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Maharashtra govt issues instructions to liquor shop owners to follow during coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

A day after the state government gave relaxations paving way for the re-opening of the liquor shops, it restricted the sale of liquor to over 400 customers in a single day.

May 05, 2020, 20:30 PM IST

Hyderabad airport to implement new operations measures post coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

All passengers will be encouraged to use web check-in before arriving at the airport while the rest can use CUSS (Common Use Self Service) kiosk before entering the terminal, according to an official release on Tuesday.

May 05, 2020, 19:46 PM IST

Amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown, Centre to bring back stranded Indians from May 7-13: Check flight details, ticket prices

Over 14,000 people will be brought back from countries including the UK, the US, UAE, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Bangladesh.

May 05, 2020, 18:38 PM IST

Indian Railways arranged 62 special trains amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown, 70000 passengers travelled to their hometowns: MHA

Addressing a press briefing, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said that till now, the total number of confirmed cases across the country has reached 46,433 and the death toll stands at 1,568.

May 05, 2020, 17:25 PM IST

Indian Armed Forces to salute corona warriors, COVID-19 cases reach 37776

As of 11.45 pm (IST) on May 2, the total number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases reached 37,776 with death toll mounting to 1,223 across the country.

May 03, 2020, 00:03 AM IST

Lokpal member A K Tripathi died on Saturday nearly a month after testing coronavirus COVID-19 positive

He had been undergoing treatment in the AIIMS Trauma Centre, which has been converted into a dedicated COVID-19 hospital, since the first week of April. 

May 02, 2020, 22:42 PM IST

Indian Banks' Association introduces new norms till May 11 to withdraw money from banks amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

The IBA has asked customers not to rush into banks as it wants customers to reduce their bank visits and do more work through electronic transactions.

May 02, 2020, 22:14 PM IST

Delhi courts hear over 11,000 cases during coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

Initially, when the hearings started taking place through videoconferencing, it was confined to extremely urgent matters.

May 02, 2020, 21:30 PM IST

COVID-19 lockdown: Functioning of Delhi High Court, subordinate courts restricted till May 17

The committee has further resolved that all the pending matters listed from May 4-17 will remain adjourned.

May 02, 2020, 20:54 PM IST

Indian Army, Navy, IAF, Coast Guards all set to show solidarity, salute corona warriors across India on May 3

The corona warriors include those who have been fighting the deadly pandemic in a bid to keep the citizens of India safe. 

May 02, 2020, 19:08 PM IST

Over 270 Russians stranded in India fly back amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

Financial assistance was also provided by commercial entities like Gazprombank, Sberbank, VTB, Rostec, RSK MiG, Russian Railways and Rosatom.

May 02, 2020, 18:54 PM IST

Delhi Metro to remain closed for commuters till May 17 amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown by another two weeks.

May 01, 2020, 22:39 PM IST

CISCE to conduct examination for remaining papers of ICSE and ISC as per Centre's directives of coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

In a release, it stated that the remaining papers of ICSE and ISC will be held within a period of 6-8 days, including Saturday and Sunday.

May 01, 2020, 21:25 PM IST

Armed forces will conduct special activities on May 3 to express gratitude to 'corona warriors': CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

Addressing a press conference, General Rawat said India stood together and showed resilience in dealing with the deadly pandemic.

May 01, 2020, 18:44 PM IST

Indian Railways to run six Shramik Special trains on Friday amid coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown

As per the plan a total of six trains have been allocated to ferry passengers. However, the actual running time may vary as per the planning of the state governments.

May 01, 2020, 18:07 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi discusses end of coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown with Cabinet ministers: Sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday discussed the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown that will end on May 3 with his Cabinet ministers, according to sources. In a meeting, there was also a discussion on running special trains to send migrant labourers to their home states. It was also discussed in details about how and when to re-open aviation operations.

May 01, 2020, 17:15 PM IST

Indian Railways to use special trains to ferry coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown stranded people

These trains will be operated by the Indian Railways under the Ministry of Railways and it will designate nodal officer(s) for coordinating with states and Union Territories (UTs) for their movement.

May 01, 2020, 16:30 PM IST

Amid coronavirus COVID-19 scare, couple tie knot in small ceremony in Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati

Performing big fat weddings even during the coronavirus lockdown period isn't necessary and this can be learnt from a modest and novel marriage that took place in the temple town of Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh.

May 01, 2020, 00:25 AM IST

West Bengal Police pulls up BJP state unit for tweeting fake post, gets slammed

On Thursday morning the West Bengal BJP posted a tweet with a report that the state government is bringing back 3,000 students in three buses‬. 

Apr 30, 2020, 22:27 PM IST

India deployed Rapid Response Teams outside nation to deal with coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic: MEA

These RRTs have so far been deployed in Maldives and Kuwait at the request of their governments.

Apr 30, 2020, 20:24 PM IST