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Karnataka government has ramped up its Covid testing capacity with 81 laboratories across the state which test more than 20,000 samples every day. (DC Photo)

Mobile testing labs in Karnataka to quickly respond to cluster cases

The labs fail to perform to their capacities as more than 10,000 samples were pending last week

13 July 2020 3:46 PM IST

Migrants from Rajasthan and West Bengal wait to boars Shramik train at Chennai railway station. PTI photo

No end to woes of guest workers in Chennai even after 100 days

Thanks to the lifting of restrictions, the real estate sector started functioning partially with SOP that made few of...

13 July 2020 1:35 PM IST

Autorickshaws parked along a road during a sunday lockdown imposed by the government in Bengaluru. PTI photo

Karnataka among top 5 Indians states with highest corona cases

It would be impossible to contain community transmission if covid cases increase in village

13 July 2020 11:59 AM IST

Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo: File)

Travancore royal family-'s right in Padmanabhaswamy temple-'s...

The temple continued to be governed by a trust controlled by the erstwhile royal family for whom Lord Padmanabha is...

13 July 2020 11:19 AM IST

The Telangana Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad. (DC Photo

48 COVID-19 positives detected at Telangana Raj Bhavan

28 of them are police personnel posted to the governor-'s residence

13 July 2020 10:56 AM IST

A cop stands guard outside a containment zone in Kolkata. PTI photo

Record spike of COVID19 cases in India continues as count nears 9...

The government has indicated Parliamentâ€™s monsoon session could be held by September if the situation improves further

13 July 2020 10:49 AM IST

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

1 terrorist killed in encounter in JK-'s Anantnag

Security forces launched a search operation early Monday morning in Srigufwara, following information about the presence...

13 July 2020 10:19 AM IST

An Indian Army vehicle move towards Ladakhamid India-China border standoff. PTI photo

All our borders are safe: ITBP and BSF DG on Ladakh standoff

The BSF with about 2.5 lakh personnel is primarily tasked to guard Indian fronts with Pakistan and Bangladesh

12 July 2020 4:03 PM IST

US visa rules: Indian students concerned about deportation, dropping out semester

US visa rules: Indian students concerned about deportation, dropping...

US immigration authority said that foreign students will have to leave or risk deportation if their universities switch...

12 July 2020 3:36 PM IST

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palanisamy. (PTI Photo)

Buoyed by success, Tamil Nadu urges volunteers to donate plasma

Plasma bank was being set up at the RGGGH at a cost of Rs 2 crore, which would be the second biggest in Indi

12 July 2020 12:37 PM IST

Separatist Hurriyat leader Ashraf Sehrai. (Photo- Twitter)

Separatist Hurriyat leader Ashraf Sehrai, Jamaat members detained in...

The police action comes days after veteran separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani announced his complete disassociation...

12 July 2020 10:55 AM IST

Firefighter spray disinfectant at at Golghar market during total lockdown in Gorakhpur. PTI photo

Indiaâ€™s virus tally crosses 8 lakhs in just four days after crossing...

PM Modi directed that real-time national-level monitoring and guidance be provided to all affected states with high test...

12 July 2020 10:33 AM IST