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It has also mandated adhering to all the national directives issued to contain the spread of COVID-19 and the guidelines issued by the state government in this connection.

These rains are a result of a trough extending from Pakistan to Assam, crossing over north Rajasthan and southern Uttar Pradesh, said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting centre of the India Meteorological Department.

The total number of coronavirus cases stood at 3,95,048, including 2,13,830 patients who have been cured, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The incident took place in Melghat region, some 690 kilometres from Mumbai, said Amravati (Rural) Superintendent of Police Hari Balaji.

The Mumbai-based company said the approval was part of India's accelerated approval process and the drug was meant for "restricted emergency use," meaning patients must sign their consent before being treated by the drug.

In a brief statement, a spokesperson of the NIA said suspended police officer Davinder Singh continued to be in judicial custody in the case filed by the agency.

The bench was specific that right to life and personal liberty could not be affected adversely on the ground of the lockdown, and hence, delay by police to file a chargesheet will entitle an accused to bail.

Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta said Gurmeet Singh and Vikram Singh were arrested late Thursday night from a spot near Gurdaspuria Dhaba on the GT Road, under Jandiala Police Station, during a raid by an Amritsar Rural Police team.

Mayurdhwajsinh Zala, who had booked an MG Hector, an SUV manufactured by MG Hector India, said he did not want a car manufactured by a firm with ties to the 'Chinese state and Chinese communist party'.

The death toll due to COVID-19 mounted to 507 after 19 fresh fatalities were reported from different districts of the state.

The report quoted a central member on condition of anonymity, saying that he was wondering if the timing for the meeting was right, given the border stand-off between India and China and souring of the relationship between Kathmandu and New Delhi over Kal...

Imam's counsel had earlier told the top court that five FIRs have been registered against him in different states in connection with two speeches given in Delhi and in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.

A maximum Rs 2,500 has been fixed as a charge for a single-step test for coronavirus by private labs, an official statement issued said.

BR Deepak, one of the foremost experts on China, said all the agreements signed by India and China as Confidence Building Measures were now effectively left in tatters.

The death toll from the novel coronavirus also increased to 488 after 23 fresh fatalities were reported from different districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Sharma hanged himself from a ceiling fan at his rented accommodation in Bhuntar on Wednesday night, police said.