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The death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput has prompted open discussions on mental health issues like depression and anxiety, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gujarat has the fourth-highest COVID-19 cases in India. The state saw its total death toll cross the 1,500-mark to reach 1,505 on Tuesday morning, taking the case tally to 24,055.

However, an order stated there would be no passenger vehicular movement on the road and the timing of the movement of trucks would be from 11am to 4pm only.

There have been several reports indicating an emerging shortage of healthcare infrastructure, including hospitals with ICU beds, for management of COVID-19 patients, the Health Ministry said.

After directions from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Railways on Monday deployed 40 isolation coaches at Shakurbasti Railway Station, where it already had 10.

The total number of cases in the state has jumped to 1,10,744.

The windy fury that lasted for about five minutes struck three gram panchayats - Rangani, Talachua and Baghamari.

The petitioner wanted the court to direct the governments to lift the lockdown immediately as it restricts basic movement of people.

An SC bench took note of the submissions of LG Polymers that its plea for de-sealing of the plant and permission to take away documents to prepare for inquiries into gas-leak are still pending hearing in the HC.

He met senior doctors in the conference room of the hospital who briefed him about the number of patients treated at the facility, deaths there and admissions from outside Delhi, among others.

Principal Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said 8,610 of the total infected have recovered. The state has 5,064 active COVID-19 cases now, he said.

The identities of the deceased are being ascertained, Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajiv Mishra said, adding that bodies have been sent to Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya for postmortem.

Many cadres of various factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland have returned to their villages and others staying in the camps are preparing to leave as they are running out of ration and medical facilities.

Amidst the rumblings, BJP leader Mukul Roy, once the number two in the Trinamool Congress and who is now the saffron party's key man in bringing the "disgruntled" leaders and elected representatives of the TMC to the party, claimed that "several top TMC l...

According to a statement by Western Railway, 73 pairs of suburban services, including eight pairs between Virar and Dahanu Road, will run from June 15. Maximum services will run between Churchgate and Virar, but few will also run up to Dahanu Road, it sai...

Also, 16 patients were discharged after recovery from the virus, even as the number of active cases rose to 410 in the district, they said.