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Maharashtra on Sunday recorded the highest daily spike of 2,347 Covid-19 cases. (PTI Photo)

Covid19: Maha records alarming single-day spike with 2,347 new cases

With 63 more deaths, the death toll in the state is now 1,198

18 May 2020 10:19 AM IST

Centre extended the lockdown till May 31, and announced more changes and relaxations in its guidelines. (PTI Photo)

Lockdown 4: Check new guidelines, relaxations

The Centre now empowered the states to decide on what will be red, orange or green zones

18 May 2020 10:03 AM IST

Maharashtra adds to covid cases in Karnataka. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra adds to covid cases in Karnataka

Fourty out of 54 cases are imported from Maharashtra and one case from Tamilnadu

17 May 2020 6:17 PM IST

Congress says government package only worth Rs 3.22 lakh cr and 1.6% of GDP, not Rs 20 lakh crore

Congress accuses government of misleading people in the name of...

Government's economic package is only of Rs 3.22 lakh crore and 1.6 percent of India's GDP and is not worth Rs 20 lakh...

17 May 2020 4:03 PM IST

Fishing boats anchored at the Puri beach after authorities warned fishermen not to venture into the sea in the view of Cyclone Amphan, at Konark in Puri district. (PTI)

Cyclone Amphan to intensify into severe cyclonic storm

Fishermen advised not to venture into north Bay of Bengal along and off North Odisha, West Bengal and adjoining...

17 May 2020 1:41 PM IST

Farmers winnow rice grain after harvesting them at a field, during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown, in Assam

Farmers grow record wheat crop but no labour to move it

The country-wide lockdown has led to a labour shortage across rural India, crimping the harvest and preventing bagging...

17 May 2020 12:50 PM IST

Nearly 2.45 lakh migrant labourers have been sent in 192 trains to various states. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra sends home over 2 lakh migrant workers

Besides, 1.41 lakh labourers have been sent to Maharashtra state border through state transport buses

17 May 2020 12:09 PM IST

The number of fatalities in Mumbai police force due to coronavirus has increased to eight in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Two more Mumbai cops succumb to Covid19

Officials said that 88 officers and 774 constables in Maharashtra have been affected by a coronavirus.

17 May 2020 11:54 AM IST

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 53,946, while 34,108 people have recovered . (PTI Photo)

India sees record jump in covid cases

Number of total positive cases climbed to 90,927 on Sunday, registering an increase of 120 fatalities and a record jump...

17 May 2020 11:17 AM IST

Severe cyclonic storm Gaja crossed the Tamil Nadu coast between Nagapattinam and nearby Vedaranniyam early Friday with wind speed gusting up to 120 kmph. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclonic storm brewing in Bay of Bengal; rains likely in coastal...

Fishermen have been advised not to venture into north Bay of Bengal along and off West Bengal-Odisha coasts from May 18...

16 May 2020 4:45 PM IST

A lab technician makes a quick test on a blood sample to detect the new coronavirus. (AFP)

Covid-19: Close red light areas to avoid 72% of projected cases, say...

Indians are at a much lower risk of getting Covid-19 if red light areas are kept closed until an effective treatment is...

16 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

Social media image posted by the Congress party showing Rahul Gandhi addressing a press conference by video link on April 16, 2020.

Rahul Gandhi urges Modi-led Centre to reconsider its economic package

He said he was trying to put pressure on the government for generating demand by putting money into the accounts of the...

16 May 2020 2:32 PM IST