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The apex court asked these states to apprise it about the steps being taken by the concerned authorities to assist these migrants.

The woman, who is seven months pregnant, had travelled from Ahmedabad to Loki village with her husband on May 11, and had undergone thermal screening on her arrival, chief medical and health officer (CMHO) Dr R C Bandil said.

The first such purchase this year is already nearly twice the average annual volume of rice Malaysia has imported from India in the last five years, as rival suppliers such as Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia placed temporary curbs on exports to save the gra...

Sitharaman, along with MoS Finance Anurag Thakur said that the measures to be announced today will focus on agriculture and its allied activities.

While two of the migrant workers died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries at a district hospital. The injured were referred to the Trauma Centre in Lucknow and are currently under treatment there.

The CBSE has clarified that the one-time opportunity is being extended only in the current year in view of the unprecedented conditions of COVID-19 and the benefit will not be extended in the future.

South Delhi Mayor Sunita has also sanctioned an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the deceased.

CPI general secretary D Raja said the package announced by the finance minister was 'mere statistics and did not mean anything'.

With 44 fresh deaths, the COVID-19 toll in Maharashtra, the state worst-hit by the infection in the country, is now 1,019, an official said.

When asked about the latest incidents, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane said the Indian troops were maintaining their 'posture' along the border with China while infrastructure development in the areas was also on track.

The minister, who visited the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) here and dedicated the COBAS 6800 testing machine to the nation, said 14 states and Union Territories have not reported any case of COVID-19 in last 24 hours.

Drug patents in India are an important issue as many countries depend on generic drugmakers to make and sell cheaper versions of critical drugs to them

The domestic tours and programmes of the President will be substantially reduced in order to follow social distancing restrictions and minimise expenditure, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique issued on Thursday.

The BGML premises is guarded round the clock and The police said the role of the security would also be investigated.

Reimbursement of data, helping officials procure desktops or laptops have all been dealt with in the proposal.

In order to maintain adequate measures of social distancing, no RAC (Reservation Against Confirmation), which allows seat sharing, would be allowed for now.