India has become the fifth worst coronavirus-hit country in the world as it surpassed Spain on Saturday, reporting a grand total of around 2,44,000 cases.
The railways has sent a circular to its zones to ensure 100 per cent punctuality in the running of 230 special trains, which is less than two per cent of the 13,000 trains that normally run on the railway network.
The Odisha government on Saturday said it has withdrawn nine senior IAS officers from COVID-19 duty in a bid to send "new warriors" to continue the long fight against the disease which has claimed eight lives in the state.
A day before Amit Shah's virtual rally, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said campaigning amid the coronavirus crisis in the country is nothing but "political vulturism", and alleged that BJP was only interested in electoral victory even at the cost of human lives.
West Bengal's Health Department on Saturday issued amended standard operating procedure (SOP) for paying last respect to those who die of COVID-19 in the state.
The West Bengal government on Saturday gave an estimate of more than Rs one lakh crore for damages caused by Cyclone Amphan to the visiting inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) after its two-day survey of the devastation, officials said.
A National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF) personnel, who was a part of a team involved in cyclone Amphan restoration duty in West Bengal, has tested positive for COVID-19.
A 14-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself to death on early Saturday morning shortly after he stopped playing PUBG throughout the night and went to sleep, police said.
About 28,000 farmers have been affected by Cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra's Pune district, an official said on Saturday citing a preliminary assessment.
The Union Environment Ministry on Saturday stressed that four surveys since 2006 have shown a healthy annual growth rate of 6 per cent in India's tiger population, offsetting natural losses and keeping their numbers at the habitats-carrying capacity level.
The Delhi Medical Association on Saturday hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after he warned hospitals of stern action if they refuse COVID-19 patients or indulge in "black-marketing" of beds amid growing concerns over a surge in COVID-19 cases in the capital.
The Mizoram government on Saturday resumed issuing temporary Inner Line Permits (ILPs) to people from outside the state, more than two months after it had suspended doing so due to the coronavirus outbreak.
