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India suspends visas for OCI cardholders

India has kept in abeyance multiple-entry, life-long visas given to Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cardholders till international travel remains suspended, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Tuesday

Covid Rescue: India to operate 64 flights, bring home 14K Indians

India will operate 64 flights to bring back 14,000 stranded Indians from abroad. Majority of these flights are expected to be operated by Air India, while so me might also be flown by private airlines and the IAF

India needs to do more testing: Indian Medical Association

India on Tuesday recorded the highest spike in novel coronavirus cases and fatalities. At least 3,900 new cases and 195 deaths in 24 hours have been reported today, with the total tally of cases at 46,433 and the toll at 1,568

As lockdown disrupts tourism, hundreds of guides sit idle at home

With the nationwide lockdown adversely affecting different sections of society financially, thousands men and women acting as guides at different tourist places  are facing a dire situation

India's COVID cases cross 46K mark, toll over 1,500

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India climbed to 46,433 on Tuesday morning, the Union Health Ministry said

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,389 with 42,836 total cases

With 2,573 new cases and 83 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 42,836 on Monday evening, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 29,685 are active, 11,761 people have recovered, and 1,389 people have succumbed to the disease

COVID-19 curve relatively flat as of now, says Health Ministry

India's Health Ministry on Monday said the disease curve is relatively flat as of now, while 2,533 new cases, which is the highest number of cases in a single day, were reported in on the past 24 hours, and needed a collective effort to prevent peaks

Coronavirus: India conducting over 74K tests per day

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday that more than 11 lakh (1.1 million) samples have been tested for novel coronavirus so far

India COVID-19 tally reaches 42,533, death toll at 1,373

With 2,553 new cases and 72 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 42,533 on Monday morning, the Union Health Ministry said

With 2,644 new cases, India's Covid tally stands at 39,980

With 2,644 new cases and 83 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 39,980 on Sunday morning, the Union Health Ministry said

All 11 districts of Delhi under red zone; no activities allowed

As the Union Health Ministry divided all the districts across India into red, orange and green zones, all the 11 districts in the national capital have been marked as red zones, where no activities will be allowed in the coming weeks. All the 11 districts in Delhi -- South-East, Central, North, South, North-East, West, Shahdara, East, New Delhi, North-West and South-West -- have containment zones and positive COVID-19 cases

Lockdown in India extended for two more weeks till May 17

India's nationwide lockdown has been extended for a further period of two weeks with effect from May 4, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Friday

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,152, cases mount to 35,365

The total number of COVID-19 cases in India mounted to 35,365 on Friday evening, with 1,755 cases and 77 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 25,148 are active, 9,064 people have recovered, and 1,152 people have succumbed to the disease

IAF to conduct flypast, shower petals this Sunday

This Sunday, all three services of the Indian armed forces will show solidarity with corona warriors with the Indian Air Force carrying out a flypast - from the north to the south of the country and from east to the west - and showing petals, Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat announced here on Friday

India is safer, says US citizen, wanting to extend his stay

Theatre activist Terry John Converse (74) is an American citizen and has been stuck in the southern city since the lockdown, but he has with him a Kerala High Court order that allows him to remain in India till May 17. He now wishes to remain here for another six months