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A huge traffic jam on Outer Ring Road in Bengaluru after businessess resumed in the city. PTI photo

Bengaluru pandemic situation worsens as cases mount in Karnataka

The state has nearly 60 per cent of its cases in the active mode which is a worry factor for BBMP officials

30 July 2020 12:12 PM IST

COVID-19 patients stage a protest for allegedly not getting proper treatment and food, outside COVID-19 care centre in Sri Muthukumaran Institute of Technology (SMIT), on the outskirts of Chennai. PTI photo

Palanisamy reviews pandemic situation in Tamil Nadu as infections soar

Only Tamil Nadu had 58 government and 61 private Covid-19 testing centres, said the CM

30 July 2020 11:11 AM IST

Scrap decision to appoint Arabic teachers: VHP urges Travancore...

The VHP claimed Arabic is not included in the scheduled languages of the Indian Constitution

30 July 2020 10:52 AM IST

Health workers wearing PPE kits bury the body of a woman who died of COVID-19, at Wazirbagh in Srinagar, Wednesday. (PTI)

Centre extends lockdown in containment zones till August 31

Unlock 2 ends on July 31 across containment zones in India

29 July 2020 8:23 PM IST

Students celebrate after MSBSHE declared the class 10th SSC results, at a school in Thane.(PTI)

Centre-'s push for Bharat: Study in mother tongue or regional language...

The new policy will replace the existing policy that was formulated in 1986 under the Rajiv Gandhi government.

29 July 2020 7:05 PM IST

Another tragic twist in the tale of JK Tyres Covid outbreak in Mysuru

Another tragic twist in the tale of JK Tyres Covid outbreak in Mysuru

So far 201 employees of three plants of JK Tyres have tested positive for COVID-19

29 July 2020 7:04 PM IST

File image of professor Hany Babu. (ANI)

Elgar Parishad case: Delhi University professor remanded in NIA...

Hany Babu Musaliyarveettil Tharayil, 54, was arrested by the National Invetigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday

29 July 2020 4:46 PM IST

Southwest monsoon hits Kerala. (AFP Photo)

IMD issues orange alert for several districts of Kerala

Kerala was devastated by the worst floods in August 2018 that claimed over 400 lives and razed several houses

29 July 2020 4:14 PM IST

Representational image.

Ministry of Human Resource Development is back to being Ministry of...

It is worth noting that the Ministry of Human Resource Development was called education ministry before 26 September...

29 July 2020 2:09 PM IST

Daily arrivals of corona cases in Telangana continued to be be high, with 1,764 additions and 12 deaths reported on Tuesday. (PTI Photo)

Telangana claims lower fatality rate than national average

Recovery rate in Telangana is 74.3 per cent as against 64 per cent in the country

29 July 2020 1:16 PM IST

The MLA had clicked a selfie with KTR on the latters birthday. (Twitter)

TRS MLA A Jeevan Reddy tests positive for COVID-19, in home quarantine...

The MLA from Armoor Assembly constituency had undergone tests after he noticed mild symptoms of COVID-19.

29 July 2020 12:40 PM IST

The last couple of years have also seen three tigers, in addition to at least two leopards, being killed by poachers in the Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)

WII report says smuggling, hunting is rampant in Telangana tiger...

The Status of Tigers report says conditions are not conducive for survival of tigers in Amrabad, Kawal reserves

29 July 2020 12:36 PM IST