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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wearing a mask is seen in her car during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata. (PTI)

Coronavirus lethal, don't take anything for granted: Indian-American...

Dr Indranill Basu Ray said that India, including West Bengal, may be lucky because of a viral strain not having such a...

12 May 2020 2:18 PM IST

Visa, OCI card suspension prevents several Indians in US from flying back home. (PTI Photo)

Indian nationals stuck in US after H-1B visa cards suspended

Last month, H-1B visa holders launched a petition urging President Trump to extend their permissible stay from 60 to 180...

12 May 2020 1:17 PM IST

Videograb of the Singham stunt

Singham stunt proves costly for Madhya Pradesh cop

After an investigation, he was fined Rs 5,000 and warned him not to repeat such mistakes.

12 May 2020 12:26 PM IST

Maharashtra revealed that parts of the state, including Mumbai have witnessed community spread of the deadly disease. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai witnesses community spread of Covid19: Health official

Community transmission is the third stage of a disease outbreak, where source of new infections cannot be traced to a...

12 May 2020 11:39 AM IST

The Srisailam project shared by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

Telangana thretens to sue Andhra Pradesh over water from Srisailam...

AP has decided to build a lift irrigation project to divert water from Srisailam to Rayalaseema

12 May 2020 11:02 AM IST

Covid19 death toll rises to 2,293, total cases at 70,756 in India. (PTI Photo)

India's coronavirus count crosses 74k mark, death toll rises to 2,410

Of the 2,293 deaths, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of fatalities at 921

12 May 2020 10:36 AM IST

Physical distance norms were thrown aside when free rations were supplied to staff of Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad on Monday, May 11, 2020. (DC Photo: SSR)

Hyderabad reports 79 Covid-19 cases, highest so far in a day

Sudden spike breaks a sequence of low daily numbers after the government changed its testing policy

12 May 2020 7:19 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi interacts with chief ministers during a video conference on the COVID-19 situation on Monday, May 11, 2020. (PTI)

PM: The world has said we have been successful against Covid-19

In fifth video conference with chief ministers, Narendra Modi expresses concern epidemic spread to rural areas

12 May 2020 6:37 AM IST

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Hyderabad: Biz man stuck in lift for an hour files complaint

According to the police, the incident took place at Lanco Hills in Manikonda on May 7

11 May 2020 6:46 PM IST

Migrant workers being sent from SN Kalayan Mantap walks to Hyderabad on Nice road after police asked them to leave fron the Kalyan Mantap in Bengaluru on Monday. Photo: Satish.B

Begged to stay, migrant labourers in Bengaluru thrown out of camps

The trouble started 10 days ago when the government decided to make arrangements to send back those migrant laborers who...

11 May 2020 6:28 PM IST

File photo of PM Narendra Modi in a meeting with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) earlier this week. (Twitter).

The accent is on economy as PM interacts with CMs on Covid situation

Meeting comes at a crucial juncture: Covid-19 yet to peak but economy already down in the dumps

11 May 2020 4:19 PM IST

MHA issues guidelines for movement of passengers by trains. (PTI Photo)

MHA issues guidelines for train travel, confirmed e-ticket mandatory...

All train passengers will be screened and only asymptomatic persons will be allowed to travel

11 May 2020 3:51 PM IST