The Lok Sabha was on Monday adjourned sine die, 11 days ahead of its scheduled closure aimd the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in the country.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla made the announcement after the House passed the Finance Bill, 2020. The Budget Session of the Parliament, which began on March 2, was to be concluded on A

Kerala will also come under a lockdown as the state recorded 28 new cases - the largest number in a day so far - taking its total number of positive cases to 91, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday.

"No public transport will operate, state borders will be closed, but private vehicles will be allowed. Petrol pumps w

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday extended the lockdown from seven districts to the entire state from Tuesday to prevent the spread of coronavirus. All inter-state borders will be sealed accordingly.

The restrictions will initially continue till March 31.

Addressing a digital press conference, Kha

In the toughest measure taken to fight the coronavirus outbreak so far, the Maharashtra government has imposed curfew in the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced here on Monday.

The move came a day after he declared a near-total statewide lockdown till March 31 and also implemented prohibitory orders till nagar panchay

A few foreign nationals who were staying in a mosque here were sent to hospital on Monday to get the COVID-19 test done after the police detained them.

Manoj Kumar, in-charge of Digha police station, said 10 foreigners were reported to be staying at the mosque in Kurji area of Digha police station. They were taken into custody and

The Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh here on Monday entrusted to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases of alleged irregularities committed during the previous TDP government while designating Amaravati as new state capital.

The order, by the Home Department, accorded permission to the CBI to carry out inves

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that the coronavirus situation in Uttar Pradesh was well under control.

He appealed to the people of the state to cooperative with the safety protocols for the safety and security of 23 crore people of the state.

"Not a single case has been reported today in the

Rajya Sabha members have urged the people to bear with the restrictions imposed by the central and state governments and cooperate in the ongoing efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

The House also urged the people to be guided by the spirit of Sunday's 'Janata Curfew' when they confined themselves indoors

India's political discourse seems not to leave any opportunity to be confrontational, even in face of Covid-19 pandemic. After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of not stockpiling protective equipments for health workers despite WHO warning, BJP's Amit Malviya has thrown documents at Gandhi to prove him wrong.

Three Indian nationals have died abroad due to novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan city of Hubei province in China and has killed over 15,300 people globally so far.

As per official sources, three Indian males, one each in Iran, Egypt and Sweden, had tested positive for Covid-19. However, the Indian national in Sweden, a