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Maharashtra topped the nationwide tally with over 35,000 confirmed cases and 1,249 deaths, followed by Tamil Nadu with 11,760 confirmed cases and 81 deaths.

The Centre also paved the way for last-mile connectivity for migrants who are reaching railways stations but not finding buses, taxis or autos from the station to reach their final destination.

The company has also asked the government to find a way to bring back migrant labour by providing incentives and safe transportation.

These trains are railways' first indication that a graded resumption of passenger services are slated to begin after the nationwide lockdown ends on May 17.

According to the guidance document, the rapid tests can be done on blood/serum/plasma samples and the result is available within 30 minutes.

Appreciating the prime minister for giving two months' free ration to the migrant labourers and the urban poor, Shah said the announcement will benefit eight crore people for which the government has earmarked Rs 3,500 crore.

The ICMR on Wednesday issued guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 and listed their manufacturers, which include two Chinese firms whose importer licenses were cancelled by the CDSCO after kits supplied by them showed wide-variation under fiel...

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said the measure will safeguard the interest of homebuyers, who will get the delivery of their flats although with a delay of a few months, but it will definitely ensure the completion of the projects.

Reacting to the announcement, Tata Projects Chief Strategy Officer Himanshu Chaturvedi said: The Government's Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative has recognised 'Infrastructure' as one of the five pillars.

'Solidarity' is an international clinical trial to compare four treatment options against standard of care to assess their relative effectiveness against Covid-19.

Lower respiratory infections (17.9 per cent), pre-term birth (15.6 per cent), diarrhoeal diseases (9.9 per cent), and birth asphyxia and trauma (8.1 per cent) were the leading causes of under-5 death in India. Moreover, 11 per cent of the deaths could be...

The Indian Railways resumed passenger train operations from May 12, initially with 15 pairs of trains, weeks after these were suspended due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown.

Air India and Air India Express are scheduled to operate total 64 flights between May 7 and May 14 to bring in approximately 15,000 Indians who are stranded in 12 countries.

Minorities are "flourishing" in India and have been an equal partner in development without discrimination under the Modi government, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday, dismissing allegations of Islamophobia as an attempt to defame the co...

States with good primary healthcare system have fared better in containing the spread of COVID-19, biotechnology industry veteran Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said on Tuesday.

Nissan has also reopened its office in Gurugram as per local government guidelines.