At present, around 2,000 people are under observation in Kerala. “A total of 1,999 people have recently returned from China.

The nine-judge Bench, which a week ago clarified it won’t be deciding the review petition but only lay down the general law to be followed, will examine the “scope and ambit of right to freedom of religion under Article 25 of the Constitution”.

Australian High Commissioner Harinder Sidhu hopes India will revert decision to reject RCEP, warns against economies turning inwards, believes climate change role in bushfires bears examination, and admits that her Indian origins, especially Bollywood love, helped her

Kishor said the CM may have brought development in Bihar “in comparison to what Lalu Prasad did” but the development indices remain dismal when compared to other states.

He said the CAA and the NRC were two different issues and his government will not allow the NRC to be implemented in the state.

Commerce, energy secretaries & NSA are part of team to India

Political observers see the fielding of Doval as the Prime Minister’s assertion on the issue of developments linked to changes in the citizenship law which have triggered protests across the country.

Police said they are probing Amit’s murder, though no arrest has been made in connection with the case so far.

It also passed a string of directions on safe passage for the bodies of the victims, their proper burial/cremation, adequate number of helplines and help desks, besides rehabilitation of those affected.

Unlike Wednesday, when Justices Muralidhar and Talwant Singh questioned the Solicitor General repeatedly over the delay in lodging FIRs and had video clips of the hate speeches played in open court with proceedings lasting through the day, the hearing Thursday was over in less than an hour.

The review meeting comes a day after India reported two new confirmed coronavirus cases, one each in Delhi and Telangana. This took the total cases in the country to five.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) announced the share exchange ratio for the proposed merger following its board meet on March 5.

Nothing happened, and later it was discovered the panic was a result of rumours, mostly spread via messaging apps in the aftermath of the riots in north-east Delhi, which saw unprecedented hate spewed online.

As of now, the state government has not shut down schools and colleges, and is watching the situation closely, CM Uddhav Thackeray said.

A vacation bench, led by Justice U U Lalit, said that there is no existing law to back the state government's action of putting up such hoardings across Lucknow. 

SAARC leaders are set to hold a summit on video-conference on coronavirus on Sunday, 5 pm, after Pakistan late Friday night accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to hold such a meeting.

The DGCA has mandated that all aircraft need to be equipped with hand sanitisers, soaps and universal precaution kits to protect crew members who assist people.

This community transmission test is running separately from the testing and tracking of symptomatic travellers as well as those who have come in contact with confirmed Covid-19 cases.

The Kerala government on Thursday announced a Rs 20,000-crore stimulus package to address the economic slowdown caused by the spread of Covid-19.

The state government, however, is reluctant to close down its own string of IMFL (Indian made foreign liquor) outlets, which net an annual revenue of Rs 14,508 crore.

The Tamil Nadu government has sought a special assistance of Rs 4,000 crore and a slew of other financial support from the Centre to help the state fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani has assured the state's people of sustained supply of essential commodities. For the purpose, a core committee headed by the chief minister has been formed by the Gujarat government.

The Union Home Ministry said that in an order under the Disaster Management Act, “Directions were issued that district and state borders should be effectively sealed. States were directed to ensure there is no movement of people across cities or on highways.”

There was an institutional response by the Centre and the situation was monitored at the highest political and executive level by the Prime Minister, the government said.

According to officials who traced the movement of the group, the entire group travelled in a second class coach (S9) of AP Sampark Kranti Express. They first got down on March 13 at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district of Telangana.

The court expressed concerns over the government order prescribing alcohol to persons suffering from alcohol-withdrawal syndrome and said such a remedy is not supported by any document in the medical literature.

Manufacturers have been told to commence production before July 31, 2020.

The Centre has released Rs 11,092 crore as the first instalment in FY21 to State Disaster Response Mitigation Fund of 28 states.

The presence of antibodies would mean the person is immune to the virus. The antibody test happens to be a faster alternative to the direct test, known as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), in which throat or nasal swabs are taken.

According to the district collectorate data, half the cases in Pune came from travellers who returned from overseas and the other half got infected through contacts.

The institute, based in Thiruvananthapuram, aspires to emerge as a digital university with emphasis on blockchain, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cognitive science, internet of things and augmented reality.

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) has expressed willingness to transfer the technology of its three newly developed life-saving gadgets to manufacturing firms which agree to use them to contain contagious diseases like Covid-19.

Many national newspapers and NGOs like Rotary, industry bodies like Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) and Population First (Laadli) will also play a role in disseminating information and counselling, where necessary.

In his address, the PM said detailed guidelines on the new lockdown would be announced on April 15 and some conditions could be relaxed after April 20 in places reporting no new infections.

While diseases and ecosystem damages, caused by aerosol-borne bacteria, and viruses are widely studied, the effect of aerosolised fungal spread on human and ecosystem health is less understood.

The labour ministry has started mapping details of such workers from April 8. Along with basic details such as name, age, gender, occupation, residential address and native district/state, details of their bank accounts and Aadhhar cards are also being collected.

There is also no clarity on whether customers who have booked tickets through online travel operators will be eligible for the refunds.

According to the new order, barber shops and dine-in restaurants would not be allowed, though there would be no restrictions on the barber visiting the customer at his home, or take-aways from restaurants.

Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said YSR Telemedicine will continue on a permanent basis and village clinics will have great utility in times of health emergency.

Many workers have moved to their homes, but those who are still in Surat are desperate to move out of Gujarat, as the number of corona positive cases is rapidly surging.

The MHA has asked all states and Union Territories to designate nodal authorities and develop standard protocols for receiving and sending such stranded persons.

Meanwhile, member of the Bhartiya Rail Sangharsh Samiti Shan Khan has demanded for special trains from Surat to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh for stranded labourers.

Other important issues, such as the propagation of renewables, flexibility in coal supply and enforcement of contracts for attracting private investment in the sector were also discussed in the meeting.

At a time when the government’s finances have gone completely haywire, it is also the duty of every tax official—indeed, all bureaucrats—to see how best some of the shortfall can be made up.

The newspaper industry directly and indirectly gives employment to 30 lakh people.

The British car manufacturer unveiled the first car that it will retail in India - the MG Hector - on Wednesday.