An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit 16 km ESE of Rohtak in Haryana at 21:08 hours today: National Center for Seismology (NCS)
With 372 new patients, coronavirus case tally in Gujarat rises to 15,944, twenty people succumb to pandemic taking the death toll to 980: health official
Reserve Bank of India has imposed, a monetary penalty of Rs 60 lakh on Bharat Co-operative Bank (Mumbai) Ltd for non-compliance with directions issued by RBI on Income Recognition and Asset Classification norms and Frauds
Karnataka witnesses highest single-day spike of 248 COVID-19 cases today. The new cases are returnees from Maharashtra. The total COVID-19 tally in the state now stands at 2,781.
Foreign minister Tehindrazanarivelo Liva thanked India for supplying essential medicines to Madagascar amid Coronavirus outbreak. In a tweet, Tehindrazanarivelo appreciated the solidarity expressed by people of India. He gave special thanks to his Indian counterpart, Dr S. Jaishankar.
No death due to COVID-19 reported in Dharavi area of Mumbai today. 41 persons tested positive today, taking the total number of positive cases to 1715. Death toll stands at 70: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
128 new cases including 36 from Jammu, 92 from Kashmir & 1 death reported today; the total number of positive cases in the union territory is now 2164: Government of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
West Bengal: Locals of Narsamuda in Asansol today staged protest against converting Narsamuda High School in the area into a quarantine centre, fearing spread of infection.
Mumbai, May 29: On Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to all chief ministers and sought their views on the nationwide lockdown. The fourth phase of the lockdown will end of May 31, which is a Sunday. Talking about the arrival of the monsoon, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala this year will be around June 1.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has sought cooperation from Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on the singing of 'Bande Utkal Janani', a patriotic Odia song, on May 30 to boost the morale of Odisha's COVID warriors.
In view of the rising numbers of the coronavirus cases in Haryana, State Health Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said that its border with Delhi will be "completely sealed" due to rise in novel coronavirus cases. He said that the spike in COVID-19 cases in Haryana is due to people coming the national capital.
The annual Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage, earlier curtailed due to the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, is likely to be conducted for 15 days this year, as per reports. The Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage could be conducted only via Baltal route, reports added. The 42-day Yatra is supposed to commence on June 23, 2020. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest updates that take place throughout the day.
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