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May 18, 2021 - The Hindu News Archive

AT&T spins off media via $43-bn Discovery deal
Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Biden expresses 'support' for cease-fire in Netanyahu call
Adani, Essar Ports take steps to deal with cyclonic storm impact
Me, Rafa and Roger are reinventing the Next Gen: Djokovic
Saibaba Trust official cautions devotees against donating to fictitious organisation
Andrew Cuomo discloses he could earn $5.1 million from book on pandemic leadership
Odisha finding difficult to convince tribals to go for COVID-19 test
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris release tax return, restoring tradition Trump broke
Electoral bonds worth ₹695 crore sold during recent Assembly polls, highest amount in Kolkata
Morning digest: ICMR drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 treatment guidelines; Cyclone Tauktae weakens after landfall in Gujarat, and more
Cyclone Tauktae makes landfall in Gujarat, weakens into a 'very severe cyclonic storm’
Delhi Police announces ₹1 lakh reward for info on Sushil Kumar
Pandemic curve appears to have peaked in Kerala: CM
146 rescued from Barge P305 off Bombay High area
Uttarakhand: Pvt hospital 'hides' 65 COVID patients' deaths from authorities, probe on
K.K. Aggarwal, former IMA president, dies of COVID-19 at 62
CPI(M), CPI meet to name their Ministers in next Pinarayi Vijayan govt.
Sensex zooms over 600 points in early trade; Nifty tests 15,100
Israel-Palestine conflict: Muslim organisations in Kerala urge Centre to intervene
Badrinath opens after winter closure
Calicut varsity continues appointment of assistant professors in departments
WHO reminds Serum Institute of its COVAX commitments amidst soaring demand in India
Rupee opens on flat note, rises 7 paise to 73.15 against U.S. dollar in early trade
Manipur scribe, activist booked under NSA for Facebook post on BJP leader’s death
COVID-19 | Wriddhiman Saha recovers, fit for England tour
COVID-19 surge: Customs duty, GST proving to be a hurdle for Bengaluru organisations receiving aid from abroad
Rebel TRS MLA Etala Rajender accuses Minister Gangula Kamalakar of threatening elected representatives
Arctic fires, thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate: study
‘WandaVision’ dominates MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021
KC(M) joins new Kerala cabinet without a minister from Kottayam
270 doctors have died of COVID in second wave of pandemic: IMA
In pictures | Cyclone Tauktae pounds coastal areas
Mob attacks police station in Pakistan in search of man accused of blasphemy
Samsung thrives as Seoul mulls pardon of corporate heir
Two Kaziranga animals in photographers’ global Big 5, rhino not in list
Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on plea seeking to quash GNCTD Act
‘The Underground Railroad’ review: Moving testament to the power of freedom
Isolation facilities at Rohtak villages lying unused
Kerala Agriculture Minister V.S. Sunil Kumar in hospital
Fire at Mettur thermal plant
Cyclone: Mumbai records highest ever 24-hour rain in May
Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza as war enters second week
Health Inspector on duty fined for violation of lockdown rules in Sivakasi
LPG cylinder delivery affected in Chennai due to containment measures
Parler returns to Apple's App Store, names new CEO
‘Alma Matters: Inside the IIT Dream’ review: Netflix documentary engages, but lacks an outsider’s perspective
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Chaman Lal Gupta passes away
Bangladesh arrests journalist Rozina Islam known for unearthing graft
Probationary PSI succumbs to COVID-19 in Kolar
Ariana Grande marries Dalton Gomez in private ceremony
Google partners with The Hindu Group and select media houses to launch 'News Showcase' in India
Pink: parent, performer, pacesetter
10 Anti-Human Trafficking Units to be set up in AP
Curbs on shops selling essentials
COVID-19 surge: Centre will take steps to streamline vaccination and prevent wastage, says PM Modi
Congress to file FIR against Nadda, Sambit Patra over ‘toolkit’ allegation
In Kerala, MSMEs hit by COVID-19 lockdown demand a special package for revival
Kangana Ranaut tests negative for COVID-19: ‘Don’t want to offend COVID fan clubs’
Kerala Pollution Control Board bats for post-monsoon study of ecological status of the Periyar
Milma suspends evening milk collection in Kerala
Pandemic pushing up valuations of e-com ventures: VC/PE players
Justice Gavai recuses himself from hearing Param Bir Singh case
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review in U.S.
Bereaved Veda thanks BCCI, Jay Shah for extending support
Ki. Ra to be cremated with state honours
TN CM Relief Fund receives ₹69 crore so far; ₹50 crore earmarked for life-saving drugs, oxygen
COVID-19 surge: Prepare a strategy for children now, Rahul Gandhi cautions govt.
Chennai police intensify lockdown, vehicles pile up on arterial roads
Odisha extends lockdown by another 2 weeks till June 1
CPI(M) drops K.K. Shylaja, imbues next LDF cabinet with a crop of new legislators
New rice ration cardholders in TN to also get financial assistance
Notices being issued to salvage grounded tugs Alliance and Coromondel
Patanjali Ayurved raises ₹ 175 crore through NCDs
Coronavirus | CM Stalin for manufacturing life-saving drugs, producing oxygen from TN
Without a single word, this mime act urges you to stay home during the pandemic
LDF’s P. Rajeeve says he has a new responsibility entrusted to him by party
EU mulls ways to help defuse Israel-Palestinian fighting
Man enough?: on writer-researcher Deepa Narayan’s podcast, ‘What’s a Man’
U.S. Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms
Savadi wants DRDO to set up Covid Care Centres
Revenue Minister says lockdown should be extended
COVID-19: ‘In-house’ contacts a new cause for concern in Kozhikode
Medical students meet Minister, demand increase in stipend
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals Centre to cancel flights from Singapore
After video goes viral, Dindigul Collector suspends official for demanding bribe
SC seeks Bengal response to plea for CBI probe into 2 BJP activists’ murder
Sahakara Sarige property taken over
AIADMK hands over cheque for COVID-19 relief
TN CM announces solatium for chief judicial magistrate’s death
Rupee gains for third straight session; rises 17 paise to 73.05 against dollar
‘Sardar ka Grandson’ movie review: Gently gently turns fully filmy
Thiruvananthapuram loses two big cats
Kallakurichi police crack down on violators, 139 vehicles seized
Black fungus injection: MP woman threatens to commit suicide
Contact CWC to help children in distress, Madurai officials say
Mammals can breathe through anus in emergencies: study
HDK bats for extending lockdown beyond May 24
Sensex recaptures 50,000-level; Nifty above 15,000
Five years on, Pakistani Hindu refugees at Majnu Ka Tilla await electricity connection
Efforts to ramp up oxygen bed infrastructure in U.T. on a war-footing
Govt. plans protection of children who have lost parents owing to pandemic
India’s PC market records highest ever first-quarter shipments
Manipur: NSCN(IM) action against RTI activists resented
PM, others greets Deve Gowda on 89th birthday
New on Amazon Prime: ‘Another Round’, ‘Solos,’ and more
Newlywed donate for CM’s Relief Fund
Delink ration cards and vaccination from Aadhaar: former bureaucrat
Narada sting case: Arrested Bengal Minister, TMC MLA, former party leader admitted to Kolkata hospital
Wrestler murder case | No relief to Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar, court denies anticipatory bail
China welcomes Biden's plan to deliver 80 million COVID vaccines to world, denies vaccine diplomacy
Preparedness for third wave was focus of meeting with PM: Bommai
Visakhapatnam district records 2,388 new COVID cases, eight deaths
40 U.K. docs of Mysuru origin join telemedicine initiative
Floodplain fishing continues unabated in Kerala
COVID-19: CBSE extends deadline till June 30 for schools to tabulate marks for class 10
Severe Cyclonic Storm Tauktae to weaken into Depression in next 12 hours: INCOIS-IMD
Apple's App Store chief kicks off iPhone maker's defense at Epic Games trial
Not aware of protocol by Centre, State to fight ‘Black Fungus’: Bombay HC
Viral video: Collector suspends official for bribery
Water level
Ballari, Kalaburagi fall in line with Raichur to impose stricter lockdown
Tahsildar dies of COVID-19
Railway underbridge work completed in record time
Coronavirus | Delhi receives over 60,000 Covaxin doses for 45-plus age group, key workers: AAP MLA Atishi
Golden Temple Brahmostavams broadcast live
Contact CWC to help children in distress
Personal distancing monitored in market at shifted location
CBSE extends deadline for Class X results to June 30
CPI(M) central leadership chooses not to criticise Cabinet selection in Kerala
Official inspects convention centre work
More than 50 migrants reported drowned off Tunisia; 33 saved, say authorities
Mysuru’s medical oxygen quota goes up to 48 kl
Centre gets more time to respond to Disha’s plea
T-Hub partners 9 firms to support start-ups
Total damage to property in Udupi put at ₹68.19 crore
Kozhikode gets three Cabinet berths
Mettur level
18 more die in Hassan
U.S. Global Entry Program | Over 9,000 Indians’ past checked in last 2 years
Lockdown hits TSRTC badly
‘Congress spreading false narrative against Akali leadership’
Textile manufacturers to halt production from Wednesday
Differently abled, seriously ill unable to get COVID-19 vaccine
Gangula threatening public representatives, says Eatala
GRH needs special attention, says Udayakumar
Union Minister visits Telangana’s Gandhi Hospital, urges govt. to recruit more healthcare personnel
First case of black fungus reported in Chikkamagaluru district
Vijay Mallya loses bankruptcy petition amendment High Court battle in U.K.
Plea to shift Uzhavar Sandhai temporarily
Nine check-posts established
11-year-old develops quizzing app
One killed amid political tension in interior Tripura
Never exported vaccines at the cost of people of India, says Serum Institute of India
Plea in Supreme Court against Kerala swearing-in event
Panchayat president dies of COVID-19
Setting a trend even on her way out
Nearly 400 cases registered for lockdown violations
Doctors at Maharashtra’s govt. hospitals demand pay hike
New COVID-19 cases, daily TPR go up marginally in Kozhikode
HC refuses to set aside show cause notice to Inspector
Entry to be restricted on two bridges from today
Teenagers arrested
Belagavi registers record 2,118 cases
Positivity rate comes down even as tests remain constant in TS
SCCL plans to vaccine all its staff, family members by July
COVID-19 test positivity rate crosses 55% in Mysuru
Railway Hospital to engage medical practitioners on contract basis for COVID-19 treatment
Exclusion of Shylaja raises eyebrows
Row over faulty ventilators escalates in Maharashtra
CM hailed for medical college decision
Body removed from isolation ward, after five hours
Pay HESCOM bills online
Alappuzha gets two berths in new LDF govt.
After the deluge, a struggle to rebuild lives in Chellanam
98% of India still susceptible to COVID-19 infection, says Lav Agarwal
Ernakulam sees 3,517 fresh COVID cases
Gaping hole on highway bridge pose serious threat to road users
3,355 people test positive in capital
Coronavirus | Death haunts Dadri villages near Delhi
31,337 new cases in State
Vet institute offers to provide vaccine manufacturing facility
Karnataka reports a record 58,395 recoveries
Online trafficking racket busted
12 cryogenic tanks to be imported: Thangam Thennarasu
Telangana extends lockdown till May 30
COVID-19 treatment facilities arranged at health centres in Rajasthan
Beneficiaries in Bihar are told to say ‘all is well’ to CM
Controversy as Minister holds meeting of officials at party office
Sedition: T.V. channels move contempt pleas in SC against Jagan govt.
Sri Lanka’s China-backed tax haven clears final hurdle
Industries i Coimbatore seek efforts to reduce COVID-19 cases
Vaccination in rural India trails urban areas even as cases surge
Andhra MP undergoes medical examination at MH
4,169 fresh cases, 47 deaths in central region
Jr docs and Sr resident docs serve boycott notice
Govt panel nod must for hospitals to access anti-Black Fungus drug
Bommai sets up care centre at his house
NBA | James touts Curry for MVP
U.S. wants to ‘avoid a militarisation’ of the Arctic: Blinken
Food kits for warriors
CPI functionary dies of COVID-19
Cantona in EPL Hall of Fame
HC disposes of plea to waive clinical trials
Manas Dhamne trains with Riccardo Piatti
High Court seeks govt.’s stand on GNCTD Act plea
Myanmar Internet a virtual battlefield: report
Additional 400 beds to come up at Govt. Erode Medical College Hospital
Two held for selling Remdesivir in black
Only 4.90 lakh jabs procured for 1.90 crore target population
TS receiving Black Fungus cases from other States
Citizens’ forum appeals for free telecom, internet service
Kerala’s Payyambalam crematorium turns into battleground
‘Medicine from the sky’ pilot at Vikarabad area hospital
Additional beds to come up in Coimbatore
Waqf Board seeks probe into Barabanki mosque demolition
‘Tough times, but we are ready for the task,’ says Anirudh Thapa
₹50,000 ex gratia to families that lost member to COVID-19, says CM
Harish Rao and CS direct companies to supply equipment for supply of oxygen to patients
Recruit more healthcare personnel: Kishan
Taxpayers fret over GST deadline relief
Karnataka HC upholds order on river sand extraction during monsoon
De Villiers won’t come out of retirement: Cricket South Africa
TDP to boycott Budget session
Location of farmers’ market in Krishnagiri raises concern
Canara Bank posts ₹1,010 cr. Q4 net profit
Vaccine for foot rot disease in goats likely by monsoon next
3,071 new cases, 19 deaths in Coimbatore district
Lack of info on condition of COVID patients worries kin
IAS officers donate one-day salary to CMPRF
Sandpapergate | ‘End this rumour-mongering, it has gone on too long and it is time to move on’
KMRL cancels appointment of its HR manager
Health and Wellness Centres: Karnataka ranks first
BCCI paying quarantine bill of Australians: CA
Pvt. hospitals to collect tariff fixed for COVID-19 treatment
Congress MLA resigns from Rajasthan House
When buying jaggery raises eyebrows
Federer crashes out at Geneva
‘Black fungus’ fear driving those with minor infections to doctors
MPDO dies of COVID complications in East Godavari
VIMS Director seeks appointment of more number of employees
Kasaragod, Wayanad go unrepresented in Cabinet
Elephant herd moves close to mango orchards
Work starts on pleas that were received by Stalin
Covid-19: Active cases continue to drop in Maharashtra
Active cases cross 39,000-mark in South Coastal Andhra
The grand old man of Tamil literature
Priya Punia loses her mother to COVID-19
Pondicherry University to allot space for COVID Care Centre
BSNL pensioners claim they are discriminated during pandemic
Achievement for INL: Daverkovil
U.P. Minister Vijay Kashyap succumbs to coronavirus
Man arrested for cheating APMC trader of ₹8.62 lakh worth foodgrains
BMC extends deadline for global tenders for vaccines
Calcutta High Court to hear plea on Narada arrests today
Sharad Pawar urges Centre to reverse hike in fertilizer cost
Israeli President speaks to family of Indian caregiver killed in rocket attack from Gaza
Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya tests positive for COVID-19
Congress approves bill to fight hate crimes against Asian Americans
First generation graduates reach out to locals hit by pandemic in Vyasarpadi
GCC to streamline COVID death management to prevent super spreader events at crematoriums
Cricket Australia releases schedule for men’s and women’s Ashes series for 2021-22
Man charred to death
₹2,000 fine for jumping home quarantine
VHS gets 40-bed COVID-19 care ward
74 children with disabilities test positive
Caution must while using steroids: expert