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'Helpless' woman with her husband's body stranded at Bengal-J'khand border for six hours

Wife coming with the dead body of her husband from Delhi was stranded for over six hours at the Bengal-Jharkhand border on Saturday.

May 2, 2020

Migrant labourers crisis amid lockdown: Odisha seeks help from Karnataka, AP

Odisha Chief Minister on Saturday took up the safe return of Odia migrants with his Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh counterparts.

May 2, 2020

PM Modi holds crucial meeting to discuss ways to improve agricultural sector

Developing e-NAM into a platform of platforms to enable e-commerce was one of the important topics of discussion.

May 2, 2020

Special train ferries 1,200 migrants from Telangana to Jharkhand

Behind the scene: How Telangana rolled out India's first migrant train

As the first Shramik train chugged out of Lingampally Station on the outskirts of Hyderabad around 4.50 a.m. on Friday, there was a big smile on the face of its 1,225 passengers.

May 2, 2020

Kim Jong Un not dead; Exclusive peek at local newspapers' attempt to quell death news

For several days, Kim Jong Un's death had been the widely-discussed topic and headline-grabbing news. But the latest revelation from local newspapers squashes any death rumours.

May 2, 2020

Modi government rejigs 11 empowered groups for Coronavirus pandemic

According to the sources, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday issued an order for reconstituting the eleven empowered groups as some members either retired, appointed or were transferred from their earlier posting.

May 2, 2020

Bengaluru simplified area-wise list of red, orange, yellow and green zones

According to BBMP's revised list, two wards are identified as Red zones in Bengaluru. These include Hongasandra and Padarayanapura were over 25 confirmed cases are reported. Scroll down to read the full list.

May 2, 2020

Collecting seized vehicles on day-one was painful for Bengalureans

The vehicle owners who came to get back their two-wheelers and three-wheelers paid Rs 500, while the four-wheelers paid Rs 1000 along with the submission of five documents.

May 2, 2020

18 migrants caught in cement mixer truck

In MP, 18 labourers found hiding in cement mixer to reach home [Watch]

Day after the announcement of the coronavirus lockdown extension, at least 18 migrant workers were found in a concrete mixer truck in Indore. They were travelling to their home state.

May 2, 2020

Migrant workers swarm Chennai streets as demands to go home rise | Watch

Stranded migrant labourers gathered in few parts of Chennai as they demanded help from the government to make arrangements for them to go back to their native states.

May 2, 2020

WHO gets cozy with China, says it handled Coronavirus very well

The World Health Organisation has praised China for handling the coronavirus pandemic and said that the other countries need to learn from Wuhan on how the epicentre of the virus was bringing the society back to normal.

May 2, 2020

Indian Navy's 14 warships ready to evacuate Indians stranded in Gulf

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of Indians are stranded in the Gulf. They had urged the Indian government to arrange their evacuation but due to the lockdown and suspension of air traffic, they could not be brought back.

May 2, 2020

Karnataka private hospitals reduce doctors' salary due to fewer patients

The medical college hospitals affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) have also taken similar decision.

May 2, 2020

Singapore eases coronavirus restrictions; some highlights

Singapore is facing the deepest recession in its 55-year history, compounded by restrictions called 'circuit breakers' due to last until June 1, which include the closure of most workplaces and shops.

May 2, 2020

Punjab Police officer dragged on car's bonnet while enforcing lockdown in Jalandhar; accused booked

In a shocking incident, a policeman enforcing coronavirus lockdown was dragged for a few kilometres on the bonnet of a car. The car's driver was stopped to show his curfew pass.

May 2, 2020