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. ....

In view of the lockdown and closure of educational institutions for an indefinite period, Tripura and Mizoram governments in innovative steps on Saturday announced teaching through television channels and online platforms. ....

With 63 new cases, the number of coronavirus cases in the Rajasthan capital reached 286, the highest for any city in the state, said Additional Chief Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh, here on Saturday. ....

The Coimbatore police has registered a case against a Covid-19 patient for breaking the windowpanes of a hospital after he was denied homemade biryani. ....

Claiming everything was under control in his state in its fight against coronavirus, Karnataka Chief Minster B.S. Yediyurappa said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gave tips to deal with the ongoing nationwide lockdown. ....

The Meerut district administration officials who went to seal the Jali Kothi area under the containment plan guidelines were attacked by the residents in which the city magistrate was seriously injured. ....

Delhi Cheif Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to extend the lockdown beyond April 14. ....

If the Chief Ministers' conference on Saturday, a third in less than two weeks, convened by PM Modi is an indication, there has been a growing unanimity that the ongoing shutdown should continue "at least for two more weeks". ....

Police registered a case against a sarpanch who led 40 persons to offer namaz on Shab-e barat at a mosque in Khairikhurd village of Chhindwara district, police said on Friday. They were, however, granted bail under discretionary powers of the police. ....

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, on Thursday, said a total 6,761 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been reported so far in the country. ....

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the Border Security Force (BSF) to stop all the cross-border movement across the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders amid COVID-19 outbreak. ....