The high court, in its interim order passed on Thursday, had suggested the state should ensure that only those who have tested negative for COVID-19 are allowed to return.

The court asked special judge SK Yadav to control the proceedings in accordance with law so that inordinate delay that is beyond the time-frame is no longer breached.

India's financial capital has so far reported 11,219 positive cases and 437 deaths and is one of the worst-affected cities in Maharashtra.

The DRDO is making special N-99 masks, besides personal protective gear for chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear-related activities, and working on software, including one that will track people under quarantine.

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.

After a dry spell of 43 days, liquor sales resumed at TASMAC outlets in Tamil Nadu, except Chennai, on Thursday. Serpentine queues were witnessed outside most of them and norms of social distancing were flouted.

He also appealed to voluntary organisations, NGOs and people at large to come forward to promote voluntary blood donation to maintain ample blood stocks to meet any eventuality.

Maharashtra remained the worst hit state with a total number of cases rising to 19,063, followed by Gujarat which has reported 7,402 cases.

Similarly, for the students in northeast Delhi, the wait for the exams has become a "test of patience" as they were postponed first in the area due to law and order situation, and later due to the coronavirus outbreak, resulting in a four-month-long wait for the exams.

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.

The Madras HC on Friday ordered closure of liquor outlets noting that no social distancing was being maintained. It, however, allowed doorstep delivery of booze through online mode.

CBSE students can check the press release on the official website of CBSE at cbse.nic.in.

In case the petitioners move a representation to the DMRC, it is supposed to dispose of the plea within four weeks by a reasoned order after taking inputs from authorities concerned.

Tripura has reported 118 cases, Assam 59, Meghalaya 12 cases, Manipur two while Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have reported a case each till Saturday morning 8 AM.

No fresh death due to the virus was reported in this period. Delhi has so far reported 68 deaths.

The remarks of the Congress leaders came two days after the Central government decided to freeze payment of additional instalment of DA to all its employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners falling due from January 1, 2020.

West bengal CM Mamata Banerjee further hit out at the Modi-led government for issuing lockdown-related circulars without consulting the state governments and which did not have adequate clarity.

The move comes a day after the High Court had stayed an order of the Left government for salary cut of its employees, observing that it lacked legal backing.

In an interview to News18, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank said government is trying to use both digital and non-digital mechanism to transact the curriculum even as he appealed to companies and recruiters not to withdraw any job offers already extended to the students.

The top court had said to 'ensure a level playing field' among the contesting political parties in 2019 Lok Sabha polls and by-election in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, it has directed the poll panel to allot a common free symbol to the group.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that only two days ago, a "tughlaqi farmaan" was issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs "which is very quaint and funny".

The rebuttal came after the governor shot off two letters to the chief minister last week amid the clash between the Raj Bhavan and Nabanna, the state secretariat, in the wake of West Bengal's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

In many of the shops, people who gathered outside the outlets did not follow social distancing norms, forcing the police to use mild force to disperse the unruly crowd.

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

It is clear that Sonia now wants to make COVID-19 the launching plank of sorts of for the Congress. And, in many ways it is the return of Manmohan Singh as the trump card.

Sixteen migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks while returning to Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district on Friday.

The actress, who’s currently celebrating this joyous moment with her family in Trivandrum, says she couldn’t be at a better place right now.

On his 42nd birthday, we revisit a recent chat with the Rang De Basanti actor where he described the kind of films he prefers to take up and the kind of scripts he is writing.

Samantha Akkineni and Naga Chaitanya often share pictures with their dog Hash on Instagram. They have posted a new picture and fans are liking it.

According to reports, Sangathamizhan landed in financial trouble just a day before its release and its not decided when the film will open in theatres.

Telugu cinema actors like Nagarjuna Akkineni and Rakul Preet reacted to the news of the encounter, lauding the incident and thanking Telangana police.

Rajasekhar interrupted the proceedings at the event by making a dramatic entry on to the stage and speaking about his ongoing tussle with Naresh, the current president of the MAA.

At the trailer launch of Mahesh Babu's Sarileru Neekevvaru, veteran actor Chiranjeevi said that senior Telugu star Krishna Deserves a Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Here's the full list of Karnataka State Film Awards 2018 winners announced by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.

Russia now ranks fourth in the overall number of reported virus cases in Europe and fifth in the world.

The decision is being taken because the country's large number of poor people and labourers cannot not afford to live under lockdown any more.

London's Pakistani-origin mayor fears it's not possible to understand the full extent of this disparity as, unlike in Scotland, ethnicity is not recorded on death certificates in England.

Spanish health authorities reported about 200 new fatalities, taking the total death toll just over 26,000 since the start of the outbreak in Spain

Coronavirus cases have been registered in all of Russia's 85 regions, with Moscow the worst affected by far with 92,676.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the "Russia hoax" made it very difficult for the leaders of the two countries to deal with each other.

US officials say fewer illegal immigrants are trying to enter the country from Mexico amid new enforcement rules imposed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan says agents are encountering about half the number of migrants along the southwest border than in the month before President Donald Trump authorized the rapid expulsion of migrants under a March 21 public health order.

The findings indicated that a decreased sense of smell may be an indicator of patients early in the disease course as well as those who may go on to develop more severe symptoms.

As European countries begin to ease their restrictions on public life at a varied pace, with some allowing businesses to reopen while others remain on lockdown, the different rules are sowing confusion for travelers.

The unprecedented collapse in April driven by the coronavirus fallout sent the unemployment rate to 14.7%, well beyond the peak hit in late 2009 during the global financial crisis.

Most non-essential businesses have been shut since mid-March as officials urge people to stay at home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but in recent weeks, some of the 10 Canadian provinces have started to gradually reopen their economies.

Italy's total death toll from COVID-19 since its outbreak came to light on February 21 now stands at 30,201. Only the United States and Britain have seen more deaths from the virus.

The move by US to give gree cards to foreign nurses and doctors is likely to benefit a large number of Indian professionals.

The Global Engagement Center earlier said thousands of Russian-linked social media accounts were spreading conspiracies about the pandemic.

More than 145,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported so far, with 10,222 added in the last 24 hours.

The 20.5 million jobs lost in April fell disproportionately on African Americans, Latinos, low-wage workers and people with no college education.