New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, India celebrated Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, with much fervour. However, temples were seen following strict guidelines to contain the spread of the virus.
Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): With a motive to spread awareness regarding the importance of educating the girl child in the valley, Mahfooza Akhtar, a young and well-educated woman from Jammu & Kashmir is going the extra mile.
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): The Bhopal District Administration has issued guidelines for reopening of gyms and yoga centres with conditions in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to focus on improving the country's medical facilities, adding that it had to learn some lessons in the wake of the spread of COVID-19.
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Monday alleged that some people are spreading "baseless" rumours about 12 MLAs of his party joining BJP.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): As part efforts to give people right information about COVID-19 and help contain its spread, a Kashmiri student has developed a web page (COVID-19 Kashmir Tracker) that provides information about COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Director-General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh has ordered an inquiry against those accused of spreading "baseless rumours" regarding phone-tapping of close to half a dozen MLAs lodged at Jaisalmer's Suryagarh palace.
Jaipur/Chomu (Rajasthan) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajasthan president Satish Punia on Saturday said that he is aware that 12 BJP MLAs were going for an excursion and accused the Congress of spreading rumours about party MLAs.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Streets in Kolkata wore a deserted look on Saturday as lockdown measures were enforced in West Bengal in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered night curfew from 9 pm to 5 am in the worst affected cities of Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala from Saturday to contain COVID-19 spread.
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 8 (ANI): Using inexpensive and widely available tools, scientists have developed a simple approach to visually evaluate how effectively different types of masks prevent the spread of droplets that could contain SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, according to a new study.
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Thursday said that Andhra Pradesh is reporting one COVID-19 case every 10 seconds and alleged that it is the number one state in COVID spread and fatality rates.