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Tired of uncooperative citizens, Hyderabad may extend lockdown till...

Covid-19 cases have been increasing at alarming pace in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits

18 April 2020 10:18 AM IST

Singling out the Muslims: Elders fume over attempts to malign...

Muslims are being continuously maligned by the local administration, it is alleged

18 April 2020 9:37 AM IST

Hosapete is a town in Bellary district of Karnataka.

Family of 11 tests positive for corona in Hosapete, Karnataka

The town has been declared a containment zone and is being surveilled 24X7

18 April 2020 12:27 AM IST

Local people stand guard to restrict the entry of outsiders to their locality. Several localities in Srinagar have been declared red zones and severe containment measures have been taken up. (DC Photo: H U Naqash)

J&K records fifth death due to Covid-19

14 more coronavirus positives take the state's count to 328

17 April 2020 11:21 PM IST

Some of the formerly Covid-19 positive patients leave after their discharge from the Omandurar Government Medical College in Chennai on Friday, April 17, 2020. (PTI)

103 patients discharged but 56 new cases crop up in Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur reports a surge of 17 coronavirus positive cases

17 April 2020 10:31 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pritam Bandypadhyay)

Karnataka tells IT companies not to lay off employees

IT/BT companies in the state are permitted to resume operations with 50 per cent from their office space after April 20

17 April 2020 5:18 PM IST

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Amid lockdown, child helpline receives 4.6 lakh calls in 21 days

These calls were received from March 20 to April 10, said CHILDLINE 1098, the 24x7 helpline across 571 districts for...

17 April 2020 5:03 PM IST

: Kins of an allegedly suspected COVID-19 patient are being transferred to a hospital during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Vijayawada. PTI Photo

Covid cases surge as AP begins aggressive testing

A total of 20,235 blood samples were tested in the state so far, of which 19,663 turned negative

17 April 2020 4:48 PM IST

Commuters move across a graffiti painted on a road to create awareness on novel coronavirus during the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, at Rajmahal Chowk in Bhubaneswar. PTI photo

Odisha to test 5,000 samples from covid hotspots in Bhubaneswar

The samples will be collected from three categories of people who are at risk because of the deadly virus

17 April 2020 4:04 PM IST

A COVID-19 signage is seen at a vehicle checkpoint. (AFP)

Kerala parents attend virtual funeral of son in UAE

The grade 10 student breathed his last at a hospital in Dubai, and his body was later flown to his home town in...

17 April 2020 3:31 PM IST

A worker constructs sanitizing tunnels in Bhopal. PTI photo

Corona infected patient in Indore flees isolation facility, nabbed

The four escapees were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code

17 April 2020 2:11 PM IST

Bengaluru police and health officials garding Tippu Nagar on Mysore road where a senior citizen passed away due to coronavirus. (Photo: Satish B)

Karnataka scales up Covid19 tests to 5 times the usual

In the biggest jump in a day, Karnataka reported a staggering 38 new positive cases of coronavirus on Friday

17 April 2020 1:31 PM IST