Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who is also a doctor of alternative medicine, on Monday admitted, that he did not gauge the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, before his video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 20.

The Chief Minister's admission comes days after he was slammed by the Opposition as well as

The CRPF on Monday said its personnel thwarted a terror strike plot by detecting and seizing 64 IEDs planted in a forested area in Aurangabad in Bihar.

The Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were detected during an operation by Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) - an elite unit of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRP

London, Paul Sinha, an Indian-origin British quizmaster, announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it was reported.

Sinha, 49, took to Twitter on Sunday where he told his followers that he was infected after "starting social distancing a few days too late", the Daily Mail newspaper

Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir authorities decided on Monday to seal the borders of the union territory with Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh in the wake of coronavirus scare.

"While inter-district vehicular movement has been strictly restricted, traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu highway will also be regulated. Vehi

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the state governments to constitute a high power committee comprising the Principal Secretary (Home) and the Chairman of the state legal service authority to determine which class of convicts or undertrials can be released on parole or interim bail.

The Chief Justice of India, S.A. Bobde, said

According to the latest report of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India on Monday were recorded to be 415.

The Union Health Ministry website also updated the same number of confirmed cases of coronavirus.

A total of 415 individuals have been confirmed posit

The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has asked its volunteers to provide essential commodities to the people in need during the lockdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The RSS also asked its volunteers to spread health awareness about COVID-19 among the masses.

RSS General Secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi s

Acting Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh who has resigned from his post after his government was reduced to a minority following the rebellion of 22 Congress MLAs, met Sonia Gandhi on Monday to apprise her of the situation in the state.

The Congress government has collapsed and now the party has to show its strength in the upcoming

Amid scarcity of medical equipment and protective gear for health workers, the Congress has demanded sacking of Union Commerce Minister and Commerce Secretary for allowing export of ventilators, surgical and face masks, raw Material for masks/coveralls till March 19.

"This is criminal as our doctors, nurses and patients are f

A Catholic priest P. Pauly was on Monday arrested by the police here, for breaking the guidelines put out on account of COVID-19 by the district authorities, said the police.

A police official of the Chalakudy police station told IANS that the priest has been arrested and will be given bail.

"It was for violati