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A woman also fell unconscious and several houses were damaged due to heavy shelling by Pakistan, which created panic among the border residents.

The Air Force has so far airlifted 170 passengers from Wuhan in China and Teheran in Iran.

The Federal Reserve announced it will buy unlimited amounts of US Treasury debt -- essentially printing money for the economy -- as well as new steps to lend directly to small- and medium-sized companies that have been among the hardest-hit as economic ac...

Superstar Rajinikanth made his television debut with Into The Wild With Bear Grylls. In his latest tweet, Rajinikanth thanked his 'friend' Grylls for one of the most adventurous experiences of his life.

Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh celebrated her father Prakash Padukone's landmark moment by sharing appreciation posts for him on social media.

G20 leaders are due to gather for an extraordinary virtual summit in coming days as the world races to contain the virus, which has infected 370,000 globally and killed over 16,000.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it took 67 days from the beginning of the outbreak in China in late December for the virus to infect the first 100,000 people worldwide. In comparison, it took 11 days for the second 100,000 cases and just four da...

The government earlier announced stricter measures in nine districts, including Bengaluru, where lockdown was declared on Sunday till March 31 to contain the spread of virus.

In Odisha, Police said criminal cases were registered against four persons including a Bhubaneswar-based couple, for violating quarantine guidelines.

The hospital doctors, staff and those who remained in touch with her have been quarantined as a precautionary measure.

Interacting with industry representatives via video-conferencing, Modi said the impact of the pandemic on the economy will be felt for some time to come with several sectors such as tourism, construction and hospitality being hit.

Chawla also alleged in his bail plea that he was receiving life threats inside Tihar jail from various persons and inmates have made extortion demands from him.

The rupee which opened on a weak note at 75.90 at the interbank forex market, finally settled at 76.22 against the US dollar, registering a decline of over 102 paise over its last close.

Reports have come in of transporters charging Rs 1,000-2,000 per passenger to a trip from Hyderabad to Vijayawada. The trip usually costs Rs 250 during normal situations.

Airlines have to plan operations so as to land at their destination before 11:59 pm on March 24.

In view of the lockdown, free food will be served for the entire day to the poor through Indira Canteens, said Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.