India

Shailesh Kumar, the minister of the Rural Works Department, tested positive for COVID-19, the second member of the cabinet to have contracted the disease. He is placed in home quarantine.

CM Sarbananda Sonowal said soil erosion has affected many districts in Assam and his government has been giving priority on construction of embankments.

Till now, at least 42 railway staffers working in the building have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Some of them resumed duties after recovering.

A three-judge bench is scheduled to hear pleas which have also sought apex court-monitored probe by the CBI into the encounters in which five alleged associates of Dubey were killed.

Alappuzha recorded the highest number of cases today with 119 infections, followed by Thiruvananthapuram 63, Malappuram and Pathanamthitta 47 and Kannur 44.

Besides the bank's normal refinance schemes, this is a special liquidity support measure as the pandemic and the lockdown have severely affected the rural economy, a NABARD official said.

This stern notice for alleged violations by PTI comes closely on the heels of national broadcaster Prasar Bharati locking horns with PTI over its reportage that it called 'anti national'.

Glenmark has also completed the phase 3 clinical trial with Favipiravir (FabiFlu) in mild to moderate COVID-19 patients in India. The trial results will be available shortly, the company said.

According to a senior police official, around 10 TRS workers pelted the MP's vehicle with eggs while he was moving away from his party office.

The Army is implementing a mega infantry modernisation programme under which a large number of light machine guns, battle carbines and assault rifles are being purchased to replace its ageing and obsolete weapons.

In a campaign named as 'mask ki class' the violators will be first shown a video telling them the benefits and necessity of wearing a mask.

Arguments led to a violent clash between a group of people led by the MLA and another by Kumar, who allegedly had hired about 50 goons for his protection.

The decision has come amid a spike in the number of infection cases, which had crossed 35,000 on Saturday.

Koshiyari will be taking a coronavirus test in a few days. A hundred tests had been carried out in the Raj Bhavan. The first person to test positive on the premises was a junior electrical engineer.

Bachchan confirmed the news in a Twitter post, saying his family and staff members have undergone tests and are now waiting for their results.

The force also reported 58 fresh cases of the disease across its various units in the country.