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The development comes after the state government announced the categorisation of the state’s red zones on Tuesday in a bid to revive the economy. In a press conference

As the coronavirus gnaws its way across India, Mumbai has suffered the worst. This city of 20 million is now responsible for 20% of India’s coronavirus infections and nearly 25% of the deaths.

The government has suggested operation of construction activities in the national capital and that movement of labourers within Delhi be allowed, sources in the government said.

Keeping the agriculture sector in mind, the government announced Rs 2 lakh crore of concessional credit for 2.5 crore farmers through Kisan Credit Cards.

INS Jalashwa with 700 Indians, including 100 women and children, will depart for Kochi on Friday night, it said.

The IMD scientist said dust storms and hail storms are a common occurance in the period between April 15 and June 15 in entire northwest India.

News18 came across the four men, all of them autorickshaw drivers who share the same last name and native place, when they were on the Lucknow-Barabanki highway after covering about 1,400 kilometres with the sole purpose of getting back to their families.

Schools can conduct either online or offline exams for the failed class 9 and 11 students, the CBSE said.

Indian Railways said 20,149 passengers travelled on the special trains on Wednesday and 25,737 are scheduled to travel on 18 special trains operating on Thursday.

Sources claimed that the truck was packed with migrant labourers, including women, and some of them died due to asphyxiation after they fell on each other.

Bengaluru has reported just 188 cases of Covid-19 so far. To put this number into perspective - Mumbai has almost 80 times the number of infections at 14,899, Delhi has 40 times with 7639 cases, Ahmedabad has almost 34 times at 6353 and neighbouring Chenn...

All those who came in contact with the eight personnel will be tested for coronavirus, a senior official said, adding that contact tracing has also been undertaken to ascertain who came in their contact.

Police said, the Karimnagar MP, along with Nalgonda district BJP president K Sridhar Reddy and others, went to sweet lime farms in Peddavoora mandal of the district on Tuesday to speak to farmers there following which there was congregation of around 60 p...

At present, the state has 1,937 active cases, while 2,004 patients have recovered from the infection so far, an official said. Of the total 232 deaths, Indore alone has reported 95 fatalities so far, while Bhopal recorded 35.

Total 113 accused, including a juvenile, were produced in the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) M V Jawale at Dahanu in Palghar district.

The Vice-President and the Lok Sabha Speaker shared memories and experiences of the first sittings of the two Houses.