Covid-19 hinterland digest: UP evacuates students, but labourers are stuck

A constable travels more than 500 km to join "duty" in UP and a hospital in Agra is investigated for its coronavirus numbers.

India had 14,425 coronavirus cases till Saturday noon as deaths from the disease neared 500. Gujarat became the sixth state to have more than a thousand cases, as the country’s fight against the disease appeared to be turning a tide. The time taken for the cases to double is now six days instead of three days before a national lockdown was enforced. Some cities are reporting a fall in number of infections and India is testing more and more with each passing day. 

Moving away from big news about the coronavirus, Business Standard brings you some lesser-known stories from the