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A group of returning guest workers take a break as they wait for a pickup bus to reach their native places near Maddilapalem junction in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Thousands of workers are returning to Andhra Pradesh from other states, and many of them are testing positive for the coronavirus. (DC Photo: K Narasimha Murthy)

Six-month-old baby tests positive for COVID-19 but her returnee family...

Corona positive cases spurt among workers returning to Andhra Pradesh from other states

28 May 2020 10:15 AM IST

People throng a commercial establishment in Hyderabad. (DC Photo: Deepak Deshpande)

All shops to be open in Telangana, no lockdown extension likely

Malls, cinema theatres, function halls will remain closed nevertheless

28 May 2020 9:59 AM IST

An auto transports an air-cooler in Hyderabad. Although lockdown restrictions have been lifted for the major part, revenues to the state government are still slack. (DC Photo: Deepak Deshpande)y the collers to cool themselves from the heat and the governement has given the orders to open the Electronics and coolers shops in city pics Deepak Deshpande

Telangana government staff to get half pay this month too

In May, the government's revenues have been a mere Rs 3,100 crore, which includes the state's share of Rs 982 crore in...

28 May 2020 8:10 AM IST

People stand in a queue to fill their reservation forms as an old man sits on the floor to wait for his turn. (DC Photo: Deepak Deshpande)

Telangana records biggest single-day spurt of corona cases

With 107 new cases reported, the state breaks the 2000 mark

28 May 2020 7:56 AM IST

The video grab shows the child trying to pull the blanket off his mother

Watch: Toddler tries to wake dead mother in Bihar's Muzaffarpur...

The incident occurred on May 25 (Monday) at Bihar's Muzaffarpur railway station

27 May 2020 7:31 PM IST

Passengers leave for a quarantine centre as they check-out from the Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru. PTI Photo

Inmates at quarantine centres have a harrowing time

Helpline Twitter handles are loaded with such complaints about the paid quarantine services

27 May 2020 6:20 PM IST

Taxi drivers seek help from government

Taxi drivers bear brunt of unending lockdown

It will be very difficult to bring these drivers back to business as they are mentally unfit

27 May 2020 6:02 PM IST

The 57-year-old assistant subb-inspector of the Hebbagodi police arrested two men for stealing iron rods and other materials from a construction site on May 16. PTI Photo

Bengaluru ASI catches two thieves, and the coronavirus from them

That case of the cop who caught the contagion was just one of the 122 cases reported in Karnataka today

27 May 2020 5:56 PM IST

Motorists drive past a coronavirus-themed globe kept at a traffic junction during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Hyderabad, AFP Photo

As coronavirus cases cross 1.5 lakh, officials take solace in low...

Maharashtra's rising numbers continue to worry the nation.

27 May 2020 4:38 PM IST

A screengrab of the video.

Chhattisgarh: Naxals release Minpa encounter video, show weapons...

The March 21 attack was one of the deadliest by Maoists on security personnel in recent times.

27 May 2020 3:09 PM IST

irport staff checks a passengers e-ticket on a mobile phone from inside a booth at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport as domestic flights resumed after the government eased a lockdown imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Ahmedabad on May 25, 2020. - Domestic flights resumed in India on May 25 even as coronavirus cases surge, while confusion about quarantine rules prompted jitters among passengers and the cancellation of dozens of planes. (PTI)

Find out why this passenger shelled out a premium for seat 1F

In the post-corona era, travellers are weighing multiple factors for a safe journey

27 May 2020 1:41 PM IST

Wearing a face mask, a passenger from Hyderabad arrives at the Visakhapatnam Airport on Tuesday. Several domestic airline services started their operations from Tuesday after a two-month nation-wide lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. (DC Photo: K N Murali Krishna)

Andhra Pradesh natives happy to return home

The first domestic flight landed at Vijayawada airport from Chennai with 79 passengers

27 May 2020 12:39 PM IST