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1,118 fresh COVID-19 cases; 26 more deaths in Delhi

COVID-19 death toll touches 1,694; cases rise to 49,391

7:16 pm May 6, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,694 and the number of cases climbed to 49,391 in the country on Wednesday, registering an increase of 126 deaths and 2,958 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said. The number of active COVID-19 cases is 33,514. A total of 13,160 […]

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 […]

COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,074; cases 33,050

3:03 pm April 30, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus pandemic rose to 1,074 after 66 more fatalities and the number of cases climbed to 33,050 in the country on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 23,651, while 8,324 people have recovered, and one patient has […]

Nearly 15,000 guest workers go home from Tamil Nadu

Govt allows movement of stranded people with conditions

11:07 pm April 29, 2020

New Delhi: Migrant workers, tourists, students and other people stranded in different parts of the country were on Wednesday allowed to move to their respective destinations with certain conditions, giving a big relief to the distressed people. In an order, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said buses shall be used for transport of such groups […]

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

COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in India; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

5:00 pm April 28, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 21,632, while 6,868 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. The total number […]