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People stand in queue receive free food during COVID-induced lockdown in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

Karnataka extends Covid-19 lockdown till June 7

The Karnataka government had initially announced a 14-day 'close down' from April 27

30 May 2021 3:11 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Virtual Vesak Global Celebrations on Buddha Purnima in Delhi. (Photo: File/PTI)

PM Modi highlights initiatives on national security on BJP govt's 7th...

The country has followed the mantra of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas' over these seven year, he said

30 May 2021 2:05 PM IST

A health worker administers a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at a drive-through vaccination camp at Select City Walk mall in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Pvt hospitals, star hotels flouting guidelines by offering vaccine...

The Centre said this in a letter written to states/ Union Territories (UTs)

30 May 2021 11:14 AM IST

A health worker in protective suit leaves after collecting swab samples of villagers to test for COVID-19 in Kusehta village north of Prayagraj, India, Saturday, May 29, 2021. (AP)

India records single-day spike of 1.65 lakh COVID-19 cases, lowest in...

The daily positivity declined to 8.02 per cent, remaining below the 10 per cent-mark for five consecutive days

30 May 2021 10:38 AM IST

22 prisoners lodged at the Central Jail in Rajamahendravaram of East Godavari district have tested Covid-19 positive. (Photo: AFP)

3,000 Trasnco, Genco staff infected, 80 die, CMD shifts blame

The employees are furious that even now, the managements have failed to take up any special vaccination drive or pursue...

29 May 2021 11:58 PM IST

Though KCR did not refer to which new party he was talking about, all TRS leaders at the meeting seemed to understand instantly what he was alluding to, given the recent widespread speculations that YSRs daughter was planning to launch her own party in Telangana soon. (Photo: twitter @TelanganaCMO)

Telangana Cabinet meet to take call on lockdown extension today

The ongoing lockdown will end on May 30 and speculations are rife that the state government is in favour of extending it

29 May 2021 11:56 PM IST

The nearly one-and-a-half decades struggle of farmers under Kakinada Special Economic Zone (KSEZ) fructified with the state cabinet on Tuesday deciding to return around 2,180 acres of land in the zone to farmers who have refused to take any compensation. (Representational Image/DC)

Big relief for Telangana farmers; KCR okays Rs.5K per acre from June...

Chief Minister directs officials to deposit Rythu Bandhu amount into beneficiaries' account from June 15

29 May 2021 11:55 PM IST

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy virtually inaugurated an APSRTC bus depot at Punganur and RTC Area Hospital at Kadapa from his camp office here on Thursday. (Photo: DC/Narayana Rao)

Despite Covid, development galore in AP: Ministers

Say Rs 95,528.50 crore directly credited to beneficiaries under DBT in two years

29 May 2021 11:28 PM IST

A health worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a government Hospital in Mumbai, India. (AP)

Kerala to issue COVID-19 vaccination certificates with passport...

The details of ID proof which was used at the time of registration in CoWIN will also be documented in the COVID...

29 May 2021 11:09 AM IST

A Public Health Department official of the corporation said 13 health workers, including three sanitary inspectors, succumbed to Coronavirus out of 80 persons who had tested positive. (Photo: PTI)

New born tests positive for COVID despite mother being negative in...

The mother was tested for COVID-19 on May 24 before giving birth, and the following day she gave birth to a girl, who...

29 May 2021 10:09 AM IST

Twitter said it will continue to be strictly guided by principles of transparency. (Photo: PTI)

Google, FB, WhatsApp share details with IT Ministry; Twitter yet to...

On Thursday, the row over Twitter's handling of certain messages had escalated into an all-out war of words

29 May 2021 9:51 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines. (PTI Photo)

Vaccine, COVID-19 important part of discussions in the US: Jaishankar

Jaishankar is the first Indian Cabinet minister to visit the US under the Biden administration

29 May 2021 8:54 AM IST