A tough-sounding tweet from Madhya Pradesh Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the threat of invoking the National Security Act (NSA) against Md Mustafa, Md Gulrez, Shoaib and Majeed who were arrested on Thursday for pelting stones on health workers in Indore's Tatpatti Bakhal area on Wednesday may have sent the desired message to anti-social elements. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be speaking to eminent sports personalities like BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli among others as he tries his best to reach the masses as the country fights the coronavirus pandemic. ....

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Thursday that those who died due to coronavirus are martyrs. ....

Following complaints of "objectionable behaviour" by many members of Tablighi Jamaat, in some instances singing obscene songs before the nursing staff, joint probe by Ghaziabad police chief and Additional District Magistrate has been ordered. ....

Days after the stupendous success of the 'Janata curfew ', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed to citizens to light candles and diyas on April 5 at 9 p.m. for nine minutes to dispel the darkness and gloom brought by the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus. He termed it as an attempt to show coronavirus, the strength of Indian unity and 'light'. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday once again reached out to the nation amid the Lockdown to spread a message of positivity, community and strength and he urged each one to light up a candle or diya on April 5 at 9 p.m. for nine minutes to dispel the darkness and gloom brought by the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus. ....

If you are waiting to watch a movie, the day this shutdown ends, think again. Government sources indicate that the shutdown may not just end on April 14 itself, as initially planned. PM Narendra Modi is believed to have told Chief Ministers that it is a long drawn battle. ....

As a preventive measure against new coronavirus, a duo from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur and All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has developed a device titled 'Minus Corona UV Bot' to disinfect hospitals. ....

The number of corona positive cases in Uttar Pradesh is now 121. Seventeen patients have been completely cured. ....

Ayodhya this year post the Ram Janmabhoomi verdict had planned one of the biggest ever celebrations on Ram Navami. But the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus has put everything on hold. On Thursday, Ram Navami, Ayodhya woke up to empty streets, barren Ghats of Saryu and deserted temples. ....

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has emphasised that the country needs India specific strategy to combat coronavirus which has been declared pandemic and number of cases are rising daily. ....

The Tablighi Jamaat, founded in 1927 by Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi in Mewat region in Haryana, is a movement that focuses on ensuring that Muslims practise the religion as it was practised in the time of Prophet Mohammad. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, for the second time, interacted with Chief Ministers via video conferencing and discussed measures to combat coronavirus, saying the government's first priority for the next few weeks should be "testing, tracing, isolating and quarantining" and for this, administrative efforst down to the district level must be coordinated. ....

Former India cricketer and BJP lawmaker Gautam Gambhir on Thursday pledged to donate his two years salary towards Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) set up for fight against coronavirus pandemic. ....

President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu will on Friday hold a videoconference meeting with Governors, Lieutenant Governors (LGs) and Administrators of states/UTs to bolster the efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus amid a nationwide lockdown. ....

Despite taking all precautionary measures, coronavirus cases have been on the rise in Noida. Now a total of nine corona positive cases have been found in Noida which includes a person residing in Supertech society of Sector-94. ....

A health department team on a visit to locate persons reportedly infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Indore's Tat Patti Bakhal area was pelted with stones. The health team consisted of five persons including three doctors. ....

An FIR has been registered on Wednesday against the Editor of digital media outlet, The Wire, for a blog about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath which allegedly made derogatory remarks against the CM which spread hatred in the society. ....

The Congress working committee met on the backdrop of country facing the coronavirus pandemic and took feedback from the congress-ruled states, as party has been suggesting various measures to help the marginalised sections and daily wagers. Party president Sonia Gandhi slammed the lockdown as "unplanned" and emphasised that testing could only combat this disease which the country is "lacking" and demanded the government to prepare and publish a "Common minimum relief package". ....

After demitting his office as Congress President in June and attending last CWC in August when Sonia Gandhi was chosen as interim President, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday returned to the Congress Working Committee meet to attend the crucial discussion on the Covid-19 situation. ....