'Does it mean that till the COVID-19 fight is over, the governor should be non-functional, in sleep mode, and fiddling in the Raj Bhavan while the state is burning?'

Major Anuj Sood, scholar and daredevil soldier, had finished his Kashmir tenure and would have been home had COVID-19 not come in the way. He did not live to be old enough, but he lived the soldier's life to the fullest, reveals Archana Masih/Rediff.com.

Social stigma and low testing are the key reasons for the high mortality rate among COVID-19 patients in West Bengal, where the disease, like elsewhere in the country, is still an urban phenomenon, experts say. The state's Trinamool Congress government has been drawing consistent criticism from the Centre and opposition parties over the way it has tackled the pandemic, and has been accused of under-reporting data about the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Thackeray said he was in constant touch with the Centre over the issue of running more trains to ferry migrant labourers, stranded due to the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, to their native places.

The Tamil Nadu voter may not be in the mood to test new talent, not when the state and the people are going through unprecedented and unanticipated crises, of which coronavirus is only the first. All of it boils down to an election between the ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK next year, with small-timers, had-been parties and promised parties left on the sidelines, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

An IAF spokesperson said the MiG-29 aircraft was on a training mission. "The aircraft had developed a technical snag and the pilot ejected safely as he was unable to control the aircraft," he said.

'In Mumbai the mortality rate was reaching a percentage of almost 8 plus in about April.' 'But now over last one month, we have come down.' 'We have drastically controlled mortality.' 'We are now about 3.9.'

'Every morning, when I had to step out, my wife would cry.' 'I would tell her that if I don't do it, many people will suffer; many people would die.'

If the precautions are not taken and guidelines are not followed properly, there can be chances of spike in cases, the government said.

'This doesn't mean that Mumbai will be handed over to the army'

'The government will have to provide something for migrant workers or 'Farmers will still survive because they will eat what they produce.' 'What will the rest of the people do? What will happen to them?'omething else like that or else you will see some huge uprising or unrest.'

Uttam Ghosh pays homage to these martrys for India.

'All the animals -- buffaloes and dogs -- in the proximity of the factory are dead.' 'The situation is so serious that almost one lakh people from nearby localities have moved to safer places fearing the after-effects of the gas leak.' 'There is lot of panic.'

Official figures say 1.8 lakh workers have returned home to Bihar. Unofficially, however, that figure is said to have crossed 3 lakhs. Can Bihar cope?

Aseem Chhabra introduces you to the Irrfan you never knew.

'It was always 'See you soon', 'Just a routine visit to the hospital', 'I will be back shortly'.' 'I never visited him in hospital. I never wanted to see distress on his smiling, cherubic, face.'

'When Chintu told me about his plans to go to Delhi in February for a wedding, I advised him against it.' 'But he still went, and had a relapse.'

Did you have a favourite song? Favourite movie? Share your Rishi Kapoor memory.

Juhi Chawla remembers her co-star Rishi Kapoor.

'He was in form right to the very end.'

'It's difficult to explain what a wondrous, beautiful, overwhelming, painful and exciting this journey has been.'

'With his going, my relationship with the Kapoor family has ended.'

We have lost Irrfan, but his legacy lives on.

Joginder Tuteja lists 10 of the actor's movies that you can watch on the OTT platform in India to relive his magic.

'Irrfan was known in his friend circles as a Sufi-esque man who was never detached from any incident, person or situation,' remembers Rajesh Abhay, a friend of the actor since their days at NSD.

'I have hot water with haldi. It's great for immunity.'

'It was an emotion meant to convey compassion and love.' 'In this time of social distancing, we will continue with a virtual jhappi, doing our bit to help society heal.'

'You always knew that you were special, that you had something that must be cherished, nourished and not fritted away.' 'That's what you gave us, in each of your roles.'

'The training started with guns, knife fights...'

What are the stars thinkking about?

Not directly connected to the stars, who have their own security, they are part of the unregulated work force that keeps the engines running smoothly in the showbiz industry.

'I thought I'd be Chintu's ghost voice, just like Mukeshsaab for Rajsaab.' 'Chintu believed in my voice. He would always recommend me.' 'I sang two songs for him in his second film, Zehreela Insaan.' 'I was supposed to sing Oh Hanseeni, which became the biggest hit of the film.' 'Before I knew it, the song was taken away from me and given to Kishore Kumarsaab.'

'I can sense that because we have shared a room for 20 years of our lives.'

Sai Pallavi's latest look from Naga Chaitanya's 'Love Story' is a deja vu of Shraddha Kapoor's 'Cham Cham' look from 'Baaghi'

In India, Shah Rukh had opened his office for treating COVID-19 patients.

While Sunil Lahri would have picked the role of Ramayan, Dipika Chikhalia, who played the role of Sita, would have been okay playing Lord Ram's step-mother Kaikeyi

The coronavirus outbreak has brought all sporting events to a halt as players are practising safe distancing.

Sharing the teaser, Shehnaaz wrote on her official Instagram account, "Here's a small teaser of #KehGayiSorry Full song out on 12th May 2020 @jassie.gill."

Sayantani also expressed doubts over the safety of crew members once shoots resume.

Ayushmann will be seen in Vicky Donor director Shoojit Sircar's next, Gulabo Sitabo, co-starring Amitabh Bachchan.

In India, the total number of coronavirus cases have risen to 59,662, with 1981 deaths and 17847 cured.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday debunked rumours about his health and said that he is "totally healthy". Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Shah said he is not suffering from any disease and the rumours about his health conditions have been spread through social media.

Ekta was seen on a live stream with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in a show called "Heart to Heart".

Here are the top stories of May 9, 2020.