Guwahati/Agartala, Northeast India's topographical isolation, less congestion of people and fewer international migration, largely due to the mountainous region are the factors that have so far restricted the spread of COVID-19, experts said.

But the experts hasten to add that less effective surveillance over

New Delhi, With the number of Covid-19 cases rising, the government has allowed 47 private labs across the country to conduct tests.

Addressing the media here, R. Ganga Ketkar of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said, "Till today (Sunday) we have conducted 34,931 tests. The ICMR network's cap

Berlin, A German provincial Finance minister, who was reportedly worried about the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, has been found dead, having allegedly committed suicide, reports said on Sunday.

The mutilated body of Thomas Schafer, the Finance Minister of Hesse, where the country's financial ce

Srinagar, The J&K Labour Department has set up helplines for migrant labourers who arrived here before the lockdown was announced, according to officials, here on Sunday.

The J&K Information Department tweeted: "The Labour Department sets up 24X7 helpline numbers for migrant labourers who arrived in J

Chandigarh, To combat the COVID-19 crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to amend the conditions for utilisation of the 14th Finance Commission grants for emergency relief in urban areas.

Seeking personal intervention of the Union Finance Minister,

Panaji, Two more persons have tested positive for Covid-19 in Goa, taking the state's tally of positive coronavirus cases to five.

While one positive patient travelled from the Bahamas to Goa via New York, the second patient is believed to have contracted the ailment from his brother, an already confirmed Covi

New Delhi, Teenage shooter Esha Singh on Sunday decided to donate Rs 30,000 to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

At 15, she is the youngest sportsperson to make a monetary contribution in India.

"I pledge to contribute 30 thousand rupees from my sa

Lucknow,  The Yogi Adityanath government has directed the UP-State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) not to charge bus fares from stranded passengers who are being ferried to their destinations.

Till Saturday, the UPSRTC had been charging regular fare from passengers but after some fare receipts went viral

Mumbai,  A 45-year old man with no known history of foreign travel has died in Maharashtra's Buldhana due to suspected Covid-19 complications, raising the state's death toll to eight, officials said here on Sunday.

"The patient, who suffered from diabetes, was admitted to a private hospital

New Delhi,  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has urged the leading telcom companies, like Vodafone, Airtel, Jio and BSNL, to make phone calls and internet data services free on the "humanitarian grounds" for the distressed migrant workers amid the coronavirus epidemic.

Most migrant workers were tense