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Hyderabad: Senior citizens in a queue in front of a bank waiting for the bank to open so that they can withdraw their pension. (Deccan Chronicle Photo)

NPS subscribers can partially withdraw money for covid treatment: Govt

PFRDA clarified that the facility of partial withdrawal will not be applicable for Atal Pension Yojana subscribers

10 April 2020 2:01 PM IST

Vehicles ply on a road during rain, in Hyderabad. (PTI)

Telangana Cabinet to meet tomorrow to discuss Covid19 situation

The CM has already favoured extension of the lockdown beyond April 14, saying it is the only weapon to check the spread...

10 April 2020 1:45 PM IST

Nagar Nigam workers sanitise area sealed to contain spread of coronavirus amid nationwide lockdown in Lucknow. PTI photo

Ramping up testing in UP can be lifesaver: Priyanka to Yogi

The Congress leader also called up creation of more isolation wards and quarantine centres

10 April 2020 1:38 PM IST

Sanitisation chambers set up to disinfect people.

Sanitisation chambers set up to contain coronavirus spread in Kerala

The chemical fumes will sanitise the body surface, clothes and the things carried by the person walking through the...

10 April 2020 1:31 PM IST

A man waits to be screened by medics for COVID 19 during a nationwide lockdown, at Jahangirabad locality in Bhopal. PTI photo

As coronavirus rages in Madhya Pradesh hobbled by low ventilator, ICU...

Government data showed the state has just one ventilator for every 75,000 people and one intensive care unit (ICU) bed...

10 April 2020 12:44 PM IST

Patient waves as he leaves after being discharged from a hospital following his recovery from COVID-19, in Kochi.(PTI)

Kerala tops with highest recovery, least mortality rate

While the global average recovery rate is 22.2 per cent, Kerala has a recovery rate of 27.17 per cent and only two...

10 April 2020 12:07 PM IST

Security guards wear a head gear in the shape of coronavirus. (PTI photo)

India ready to help world in fight against corona pandemic: PM Modi

The drug has been cited by many as a viable therapeutic solution to fight the coronavirus infection

10 April 2020 12:00 PM IST

A coronavirus graffiti drawn at a junction to create awareness during a nationwide lockdown, imposed in the wake of COVID 19 outbreak, in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Karnataka mulls tougher measures during extended lockdown

Several areas in the state sealed down, only emergency vehicles allowed to pass

10 April 2020 11:36 AM IST

The isolation ward of coronavirus at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. (Photo- PTI)

After a gruelling month, Hyderabad's Gandhi hospital docs and staff...

Meanwhile, the gynaecology ward in Gandhi hospital has now been shifted to a premises in the Government Maternity...

10 April 2020 11:32 AM IST

Health workers ask questions from a woman during a door-to-door surveillance in a red zone area for COVID-19, amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, in Srinagar. PTI Photo

Four more test Covid19 positive in J&K, cases climb to 188

The four patients are the contacts of a 61-year-old woman who died of coronavirus in the state earlier

10 April 2020 11:10 AM IST

Residents of Bhuvaneshwari Nagar close the road for outsiders in wake of the coronavirus pandemic during the nationwide lockdown, in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Private hospital in Kalaburagi shut for hiding treatment details of...

Many other hospitals under radar for treating persons with Covid-19 symptoms on their own without intimating authorities

10 April 2020 10:52 AM IST

Hyderabad High Court

Telangana HC lauds state govt for effective Covid-19 measures

In previous hearing, the court had asked for a report from the government on measures.

10 April 2020 10:33 AM IST