A "minuscule technical leak" had occurred at the chemical factory in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam where styrene gas leaked in the early hours of Thursday but it was controlled and the process of neutralisation is on, officials said on Friday.
The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,886 and the number of cases climbed to 56,342 in the country on Friday, registering an increase of 103 fatalities and 3,390 infections in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry.
Poll boycott in Chamarajnagar village: Govt officers, voter injured; booth, EVM destroyed by protest
No Modi wave in Karnataka but one in favour of Cong govt: Siddaramaiah
Speaker Khadar votes with family at Boliyar in Mangaluru
Karnataka: Voter turnout crosses 50% in 14 LS seats
Elderly woman passes away after casting vote in Hunsur
38.23% voter turnout during the first half of the day in 14 LS segments in Karnataka
Voters in Kolar village boycott polling; demand closure of MSIL bar outside village
86-year-old citizen in Bengaluru votes for 20th time; prefers visiting booth over doorstep voting
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar casts vote in Lok Sabha Elections
Don't be swayed by diversionary tactics, come out and vote to protect democracy: Kharge to voters
Only allegation-free individuals to handle Hajj pilgrims: Delhi High Court
Karnataka officers wear special sarees to encourage voting
A newspaper journalist was among two people who died due to the COVID-19 in Agra on Thursday, officials said.
Sixteen migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks while returning to Madhya Pradesh were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said.
Kochi: The first Air India Express flight carrying Indian citizens from Abu Dhabi landed at the airport here on Thursday night as India launched its biggest ever repatriation exercise in its history to bring back its nationals stranded abroad amid the international travel lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a major relief to Kerala, which is expecting over 350 expatriates to arrive by special flights later Thursday, the health department said no fresh cases of COVID-19 were reported from the state for the second consecutive day.
Editor In-Chief of Zee News, Sudhir Chaudhry, known for his controversial prime time editorial show Daily News and Analysis (DNA) on his channel has been booked by Kerala Police for reportedly hurting the sentiments of the Muslims.
The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has decided not to go ahead with Jal Shakti Ministry's proposal to undertake clinical studies for treatment of COVID-19 patients with Ganga water, saying it needs more scientific data.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday announced an ex- gratia payment of Rs one crore each to the kin of those killed in the styrene gas leak incident at LG Polymers Limited near here.
A week after Delhi Police charged Dr Zafarul Islam on charges of sedition, special team of Delhi Police on Wednesday raided his house in Delhi. Dr Zafarul Islam, the chairman of Delhi Minority Commission for his tweets.