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Didn't want to miss auspicious muhurat: Kerala couple ties knot in hospital after groom tests COVID-19 positive

Sarathmon, who works in the Gulf, and his mother Jijimol were recently admitted to the hospital after they tested positive for the virus. Though he had placed himself in quarantine after arriving here from the Middle East for the wedding and showed no symptoms for the initial 10 days, the two developed breathing difficulties on Wednesday evening.

Apr 25, 2021, 22:09 PM IST

Indians stranded abroad to be brought home in aircraft, ships from May 7: MHA

Medical screening of passengers will be done before taking the flight and only asymptomatic ones would be allowed to travel.

May 04, 2020, 20:49 PM IST

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha secretariats resume partial operations

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were shut on March 24 after both houses were adjourned sine die following the passage of the Finance Bill for 2020-21.

Apr 20, 2020, 13:34 PM IST

Yediyurappa gives clean-chit to ex-Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy for conducting son's wedding during coronavirus lockdown

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday (April 18) defended the Gowda family for conducting a marriage and reportedly defying lockdown restrictions and stated it was performed in a simple manner and well within their limits. 

Apr 18, 2020, 18:58 PM IST

Another Indian expat in UAE sacked for Islamophobic post on coronavirus

Bala Krishna Nakka from Hyderabad, working as Chief Accountant at Dubai's Moro Hub Data Solutions Company, was sacked after his Facebook went viral.

Apr 13, 2020, 14:21 PM IST

COVID-19: Andhra Pradesh govt identifies 133 'containment clusters' in 11 districts, sounds red alert

The state nodal officer for COVID-19 Arja Srikanth said in a release that the government was taking all steps to check the spread of the pandemic by tightening the lockdown restrictions.

Apr 10, 2020, 20:32 PM IST

Maharashtra zoos, parks get guidelines after US tiger tests positive

The Maharashtra zoo authority has asked that all 13 wildlife parks and zoos be sanitised and the staff be subjected to health screening.

Apr 07, 2020, 16:58 PM IST