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The death toll stood at 29 so far in Dharavi, believed to be the biggest slum in Asia.

The fresh round of consultation was held on ways to strengthen the COVID-19 containment strategy and stepping up of economic activities in a calibrated manner as the 54-day nationwide lockdown nears an end.

Chief ministers of Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh said resumption of trains will increase transmission rates and make contact tracing harder.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, headed by Labour Minister Gopal Rai.

The tweet appeared to have been posted by Himanta Biswa SarmaSarma but the minister said his Twitter account has not been hacked.

Such patients after being discharged will also follow home isolation for further seven days, the ministry said in its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Revised Discharge Policy.

Calling the central state a “key market” for its edible oil business, the press release informed that Cargill has been working with the district administration of Pune and various NGOs to deliver oil packets, cooked meals and family kits to those who have...

All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee leader VM Singh said many farmers have sold their produce at distressed rates. Now, they are losing their harvest in spells of hailstorms over the past few days.

The government has been taking all steps for staggered departure of guest workers if they choose to go home and also based on the concurrence of their home States, Palaniswami said.

In 2009, Singh underwent a successful coronary bypass surgery at the AIIMS.

On the National Technology Day on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed all those at the forefront of research and innovation to defeat coronavirus and remembered the "exceptional achievement" of the country's scientists in carrying out the 1998 Pok...

With thousands of migrant workers desperate to return home even by marching on foot, the Maharashtra government has decided not to be harsh with them and let them go on humanitarian ground despite violation of lockdown norms, state Home Minister Anil Desh...

Representatives of voluntary groups involved in the supply of essentials had pointed out loopholes in the system, particularly in the quarantine centres.

The observation from Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad came during an interaction with a team of law officers

The Army planned to introduce the IBGs, comprising a mix of infantry, artillery, air defence, tanks and logistics units, by first half of 2020 as part of a far reaching revamp of its war fighting capability, particularly along the borders with China and P...

The services will resume initially with 15 pair of trains that will depart from New Delhi Railway Station and will be gradually expanded in the coming days, the Railways said.