Breaking News, Latest Updates May 28 | HIGHLIGHTS

Assam reports 5436 new COVID-19 cases, 5760 recoveries, and 80 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Goa reports 1055 new COVID-19 cases, 1396 recoveries, and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Haryana reports 2007 new COVID-19 cases, 5025 recoveries, and 96 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra: During a visit to the National Defence Academy in Pune, Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh did push ups with the cadets there. The Navy chief will be reviewing the passing out parade there tomorrow.

Taxpayers can now file their pending returns and avail the benefits of this Amnesty scheme with reduced late fees: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after the 43rd GST Council meeting. 

Gujarat reports 2521 new COVID-19 cases, 7965 recoveries and 27 deaths in the last 24 hours.

As per the information provided by Jammu & Kashmir Police, "An encounter breaks out in Warpora area of Sopore. Details awaited."

Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till 6:00 am on June 7. Supply of groceries to continue through govt departments, grocery to be sold through vehicles or pushcarts in association with local grocery shops. Delivery of grocery allowed between 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Kerala government will issue COVID vaccination certificates with passport numbers to those persons who require them to go abroad for job or studies; and need travel clearance.

Andhra Pradesh reports 14,429 new COVID-19 cases, 20,746 recoveries and 103 deaths in the last 24 hours.

As per the information provided by Chandigarh Administration, "There shall be a weekend Corona curfew in Chandigarh from 5 am on Saturday, 29th May till 5 am on Monday, 31st May."

As per the information provided by Prime Minister's Office (PMO), "Today, PM Narendra Modi visited Odisha and West Bengal to review the situation arising out of Cyclone Yaas. He undertook an aerial survey of the cyclone-affected areas in Bhadrak and Baleswar districts of Odisha, and Purba Medinipur in West Bengal."

As per the information provided by Government of Haryana, "Summer vacations in all government, as well as private schools, extended up to June 15; staff including teachers to join school in 50% capacity from June 1."

As per the information provided by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), "Siddharth Pathani sent to 5-day NCB custody. He was arrested from Hyderabad in the drugs case linked to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death."

Cyclone Yaas: Bridge collapses over River Kanchi in Jharkhand, no casualty reported

Calcutta HC grants interim bail to all four TMC leaders: Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra, Sovan Chatterjee

Cyclone Yaas: Several houses damaged in Purba Medinipur in West Bengal

PM Modi holds meeting with Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to assess Cyclone Yaas impact

GoI has provided more than 22.46 crore vaccine doses to States/UTs: Union Health Ministry

Want to develop Lakshadweep like Maldives if not better: Lakshadweep Collector

Delhi HC issues notice to Centre, seeks reply over petition to vaccinate children aged 12-17

Satna: Used PPE kits, masks and hand gloves being washed for resale, video goes viral

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to pioneering Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary. Tributes to the great freedom fighter and patriot Veer Savarkar on his birth anniversary, Modi tweeted.

Savarkar was born in 1883 in Maharashtra, and is seen as a hero, especially to parties and organisations which subscribe to Hindutva views.

EAM Jaishankar meets NSA Sullivan on Thursday, appreciates US solidarity to India in fighting COVID

Massive fire breaks out at chemical factory in J&K's Udhampur, fire operations underway

Total 147 cases of black fungus infection reported in Meerut; 11 new cases recorded yesterday