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Medics wearing protective suits seen in the premises of LNJP hospital while members of Tablighi Jamaat are shifted from hospital to quarantine centre during nationwide lockdown in Delhi. PTI photo

Entire Muslim community cannot be blamed for one group's crime: Naqvi...

4,291 out of 14,378 COVID-19 infections in the country were linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in March

23 April 2020 3:17 PM IST

Guntur West MLA M Giridhar Rao taking part in sanitation works rendering a helping hand to GMC sanitation staff at Guntur city. (Photo: Tejo Roy)

AP reports highest single day spike in Covid cases

Two patients in Guntur had a relapse at the end of their 14 day treatment period, testing positive for coronavirus...

23 April 2020 2:53 PM IST

Medics collect samples from media professionals for COVID-19 tests, at a special testing centre set up by the Delhi government for the same, at Patel Nagar in New Delhi. PTI photo

Ordinance to protect healthcare workers: These are punishable offences...

The President had given his assent for promulgation of the ordinance on Wednesday hours after the Union Cabinet approved...

23 April 2020 2:41 PM IST

Commuters make way at sealed down streets at Yarab Nagar at Banashankari, Bengaluru. (Photo: Satish B)

Karnataka denies community transmission

After a gap of two days, the COVID-19 positives in the state point northward again with 16 fresh cases

23 April 2020 2:27 PM IST

Municipal corporation workers sanitize a hotspot area of Hindpiri during the nationwide lockdown, to curb the spread of Coronavirus, in Ranchi. Jharkhand is ruled by the BJP. PTI photo

Congress ruled states rue lack of central funds to fight covid19

Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry demanded a financial package for states to deal with the COVID-19...

23 April 2020 1:24 PM IST

Doctors conduct a real time mock drill at COVID19 TeleHealth unit, at Indian Medical Association, Cheranalloor in Kochi. (PTI)

Kerala witnesses reverse trend in Covid case reporting after a hiatus

More number of fresh cases than recovered cases in the last two days

23 April 2020 1:21 PM IST

Police use lathis to control the crowd who venture out during the lockdown in Hyderabad. (Photo: Deepak Deshpande)

Telangana bets on containment measures, lockdown to contain virus

Medical officials state that there are indications about the possibility of the virus spread decreasing in all parts of...

23 April 2020 12:27 PM IST

BJP spreading virus of communal prejudice, hatred: Sonia Gandhi

Gandhi said this should worry every Indian and the Congress will have to work hard to repair this damage

23 April 2020 12:07 PM IST

Workers spray disinfectants on roads. (Photo: Satish B)

Chennai stares at Dharavi like situation after corona+ case in slum

Containment turns daunting for authorities as positive case reported in one of Chennai's most populated slum

23 April 2020 11:44 AM IST

A security personnel conducts thermal scanning of vendors before they enter the Okhla vegetable market during the nationwide lockdown, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi. PTI photo

India records 29 covid deaths in one day as virus cases cross 21K

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 16,454, while 4,257 people have been cured and discharged, one patient has...

23 April 2020 11:31 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Tejo Roy)

Family of four in Hyderabad commit suicide over financial trouble

Neighbours alerted police after noticing a sheet of paper on the main door of the house with the words -"please open the...

23 April 2020 11:09 AM IST

A researcher works in a lab that is developing testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus in New Jersey. AFP Photo

No testing of asymptomatic secondary contacts of Covid-19 patients:...

Strict home quarantine' for secondary contacts raised to 28 days from 14 days

23 April 2020 11:05 AM IST