Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 20 (ANI): In view of the rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Lucknow, a lockdown has been imposed in four areas here namely, Ghazipur, Indira Nagar, Sarojini Nagar and Ashiyana from Monday 5 am till July 24, 10 pm.
Darjeeling (West Bengal) [India], July 20 (ANI): BJP MP from Darjeeling, Raju Bista on Sunday attacked the TMC led West Bengal government over an alleged incident of gangrape and murder of a teenage girl in Chopra, in the North Dinajpur district.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 19 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday wrote to the Thiruvananthapuram district collector asking him to purchase 5,000 Rapid Antigen Test kits worth Rs 25,20,000 from his MPLADs fund.
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh has alleged that Bihar government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is doing nothing to fight against COVID-19 in the state despite the cases rising rapidly.
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing tensions with China, top Air Force commanders will meet this week to discuss the situation on the Line of Actual Control with China in Eastern Ladakh and rapid operational station of the Rafale combat aircraft arriving later this month.
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday appreciated the adoption of digital and virtual hearings held in the Supreme Court, High Courts and various subordinate courts across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): "I wish I'd gotten to spend more time with him," said British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding while recalling her song collaboration with the late rapper Juice WRLD.
Washington [United States], July 19 (Sputnik/ ANI): US rapper and media personality Kanye West has scheduled his first presidential campaign event in South Carolina on Sunday, media reported.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 19 (ANI): Days after a 40-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a Navi Mumbai COVID-19 quarantine centre, Maharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Yashomati Thakur has urged the state's Home Minister for strict action against the accused.
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 19 (ANI): Goa Food and Drugs Administration has urged people, chemists, and druggists that rapid diagnostic kits approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research and DCGI must be used.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday asked officials to ramp up rapid antigen COVID testing and directed them to increase the number of ambulances in all districts.