A division bench of Chief Justice Dr Ravi Ranjan and Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad passed the order on a petition filed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey

The top five major states where the impact of COVID-19 lockdown was the most pronounced are Karnataka, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra continues to remain the most-affected state with 1,52,765 coronavirus cases, including 65,844 active cases, 79,815 discharged, and 7,106 deaths

Centre's Rs 50,000 crore 'Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan' scheme has twin objectives of rehabilitation for reverse migration and stepping up rural infrastructure

Delhi and Andhra Pradesh will conduct door-to-door screening in the next a few days. Madhya Pradesh will be launching a 15-day 'Kill Corona' campaign from July 1

Coronavirus updates in India:  India is the world's 4th worst-affected nation, as per John Hopkins University and Medicine. US is at the top with 2,422,091 cases, followed by Brazil (1,228,114) and Russia (613,148).

For fresh investment, Odisha has charted out plans and identified various sectors such as metal and mining in which it has inherent strength. The state is targetting specific types of companies for investment

Around 160 infrastructure works have been identified which are to be expedited to generate 8 lakh man days of employment for migrant workers

Coronavirus cases in India: During the last 24 hours, a total of 10,495 COVID-19 patients have recovered, taking the recovery rate to around 56.70 per cent. The mortality rate stands at 3.11 per cent

State-wise, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Gujarat will be worst hit with per capita income projected to drop by 15.4%, 13.9% and 11.6%, respectively in FY21, says SBI report

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has also said to the apex court that rituals which have been taking place for centuries should not be disrupted

MCL, a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, targets to increase its coal production capacity to 300 million tonne with investment in the acquisition of land for three new MDO (mine, develop and operate) projects

The first priority of PM Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is to provide immediate relief to migrant workers who have gone home, says FM Sitharaman

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi had appeared for an Odisha-based NGO that had filed a PIL seeking cancellation or postponement of this year's Rath Yatra to mitigate the risk of spread of coronavirus among thousands of devotees

The 60-feet temple, believed to be built in the late 15th or early 16th century, was found in Mahanadi River in Odisha

PM Modi urged states to make full use of their existing testing capacity and work to boost health infrastructure

Chennai full lockdown: CM Edappadi K Palaniswami said in his announcement that vegetable stores in these areas would be allowed to remain open from 8am to 2pm

Coronavirus update:  The June 16 meeting will be conducted with 21 states and Union Territories that account for nearly 5 per cent of active cases

Maharashtra remains a COVID-19 hotbed and the worst-hit state in India with a total of 1,07,958 confirmed infections. Tamil Nadu and Delhi follow suit with 44,661, and 41,182 total coronavirus cases so far, as per the Health Ministry's update on June 15

The tally of confirmed cases also saw the biggest one-day jump of over 14,000 and reached 3.13 lakh, as per the latest numbers announced by states and union territories