Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the measures required to address the health and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte over a phone call

With the number of coronavirus cases in India climbing to 56,342 on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said that "we have to learn to live with the virus" and that "it is a difficult battle, we need everyone's cooperation"

Asymptomatic transmission of SARS-CoV-2 seems to be largely contributing to the recent spike in positive cases in the country, feel experts

With a surge of 3,390 new cases and 103 new fatalities, the total tally of novel coronavirus cases in India stood at 56,342 on Friday, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 37,916 are active while 1,886 people have lost their lives

The NGO Rise Against Hunger India (RAHI) has served a million (10 lakh) meals to the needy during the prolonged lockdown

A majority of the affected in the gas leak disaster in this southern Indian city on Thursday that reminded everyone of the Bhopal tragedy, comprised children. Close to 150 children are undergoing treatment and most of them are responding positively, doctors said

As the country draws closer to the end of the third phase of lockdown, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has topped the 52,000-mark while the death toll has mounted to 1,783

The Indian armed forces have kept six quarantine facilities ready to accommodate up to 2,100 citizens being evacuated from several countries, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday

With 3,561 new cases and 89 deaths, the total tally of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus crossed the 50,000-mark in India on Thursday, said the Union Health Ministry. Of the total cases, 35,902 are active while 15,266 people have been recovered, and 1,783 have succumbed to the disease

As the D-Day of one of the biggest evacuations in India's history starts on Thursday, the national capital has ramped up its efforts to mass quarantine evacuees and has started to book rooms across Delhi that can go up to several thousand, to keep them stationed for 14 days

At least three persons, including a minor, were reported dead in an alleged gas leak in a chemical unit in this southern city They died while undergoing treatment in a local hospital

In a major success in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian security forces on Wednesday killed the most wanted militant commander, Riyaz Naikoo along with his associate in Pulwama district thereby avenging the deaths of five Indian security men killed in Kupwara district on May 3

Mizoram became the fifth COVID-19 free state among the eight northeastern states as three consecutive samples of its lone coronavirus patient tested negative, top officials said on Wednesday

India will commence one of the world's largest air rescue operations from May 7, when Air India and its subsidiary Air India Express will start the first phase of the mission

Amid the nationwide lockdown, the Indian government has allowed travel to the destination countries for foreigners, Green as well as Overseas Citizenship Of India (OCI) cardholders on their own cost