Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday condoled the death of former Union Minister M.V Rajasekharan and said that he was an expert on rural development. ....

With Ahmedabad nearing the 300 mark for Coronavirus positive cases, Gujarat on Monday registered 22 new cases and two deaths, taking the total number of infected cases in the state to 538 with 26 deaths, health officials said. ....

A woman took to Twitter to inform the Prime Minister's office and the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of the 'pathetic' condition of a quarantine facility in Khurja town where she claimed that 20 coronavirus suspects were crammed into a room along with her husband and two minor daughters. ....

A retired army soldier shot by militants on Sunday evening in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district succumbed to injuries in a Srinagar hospital on Monday. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tribute to those martyred in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, saying 'their valour will inspire Indians for the years to come'. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted the nation on the occasion of Baisakhi and the Odia New Year or Maha Bishuba Pana Sankranti. ....

Gujarat crossed the 500-mark on Sunday as 48 positive cases were found during the day with coronavirus penetrating areas outside hotspots, taking the total positive cases in the state to 516 with 24 deaths. ....

Admitting that the country is passing through an unprecedented crisis due to the spread of COVID-19, Delhi Bar Council has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi of providing its full support in following the lockdown measures to contain the virus. ....

Taking a serious view on disrupted movement of essential goods during the lockdown, the Union Home Secretary has asked all the Chief Secretaries to ensure that trucks carrying food items and essential commodities are allowed free movement on all costs. ....

Almost one third of people have stopped going to a hospital in the lockdown except for a coronavirus condition. ....

A fake message saying that the US space agency NASA predicted a strong earthquake in Delhi-NCR between April 7-15 became so viral in India that the fact-checking arm of the government had to intervene to deny any such prediction. ....

After nearly eight hours of surgery, a team of doctors at the PGI on Sunday successfully re-implanted the left hand of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Punjab Police that was chopped off in a clash by Nihang Sikhs in Patiala. ....

In a bloody clash in Punjab, an Assistant Sub-Inspector's (ASI) hand was chopped off and three others got grievous injuries on Sunday when a group of Nihang Sikhs attacked them in Patiala town on being asked about curfew permission, police said. ....

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday that a total of 1,79,374 samples from 1,64,773 individuals have been tested in India as on April 11 9 p.m., and 7,703 of them have tested positive. ....

On anticipated lines, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced that the state lockdown will continue after April 14 till April 30, on Saturday. ....

Stressing the role of lockdown and other containment steps in limiting coronavirus infection, the Union Health Ministry said, here on Saturday, without them coronavirus cases could have spiralled to 8.2 lakh by April 15. ....

A Hyderabad-based lifesciences company has developed coronavairus test kit named Quantiplus COV that can give the result in two hours. ....

Underlining the motto of 'jaan hai to jahaan hai' to 'jaan bhi, jahaan bhi', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday for the third time interacted with the chief ministers to chalk out the exit plan for the lockdown and said there seems to be a consensus among the states to extend the lockdown by another two weeks. ....

The West Bengal government here on Saturday extended the lockdown till April 30 to fight the coronavirus pandemic. ....

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has extended the lockdown in the state, as he feared "worst" to come. He said 58 per cent of India might get affected by coronavirus and Punjab could see a spike in cases. ....