Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states said they would urge the PM to provide an assistance package to cope with the pandemic as well as the economic situation.

In a series of tweets, he also said that there is a steady rise in the number of calls regarding COVID-19 on the police helpline number 100.

In a letter to Gandhi, the Railways' largest union of workers said travelling during the coronavirus pandemic is dangerous but railway staffers are making it possible through their hard work.

Sachin Pilot has been making onfield presence in his home constituency, Tonk, where he was seen meeting with officials and religious leaders to make people aware of COVID-19.

Indore is among the cities worst-affected by the coronavirus outbreak and as on Friday, the city has reported 1727 cases, including 86 deaths

A 52-year-old doctor had allegedly committed suicide in Durga Vihar in south Delhi on April 18, holding Jarwal responsible in his suicide note, following which police had registered a case against the legislator on charges of extortion and abetment to suicide.

Pawar spoke over phone to Railways Minister Piyush Goyal and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on the issue of repatriation of migrant workers to their home states during the lokdown period.

Mammootty, one of the biggest stars of South Indian cinema, feels that one doesn't have to be a part of politics in order to serve people.

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.

Michael Madsen will be playing the role of a Police Captain from Seattle PD in Nishabdham, which also stars Baahubali actress Anushka Shetty.

The couple hosted a carnival-themed birthday party for Ayra and the major attraction of the event was a colourful five-tiered cake.

Born in 1939, Gollapudi Maruti Rao had worked in over 230 films. He is known for writing the scripts for some of the famous films, which includes Doctor Chakravarthy, Tharangini, Samsaram Chadharangam, Kallu among others.

Wild Dog, which is a true life inspired drama, will see Nagarjuna portray the role of ACP Vijay Varma, who is an NIA officer.

The actor posted on Twitter that he has taken money out of his reserve funds to pay the people working for him so that they do not suffer because of the lockdown.

South star Chiranjeevi has joined Instagram and Twitter on the day of Ugadi in order to stay in touch with his fans directly.

Amitabh Bachchan has donated 12000 Corona Relief Coupons of Rs 1500 for the workers, Chiranjeevi tweeted.

A Thalaiva fan has allegedly killed an admirer of Vijay over which star contributed more to the COVID-19 relief fund.

Tamil theatre owners and producers have come to a truce, with the latter agreeing not to give big budget movies like Vijay's Master or Suriya's Soorarai Pottru for direct OTT release

The civic body in Thane city has deployed marshals in slums and congested localities to ensure proper enforcement of the Covid-19 lockdown, an official said on Thursday.

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.

New York, where nearly 20,000 people have died of COVID-19, is the epicenter of the US virus pandemic. Latinos and African-Americans are the principal victims, experiencing a mortality rate nearly double of that of white Americans.

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Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan, will meet Indian officials to discuss the country's role in sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region.

Xi said the spread of the virus overseas has not been effectively curbed yet and cluster cases were reported in a few areas in China, posing considerable uncertainty to the epidemic control.

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.

Tension between USA and China has reached fever pitch in recent days as they have exchanged barbed comments on each other's handling of the coronavvirus.

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

The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1% and left its target for bond-buying, most of it British government debt, at 645 billion pounds.

The guidance contained detailed advice for making site-specific decisions related to reopening schools, restaurants, summer camps, churches, day care centers and other institutions.

The mosques and devotees have been asked to comply with a set of safety protocols to hold prayer congregations, the Religious Affairs Ministry said.

Johnson will address the nation on Sunday evening, his spokesman said, but warned against reports of a major easing in social distancing rules.

The cost of a return ticket to India as well as the mandatory 14-day quarantine period has left many Indian students in the UK to rethink their decision.

US Vice-President Mike Pence has also tested negative.

Trump and Putin spoke by phone, also discussing the global coronavirus pandemic, the White House said.

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

Attorney Douglas Wigdor is well known for his work on prominent cases related to sexual harassment and assault. He represented six women who accused Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer, of sexual misconduct.

The virus that causes COVID-19 can be found in semen, Chinese researchers report in a small study that doesn't address whether sexual transmission is possible. Doctors detected the virus in semen from six of 38 men hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. Four were still very sick with the disease while two were recovering.

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Satyender Dev Khanna and daughter Priya Khanna who worked at the Clara Maass Medical Center in New Jersey succumbed to Covid-19.

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.

Trump said the incursion 'was not a good attack,' carried out by a 'rogue group' that included Venezuelans and 'people from other countries.'

US President Donald Trump, critical of China's early handling of the coronavirus outbreak, said on Friday that he was "very torn" about whether to end the trade deal.

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.