West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday paid surprise visits to markets, pulling up police officers for shutting shops selling essentials and marking circles to denote how people should queue up in markets and before retail and wholesale outlets to maintain social distance amidst the ongoing lockdown to prevent spread of Covid-19. ....

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has penned a song alerting people of the state about the cornonavirus pandemic, assuring them of their ultimate victory in fighting the disease amidst the ongoing nationwide lockdown. ....

In what could spell real trouble for the country in the next three months, a new prediciton report from prestigious Johns Hopkins University and the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) has predicted that 21-day lockdown may be ineffective to stop coronavirus peak arriving in April-May-June; infecting over 12 crore Indians in an optimistic (low) scenario. ....

There are at least 633 active Covid-19 cases in India at present, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Thursday, taking the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country to 694. ....

Rajasthan reported the first coronavirus death, here on Thursday. Narayan Singh, 73, who was on dialysis and suffered from several ailments, passed away in Bhilwara, health officials confirmed. ....

First teachers' strike, and now coronavirus, the final year students of the Delhi University who still await result of the previous semester, now fear losing a year. ....

A youth allegedly died after a police baton charge for violating the ongoing lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID 19, with his family claiming that he had gone out to buy milk when the cops beat him up in West Bengal's Howrah district. ....

Odisha government has planned to set up two of the largest Covid-19 hospitals which will have a combined capacity of 1,000 beds and will be functional within a fortnight. ....

Taking a stern view of many people still sauntering out on the roads despite a state and nationwide lockdown, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday hinted that he would not hesitate to deploy the Army to control the crowding menace. ....

Amid rising Coronavirus cases in India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed preparedness of the forces to tackle the crisis. ....

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced that doctors, paramedics, nurses, 'Asha' workers, cleaning workers involved in the fight against coronavirus pandemic and treating affected patients would be extended medical insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh each. ....

After the Centre announced a financial assistance package of Rs 1,70,000 crores, the Congress on Thursday hailed the decision with former party president Rahul Gandhi terming it as the first step in the right direction. ....

All Muslim sects have suspended Friday prayers to abide by the government's decision of complete lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, however the call for prayers will continue in the mosques. ....

Karnataka recorded second Coronavirus death on Wednesday evening, Medical Education Minister K. Sudhakar said on Thursday. ....

In the backdrop of the coronavirus outbreak, the Centre on Wednesday announced to postpone the first phase of Census 2021 and the National Population Register (NPR) exercise. ....

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir V. Putin. The two leaders discussed the global situation in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. ....

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday that around 64,000 people have arrived from other countries in India since March 21, out of which about 8,000 have been placed in various quarantine facilities and the remaining 56,000 are in home isolation. ....

Three persons, with a history of international travel have tested positive for COVID-19 in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said early on Thursday. This is the first instance of a positive coronavirus cases in the state. ....

After waking up to the dreaded news of the state's first death of a coronavirus patient in Madurai, Tamil Nadu went to bed with the positive news of a patient being declared virus negative and set to be discharged in two days. ....

A three-year-old is among two coronavirus positive cases reported in Telangana on Wednesday, health officials said. ....