While cooked food and water is being regularly distributed by the NGOs and individuals among the migrant workers who are walking home, groups of people have now started taking a more practical view of the situation and are distributing items that are normally not considered as 'essential'

Maharashtra - the country's most industrialised state - on Tuesday recorded 76 Covid-19 deaths - the highest single-day surge - and 2,127 new cases, officials said here

Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Tuesday emphasised that total number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases is not much important as rate of mortality and recovery rate are critical. He also said that India has constantly improved the recovery rate as it is 38 percent now

While 90 percent tech startups in India are facing a decline in revenues due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, about 30-40 percent have temporarily halted their operations or are in the process of closing down, a Nasscom survey warned on Tuesday

Even as the lockdown remains firmly in force and most shops are still closed in Uttar Pradesh, there is relief for those who are craving for the good old samosas, or sweets or even non-vegetarian food

Women prisoners belonging to different age groups at a Jaipur jail are contributing to the battle against COVID-19 by making thousands of face masks, either with sewing machines or by using needle and thread

The majority of the world's population remains susceptible to COVID-19 and there is a long road to travel as the risk remains high, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said

Ride-hailing service Ola said it has resumed normal ride operations in more than 160 cities with enhanced safety protocols applicable with every trip as per the state governments guidelines

Faced with a piquant situation with hundreds of thousands of migrant workers having left the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday appealed to the locals or 'sons of the soil' to come forward and help in the progress and development of Maharashtra, India's most industrialised state

After a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of May, it seems the surge in cases will continue for a while before hitting the peak in either June or July, and after this tumultuous period herd immunity may begin to show up in August, says Medical Superintendent at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced the guidelines for lockdown 4.0, allowing commuter DTC buses in the city with a maximum of 20 passengers after medical screening before boarding

Meghalaya on Monday became the 5th COVID-19-free state out of the eight northeastern states as its lone corona patient, a woman, recovered from the dreaded disease, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said

This is the tale of stark contrasts in human behaviour. One shows how a friend put his life at risk to save another, their different religions being no barrier

With the sharpest spike of 5,242 new cases in 24 hours, India's total case count of coronavirus jumped to 96,169, the Union Health Ministry data revealed on Monday

India has achieved a major milestone in its fight against COVID-19 as two large companies Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Johnson & Johnson collaborated as part of a social contract with National Institute of Virology and Textiles Ministry to get a Made in India testing swab in 10 days at 10 percent cost of what was being imported from China