With 17,296 new cases, India Covid tally nears 5 lakh; toll tops 15,000

With 17,296 COVID-19 cases, India on Friday recorded the highest one-day increase continuing a grim trend this month during which it has registered about 60 per cent of the total of nearly five......

All metros among 130 districts identified as COVID-19 red zones

Ahead of the end of the extended lockdown, the Union health ministry has listed 130 districts in the country in red zone, 284 in orange zone and 319 in green zone on the basis of incidence of cases......

Here's the list of 80 districts under lockdown till March 31

The Centre and state governments have decided to completely lock down 80 districts across the country where coronavirus cases have been reported, officials said on Sunday. CORONAVIRUS ATTACK: Full......

The man who donated a Rs 8-cr garland to Lord Balaji

Raju's grandfather had commissioned a similar sahasra nama mala for Lord Balaji 50 years ago. Raju now wanted to offer a new garland, reports B Dasarath Reddy. Last month, newspapers carried......

Tech Mahindra seeks transfer of Satyam SEZs

Tech Mahindra, which merged Mahindra Satyam (Satyam Computer Services Limited) with itself a few months ago, is in the process of transferring three special economic zones that were allotted to the......

Direct cash transfer of LPG kicks off in 18 districts

Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily today formally launched the direct benefit transfer scheme for liquefied petroleum gas at Tumkur in Karnataka. It was launched simultaneously in......

Peugeot eyes sites in Andhra Pradesh

French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has surveyed two sites in Andhra Pradesh to set up a manufacturing facility.The Paris-based carmaker is expected to revert to the state government with a......

MFIs: Naidu asks women not to repay loans

TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday asked women not to repay loans they secured from Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs) till the government brought in a regulator to keep a tab on the......