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U.S. tightens visa rules for Chinese journalists amid coronavirus tensions

The United States and China have been engaged in a series of retaliatory actions involving journalists in recent months.




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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 46 live updates | Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan

India's recovery rate currently stands at 29.36%, according to the Union Health Ministry.




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China continues to hide, obfuscate COVID-19 data from world: Pompeo

By Friday, more than 78,000 Americans had died and 13 lakh tested positive for the coronavirus. Globally, more than 274,000 people have died and 39 lakh have tested positive for the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University data.




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Manipur gears up for arrival of residents from May 12

Chief Minister N. Biren directs district administrations to make arrangements for quarantining them.




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Toddler dies after accidentally drinking chemical in Belagavi village

A one-and-a-half-year old baby died after it accidentally consumed a paint thinner in Balekundri–Bujurg village in Belagavi district on Saturday. The




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365 Kashmiri students to return home from Bhopal in 18 buses

The students are currently accommodated in a private school in Bhopal.




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Only those with severe COVID-19 illness need to be tested before discharge: Health Ministry

As per latest guideline, other categories of patients need not be tested before discharge




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Two instances of assault on police personnel reported in Mumbai

An architecture graduate has been arrested




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Naidu, Modi pay tributes to Maharana Pratap

On Mewar king’s 480th birth anniverary, the Prime Minister described him as the great son of Mother India.




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3,340 Keralites return home through Walayar

As many as 1,036 vehicles with returnees reached the State through Walayar




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New schedule of rates by Public Works Department increases wages of labourers

The revised schedule of rates has provided a nearly 15%-18% increase in the wages for about 300 types of labourers who work in various government projects




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COVID-19 | Five Bihar Military Police personnel test positive

Tally in State goes up to 580




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Special cargo flight lifts 11 tonnes of vegetables, flowers from Tiruchi to Singapore

The flight, operated by SpiceJet, is the first exclusive freighter service from Tiruchi since the COVID-19 lockdown began




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Hyundai rolls out 200 cars on day one of resuming production in Sriperumbudur

The company resumed production operations on May 8, ensuring 100% physical distancing in accordance with standard operating procedure, a release said




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COVID-19 | Karnataka reports 36 new cases

State tally goes up to 789




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Coronavirus deaths reported by Delhi govt less than figures from hospitals

While the Delhi government’s statement says 68 coronavirus-related deaths have occurred in the national capital till Friday, the number of such deaths in just two hospitals in the city that The Hindu accessed was 107




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Egypt’s president expands powers, citing virus outbreak

An international rights group condemned the amendments, saying the government has used the global pandemic to expand, not reform, Egypt’s abusive Emergency Law.




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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister urges Prime Minister Modi to place amendments to Electricity Act in abeyance

In a letter to the Prime Minister, Edappadi K. Palaniswami reiterated that Tamil Nadu was committed to providing free electricity supply to farmers, and said the Bill could affect this policy




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Provide financial assistance to priests, barbers, says Vasan

Tamil Maanila Congress president G.K. Vasan on Saturday urged the State government to provide financial assistance to temple priests and caterers amon




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Private lab in Kolkata sealed for illegal COVID-19 tests

Government urges people to go only to approved centres.




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One more person tests COVID-19 positive in Puducherry

This takes the total number of active cases in the Union Territory to three




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COVID-19: Public art in Hyderabad to spread awareness

Md. Abdul Basith, with a team of 15 artists, spreads awareness on the lockdown through public art at various junctions in the city




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COVID-19 | Three more deaths, 43 fresh cases reported in AP

The State reported three more COVID-19 deaths and 43 fresh cases during the past 24 hours during which 8,388 samples were tested. The tally has reache




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A.P. power sector employees oppose Centre’s proposed electricity Bill

The Andhra Pradesh Power Employees' Joint Action Committee (JAC) and APSEB Engineers' Association (APSEBEA) are opposing Centre’s proposed Electricit




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AJL case: ED attaches assets worth over ₹16 crore

Agency probing alleged irregular re-allotment of Panchkula plot to firm in 2005




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No entry for unregistered Keralites arriving at Talapady checkpost from today

The Kasaragod district administration has closed down the additional help desk opened to register Keralites, who reached Talapady check post at the




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Providing adequate ration to Rohingya refugees during COVID-19 lockdown: AAP govt to HC

The Bench was hearing a plea seeking immediate relief for the Rohingya families at settlements in Khajuri Khas in north east Delhi and Shram Vihar and Madanpur Khadar in south Delhi




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Visakhapatnam gas leak | Villagers stage protest in front of LG Polymers

Over 100 villagers carrying four dead bodies protested demanding the shifting of the company




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Delhi violence: CPI (M) leaders move HC for early hearing in plea to make public list of arrests

The main petition, which has sought that a list of those arrested be put up outside police control room and police stations in the district, should be updated on a case-by-case basis. It is listed for hearing on June 16




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Delhi govt issues 4.75 lakh e-tokens to buy liquor

Under the e-token system, customers are given specific time for purchasing alcohol so that there is no violation of social distancing norms by people queuing up outside liquor stores




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Woman ends life at AIIMS after her mother dies of cancer

She was reported missing after her mother passed away on Wednesday and her body was found near the new private ward block of the hospital on Saturday, police said




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Adityanath reviews COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh

The Chief Minister said an elaborate work plan should be formulated to make employment available to migrant labourers, and women self-help groups should be trained on a large scale




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Delhi HC declines to entertain plea to link metro card with address proof

The Bench disposed of the plea as no representation about the issue had been made to the DMRC before moving the court




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Coronavirus | ‘Confusion’ within central government in fight against COVID-19, says Congress

Maken also came down heavily on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government and asked it to be more transparent in reporting cases of the novel coronavirus.




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Tamil Nadu to further relax COVID-19 lockdown restrictions from Monday

Timings for shops and fuel outlets have been extended, and tea shops will be able to offer parcel services




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NIA arrests narco-terrorist from Sirsa

Ranjit Singh was acting as a conduit for Pakistan-based groups to push drugs into India and the money generated was used for terror activities




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Coronavirus | Police manual sets out guidelines to detect “fake news”

Asks officers to fact-check and refer to reliable sites to verify news reports




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Relief reaches Naga extremists

Civil society group hands out rations to NSCN(IM) members in Manipur




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Patients test positive again

Three COVID-19 patients who had recovered have tested positive again after a gap of nearly three weeks in Chitradurga. P-751, P-752 and P-753 had reco




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‘Positive patients respond to treatment well’

ARIYALURAllaying fears on the spread of COVID 19 virus in the district, Collector D. Rathna said that almost all of the positive patients were respond




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‘Government’ responsible for tragedy in Aurangabad: Shiv Sena

The plight faced by migrant labourers was not restricted to Maharashtra but to the entire country, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said in an editorial




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Coronavirus | Testing capacity for COVID-19 scaled up to 95,000 per day, says Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan flagged the large prevalence of non-smoking tobacco usage in some of the States and the problem of spitting in public places.




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IIT-M conducts research workshop on concrete technology

Methods to expedite construction process and reduce material wastage was discussed




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Tiruvannamalai wholesale traders seek Collector’s nod to resume fruit and vegetable sales

Officer bearers say they are ready to adhere to protocols if permission is granted.




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09/16:01 WST Marine Wind Warning Summary for Western Australia




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'Mandi cess will be used for welfare of farmers'




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JMC issues passes to 684 vegetable vendors




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Kota: Irate over curfew, people storm out of homes

Enraged over further extension of curfew, hundreds of men and women, violating social distancing norms, stormed out of their houses in the Walled City late on Thursday night and protested against the district administration.




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JMC office shut for 2 days after staff test +ve

The Jaipur Municipal Corporation (JMC) headquarters will be closed for two days after a civil defence staff of the civic body tested positive on Friday. The office will be sanitized before being opened again.




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Panic at rly hosp as 13-yr-old girl tests +ve

Panic prevailed at the railway hospital in Ganpati Nagar when a 13-year-old daughter of a railway employee was found positive.