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Partial relaxation in the extended lockdown has begun across Karnataka, excluding coronavirus hotspots and containment areas, according to an official here on Thursday.....

A policeman, who was abducted by suspected terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian on Thursday evening, has been freed by security forces, sources said.....

The total number of coronavirus cases in India reached 24,506 on Saturday, including foreign nationals, with 18,668 active cases, while the death toll has increased to 775, the Union Health Ministry said.....

Total coronavirus cases in Ahmedabad climbed to 2,003 even as Gujarat's tally shot up to 3,071 with 256 new cases across the state on Saturday. Six more deaths have taken the state's death toll to 133.....

The entire critical care unit (CCU) of King George's Medical University (KGMU) trauma centre, where 14 patients are admitted, has been sealed and the 25 staff members, including doctors, have been quarantined after a 51-year-old nurse tested positive for Coronavirus on Sunday night. ....

Majority of states asked for continuation of lockdown and urged the central government to take the decision, said Puducherry Chief Minister Velu Narayanasamy after the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference here on Monday.....

At least 11 family members of a dietician employed with the Covid-19 dedicated Lok Nayak Hospital here have tested positive for coronavirus.....

The World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that COVID-19 was still "extremely dangerous", though countries were seeking to return to normal as social isolation measures have helped slow the spread of the deadly disease.....

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the government hid the names of top 50 wilful defaulters in Parliament. He said that on March 16 he had asked the Finance Minister in the Lok Sabha for the list but was denied by the government. ....

Many Americans in India who had signed up for airlifts back to the US are now deciding to stay back and "ride it out" during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the State Department's top consular official. ....