Maharashtra's Covid-19 cases recorded a new peak above the 16K-mark while Pune Circle crossed the 2 lakh patients figure, even as the state's death toll zoomed above the 24K level, health officials said here on Saturday. ....

While schools and colleges will continue to remain closed for regular activities during Unlock 4, students of classes 9 to 12 may be permitted to visit their schools that are in areas outside the Containment Zones on a voluntary basis, to take guidance from their teachers, said the MHA on Saturday. ....

In a reprieve for many people seeking to resume travel through public transport, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday decided to allow the resumption of metro operations from September 7 in a graded manner. ....

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday visited the strategic Atal Tunnel, earlier known as Rohtang tunnel, constructed at an altitude above 10,000 feet with an outlay of Rs 3,500 crore. He said it would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi next month. ....

The coronavirus pandemic in India currently seems to be at its worst, as the country's trajectory of daily cases continued to be the highest-ever recorded globally since the start of the health crisis in December 2019. ....

An Indian Army soldier was killed in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday during an operation with militants, in which three unidentified terrorists were also neutralised by the security forces. ....

Ranchi Police on Friday lodged an FIR against Tej Pratap Yadav, former Bihar health minister and son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, for violating the Jharkhand government's order during the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed grief over the ill health of his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe and wished for his speedy recovery. ....

The Punjab assembly on Friday passed seven bills with a voice vote during a specially convened one-day session amidst the coronavirus pandemic. ....

A hotel in Ranchi was booked for allegedly offering a room to Tej Pratap, former Bihar Health Minister and son of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, by violating the government's order during the Covid-19 pandemic, officials said. ....

As India and China continues to be in a border dispute deadlock, Beijing has started laying fibre optics cables and installing other equipments for Fifth-generation wireless technology -- commonly known as 5G -- along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). ....

Upping the ante against the Centre, hundreds of Delhi Congress workers on Friday staged a protest outside the Ministry of Education demanding postponing NEET and JEE exams. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday remembered Mahatma Ayyankali on his birthday, saying India remains indebted to greats like him. ....

The Supreme Court has ruled that final-year examinations in the universities will be held in September as it upheld the UGC circular for conducting the examinations by September 30. ....

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has said it will not grant permission for holding any religious or public programmes till September 30 in view of the corona pandemic. ....

The Union Government has permitted the resumption of on-board serving of meals and in-flight entertainment on domestic and international flights. ....

The Supreme Court on Friday said Covid-19 cannot be a ground for postponing elections, as it declined to entertain a petition seeking postponement of the Assembly elections in Bihar till the state is free from the Covid-19 pandemic. ....

The Supreme Court on Friday said the University Grants Commission's guideline for conducting the final year university examination before September 30 is correct, and states and universities cannot promote students without holding exams. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) launched six years ago on this day has been a game-changer. ....

The Uttar Pradesh BJP has served a show-cause notice to Dr. Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, a four term MLA from the Gorakhpur seat, for anti-party activities on the social media platforms. ....