Panaji, Mosques located in safe zones in Goa may gradually open from July 1, even as the state's apex association of Muslim jamaats, relaxed norms for re-opening of the religious houses with proper hygiene and social distancing rules.

Only those Mosques with hands-free sanitiser dispensing systems, proper entr

Gandhinagar, Former Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) General Secretary Shankersinh Vaghela has gone into self-quarantine at his residence, here on Saturday, after testing positive for coronavirus.

He was suffering from fever for 3-4 days.

Vaghela, fondly known as 'Bapu' by supporters, on Mon

Panaji, Goa recorded its biggest spike of Covid-19 cases with 89 persons testing positive, taking the state's tally of active cases to 706, according to statistics released by the state Health Ministry on Saturday.

89 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, while 50 persons were cured, the statement

Tirupati Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday offered prayers at Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala.

Accompanied by family members, he had 'darshan' at the famous hill shrine and participated in various rituals conducted by the temple priests.

Chouhan told r

Bengaluru, In the second Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) board exam, 98 per cent of the 8.5 lakh students appeared for Mathematics across the southern state, said Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar on Saturday.

"The heavy turnout for the maths paper shows the confidence of students and t

Bengaluru, In view of the rising Covid-19 cases, complete lockdown would be re-imposed in this tech city on every Sunday from July 5 till further order to contain the virus spread, said Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday.

"Lockdown would be imposed every Sunday, with effect from July 5, unt

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, here on Saturday, urged the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to set ots political compulsions aside and follow the heart in the interest of the state and its farmers on the issue of the Centre's farm sector ordinances.

Recalling that he had made the same plea to the

Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday said the decision on further extension of lockdown in the state beyond June 30 would depend on the situation but he was prepared to take whatever steps needed to control the Covid spread.

"It is in your hands," he told a Ludhiana resident

Gandhinagar, Welcoming the five new members from the Congress, who had resigned prior to the Rajya Sabha elections and donned the saffron colour on Saturday, Gujarat BJP Chief Jitu Vaghani said if the Congress resorts only to blaming the BJP for its failure then it should shut shop in the state.

Vaghani formally w

Chennai, As many as 3,713 persons tested positive for coronavirus over the past 24 hours in Tamil Nadu, the state Health Department said on Saturday.

In a statement issued here, it also said 68 Covid-19 patients died, taking the death toll beyond 1,000 to 1,025, while the new cases took the total tally to 78,335.<