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Nearly 2,000 Migrants Gather Outside Govt Office Following Rumour in Gujarat's Gota

On learning about the sudden rush of people at the deputy collector's office near Gota bridge, police officials immediately reached the spot and persuaded the migrants, mostly from UP and Bihar, to disperse.




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30 More BSF Personnel Test Positive for Covid-19, Total Cases Rise to 223

The border guarding force has the maximum confirmed cases of the disease among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), also known as paramilitary forces.




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CBSE to Conduct Pending Board Exams for Classes 10 and 12 from July 1 to July 15

The CBSE will announce a detailed schedule of the exams later in the evening.




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As Covid-19 Cases Cross 54,000-mark, Health Ministry Says Have to Learn to Live With Coronavirus

The response from the Health Ministry came after a sudden spurt in the number positive cases in the past few days when the tally crossed the 3,000-mark each day.




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Ram Vilas Paswan Says 20 States Getting Ready for Launch of Ration Card Portability from June 1

Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.




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Two Arrested for Allegedly Slaughtering Cows in UP's Shamli, 300 kg Meat Seized

One of the accused, identified as Muntyaz, carried a reward of Rs 15,000 for information leading to his arrest, police said.




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Gutkha, Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Items Worth Rs 50L Seized in Mumbai Amid Lockdown

Acting on a tip-off, a team of Unit X of Crime Branch and the state's Food and Drug Administration intercepted a tempo, which had a pass for ferrying essential items, in Shivajinagar in Govandi on Thursday and made the seizure, an official said.




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SC Rejects PIL Opposing Use of Term Social Distancing, Imposes Rs 10,000 Fine on Petitioner

The plea, filed by Shakeel Qureshi said the term 'social distancing' gives the impression of discrimination and unequal treatment under the Constitution and should not be used.




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Covid-19 Cases in Ahmedabad Jump to 5,260 with 269 Cases in Last 24 Hours, Death Toll Stands at 343

With the death of as many as 22 patients, the number of persons who died due to the infection rose to 343, the official said.




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1,089 New Coronavirus Cases in Maharashtra With 784 in Mumbai, 37 Deaths Take State Toll to 731

The total number of patients who have recovered and been discharged from hospitals is 3,470.




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News18 Daybreak | As Covid-19 Cases in Maharashtra Cross 19,000-mark and Other Stories You Need to Watch Out For

Get a fresh dose of the news that matters delivered directly to your inbox, every morning. The perfect way to get you started and informed for the day ahead.




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Maharana Pratap Jayanti 2020: Rare Facts about the Braveheart

Maharana Pratap died of an injury received while tightening the string of a bow for hunting in the year 1597.




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3,320 Coronavirus Cases and 95 Deaths Recorded in 24 Hours as Total Infections Near 60,000-Mark

Maharashtra remained the worst hit state with a total number of cases rising to 19,063, followed by Gujarat which has reported 7,402 cases.




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Charged Rs 800 for a Rs 630 Ticket, Say Migrant Workers Who Took Special Trains From Surat to UP

Contrary to the claims that the migrants are not being asked to pay train fares, the labourers were not just made to bear the cost of travel but also overcharged.




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From 52 in 2005 to 22 in 2018, Jammu and Kashmir Witnesses Decline in Infant Mortality Rate

To further decrease the infant mortality rate in the Union Territory to single digit by 2022, an action plan has been developed which is being implemented at various levels, a spokesman said.




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CBSE Announces Class 10, 12 Board Exam Dates at cbse.nic.in, Here’s a Subject-wise List

CBSE students can check the press release on the official website of CBSE at cbse.nic.in.




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RPSC Declares Result for Junior Legal Officer Written Exam 2019, Check Merit List at rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in

The RPSC Junior Legal Officer examination was held on December 26 and 27 last year. The answer key of the written exam was released on the website of RPSC on January 24.




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302 Shramik Special Trains Run So Far, Around 3.4 Lakh Migrants Ferried: Railways

The national transporter has planned to operate 47 trains on Saturday, out of which 34 trains have already departed, officials said.




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Naval Ship From Maldives With Over 600 Stranded Indians to Arrive on Sunday

INS Jalashwa, participating in Indian Navy's "Operation Samudra Setu" to bring home Indians stuck in foreign countries due to COVID-19 pandemic, has departed from Male port for Kochi with 698 Indian nationals on board on Friday night.




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2 Indians Flown Back to Kerala from UAE Test Positive for Covid-19; State's Infection Toll Climbs to 505

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 23,596 people were currently under observation at their homes, and 334 at different hospitals.




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Testing Capacity for Covid-19 Scaled up to 95,000 Per Day, Says Union Minister Harsh Vardhan

Tripura has reported 118 cases, Assam 59, Meghalaya 12 cases, Manipur two while Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh have reported a case each till Saturday morning 8 AM.




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Punjab Govt Advances Paddy Sowing, Transplantation Dates by 10 Days

Farmers had raised concerns about labour shortage resulting from migrant labourers returning to their homes in view of the Covid-19 crisis.




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Here's Why an Organisation Led by a White Supremacist Has No Business Lecturing a Nation With 5,000-yr-old Heritage

That Tony Perkins and his ilk get to dictate, influence opinion about Bharat speaks volumes of the deterioration in standards of USCIRF.




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India Needs Rs 65,000 Cr to Help Poor Tide Over Lockdown, Raghuram Rajan Tells Rahul Gandhi

The former RBI chief also said a prolonged lockdown would not be sustainable for the country’s economy.




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Cong ka Haath, Aam Aadmi ke Saath 2.0? Extending Hand to Migrants, Sonia's 'Plan Resurrect' at Work

Sources also say that senior Congress leaders like Bhupinder Hooda, Kumari Selja, Ashok Gehlot among other have been asked to mobilise funds for the mission.




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Gujarat Not Accepting 1200 Migrant Workers from Mumbai Despite Congress Paying for Travel: Thorat

However, Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat also alleged that along with Gujarat, states of Odisha, Karnataka and West Bengal have, too, denied migrant workers from their states to return.




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Akash Vijayvargiya Holds Meeting of Over 100 BJP Workers in Covid-19 Hotspot Indore, No Action Yet

Indore is among the cities worst-affected by the coronavirus outbreak and as on Friday, the city has reported 1727 cases, including 86 deaths




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In Centre vs TMC War, Coronavirus Becomes New Battleground as Parties Gear Up for 2021 Poll Clash

The BJP leaders waged a social media war against the Bengal government by accusing the state of hiding Covid-19 figures and also complaining the Centre that TMC-led government in Bengal has completely failed in handling the coronavirus crisis.




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House Owner Movie Review: Middling Drama on Catastrophe That Hit Chennai in 2015

House Owner is poignant and remarkably restrained with a superb performance by Sriranjani, who portrays tremendous fortitude when dealing with a very cantankerous partner.




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Nagarjuna Gives Major Fitness Goals on 60th Birthday, See Pics

The Manmadhudu actors choose Ibiza Island in Spain to celebrate his special day with family and close friends.




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Prabhas Thanks 'Beloved Fans' For Making Saaho a Rs 350 Crore Success Worldwide

In just three days, Saaho reportedly dethroned Mahesh Babu's Maharshi to become the top-grossing title of 2019 in Telugu cinema.




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Kamal Haasan Denies Taking Rs 10 Crore from Gnanavel Raja for Uttama Villain Release

In the compliant, Raaja alleged that Kamal Haasan had approached him and borrowed a loan of Rs 10 crore before the movie’s release in 2015.




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Three Day Gala Planned as Kamal Haasan Completes 60 Years in Films

The actor-filmmaker entered the film industry when he was just three. He acted as a child artiste in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma, for which he won the President's Gold Medal.




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Telugu Actor-Screenwriter Gollapudi Maruti Rao Dies at 80, Condolences Pour in

Born in 1939, Gollapudi Maruti Rao had worked in over 230 films. He is known for writing the scripts for some of the famous films, which includes Doctor Chakravarthy, Tharangini, Samsaram Chadharangam, Kallu among others.




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Karnataka State Film Awards 2018: Raghavendra Rajkumar and Meghana Raj Bag Top Honours

Here's the full list of Karnataka State Film Awards 2018 winners announced by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.




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Bheeshma Actor Nithiin to Reportedly Tie the Knot in April 2020

Telugu actor Nithiin is said to be getting married in April this year. There has been no official confirmation, but preparations have begun already.




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Shylock Movie Review: Mammootty Opens His 2020 Innings as Ruthless Moneylender in Mass Entertainer

Shylock is a bi-lingual drama laced with whatever a diehard Mammukka fan could expect him of. The film hit the theatres in Tamil Nadu as Kuberan.




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Telugu Actor Nithiin to Have a Destination Wedding with Shalini on April 10

It is being reported that the actor will tie the knot with Shalini in Dubai, and possibly host a reception in Hyderabad later.




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Covid-19: Thane tally 452 with 40 new cases; toll 18

With 40 new cases on Tuesday, Thane saw a record one-day rise.The total number is now 452, which includes 93 discharged.Two more deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 18.




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Over 44,000 factories to restart in Maharashtra but where are the workers?

The state government’s decision to ease the lockdown restrictions for industries has received a huge response with 44,474 manufacturing units self-certifying online to resume operations. However, there is a hitch. Of the total requirement of 9.6 lakh workers, only 5.3 lakh workers have reported to work so far. This, even as the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy pegged unemployment rate for Maharashtra in April at 20.9%.




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With 64 new Covid-19 positive cases, total in Thane reaches 560

For the third time in a row, the city recorded highest one-day rise in the number of Covid-19 patients, with 64 positive cases detected on Thursday, taking the total to 560 patients.




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Google Brings Back 2017 'Hip Hop' Doodle That Will Make You Groove Today

Thursday’s doodle is part of Google’s 'Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles' series.




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New Coronavirus Spread Swiftly Around World from Late 2019, Study Finds

Scientists at University College London's Genetics Institute found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - which the UCL researchers said showed how it is adapting to its human hosts as it spreads.




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Russia Sees Record Rise in Coronavirus Cases with More Than 11,000 New Infections

Russia now ranks fourth in the overall number of reported virus cases in Europe and fifth in the world.




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Bank of England Sees Worst Slump in 300 Years amid Coronavirus Lockdown

The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1% and left its target for bond-buying, most of it British government debt, at 645 billion pounds.




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Sweden Reports over 3,000 Coronavirus Deaths But Insists Situation Manageable

Officials defended their strategy of not imposing strict stay-at-home measures, saying Sweden's healthcare system still had spare capacity.




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70-year-old Woman Dies in Pakistan after Standing in Covid-19 Aid Queue for Five Hours

The deceased's family protested against NADRA and the government, saying elderly people should be given an area to sit with shade when aid is being distributed.




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World Red Cross Day 2020: All That You Need to Know

World Red Cross day is observed on May 8 on the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross.




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World Thalassaemia Day 2020: Date, Theme and Significance

The World Thalassaemia Day 2020 theme is '’the dawning of a new era for thalassaemia: Time for a global effort to make novel therapies accessible and affordable to patients'.




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'Beverages With Less Than 40% Alcohol Are Halal, Can Drink Them': Pak Cleric's Comments Invite Ire

Controversial Pakistani cleric Mufti Abdul Qavi made the comments in an interview with an online portal when he was asked to respond to some fatwa allegedly issued by clerics in Saudi Arabia that beverages containing 40 per cent alcohol or less are halal (permissible).