Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy who was instrumental in launching a special lottery (Karunya) to fund a special health scheme for the poor and weaker sections of society on Thursday cried foul over the manner in which this scheme has come to an end on May 31. ...
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday mourned the passing away of filmmaker and screenplay writer Basu Chatterjee, saying the world has lost a "living legend"....
The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) here has turned to be a 'hotspot' of coronavirus infection with as many as 479 persons -- staff as well as their dependents -- testing positive for the highly contagious disease....
Two days after a 76-year-old Christian priest, who was Covid-19 positive, died in the Kerala capital, his body was finally buried in a church cemetery on Thursday evening....
DMK legislator J. Anbazhagan, who has tested positive for Covid-19, is on ventilator support and his condition remained unchanged for the last 24 hours, according to the Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre here. ...
As many as 1,384 persons tested positive for coronavirus in Tamil Nadu over the past 24 hours, taking the state's total tally to 26,256, the state Health Department on Thursday....
The trail of devastation left by cyclone Nisarga - which claimed 6 lives - was spread across nearly one-third of Maharashtra with Raigad bearing the brunt of its fury, officials said here on Thursday. ...
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Kerala on Thursday saw the highest-ever number of Covid positive cases on a single day -- 94 -- and three deaths, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said....
In a U-turn, the Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that payment of wages during the lockdown is a matter between the employer and employees, and the notification on wages was issued to prevent human suffering. ...