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Uttarakhand: 'Ghost villages' turn into quarantine centres for...

Poor infrastructure, difficult living conditions and lack of employment have been cited as the reasons such abandoned...

15 May 2020 1:56 PM IST

People, sitting in marked circles to respect social distancing norms, wait to collect free ration from a government shop, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Mathura. PTI Photo

Covid-19: India must gear up for possible community transmission, say...

More transmission possible due to easing of the lockdown, say experts

15 May 2020 1:24 PM IST

Covid19 hit South Asia very hard, worst economic performance in 40 years says World Bank. (PTI Photo)

World Bank clears $1 billion for India's fight against coronavirus

This takes the total commitment from the World Bank towards emergency COVID-19 response in India to $2 billion.

15 May 2020 12:16 PM IST

In this March 2020 photo provided by Gilead Sciences, rubber stoppers are placed onto filled vials of the investigational drug remdesivir at a Gilead manufacturing site in the United States. Given through an IV, the medication is designed to interfere with an enzyme that reproduces viral genetic material. (Photo | AP)

Health groups want India to rescind Gilead drug patents

Advocacy groups want remdesivir to be distributed more fairly to coronavirus patients around the world.

15 May 2020 11:46 AM IST

Migrants arriving from Andhra Pradesh undergo thermal screening after deboarding a train at Danapur railway station, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Patna. PTI Photo

Covid-19 cases stand at 81,970; 2649 people dead across India

The number of active cases stood at 51,401 while 27,919 people have recovered and one patient has migrated.

15 May 2020 11:04 AM IST

A fully decorated Badrinath temple. (ANI)

Badrinath shrine opens without pilgrims amid coronavirus lockdown

On April 29, the portals of Kedarnath temple were also thrown open after a six-month-long winter break.

15 May 2020 10:04 AM IST

Labourers walk to return to their native places, during the 21-day lockdown across the country to contain the Covid-19, in New Delhi. PTI photo

RSS-affiliate BMS to protest 'total withdrawal' of labour laws in...

The organisation will observe 'Nationwide Protest Day' on May 20, besides other agitation programmes.

14 May 2020 5:40 PM IST

Temi tea gardens in Sikkim: (Photo:Aratrika Bhattacharya)

Coronavirus skips Sikkim: North Eastern state yet to record a single...

Officials attribute this remarkable achievement to a slew of proactive measures since March 5.

14 May 2020 4:38 PM IST

Currently, 411 pairs of trains of Indian Railways are operating with Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches. (Representational Image)

Over 2 lakh migrants book tickets worth Rs 45 crore to travel in...

Over 9,000 people left the national capital on Wednesday on board nine trains.

14 May 2020 3:15 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath interactes with students who were brought back to their homes from Kota. PTI photo

Uttar Pradesh government asks private hospitals, nursing homes to...

Yogi also instructed that private hospitals be sanitized twice in 24 hours and doctors and other staff be regularly...

14 May 2020 2:03 PM IST

An Indian Finance Ministry employee walks carrying files outside the ministry building on April 20, 2020. An increasing number of officers are opting to work from home amid concerns over the coronavirus epidemic in New Delhi. (AP)

Soon, 'work from home' could be an option for central government...

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) may provide option for work from home to the eligible officers/staff for...

14 May 2020 1:44 PM IST

A file image of passengers being allowed to board a train after clearance at Hubballi. (PTI)

First train with 1,000 passengers arrives in Bengaluru from Delhi

These travellers will be taken to the quarantine centres to complete their quarantine period.

14 May 2020 11:21 AM IST