Hyderabad, The surge in COVID-19 cases continued with 975 people testing positive on Monday, pushing the state's toll to 15,394.

Health officials said the state also reported six deaths during the day, taking the toll to 253.

For the second day in a row, the number of cases came down marginally.

Chennai,  AIADMK leader and former member of Parliament and Tamil Nadu Assembly K. Arjunan has courted controversy over assault on a police official on duty at a toll plaza in Salem even as a DMK lawmaker cried foul as he was wrongly identified as the attacker.

A video clip of the incident involving Arjunan w

Mumbai, In a major initiative to counter the Covid-19 pandemic, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday inaugurated 'Project PLATINA' - India's first and the world's largest - Plasma Therapy Trial Centre in Nagpur.

"This trial centre will help formulate definite treatment guideli

New Delhi, The Centre on Monday announced the guidelines for Unlock 2.0, which it said will be in force till July 31. Almost all activities are being allowed outside the containment zones, save a few like functioning of schools and colleges and international travel, among others.

"Schools, colleges, coaching

Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami on Monday extended the Covid-19 lockdown till July 30, with some relaxations.

In a statement issued here, he said the complete lockdown imposed in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu from June 19 onwards and in Madurai from July 24 onwards will be e

Mumbai, A Covid-19 sero-prevalence screening is currently underway for a group of doctors, nurses and frontline workers at the JJ Hospital, St Georges Hospital and GT Hospital in Mumbai, said Eyebetes Foundation, one of India's largest charitable initiatives for diabetes and blindness.

The Eyebetes Foundation

Mumbai,  The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) said on Monday that the electricity bills issued to the consumers for June by the four main companies in Mumbai are as per the rules.

Following a large number of complaints from ordinary and celeb consumers, the MERC summoned the represent

Gandhinagar, June 29 (IANS) The Gujarat BJP on Monday appointed different state ministers and party office-bearers as regional incharges for eight Assembly constituencies, where by-elections will be held due to resignations by sitting Congress MLAs.

A BJP core committee meeting was held on Monday morning to p

New Delhi,  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has targeted Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati for supporting the BJP-led NDA government's stand on the India-China border faceoff. She accused Mayawati of becoming an "unannounced spokesperson" of the ruling party.

"As I said, some oppos

New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Indian government on Monday banned nearly 59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat and UC Browser and Xiaomi's Mi Community over national security concerns as India-China bilateral relations remain strained after the death of 20 Indian soldiers in the Galwan Valley clash with Chinese PLA tr