Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has forbidden his ministers from going to crowded places due to the growing scare over the coronavirus outbreak.

Adityanath has said that if it is mandatory to meet a person, meet him/her at home. He has instructed all the ministers to do all necessary work from home.

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The Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved signing of an extradition treaty between India and Belgium. The treaty would provide a legal framework for seeking extradition of terrorists, economic offenders and other criminals from and to Belgium.

After ratification, the treaty will come into for

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said there is no plan for a lockdown in the city as of now, but the government may go for it if needed, as he limited the public gatherings to five people.

"More than five people will not be allowed to gather at one place. However, if they gather, there should be a distance of

West Bengal's Mamata Banerjee government on Saturday clamped down on non-essential social gatherings by shutting all restaurants, pubs, bars, clubs, hookah bars and massage parlours besides amusement parks and zoos from Sunday to March 31 to prevent spread of the Corona Virus infection.

A state government notification ordered

In view of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday ordered lockdown of 40 per cent parts of the state including capital city Bhubaneswar for a week.

The lockdown will be in force in five districts -- Khordha, Cuttack, Ganjam, Kendrapara and Angul as well as eight major towns -- Puri, Rourke

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appreciated Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K. Palaniswami for the various steps taken to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the state.

In a statement issued here the Tamil Nadu government said Modi had called Palaniswami over phone on Saturday and appreciated the several steps taken by the gov

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Saturday called for 24-hour shutdown in the state from 6 a.m. on Sunday as part of the efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Extending support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for 'Janata curfew' from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Rao appealed to the people to

National Conference Party president and MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah on Saturday released an amount of Rs 1 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) fund to combat COVID-19 threat in Jammu and Kashmir.

Out of this, Rs 50 lakh has been earmarked for Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS)

After the resignation of former chief minister Kamal Nath, efforts are on to form a new government in Madhya Pradesh. Sources said that the next government is likely to assume office by March 25.

The BJP legislature party meeting which was scheduled to be held on Saturday has been postponed and this will now be held on Monday due

London, March 21  Former Scotland cricketer Majid Haq, who is of Pakistani descent, has announced that he has tested positive for novel coronavirus and is currently undergoing treatment.

Haq, an off-spinner who played 54 ODIs and 24 T20Is for Scotland between 2006 and 2015, on Friday said he was being treated