Andhra Pradesh

COVID-19 nationwide tally nears 54,000; death toll rises to 1,783

8:51 pm May 7, 2020

New Delhi: The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases neared 54,000 on Thursday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus infection in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states, but the number of those having recovered also crossed 15,000. At least 4,500 new cases have been detected across […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

MEA holds flurry of meetings on ‘Vande Bharat’ mission

11:59 pm May 6, 2020

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday held a flurry of meetings to fine tune arrangements for evacuation of thousands of stranded Indians from abroad under a mega exercise beginning Thursday. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla held a video-conference with chief secretaries of a number of states as part of efforts to ensure […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

Railways runs 10 trains to ferry migrants home

11:58 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: The railways on Saturday ran 10 trains to ferry home to Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar nearly 10,000 migrants from eight states, a senior official said. He said the trains were planned on the request of these eight states — Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat. “We have […]

Concerned over how quickly COVID-19 cases are rising in India: Indian-origin expert

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,218, cases to 37,336

1:16 pm May 2, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,218 and the number of cases climbed to 37,336 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 26,167, while 9,950 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total cases […]

Nearly 15,000 guest workers go home from Tamil Nadu

176 stranded workers sent to Andhra Pradesh from Telangana

11:32 pm May 1, 2020

Hyderabad: As many as 176 stranded workers belonging to neighbouring Andhra Pradesh were on Friday sent from Nalgonda district in Telangana to their home state as per the guidelines of the Centre, an official said. “One hundred and seventy-six people. In six buses, we have sent today evening around 4 pm as per the Ministry […]