The governnent announced the guidelines for Unlock 2 on Monday night which, it said, will be in force till July 31. Almost all activities are being allowed outside containment zones save a few like operation of schools, colleges, international travel among others

Even as Assam is fighting an all-out war against COVID-19, the deteriorating flood situation, triggered by heavy rains, claimed four more lives taking the death toll to 24 while affecting over 13 lakh people in 25 of the state's 33 districts, officials said in Guwahati on Monday

Minister for Housing and Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the Modi government has increased the budget for Ladakh four-fold recently amid the India-China face-off in the region

The Maharashtra government on Monday announced that it has extended the lockdown till July 31 in view of the steadily increasing COVID-19 cases in the state

As India continued to be the fourth worst-hit among 213 countries infected by COVID-19 with 2,10,120 active cases and 16,475 deaths, the Union Health Ministry on Monday said the recovery of infected patients shows "encouraging results"

A study conducted by the Indian Institute of Management-Lucknow (IIM-L) has found that nearly 42 percent consumers stocked chocolates in their homes during the lockdown period

The carcass of a 36-feet-long critically endangered whale washed ashore in the coastal belts of West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Monday

India on Monday witnessed a spike of 19,459 cases in last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 548,318, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

As the economy goes through a tough time amid the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday outlined steps taken recently for economic liberalisation under the Atmanirbhar Bharat (self reliant India) package whereby the government opened up coal mining and space exploration for private players

The Union Health Ministry Saturday said that eight states, which include Maharashtra, Delhi and Tamil Nadu, contributed 85.5 per cent of active COVID-19 cases and also accounted for 87 percent deaths due to the viral infection

As the incessant monsoon rains continued, flood situation in Assam further worsened on Saturday with 1,289 villages in 21 districts being inundated, distressing 4.63 lakh people, while the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at many places in nine districts, officials said

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent out a strong message of inclusivity, saying his government does not discriminate on the basis of any faith or caste

India took just six days to jump from 400,000 to 500,000 cases as it recorded yet another worst spike of 18,552 cases on Saturday

Locust swarms threatening crops in many states amid the coronavirus crisis have now reached the doors of the national capital

S&P Global Ratings said on Friday that the Indian economy is in deep trouble with growth likely to contract by 5 percent this financial year