India

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the cyclone-affected districts and provide help to "rebuild those areas from scratch".

Out of the total 749 COVID-19 deaths reported across Gujarat so far, as many as 351 patients succumbed to the disease in the Ahmedabad civil hospital located in Aswara area, as per the data shared by the city civic body.

Working as a weaver in an exports company in Haryana, Shamshad received a call from his mother two days back, informing him his father was critical. She asked him to rush back home.

The study assessed the status of Information Commissions, adjudicating bodies in RTI matters, during lockdown, which was imposed nationwide on March 25.

Patil said the state will have to accept the Centres decision if passengers travelling in these flights have medical certificates and are ready to be quarantined on their arrival in Maharashtra.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, hearing the matter through video-conferencing, agreed to hear the petition which has sought setting aside of directions or 'fatwa' restraining Muslim women from entering the mosques.

The allocation will ease the hardships faced by migrant/stranded migrants due to economic disruption caused by COVID-19, an official release said.

"It would make every Indian proud that the number of Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries has crossed 1 crore. In less than two years, this initiative has had a positive impact on so many lives," the prime minister wrote on Twitter.

A senior cook of Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru, who attended a meeting on Friday, passed away on Monday and tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday.

During the course of a video conference, the Chief Minister instructed all the district collectors to take an active role and evaluate the daily progress of the works completed under the scheme.

The high court held the victim was entitled to the claim of damages for the negligence and failure of the Delhi Police to discharge its duty.

Government departments have been asked not to buy new vehicles and keep official travels to the minimum by holding video conferences.

Chief Wildlife Warden Ravi Kant Sinha said a control room has been set up at Gosaba area in the district by the forest department to monitor the situation in the mangrove jungles 24x7.

Jaishankar also discussed coronavirus-related cooperation as well as global issues and world politics with UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab.

Leading Indian importers last week contracted up to 200,000 tonnes of crude palm oil from Malaysia, the world's No.2 producer after Indonesia, to be shipped in June and July.

According to an order issued by the Executive Engineer (West), DJB, the utility's Tagore Garden unit will remain closed for 14 days.