The Union Health Ministry on Friday said that the doubling rate of Covid-19 cases now stands at 13.3 days, which is far better than 3.4 days since the beginning of the lockdown. Covid-19 cases would have also increased exponentially in the absence of the lockdown, it added. ...
Giving a major relief to the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders stranded abroad, the Ministry of Home affairs on Friday relaxed the visa and travel restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 lockdown for certain categories....
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday that the state has witnessed the highest single-day spike in the past 24 hours, reporting 42 new Covid-19 cases, taking the number of cases presently under treatment to 216. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a Rs 500 crore relief package for Odisha, which has been affected by cyclone Amphan....
The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response from the National Investigation Agency over a petition filed by Bhima Koregaon case accused and activist Gautam Navlakha seeking interim bail citing his old age and medical ailments....
The family of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday released a statement forgiving his killers....
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane with over 100 people onboard crashed in a residential area in Karachi near the city's Jinnah International Airport on Friday, a spokesman for the flag carrier said, but did not confirm any casualties....
The opposition meet convened by Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi has begun to take stock on the Covid-19 situation and the migrant crisis....
The coronavirus cases count in the national capital witnessed a record jump of 660 in a day, taking the total tally to 12,319 and the death tally has reached 208, the Delhi Health Department said on Friday....
Andhra Pradesh reported 62 new cases that were detected in the 24 hours ending 10 a.m., Friday. The state's tally of positive cases till date stands at 2,514, while there are 728 active cases that are receiving treatment in various hospitals....