Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised his mother Heeraben for conveying her support to the workers providing their service to the nation to contain the coronavirus outbreak.

"Mother... With the blessings of crores of mothers like you, countless people like doctors, nurses, medical staff, policemen, security personnel

After all the 17 bodies of security personnel killed in a gun-battle with Maoists in forests of the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh were recovered on Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed anguish over their killing, here on Sunday.

"I am devastated with the martyrdom of 17 jawans and injured. I offer co

The Kerala government on Sunday extended the time of Janata Curfew beyond the earlier announced 9 p.m, Sunday, to contain the spread of coronavirus, but the office of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed no decision has been taken to close down affected districts.

State Chief Secretary Tom Jose came out with an advisory that t

In a first of its kind, President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet Ministers, the Chief Ministers, other politicians and common people across India came together to thank coronavirus warriors and other essential services providers to contain the epidemic's spread.

The largest public 'appreciation&

Spain on Sunday reported 394 new coronavirus-related deaths, bringing the national total to 1,720 and propelling it beyond Iran to the third in the list of most fatalities.

The county had reported 324 new deaths on Saturday.

Only Italy (4,825) and China (3,144) have reported more deaths. Iran (1,556) has now fallen

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Sunday joined the nation in clapping to thank emergency service workers for working to combat Covid-19.

Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call, the Chief Ministers of the Telugu states along with their family

The West Bengal government on Sunday ordered complete lockdown of Kolkata, six districts and municipal and district towns besides some rural areas in other parts of the state from 5 p.m. on Monday to Friday midnight to combat the spread of coronavirus.

The order was given under the West Bengal Epidemic Disease's COVID-19 regul

India is capable of conducting 10,000 coronavirus tests a day and conducted 5,000 tests last week, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), here on Sunday.

Speaking to the media, ICMR Director-General Balram Bhargava said the testing capacity could be increased above 10,000, if needed.

"In th

Following in the footsteps of Punjab and Rajasthan, Telangana will also lockdown till March 31 to combat coronavirus.

A decision in this regard was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday.

The Chief Minister will make a formal announcement this evening.

As Covid-19 claimed its second victim in in Maharashtra in four days and number of cases rose to 74, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced a 'near-total' lockdown of Maharashtra from midnight.

The announcement came close on the heels of the shutting of Indian Railways including Mumbai's lifeline, the subu