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The area around Hyderabads iconic Charminar is deserted on Thursday evening. On Ramzan evenings, the locality is normally abuzz with acctivity. (DC Photo: Deepak Deshpande)

Hopes dashed as Telangana sees 22 new cases of coronavirus

There are 115 containment zones in the Greater Hyderabad area

1 May 2020 8:28 AM IST

Arvind Kejriwal (PTI file photo)

Kejriwal government to bring back Delhi students stranded in Kota

Maharashtra, West Bengal among other states which have decided to bring back students.

30 April 2020 4:48 PM IST

Police offical take rest after dispersing hundreds of stranded migrant workers from outside the Bandra Railway Station in Mumbai. PTI photo

Mumbai: Bombay High Court refuses to pass order on adequate security...

The petitioners said such gatherings would increase the chance of the spread of Covid-19.

30 April 2020 4:33 PM IST

A staffer of the Supreme Court tested positive for coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

Covid-19: Supreme Court refuses to pass direction on changing...

The plea was filed by an NGO 'People for Better Treatment' (PBT).

30 April 2020 3:41 PM IST

Labourers load rice sacks on a truck at Food Corporation of India for distribution in the city during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in Hyderabad. PTI Photo

With lockdown easing, Andhra Pradesh lorries slowly come back on roads

The lorry association has also sought exemption of quarterly tax, but the state government only agreed to defer it by...

30 April 2020 2:05 PM IST

Medics arrange samples of a new fast test (Rapid test) for coronavirus at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. (PTI)

Covid-19: VIP-ferrying Madhya Pradesh pilots face challenge to fly out...

They have so far undertaken four flights carrying about 6,000 samples in all.

30 April 2020 12:48 PM IST

File image of ex-Reserve Bank governor Raghuram Rajan.

Raghuram Rajan: Let's not wait for zero cases. Lift the lockdown soon

In video conversation with Rahul Gandhi, the former RBI governor advocates restarting the economy soonest.

30 April 2020 12:01 PM IST

NGO workers packing food items among needy people in Lucknow. PTI photo

Cops above 55 told to stay off frontline duty after 28 policemen test...

Directives have been issued to ensure that frontline police personnel, especially in hotspot areas, follow all security...

30 April 2020 11:19 AM IST

Covid19 death toll rises to 1,074; cases 33,050. (AFP Photo)

India's covid19 death toll rises to 1,074; cases climb to 33,050

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 23,651, while 8,324 people have recovered and one patient has migrated

30 April 2020 11:06 AM IST

Health workers wearing protective suits prepare to disinfect a locality in Hyderabad. (PTI)

SARI what! Telangana docs are gobsmacked by fiat to restrict Covid-19...

One practitioner wonders if that is why the state's new case numbers are so low

30 April 2020 8:56 AM IST

Migrant workers and stranded people sleep in the forecourt of the Secunderabad railway station. (DC Photo: Deepak Deshpande)

Stranded migrants can soon go home, but conditions apply

But they will be tested, registered, tracked and isolated

30 April 2020 12:30 AM IST

Representational image (PTI)

Hospitals may turn new hotspots

It is very important that people understand and comply with home quarantine, which is being done in other countries too

29 April 2020 7:14 PM IST