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Fire broke out at a bank in the busy central Kolkatas BBD Bagh area on Friday morning. (Representative Image)

Fire breaks out at Union Bank branch in Kolkata, no injuries reported

The incident was reported at India exchange place branch of the Union Bank and six fire tenders were rushed to the spot,...

31 July 2020 1:09 PM IST

Mumbai crime branch busted a racket selling Covid-19 immunity booster injections Remdesivir at exorbitant cost and arrested seven persons. (PTI Photo)

Private hospitals in Mumbai struggling to get remdesivir, tocilizumab

The civic authority has received around 1,02,500 vials of remdesivir and 6,500 vials of tocilizumab so far

28 July 2020 11:16 AM IST

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has not paid salary and special daily allowance to 209 newly-hired nurses. (AFP Photo)

Nurses hired by BMC working without salaries

BMC official said salary disbursal got delayed due to roster verification process, but assured the nurses will be paid...

28 July 2020 9:59 AM IST

With animal markets closed due to the outbreak, sellers have set up makeshifts stalls in Muslim-dominated areas. (DC Photo)

Bakrid: Amid outbreak, price of sacrificial goats drop

With animal markets closed due to the outbreak, sellers have set up makeshifts stalls in Muslim-dominated areas

27 July 2020 11:03 AM IST

Residents of Navjivan Cooperative Housing Society negotiate with civic staff at one of the gates to their complex. (AA Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Exasperated BMC seals off Navjivan Society entirely

With 12 gates, the residents were not following COVID precautions

25 July 2020 4:25 PM IST

The man opened a fake account on Facebook and posted objectionable photographs of the woman on it. (Photo: Representational)

75-year-old man with COVID-19 symptoms jumps to death from hospital in...

The Banjara Hills police said that the patient was a resident of Pratap Nagar in Punjagutta.

24 July 2020 11:33 AM IST

Maharashtra government is contemplating to restart malls and gyms, state health minister Rajesh Tope informed on Wednesday. (PTI Photo)

Maharashtra government likely to allow gyms, shopping malls to reopen

The health minister said that the unlocking process under Mission Begin Again has started in Maharashtra and there will...

23 July 2020 12:42 PM IST

Rain activity will increase in south-central Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha in the next two days. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai rains to make a comeback by July end

Rain activities are expected to increase around July 26 or 27 over Mumbai and suburbs, said Skymet weather

22 July 2020 10:13 AM IST

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that wheat, flour, rice and sugar packed hygienically in bags will be delivered to the doorstep of people under this scheme. (PTI Photo)

Delhi government okays doorstep delivery of ration

The scheme will be known as "Mukhya Mantri Ghar Ghar Ration Ration Yojna'', Arvind Kejriwal said

21 July 2020 2:39 PM IST

A scooter plies on an empty road during an intensive lockdown imposed to curb spread of covid19 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. PTI photo

Chennai likely to turn green zone by July 31

The number of passengers who were quarantined between May 8 and July 17 was 12,709 and 11,406 of them had gone home in...

20 July 2020 1:26 PM IST

A DTC bus almost submerged at waterlogged Minto Bridge underpass after rains in New Delhi. PTI photo

Waterlogging, traffic snarls across Delhi after heavy rains

Traffic snarls were also reported at Minto Road, Mathura Road, Outer Ring Road, Mehrauli-Badarpur Road and Ashram Chowk

19 July 2020 11:28 AM IST

Fed up of ambulance woes, Bengaluru residents now rent their own

Fed up of ambulance woes, Bengaluru residents now rent their own

The ambulance is a mini ICU replete with ventilator, PPE kits, cardiac monitor, infusion pump and oxygen cylinder

18 July 2020 7:18 PM IST