With 3,525 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 74,281, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Of the total cases, 47480 are active and 2,415 are fatalities so far
BHUBANESWAR, MAY 13 (IANS): An 85-year-old woman weighing just 22 kg in Odisha's Jajpur district has emerged victorious in her battle against coronavirus, infusing hope for others fighting COVID-19 in the
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced 15 new and some enhanced measures to revive and support businesses, and workers under the mega stimulus package -- Self-Reliant India Movement. (IANS&n
People with their belongings wait outside a railway station to board trains that will take them to their home states after India announced a limited reopening of its giant rail network following a nea
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday detailed six measures for supporting the country's MSME sector under the Centre's massive stimulus programme. (IANS/PIB File Photo)
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HYDERABAD, MAY 13 (IANS): Unable to visit home due to the lockdown, a 20-year-old depressed housemaid committed suicide by jumping from the 15th floor of an apartment building here on Wednesday, police sai
HYDERABAD, MAY 13 (IANS): Two workers were killed and another injured in a reactor blast at a bio-diesel plant near Zaheerabad town in the Sangareddy district of Telangana on Wednesday, the police said.
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain an interim bail plea filed on medical grounds by former senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, who is servin
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (IANS): Researchers have developed a COVID-19 vulnerability index to identify where in India people are more at risk of infection due to socio-economic factors like low income or educatio
Live or die we'll not stop: Migrants set off for 700km on foot as govt starts AC trains. (IANS Photo)
RANCHI, MAY 13 (IANS): The return of the migrant workers from the highly coronavirus&
A worker cleans a platform at the Howrah Junction railway station after India announced a limited re-opening of its giant rail network beginning on Tuesday, after a nearly seven-week lockdown to slow the spread
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (IANS): Chief Justice of India S. A. Bobde, observed during a hearing on Wednesday that instructions may be issued soon for judges and lawyers not to wear gowns and jackets, as "it makes
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. (IANS File Photo)
PANAJI, MAY 13 (IANS): Opening up of special train services to Goa does not mean people should throng to the coastal state for a holiday, Ch
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) With 3,525 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, the COVID-19 tally in India reached 74,281, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
Of the total cases, 47480 are a
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package, the Congress said that the promise should not be a hollow one.
"Sincerely hope Rs 20 Lac Crore
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the Covid-19 red zones across the state would be divided into three categories -- A, B and C -- giving partial re
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Tuesday approved the appointment of 19 administrative officers to different ministries.
Special Secretary at the Department of
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Giving a taste of the hard truth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that coronavirus will continue to remain a reality for some time to come. However, the next lockdown i
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has sent legal notices to three firms for illegally using its brand name and registered trademark 'Khadi India' to sell personal protective equipment (PPE). (I
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The CBI has issued an alert to all states and Union Territories (UTs) informing them about international drug trafficking activities taking advantage of novel coronavirus outbreak, the