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People flout social distancing norms while waiting near a mobile swab collection vehicle for COVID-19 test. (PTI Photo)

Telangana records 1,286 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

As many as 49,675 people recovered from the infectious disease so far, while 18,708 were under treatment

4 Aug 2020 12:45 PM IST

A drone flies over a city street, used by the authorities to conduct surveillance, during the ongoing 10-day complete lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Bhopal, Sunday

Another 50,000 cases added to India-'s tally as hunt for COVID-19...

SII has been chosen by Oxford and its partner AstraZeneca to manufacture the vaccine COVISHIELD

4 Aug 2020 12:37 PM IST

Indian Army trucks move towards Ladakh on the Manali-Leh highway on August 1, 2020. (PTI)

India deploys troops and tanks in Ladakh to counter Chinese deployment

The armoured deployment is such that the Chinese would find it difficult to operate there, officials said.

4 Aug 2020 11:56 AM IST

The investigation into suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput seems to have lost priority amidst the tussle between two police forces which has now taken a political turn. (PTI Photo)

Sushant death case: Bihar-Mumbai police spar over cop-'s forceful...

Mumbai police commissioner stated that they have sought a legal opinion on â€˜inter-jurisdictionalâ€™ probe being...

4 Aug 2020 11:30 AM IST

A militant killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. (PTI Photo)

Marked decline recorded in terror violence in Jammu and Kashmir this...

The number of active terrorists present right now in Kashmir Valley has come down to below 200.

4 Aug 2020 11:25 AM IST

Chief minister Yogi Adityanaths message and the state polices conduct perhaps were best appreciated by the Bengal president of BJP who was happy that they shot the protesters like dogs . (Photo: File)

Yogi Adityanath: COVID-19 protocol to be followed during Ayodhya...

Invites have been sent to some 200 people for the -"Bhoomi Pujan-"

4 Aug 2020 10:46 AM IST

Digvijaya Singh (PTI photo)

August 5 -'inauspicious-' day for Ayodhya bhumi pujan, claims...

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Chouhan countered Singh saying, â€œThe very name of Lord Ram makes inauspicious times...

4 Aug 2020 10:20 AM IST

Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

Hurriyat faction led by Mirwaiz urges India, Pakistan to resume J-K...

The Hurriyat Conference calls the Centreâ€™s August 5, 2019 move â€œmuscularâ€ and a sordid chapter in J-K-'s tragic...

4 Aug 2020 9:59 AM IST

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard by a closed road, as Kashmiris marked Eid during lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus in in Srinagar. (AP Photo)

Curfew in Srinagar over violence, rising COVID cases

The authorities have announced extension of virtual lockdown necessitated by the spoke in COVID-19 deaths and positive...

4 Aug 2020 9:52 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah addressing the media in this file picture

Congress leader Siddaramaiah tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to...

Siddaramaiah has also been admitted to Manipal Hospital where Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is undergoing treatment for...

4 Aug 2020 9:29 AM IST

Political leaders across the party line on Monday raised the issue in the state assembly and urged Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to recommend a CBI probe into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. PTI Photo

Forcible quarantine of Bihar IPS officer unfortunate, says Nitish...

The alleged mistreatment of the Bihar police team in Mumbai also snowballed into a political controversy

3 Aug 2020 6:06 PM IST

Total number of tests for detection of COVID-19 has crossed the two-crore mark in India. (PTI Photo)

India-'s COVID-19 tests cross 2-crore mark: ICMR

A cumulative total of 2,02,02,858 samples have been tested up to August 2 with 3,81,027 samples being tested on Sunday,...

3 Aug 2020 5:41 PM IST