India
22 States, Six UTs Ban Use Smokeless Tobacco Products, Spitting in Public Places Due to Coronavirus
Public health experts have welcomed the move by the central government to ban the use of tobacco products and spitting in public places to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.
14 Rescued, Some Feared Trapped After Part of Chawl Collapses in Mumbai’s Kandivali
Fire tenders were dispatched to the spot along with an NDRF team and rescue operations are underway.
428 Shramik Special Trains Run So Far, Over 4.5 Lakh Migrants Ferried: Railways
Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to hold his fifth meeting with chief ministers a week ahead of phase 3 of the nationwide lockdown coming to an end.
62 Fresh Coronavirus Infections Reported from Single CRPF Unit in Delhi, Active Cases Climb to 231
The 31st battalion of the force in Delhi has about 137 positive cases. All personnel are admitted at a quarantine facility in Mandoli area and undergoing treatment.
Coronavirus Patient Kills Self at Mumbai Hospital
The patient was found to have hanged himself with his pyjamas from a steel rod on the ninth-floor terrace of the hospital.
Tamil Nadu Further Eases Curbs, Allows Private Firms to Resume Work With 33% Work Force
The government also extended the timings for groceries and vegetable shops from the present 5 pm till 7 pm, effective Monday, throughout Tamil Nadu.
Delhi HC Extends by 45 Days Interim Bail of 2,177 Under-trial Prisoners amid Covid-19 Pandemic
A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh passed the order in view of a high-power committee's recommendation that it would be dangerous to put the prisoners back in jail as the risk still remains high.
Two Bengaluru Activists Who Helped Migrants Get Train Tickets Booked After Builders Complain
The charge of provocation to cause riots has been levelled against the workers allegedly for helping the migrant workers.
3,320 Coronavirus Cases and 95 Deaths Recorded in 24 Hours as Total Infections Near 60,000-Mark
Maharashtra remained the worst hit state with a total number of cases rising to 19,063, followed by Gujarat which has reported 7,402 cases.
Punjab Drug Kingpin Wanted for 532 Kilo Heroin Haul Arrested, Cops Probe Pak Route
The police said that the duo is suspected to have smuggled heroin in and other drugs from Pakistan by camouflaging as many as six rock salt consignments through the Indo-Pak border at Attari in Amritsar between 2018 and 2019.
Lockdown May Not Have Flattened Covid-19 Curve, But it Bought India Time as it Approaches Infection Peak
The worry for India remains that despite the stringent lockdown, the curve for ‘new cases’ has not flattened as it has in some other countries that also enforced lockdowns.
INS Jalashwa Sets Sail from Male to Kochi with 698 Indians as Part of Vande Bharat Mission
Priority was accorded to pregnant women and children to embark the ship first and bunk allocation was also undertaken by the ship's crew catering to age and medical requirements, officials said.
Covid-19: PM Modi Speaks With His Italian Counterpart, Expresses Condolences
India and Italy will work together for addressing the challenges of the post-COVID world, including through our consecutive presidencies of the G20, Modi wrote on Twitter.
Trial of New Drug to Control Blood Pressure Kills Senior Developer in Chennai
A police official said a post-mortem will be done after tests for coronavirus infection is done, which is the practice now.
Covid-19: Centre Assures SC of Appropriate Steps to Deal with Harassment of People from Northeast
An activist has moved the top court pointing out alleged racial attacks on people of North-Eastern like spitting on them, evictions from their homes and termination from their jobs among others.
Himachal Pradesh Government Decides to Impose 'Corona Cess' on Liquor Sale
At a meeting of the state cabinet, it was decided that the cess would vary from Rs 5 to Rs 25 per bottle according to the quality of liquor.
