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81-year-old Sikh feeds thousands on remote Maharashtra highway

Over the two months of lockdown, thousands of bus, trucks, tempos and other vehicles passing near Karanji on National Highway-7 make it a point to halt at a ramshackle tin shed with plastic sheets, beside the dry and dusty road

Low-intensity tremors indicate major earthquake could hit Delhi

Ten low to moderate intensity tremors shaking Delhi-National Capital Region in the span of one and a half months, indicate that a powerful earthquake could strike India's capital in the near future, warn some of the top geologists of the country

International flights not to operate till June-end, decision in July

The government has decided not to resume international air travel till June-end, and a decision to restart the services will be taken only in July, depending upon the circumstances prevailing at that time

Hotels, restaurants to open in non-containment zones from June 8

The Indian government on Saturday announced extension of the nationwide lockdown till June 30, but along with phase-wise relaxations in restrictions like reopening of hotels and schools in non-containment zones

Government allows movement of persons and goods across state borders from June 1

The government on Saturday, while announcing the guidelines for phased re-opening of the lockdown, said that from June 1, there will be no restriction on inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods

Air India flight returns after pilot found C-19 positive, probe ordered

 A special ferry flight of national carrier Air India which took off from Delhi for Moscow on Saturday returned after a crew member was found COVID-19 positive

Nearly 8000 cases take India's Covid tally to 173,000

India's coronavirus cases surpassed the 1.70 lakh-mark with a total of 1,73,763 cases, registering the highest single-day spike of 7,964, the Health Ministry data revealed on Saturday

'India: It's Time to Move Away From Meat'

As the world continues to experience the deadly effects of COVID-19, PETA India has urged everyone to help stop another pandemic saying "India: It's Time to Move Away From Meat"

Lockdown 5.0: In exit plan, hopes for Metro, malls, restaurants opening

Three days ahead of completing 68-day countrywide lockdown, the government is learnt to have come up with a roadmap of an exit plan from the crisis in its fourth extension of the restrictions 5.0 which may allow malls and restaurants to reopen and limit restrictions only in containment zones

Healthcare facilities in India see 80% fall in revenue: Survey

The Covid-19 pandemic has left the Indian private healthcare sector in acute financial distress, a new survey said on Friday adding that the healthcare facilities in the country have witnessed at least 80 percent fall in average revenue

India records highest single-day spike, surpasses China toll

India on Friday not only recorded its largest jump in new cases as it added 7,466 new Covid patients in 24 hours, emerging as the ninth worst-hit country in the world by pandemic, but it also surpassed China's toll of 4,638 so far as it recorded 4,706 deaths

Almost 80% of COVID cases in India asymptomatic: Health Minister

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said almost 80 per cent of the COVID-19 cases in India are asymptomatic or at best with very mild symptoms

Testing 1.3 bn people neither possible nor feasible: Harsh Vardhan

Testing 1.3 billion people for COVID-19 is neither possible nor feasible, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in an exclusive interview with IANS on Thursday

Pre-monsoon floods hit three lakh people in 11 Assam districts

Amidst the COVID-19 surge, around 300,000 people have been affected as the pre-monsoon flood situation deteriorated in eleven districts of Assam, officials said on Thursday

A business clinic to help Kerala MSMEs in corona times

In these pandemic times, when the businesses are gravely affected and the MSMEs are particularly feeling the heat, a Kerala institute has come up with an initiative to help the distressed industry