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St Marys Basilica in Secunderabad has decided to shut down in view of the spread of coronavirus. (DC Photo: Dee

Self lockdown: Hyderabad localities, churches, Jain temples shut down...

With coronavirus cases spreading alarmingly, citizens decide to take their own containment measures

29 Jun 2020 10:43 AM IST

Congress party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of accepting donations for his PM CARES fund from Chinese companies. (PTI Photo)

Why is PM CARES fund accepting money from Chinese companies, asks...

AICC general secretary K C Venugopal asked why the Prime Minister had received the donations despite over Chinese...

29 Jun 2020 10:36 AM IST

If enforced, the lockdown is likely to allow a two-hour relaxation to enable people to buy essentials. 9DC Photo)

Lockdown likely in Greater Hyderabad along with daytime curfew

Two-hour relaxation likely to be allowed to buy essentials; decision to be taken soon

29 Jun 2020 10:10 AM IST

The patient said he was not given attention although he was suffering breathlessness.

Bye Daddy Bye: COVID-19 patient bids heartbreaking farewell from...

Video raises uncomfortable questions about the quality of care being offered to Covid-19 patients in Telangana hospitals

29 Jun 2020 9:21 AM IST

Prasar Bharati headquarters in New Delhi. (WIkimedia Commons)

Prasar Bharati sends notice to PTI news service for...

PTI has been under fire recently for publishing an interview of China-'s envoy to India who pushed sole blame of Galwan...

29 Jun 2020 8:53 AM IST

The management at home requires following the instructions and keeping the treating doctor informed. AFP Photo

Treat COVID-19 patients at home with care, doctors say

More doctors are counselling home isolation for patients with mild symptoms of cough, fever, cold, diarrhoea and...

28 Jun 2020 7:29 PM IST

Mumbaikars thronged salons which were thrown open after 3 months of lockdown in the city. (DC Photo- Rajesh Jadhav)

Mumbai salons reopen three months after lockdown

The parlours and salons falling under the COVID-19 containment zones did not open

28 Jun 2020 5:09 PM IST

Universities should not conduct exams amid pandemic: Kapil Sibal

Universities should not conduct exams amid pandemic: Kapil Sibal

Holding online exams will be -"extremely discriminatory-" because remote areas do not have the required facility

28 Jun 2020 4:09 PM IST

Fifty prisoners of the Akola jail and 28 other people in Akola district of Maharashtra tested positive for coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

50 prisoners in Maharashtra-'s Akola jail test COVID-19 positive

The district jail currently has nearly 300 prisoners, a jail official said, adding that facility has not taken in any...

28 Jun 2020 3:56 PM IST

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurapp. Private hospitals cant deny treatment to patients having COVID-19 or symptoms in Karnataka. (PTI Photo)

Karnataka govt warns private hospitals against denying treatment to...

-"Non-compliance of this order will attract punishment under sections of Disaster Management Act 2005,-" an order read

28 Jun 2020 1:24 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI photo)

Boycott of Chinese goods is befitting response by Aatma Nirbhar India:...

Modi-'s strong words on his monthly -'Mann ki Baat-' broadcast came amid a standoff between Indian and Chinese armies in...

28 Jun 2020 12:20 PM IST

A farm labourer plants paddy saplings in a field in the outskirts of Ropar. PTI photo

Rural India remains untouched by pandemic: PM Modi tells AAPI

Modi said India has performed much better in the fight against the coronavirus

28 Jun 2020 11:57 AM IST