At least 7 persons including 3 women from two families were killed when the slabs of the upper floors of a 6-storied building crashed in Ulhasnagar late on Friday night, and a search continues for some more feared trapped in the rubble, officials said here on Saturday. ....

It's amazing how I could raise around Rs 6,65,000 in less than two weeks for the right cause. More than 150 kind supporters including my friends, family, friends' families, parents' friends, and numerous anonymous donors came together to help the people in need and raise more than Rs 6 lakh to help me purchase oxygen concentrators for the people of Kuchaman City, Rajasthan suffering from covid-19. ....

The Goa government has extended the ongoing Covid-related curfew till June 7, the Chief Minister's Office said on Saturday. ....

Lifting the lockdown restrictions for construction work and also for manufacturing and production units in the national capital, which will come into effect from Monday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that the administration will take a decision on allowing activities in the city phase-wise. ....

In a surprise development, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday skipped a review meeting conducted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kalaikunda Air Force Station near Kharagpur to assess the damages caused by severe cyclonic storm Yaas that hit the state on Wednesday. ....

One of the premier institutes of Delhi, the St Stephen's College, had to clarify on Friday about a remark made by its principal, John Varghese, in a note on the college website mourning the demise of a first year student of the college who recently succumbed to Covid-19. ....

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing a virtual press conference on Friday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the second wave of Covid-19 and said that it is time for the Prime Minister to become a leader and stop the blame game. ....

Bharatpur MP Ranjeeta Koli's car was attacked in Dharsoni village of Bharatpur district by unidentified miscreants during her visit to a community health facility. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the impact of cyclone Yaas, at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, on Friday, officials said. ....

Fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi cannot be moved out Dominica until further orders, a court said while hearing the petition of the businessman, who has been captured in Dominica on Wednesday. ....

India on Friday reported 1,86,364 fresh Covid-19 cases while 3,660 patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. ....

In a politically sensitive decision, the Maharashtra government on Thursday revoked the 6-year-old prohibition imposed in Chandrapur district of the Vidarbha region, an official said here. ....

A five-member bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of the bail application moved by four heavyweight Trinamool Congress leaders arrested in the Narada sting operations to Friday. ....

The union government decided on Thursday to appoint senior IAS officer, Arun Kumar Mehta as the chief secretary of J&K. ....

After creating devastation in Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand, the effect of Cyclone Yaas was visible in several districts of Bihar on Thursday and will continue till Friday. ....

The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed duty free import of Amphotericin B, used for treating black fungus patients, on furnishing of a bond by the importers, till the final decision by Centre on waiving customs duty. ....

Besides announcing a grant of 1,000 crore for relief operations in areas affected by Cyclone Yaas, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced that the restrictions imposed in the state in the wake of the pandemic will continue for another 15 days. ....

In a major announcement, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the state government has decided to conduct the Higher Secondary (Class XII) exams in the last week of July, while the Madhyamik (Class X) exams will be held in the second week of August, thus becoming one of the first states in the country to announce dates for board exams. ....

Leader of Congress party in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written a letter to speaker Om Birla urging him to take steps to restore the MPLADS funds scheme to be used for cyclone relief. ....

The Central government on Thursday announced that Covid-19 vaccine trials on children in the country would begin soon. ....