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Reacting to allegations of bribes being sought for getting people out of quarantine, a senior BBMP official said if the complaints were verified, strict action would be taken against those found guilty.

Observing that free citizens cannot exist when the news media is chained to adhere to one position, the court said journalistic freedom lies at the core of the fundamental right to free speech and India's freedom.

The Congress has called a meeting of like-minded parties to discuss the plight of migrant workers and the changes in labour laws.

The study identified two new matrilines in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and also discovered previously unknown possible links between a few tigers and Machali, the deceased matriarch of the Ranthambore forests.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will chair the meeting of leaders of opposition parties, the sources said on Tuesday.

Since the riots, Gulshan had been fighting to claim her father's remains, a process that was delayed by slow-moving bureaucratic and judicial systems, and then the lockdown. Now she and her family are struggling to stay afloat while also trying to keep th...

A senior Uttar Pradesh Police official said scores of people thronged the Delhi-Noida border on Tuesday morning.

In the US, coronavirus infection cases increased from 100 to 1,00,000 in 25 days, while it took 30 days for the cases to reach the 1 lakh-mark in Spain.

While shops in markets have been allowed to open on an odd-even basis, malls, hotels and cinema halls have been asked to remain shut. Metro services, schools, colleges, spa, salons and bars will also remain closed.

The transport department will be responsible for ensuring social distancing is maintained on every bus and across all bus depots in the city.

For this, nearby hotels have been identified, he said, adding that people can stay in the quarantine for 14 days in a hotel as per their paying capacity.

On May 15, Justice Kathawalla had directed the board to assess the victim's condition and report back to the court.

The natural compounds from Ashwagandha and Propolis have the potential to be an effective novel coronavirus preventive drug, according to the research team.

The ICMR also added that all hospitalised patients who develop symptoms for influenza-like illness (ILI) and frontline workers involved in containment and mitigation of COVID-19 having such signs will also be tested for coronavirus infection through RT-PC...

The only option was to get the onboard ticket checking staff to do it, which carried the potential risk of railway personnel contracting the coronavirus.

The high court disposed of the petition seeking Special Investigation Team (SIT) or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the 'Bois Locker Room' incident and to arrest the offenders.