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S P Balasubrahmanyam. (File)

Good news for SP Balasubrahmanyam fans, SPB tests COVID negative

-'My father is fine and stable and his coronavirus test has become negative,-' his son S P Charan said in a statement

24 Aug 2020 12:50 PM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample from a resident of a housing society for COVID-19 coronavirus test during a door-to-door testing programme. AFP Photo

Active COVID cases in Chennai show a rise after 40-day break

As per the data provided by Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), 1240 new active cases added for the last 20 days

23 Aug 2020 7:36 PM IST

We crossed 3 million COVID cases today, but health ministry stresses the good numbers

We crossed 3 million COVID cases today, but health ministry stresses...

According to health economist Rijo M. John, the COVID-19 cases are growing at the rate of 2.4%

23 Aug 2020 7:21 PM IST

Workers walk past a closed market area during reimposed weekend lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Jammu. AP Photo

Union home ministry to come up with uniform lockdown guidelines for...

States including Punjab, Haryana, Bihar and some others have once again imposed lockdown in different forms

23 Aug 2020 7:00 PM IST

Karnataka Doctors

Doctors up in arms over death of medical officer

Doctors across Karnataka allege bureaucratic interference as the impediment to medical work in the pandemic

23 Aug 2020 4:44 PM IST

A medic wearing PPE suit takes samples from a daily wage worker in Delhi. PTI photo

Real scale of COVID infections in India much higher, say experts as...

India-'s COVID count jumped 10 lakh in a fortnight, total caseload tally 30 lakh, COVID-19 case fatality rate has...

23 Aug 2020 11:23 AM IST

Delhi Police with an alleged ISIS operative (C) after arresting him last night following an exchange of fire and recovery of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from central Delhis Ridge Road area, in New Delhi, Saturday. (PTI)

Delhi Police arrests suspected ISIS operative with IEDs; major terror...

We also found he was in touch with ISIS and directly in touch with its commanders: Police

22 Aug 2020 8:38 PM IST

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inspects the crash site of an Air India Express flight, en route from Dubai, after it skidded off the runway while landing, at Karippur in Kozhikode. PTI photo

Kozhikode air crash: 53-year-old Wayanad man dies; death toll now at...

The flight from Dubai with 190 people onboard overshot the tabletop runway at the Karipur airport and fell into a...

22 Aug 2020 7:18 PM IST

A worker sprays disinfectant on the buses parked at a depot during the total lockdown imposed to curb the spread of novel coronavirus, in Patna. PTI photo

Ensure no restrictions on inter-state, intra-state travel: Centre to...

Union Home Secretary said there were reports of local level restrictions being imposed by various districts and states.

22 Aug 2020 7:03 PM IST

Delhi government asks DMs to release 2,446 Tablighi Jamaat members. (PTI Photo)

Bombay High Court quashes FIRs against foreign nationals of Tablighi...

The bench noted that there was big propaganda in print and electronic media against the foreigners who had come to...

22 Aug 2020 4:33 PM IST

Ex-IAS officer Rajiv Kumar.

Retired IAS officer Rajiv Kumar replaces Ashok Lavasa as election...

Kumar, a retired 1984-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, will have a five-year tenure and retire in 2025.

22 Aug 2020 2:50 PM IST

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a resident at a free COVID-19 coronavirus testing centre in Hyderabad. (AFP)

Telangana crosses one lakh COVID-19 cases

The state also recorded its highest-yet single day tally of new coronavirus infections

22 Aug 2020 2:37 PM IST