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Gautam Buddh Nagar Reports First Fatality as 60-Year-Old Man Dies of Coronavirus

Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 202 positive cases of coronavirus till Thursday evening, and official figures for Friday were awaited.




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Reports of Fresh Gas Leak at Visakhapatnam Plant Incorrect, Says LG Polymers

The company also said that all necessary measures were being used to keep the temperatures under control. Styrene gas had leaked from a tank at the plant.




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Ram Vilas Paswan Says 20 States Getting Ready for Launch of Ration Card Portability from June 1

Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.




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People with Mental Illness Can't be Denied Equal Opportunity, HC for Judgeship to Bipolar Person

A bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Sanjeev Narula set aside the May 21, 2019 notice/result published by the Delhi High Court Registrar General rejecting the candidature of a person.




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Pakistan Rejects India's Move to Broadcast Weather Reports on PoK, Terms it 'Legally Void'

State-owned broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio from Friday began broadcasting weather reports on Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Gilgit in PoK in their prime-time news bulletins.




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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 526 Fresh Cases, 4 Deaths Reported in Tamil Nadu in Last 24 Hours

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu today reported 526 fresh cases of the coronavirus as well as four deaths. At least 279 of the new cases were reported from state capital Chennai.




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Three Exporters Flee After Rs 411 Crore Loan Default, SBI Files Complaint with CBI After 4 Years

Besides SBI, other members of consortium are Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, IDBI, Central Bank of India and Corporation Bank, they said.




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BJP Corporators in Thane Refuse to Contribute to Virus Relief Fund Citing Lack of Transparency

In a letter to the Mayor, BJP leader Sanjay Waghule alleged that there was no transparency in the civic body's coronavirus relief activities, which is why party corporators would not make any contribution to the fund.




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Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Put on Ventilator Support

Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and other senior politicians of the state called up Jogi's family and enquired about the 74-year-old leader's health.




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CISF Reports 13 Fresh Covid-19 Cases; Maximum in Delhi Metro Unit

Among the 48 active cases, maximum 31 are in the unit that guards the Delhi Metro followed by 13 in the Mumbai international airport guarding unit.




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Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Indian-origin Woman in Singapore Faces Charges for Refusing to Wear Face Mask

Retnamswamy is the second person of Indian origin to be remanded at the IMH for psychiatric evaluation after the incident involving face masks.




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Telangana BJP Chief Stages Hunger Protest in Support of Farmers, Demand MSP be Paid to Them

Taking a dig at the TRS-led state government, Sanjay asked ministers to make a field visit to know the ground reality and the problems faced by the farmers.




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Owaisi Demands Relief for Migrant Labourers, Transport Facility after Lockdown to Go to Their Homes

The Hyderabad MP alleged that the lockdown was announced in an unplanned manner without providing relief to migrant labourers from states, including Bihar, UP, West Bengal and Jharkhand.




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K'taka CM's Political Secretary Stages Stir with Supporters over Quarantined Foreigners at Resort

The agitation continued till late in the evening and despite local police officer’s intervention, MLA SR Vishwanath and his men left the spot only after the civic body was compelled to shift the foreigners to another facility.




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BSP Chief Mayawati Rakes up CWG Scam, Asks Centre to Take Utmost Care While Importing Covid-19 Equipment

The former chief minister of the state asked the central government to exercise caution while importing testing kits from foreign countries.




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Decision on Parole to Lalu Awaited, Tejashwi Cites Reports of Doctors Attending Him Quarantined

The RJD supremo has been admitted in the private ward of Ranchi's Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences which has been designated as a 'coronavirus hospital'.




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Don't Use Coronavirus Pandemic as Political Opportunity: BJP Tells Congress

The BJP's response came after the Congress accused the Centre of "cruelly" and "mercilessly" abandoning the entire category of migrant labourers and termed "a cruel joke" the order on inter-state movement of workers.




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'Temporary Ration Cards, Bigger Stimulus Package': Abhijit Banerjee to Rahul Gandhi on Covid-19 Hurdle

On May 4, the Congress party tweeted a 1.44-minute clip from their conversation and the full interview was released on Wednesday.




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Bigg Boss Telugu Organisers Accused of Demanding Sexual Favours in Return for Entry Into Show: Report

A case has been registered in Hyderabad against four organisers of the reality show, after a journalist complained that they had misbehaved with her and asked her to satisfy their boss for final selection in the show.




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Vijay Sethupathi All Set to Play the Antagonist in Vijay’s Thalapathy 64: Report

He might not be playing the Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralidharan in a film but that hasn’t stopped Vijay Sethupathi from experimenting with his roles.




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Soundarya Rajinikanth's Hand Luggage & Vishagan Vangamudi's Passport Stolen at Heathrow Airport

Calling the experience shocking and traumatic, the daughter of superstar Rajinikanth put up a post on Twitter narrating the ordeal.




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Atlee's Bigil Starring Vijay, Nayanthara Leaked Online by Tamil Rockers: Report

Tamil film Bigil is one of the much anticipated films of Atlee, starring Vijay in the lead role had hit theaters on Friday. Now it is available for download online thanks to TamilRockers.




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Bheeshma Actor Nithiin to Reportedly Tie the Knot in April 2020

Telugu actor Nithiin is said to be getting married in April this year. There has been no official confirmation, but preparations have begun already.




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Janhvi Kapoor to Work with Jr NTR in Trivikram Srinivas' Film: Reports

If the reports are to be believed, the Janhvi- Jr NTR movie is tentatively titled Ayinau Poyi Ravale Hastinaku and will be directed by Trivikram Srinivas.




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Vijay Deverakonda's Fight Against Fake News Supported by Mahesh Babu, Chiranjeevi

Vijay Deverakonda's video against fake news has been supported by many South actors, including Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu.




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Thane: 27 news cases reported in Kalyan-Dombivli in 24 hours

Kalyan-Dombivli area in last 24 hours witnessed 27 new cases, which includes 21 people who work outside city limits and are working in essential services. The total number of cases have reached 280 in the twin city including three deaths.




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US to Grant Iraq Gas Waiver in Show of Support For New PM

The exemption would be the longest period of time in months granted to Iraq to prove it is making progress in becoming less reliant on Iranian imports, a key condition of receiving the waiver.




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South Africa Parliament Video Call Hacked with Pornography; Racial, Sexual Insults Hurled at Chairwoman

South Africa's parliament is closed and all its meetings are currently held by video conference calls as the country remains under strict lockdown restrictions to combat the spread of the coronavirus.




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Sweden Reports over 3,000 Coronavirus Deaths But Insists Situation Manageable

Officials defended their strategy of not imposing strict stay-at-home measures, saying Sweden's healthcare system still had spare capacity.




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Saudi Arabia Forms Police Unit to Enforce Coronavirus Curbs on Social Gatherings: Report

The kingdom had previously said such gatherings were prohibited and said on Thursday that those breaching the rules would be punished by law.




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New York Became 'Grand Central Station' for Covid-19 and Carried Infections Across the US: Report

Overall, infections spreading from New York account for 60 to 65 per cent of the sequenced viruses across the country.




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Donald Trump Tests Negative for Coronavirus after White House Military Aide Reports Infection

US Vice-President Mike Pence has also tested negative.




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US Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Guest Workers Visas

Top Republican senators urged US President Donald Trump on Thursday to suspend all new guest worker visas for 60 days and certain categories of new guest worker visas, including H-1B, for at least a year or until unemployment figures return to normal levels.




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Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Work Visas as Unemployment Reaches All Time High

The H-1B work visa for foreign technology professionals is highly popular among Indians and a large number of Indians also opt for the EB-5 investors visa.




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Singapore Coronavirus Infections Touch 21,707 with 20 deaths: Health Ministry

Singapore on Friday reported 768 new cases of coronavirus, mostly among the foreign nationals living in dormitories, taking the total number of infections in the country to 21,707 with 20 deaths, the health ministry said.




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China Says It Supports Who-led Review Of Global Pandemic Response

Countries like France, Germany and Britain have urged greater transparency from China over its handling of coronavirus, while the US and Australia have called for international inquiry.




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Chinese Envoy Says Open to Probe of Origins of Coronavirus: Report

China has dismissed as groundless U.S. and Australian questioning of how it had handled the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had been open and transparent, despite growing scepticism about the accuracy of its official death toll.




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US Lawmakers Urge Support for Taiwan at WHO, as US Criticizes China

Taiwan, which is not a member of the United Nations, has been excluded from the WHO, which is a UN agency, due to objections from China.




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Trump Administration Working to Temporarily Ban Work-based Visas Like H1-B: Report

The H-1B is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers from countries like India and China in speciality occupations.




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Docs Show Top White House Officials Buried Reports of Top Disease Control Experts on Reopening US

The trove of emails show the nation's top public health experts at the CDC spending weeks working on guidance to help the country deal with a public health emergency, only to see their work quashed by political appointees with little explanation.




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China Reports One New Coronavirus Case, 15 Asymptomatic Cases

China’s total number of Covid-19 cases now stands at 82,887, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,633, the national health authority said.




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South Korea Reports 18 New Coronavirus Cases, Pakistan Eases Curbs Due to Economic Pressure

Worldwide, the virus has infected at least 3.9 million people and killed more than 270,000, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University based on data reported by governments.




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Britain to Quarantine Incoming Travellers For 14 Days to Avoid Second Covid-19 Peak: Report

According to the report, under measures that are likely to come into force in early June, travellers will have to provide the address at which they will self-isolate on arrival.




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Indonesia Reports 533 New Coronavirus Cases, Biggest in a Day

Officials reported 16 more have died from the disease, taking the total number of death to 959, while 2,607 have recovered.




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Iran-linked Hackers Recently Targeted Coronavirus Drugmaker Gilead Sciences, Says Report

Two other cybersecurity researchers, who were not authorized to speak publicly about their analysis, confirmed that the web domains and hosting servers used in the hacking attempts were linked to Iran.




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Iran Reports More Than 1,500 New Coronavirus Cases

Latest reports have shown Khuzestan red along with a few other provinces, including the capital Tehran and the Shiite clerical centre of Qom, where Iran reported its first cases in February.




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Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh: An Evergreen Story of Love and Support, See Pics

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor passed away in the morning of April 30. His wife, actress Neetu Kapoor was the actor's support system, not only in their lifelong companionship but also during his prolonged battle with cancer.




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Makers Plan to Finish and Release Rishi Kapoor’s Last Film Sharmaji Namkeen: Report

Rishi Kapoor was working on Sharmaji Namkeen before he passed away. A recent report states that the makers plan to finish and release Chintu Ji’s last film.




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Katy Perry, Hailey Bieber, Rita Ora to Support Covid-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO

A number of celebrities are coming together to raise funds to support and raise awareness for the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (WHO)​.




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Protesting Migrants Clash With Police In Surat, Over 100 Detained: Report

Hundreds of migrant workers came onto the streets and clashed with the police at a village in Surat district of Gujarat today to demand that they either be sent back to their home states or allowed to...