the lockdown enforced earlier as nobody knew then how the coronavirus propagates. |
 | Finished 'neend ka quota' during lockdown: Prateik BabbarBollywood actor Prateik Babbar recently finished shooting Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film 'India Lockdown'. |
 | Spicejet's honour leaves 'Saviour' Sonu Sood touched and nostalgicDuring the lockdown, Sood helped thousands of migrant labourers reach home, paid the loans of farmers and tackled various other problems. |
 | New Zealand city Auckland going into three-day lockdown after COVID-19 case foundPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the move Sunday evening after an urgent meeting with other top lawmakers in the Cabinet. |
 | UK tightens overseas travel rules, warns holidaymakers of finesAll outbound and inbound passengers will be expected to justify their reasons for travel as part of measures to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. |
 | Teacher ensures access to virtual learning in Maharashtra villageFor Pentu Maisanwad, a teacher at a government-run school in the dusty hamlet of Dahifal Bhogane in Partur tehsil, the challenge was to get his students access to proper devices and internet. |
 | Self-harm rises in Greek migrant camps amid lockdown: StudyAs of the end of October, 41 percent had reported symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, 35 percent reported suicidal thoughts and 18 percent reported having attempted to take their own lives. |
 | Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis loomsThis fall, the ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Kuwait for the first time in its history. |
