The death toll due to coronavirus infection in the country rose to 339 while the number of cases soared to 10,363 on Tuesday, said the Union Health Ministry.
Karnataka reported two fresh COVID-19 deaths and 15 positive cases on Monday, taking the toll to eight and the total number of infected to 247, but the government ruled out community transmission in the state.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday sought to assure people of her party's support amid the corona-led crisis and expressed confidence that with a strong morale, the country will emerge victorious against the crisis very soon.
The Trump administration on Monday notified the Congress of its determination to sell Harpoon air-launched missiles and lightweight torpedoes worth USD 155 million to India.
Bengaluru: Public and private establishments should not cut salaries or lay off employees during the lockdown imposed by government to control the spread of coronavirus, said an order issued by Labour Department.
Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 20,000 on Monday but its number of critically ill patients dropped for the tenth successive day as its rate of infections slowed.
Bengaluru: Amid the spread of coronavirus across the state, the Minister for Medical Education K. Sudhakar landed himself in soup by posting a photo of himself in a swimming pool with his children on Twitter.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of the decision to set up the PM CARES Fund, where people can donate money, to deal with the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Delhi: Twenty-five districts across 15 states which had detected COVID-19 infections earlier have contained the spread and reported no new cases in 14 days, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.
Mangaluru: COVID-19 testing campaign was organised for the locals of Chembugudda under Ullal City Corporation limits. The campaign was organised at Chembuguuda Mosque premises here on Monday morning.
