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A man has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala, the state Forest Minister said today. This is the first arrest in the case that had sparked an outcry on social media. The arrest comes a day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said three suspects have been identified.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said he would conduct an inquiry into the incident where a woman managed to skip the mandatory COVID-19 test upon her arrival from Mumbai and but later tested positive for the virus.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter Scale hit Karnataka on Friday morning while another with a magnitude of 4.7 was felt in Jharkhand.

India reported 9,851 cases of coronavirus and 273 deaths in the last 24 hours, the most in one-day, government data shows. The total cases in the country has climbed to 2,26,770. So far 1,09,462 people have recovered and 6,348 have died, while the recovery rate or the chances of people getting better is 48.27 per cent. India is now the seventh worst-hit nation after the US, Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy. In terms of fatalities, India is ranked 12th at present, while it is placed at eighth place in terms of recoveries. However, India figures among the top-five countries in terms of active cases.

The Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Centre, state, Coal India and other stakeholders after taking up a suo motu case against coal mining in the Dehing Patkai forest, also known as the Amazon of the East.

The Gujarat government on Thursday announced a relief package of Rs 14,000 crore to help revive the economy battered by the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, a measure that includes tax rebates to consumers and loan subsidy for business and shop owners.

Supreme Court Judge Justice N V Ramana Thursday said that the "reverse migration" is the most predominant issue during pandemic caused by coronavirus and will lead to increase in "poverty", "inequity" and "discrimination".

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that any misconduct in the quarantine centres will amount to non-bailable charges equivalent to "attempt to murder".

Coronavirus India Live Updates: India witnessed its biggest jump in the number of coronavirus cases with 9,851 testing positive, taking the total number of cases to 2,26,770, the Health Ministry said. 273 COVID-19-related deaths were also  reported during the period, the biggest so far. The highly contagious virus has killed 6,348 Indians since first case was reported in Kerala in January. The recovery rate among the patients was reported at 48.27 per cent.

US civil rights groups on Thursday filed a case suing President Donald Trump after security forces fired pepper balls and smoke bombs to clear peaceful demonstrators outside the White House.

Over 1.07 lakh stranded Indians have returned to the country from abroad since the government launched the ''Vande Bharat'' evacuation mission on May 7, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday questioned the West Bengal government's claim that the state suffered losses worth Rs 1 lakh crore due to cyclone ''Amphan'', alleging it was a ploy to make money in the name of disasters.

Ticket prices set by Air India for special international flights being operated under the Vande Bharat Mission are reasonable, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday informed that in the last 24 hours a total of 3,804 COVID-19 patients have been cured.

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the entry of the personal staff of MPs inside the Parliament House was restricted by the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Thursday.