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Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa

Karnataka stops trains in bid to retain migrant labourers

There is an urgent need to kickstart economic activity in the state, says Yediyurappa

6 May 2020 12:48 PM IST

File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav. (PTI Photo)

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India in touch with Pak on implementation of...

The world court had upheld India's claim that Pakistan has committed an egregious violation of Vienna Convention on...

6 May 2020 12:21 PM IST

A file image of Riyaz Naikoo from a video.

Most wanted Hizbul terrorist Riyaz Naikoo killed in Awantipora...

Naikoo carried a reward of Rs 12 lakh on his head.

6 May 2020 11:51 AM IST

Panic grips Tamil Nadu as more test positive for coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus cases in India close to 50K

The number of active Covid-19 cases is 33,514.

6 May 2020 10:48 AM IST

Mumbai on Tuesday reported 635 new Covid-19 cases and 26 deaths. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai Covid19 cases nearing 10,000 mark

A total of 406 new suspected cases were admitted in various hospitals in the city, 220 patients were discharged after...

6 May 2020 9:45 AM IST

Influenza like cases found in Bengal. (PTI Photo)

91.5K influenza like cases found in Bengal

West Bengal CM informed that 91,515 cases of Influenza-like Illness (ILI), 872 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Illness...

6 May 2020 9:15 AM IST

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M K Stalin. (PTI)

Stalin opposes NEET exam amid pandemic lockdown

Centre had recently announced July 26 as the date for the Medical Colleges entrance examination for this year

6 May 2020 9:04 AM IST

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to close down the wine shops in Mumbai again. (DC Photo)

Mumbai shuts non-essential, liquor shops after lockdown norms flouted

Mumbai city has been categorised in red zone with the number of coronavirus positive cases rising and the downward trend...

6 May 2020 8:51 AM IST

A globe showing Europe, Africa and Asia is pictured on an illustration representation of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in Paris. (AFP)

India sees its biggest jump in coronavirus cases

The total number of India's Covid-19 cases stood at 46,711 on Tuesday.

6 May 2020 8:43 AM IST

The Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu as part of the effort to bring Indian citizens home from overseas. Indian naval ships Jalashwa and Magar are presently en route to the port of Mal¨ in the Maldives to commence evacuation operations from 8 May 2020 as part of phase-1 of the operation. (PTI representational image)

Indians stranded in 13 countries to be brought home

Navy sends two ships to Maldives to bring back 8,000 Indian nationals

6 May 2020 7:56 AM IST

Fire-fighters sanitise the premises of SN Hospital where several COVID-19 patients are being treated, in Agra. PTI Photo

When you think you've won the covid battle, just read this story about...

As India grapples with more than 42,000 coronavirus infections, Agra's tangle with the virus offers lessons for big...

5 May 2020 4:58 PM IST

A customer carries alcohol after purchasing from a wine shop during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown at Chander Nagar in East Delhi. (Photo- PTI)

Delhi imposes 70% 'corona tax' on alcohol to curb overcrowding

Police baton-charged hundreds of people who had flocked to liquor shops when they opened on Monday for the first time in...

5 May 2020 2:46 PM IST