Udupi: Public should take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in public places and workplaces . Otherwise, appropriate action will be taken as per Disaster Management Act 2005 and Epidemic Disease Act, said G. Jagadish, Deputy Commissioner, Udupi.

Air India's second repatriation flight to bring back Indians stranded in the UK due to the coronavirus lockdown took off from the Heathrow Airport here for Bengaluru on Sunday with 323 passengers.

The Indian Railways has operated 366 "Shramik Special" trains since May 1 and ferried home around four lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said.

The outbreak of African swine fever (AFS) has claimed more than 13,000 pigs in the last few days in parts of Assam, affecting the livelihood of hundreds of people involved in the animal husbandry in the state, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of various states via video conference on Monday afternoon, the Prime Minister's Office said.

Shops remained shut and vehicles were off the roads in Kerala as the state government's order on total shutdown on Sundays came into force since morning as part of the efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 A 32-year old man, running a bakery here has been arrested for alleged promotion of products using a tagline that said his firm does not employ Muslims, police said on Sunday.

A medium-intensity earthquake of 3.4 magnitude hit Delhi on Sunday. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at 1.45 pm at a depth of five kilometres.