An Air India flight with 53 Indians evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran landed in New Delhi on Monday and the passengers were flown to Jaisalmer where they have been quarantined at the Army Wellness Centre.
Equity benchmark Sensex plummeted over 2,000 points and the Nifty gave up the 9,400 level in opening session on Monday after the Federal Reserve's rate cut fanned concerns over the impact of Covid-19 on world economy.
Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani has been summoned by the ED in connection with its money laundering probe against Yes Bank promoter Rana Kapoor and others, officials said on Monday.
Two people, including a UK national,tested positive for Covid-19 in Kerala on Sunday, taking the total number of affected to 21 in the state as the government launched a "break the chain" initiative to prevent the spread of the virus.
Bhatkal: A WhatsApp message stating that 13 people from Bhatkal who arrived from Dubai on March 5 at the Kochi International Airport were suspected Corona Virus patient, created panic among the people in the town. The authorities however have clarified that none of the passengers who arrived from Dubai to Bhatkal had tested positive for the virus or were showing symptoms of the infection.
Sixteen of the 22 Congress MLAs who quit the Madhya Pradesh Assembly after senior leader Jyotiraditya Scindia revolted and joined the BJP have requested Legislative Assembly Speaker NP Prajapati to accept their resignations.
One more person tested positive for coronavirus in Karnataka on Sunday, taking the total number of infected to seven.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad launched his political outfit the Azad Samaj Party on Sunday -- the birth anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram.
Two persons have been arrested for reportedly putting up 'indecent' posters pertaining to Uttar Pradesh chief minister and his deputy, police said on Sunday.
Spain on Sunday reported some 2,000 new coronavirus cases and more than a hundred deaths over the last 24 hours, the latest spike in Europe's second-most affected country after Italy.
