India

The tragic incident occurred in the Ramanthapur area, when the 60-year-old leaped off the third floor of his apartment building. He sustained severe head injuries and died on the spot.

Militants opened fire at when security forces were conducting searches in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.

But hopes of a memorable holiday turned into a nightmare when the central government put the country under lockdown on March 25 to contain the spread of Covid-19.

The group of five people had departed from their abode in Delhi’s Narela on Monday for a tedious 500-kilometre walk to their village in Fatehpur district.

No district in the Jammu division has been classified as the red zone as all the ten districts of Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Reasi, Udhampur, Ramban, Poonch, Rajouri, Doda and Kishtwar have been classified as orange zones.

All persons in charge of workplaces are expected to ensure social distancing as per the guidelines issued by MHFW, both within workplaces and in company transport.

After more than a month of suspension of services, the railways on Friday, which is also International Labour Day, announced six "Shramik Special" trains for migrant workers, students and others who were stranded due to the lockdown.

Liquor stores and paan shops will be allowed to function in green zones while ensuring a distance of six feet from each other and ensuring that not more five people are present at one time at the shop, said the MHA in its order.

The briefing assumes importance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has currently led to 1,147 deaths in India and more than 35,000 infections.

These are the first cases of the viral infection in the border-guarding force, which is trained in mountain warfare.

Despite working round the clock at great risks to their lives, sanitation workers say they aren't even being paid their salaries.

The country is facing a dire economic halt, as continued lockdown has affected livelihoods across the nation, prompting relief measures.

The PF returns have details about employees' and employers' contributions towards the social security scheme run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

The nonprofit Centre For Advance Defense Studies said India and Pakistan are taking advantage of gaps in global non-proliferation regimes and export controls to get what they need.

The Supreme Court did not agree to the submission that the project in Lutyens' Delhi needed to be stayed as the government bodies were to approach the authorities concerned for clearance and other formalities.

RIL said it expected to complete the capital raising programme totalling over Rs 1.04 lakh crore by Q1 of the current financial year.