Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Monday directed Mumbai Police Commissioner to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the death of a 22-year-old man after alleged police brutality in Vile Parle over COVID-19 lockdown violation.
New Delhi [India], August 17 (ANI): There have been total 947 departures and 945 arrivals of flights till day 85 of the resumption of domestic air travel, Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday.
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 17 (ANI): The Bihar government on Monday extended the lockdown till September 6 in the wake of COVID-19 spread in the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Coal prices are likely to be subdued in the current financial year on the back of low power demand and piling inventory at power stations, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in its first edition of credit news digest published on Monday.
New Delhi [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi took bold and timely decisions in the country's fight against COVID-19, BJP president JP Nadda said on Friday.
Katra (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has permitted the visit of 2,000 pilgrims per day, including 1,900 from within Jammu and Kashmir and the remaining 100 from outside in the view of COVID-19 on Friday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday urged Mumbai's Jain Sangathans to observe 'Paryushana' from home in the view of COVID-19 spread in the state.
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): The cultivation of GI-tagged unique Pokkali rice variety has been badly hit by COVID-19 induced lockdown and flood-like situation in coastal areas of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur districts of Kerala.
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): The outbreak of COVID-19 and the measures taken to control its spread have affected all sectors of the economy. The disruption caused to the horticulture sector in Nagaland has negatively impacted the state's pineapple farmers.
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): The Assam government on Thursday issued new COVID-19 lockdown guidelines with relaxations between August 16 and 31 while providing relaxations on August 15 (Independence Day) subject to following of safety protocols.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 12 (ANI): To support themselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, a group of transwomen in Hyderabad are preparing and sell pickles and other eatables for a living.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): A mobile command post (MCP) vehicle that was commissioned by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) on April 30 has reached Kolkata airport amid COVID-19 lockdown, as a preventive measure after the crash-landing of Air India Express on August 7 at K