News World Breaking news: August 20, 2020 | As it happened

Breaking news: August 20, 2020 | As it happened

Get all the latest news on exams, coronavirus cases, news on the vaccine, monsoon rains, business, politics, science, education and much more in India and worldwide.

Breaking news LIVE: Top Headlines This Hour Breaking news LIVE: Top Headlines This Hour

The total number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed 22.5 million, including more than 790,000 fatalities. More than 15,292,000 patients are reported to have recovered. Follow this breaking news blog for live updates on coronavirus pandemic as it continues to pose a challenge for health workers and scientists who are in a race against time to produce a vaccine/medicine. On Tuesday, Russia became the first country to register the world's first coronavirus vaccine. President Vladimir Putin himself endorsed the vaccine and said that the vaccine was safe to use and that one of his daughters had already been vaccinated.

IndiaTvNews.com brings you the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis that has resulted in job losses in millions and changing the way we work. Stay Home, Stay Safe, and Stay Informed as our team of dedicated editors/reporters bring you the latest news on coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine trial updates, photos, video, news, views and top stories from monsoon rains, business, politics, education, science, yoga and much more in India and worldwide.

Latest World News

Live updates : Breaking news, August 20

  • 11:29 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Punjab: 1,741 new COVID-19 cases reported

    1,741 new COVID-19 cases reported in Punjab today. The total number of cases rises to 37,824, including 13,830 active cases, 23,037 recovered cases, and 957 deaths so far. 

  • 11:08 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Andaman and Nicobar Islands: 76 new cases, 109 recoveries reported

    76 new cases and 109 recoveries reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands today, taking the total number of cases to 2,680. There are 1,011 active cases now. The death toll is at 31. 

  • 11:03 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Jharkhand reports 517 new COVID-19 cases

    Jharkhand reported 517 new COVID-19 cases, 754 recoveries, and 8 deaths, taking total cases to 26,938, including 17,320 discharges and 286 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 9,332. 

  • 11:02 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Rajasthan: 1,330 COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths reported

    1,330 COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, 1,227 recovered and 1,127 discharged. The total positive cases in the state rise to 66,619 including 921 deaths, 51,190 recovered and 50,560 discharged. 

  • 9:13 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Uttarakhand: 411 new COVID-19 cases reported

    411 new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, 301 patients treated/cured. The total cases in the state rise to 13,636 including 187 deaths and 9433 recovered patients. Active cases stand at 3,966. 

  • 9:12 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Karnataka: 7,385 new COVID-19 cases, 6,231 recovered cases, 102 deaths reported

    7,385 new COVID-19 cases, 6,231 recovered cases, and 102 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases stands at 2,56,975 including 82,149 active cases, 1,70,381 recovered cases, and 4,429 total deaths till date. 

  • 9:11 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Goa: 350 new COVID-19 positive cases, 161 recovered cases reported

    350 new COVID-19 positive cases and 161 recovered cases reported in Goa today, taking the total number of cases in the state to 13,099, including 3,910 active cases, 9,063 recovered cases, and 126 total death cases till date. 

  • 9:09 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Maharashtra: 14,492 new COVID-19 cases, 12,243 recoveries, 326 deaths reported

    14,492 new COVID-19 cases, 12,243 recoveries, and 326 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of COVID cases rises to 6,43,289 in the state, which includes 4,59,124 recovered cases, 1,62,491 active cases, and 21,359 deaths till date. 

  • 8:58 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Haryana: 996 new COVID-19 cases, 737 cured cases, 11 deaths reported

    996 new COVID-19 cases, 737 cured cases, and 11 deaths reported today in Haryana. The total number of COVID cases stands at 50,926 in the state till date, out of which 7,555 are active cases, 42,793 are recovered cases and 578 people have died so far. 

  • 8:57 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    West Bengal: 3,197 new COVID-19 cases, 3,126 recovered cases, 53 deaths reported

    3,197 new COVID-19 cases, 3,126 recovered cases and 53 deaths reported in West Bengal today. The total number of COVID cases stands at 1,29,119 in the state, including 27,696 active cases, 98,789 discharged cases and 2,634 deaths so far. 

  • 8:54 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Mumbai: 17 new COVID-19 positive cases, 2,342 recovered cases reported

    17 new COVID-19 positive cases, 2,342 recovered cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai today. The total number of cases rise to 2,697 including 2,342 cured cases and 95 active cases. 

  • 7:48 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Mizoram: 1 new COVID-19 case, 18 recovered cases reported

    1 new COVID-19 case, 18 recovered cases reported in Mizoram today. The total number of cases stands at 874, including 472 active cases and 402 cured cases in the state till date. There has been zero death in the state so far. 

  • 7:42 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Jammu and Kashmir: 683 new COVID-19 cases reported

    683 new COVID-19 cases reported from Jammu and Kashmir today, 114 from Jammu division, and 569 from Kashmir division, taking the total number of cases in the Union Territory to 30,717. The death toll is at 578. 

  • 7:42 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Uttarakhand: 411 new COVID-19 cases reported

    411 new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today, 301 patients treated/cured. Total cases in the state rise to 13,636 including 187 deaths and 9,433 recovered patients. Active cases stand at 3,966.

  • 7:27 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Kerala: 1,968 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths reported

    1,968 new COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths reported in Kerala today. The total COVID cases in the state rise above 52,000, with 18,123 active cases till date. 

  • 6:22 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Tamil Nadu: 5,986 new COVID-19 cases, 5,742 recoveries, 116 deaths reported

    5,986 new COVID-19 cases, 5,742 recoveries and 116 deaths reported today in Tamil Nadu. The total tally of COVID cases rises to 3,61,435 including 53,283 active cases, 3,01,913 recovered cases and 6,239 deaths till date. 

  • 6:20 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Himachal Pradesh: COVID-19 positive cases tally rises to 4,472

    Himachal Pradesh COVID-19 positive cases tally rises to 4,472 cases in the last 24 hours, including 1,343 active cases, 3,066 recoveries and 21 deaths till date. 

  • 6:19 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Manipur reports 49 new COVID-19 cases

    Manipur reported 49 new COVID-19 cases, including 9 Central Armed Police Forces personnel, in the last 24 hours. The total cases now at 4,925, including 1,905 active cases and 3,002 recoveries. The death toll stands at 18.

  • 6:19 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Delhi reports 1,215 new COVID-19 positive cases

    Delhi reported 1,215 new COVID-19 positive cases, 1,059 discharges/recoveries and 22 deaths. The total number of cases now at 1,57,354 including 1,41,826 recovered cases, 11,271 active cases and 4,257 deaths. 

  • 4:12 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Nagaland: 25 new COVID-19 cases reported

    25 new COVID-19 cases reported in Nagaland today. The state also reported 215 recoveries in the last 24 hours. 

  • 4:10 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Naveen Patnaik appoints Secretaries and Joint Secretaries of BJD

    Biju Janta Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik appointed Secretaries and Joint Secretaries of the party with specific charges. 

  • 2:52 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Coronavirus cases in Singapore

    Singapore on Thursday reported 68 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the country's total count to 56,099. Two of the new cases were imported, who had been placed on stay-home notice upon arrival in Singapore. 

  • 2:19 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat tests coronavirus positive

    Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announces he is COVID-19 positive, to be admitted to hospital.

  • 2:18 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    India will not be able to provide employment to youth: Rahul Gandhi

    India will not be able to provide employment to youth. Media made fun of me when I warned the country that there will be heavy loss due to #COVID19. Today I am saying our country won't be able to give jobs. If you don't agree then wait for 6-7 months, says Rahul Gandhi

  • 1:15 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has begun: Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra

    The construction of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir has begun. Engineers are now testing the soil at the mandir site. The construction work is expected to finish in 36-40 months... Iron won't be used in the construction of the Mandir: Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra 

  • 12:33 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Odisha's Kalahandi district continues to receive heavy rainfall

    Kalahandi district continues to receive heavy rainfall. Odisha has received 58.5 mm average rainfall in last 24 hrs, across the 30 districts. Rainfall above 100 mm recorded in four districts including Cuttack, Jajpur, Koraput and Kendrapara in last 24 hrs.

  • 12:30 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Congratulations to the people of Indore for achieving first position: MP CM

    "Congratulations to the people of Indore for achieving first position in being India's cleanest city in Swachh Survekshan 2020. The city has hit a four this time & surely will hit a six in the coming future," MP CM Chouhan. 

  • 11:59 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Police vacate four-storey building in Gurugram's Sector-46

    Police vacate a four-storey building in Gurugram's Sector-46 after it bent on one side, following heavy downpour

  • 11:30 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Coronavirus cases in Pudducherry

    554 new COVID-19 positive cases and 8 deaths recorded in Puducherry in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases and deaths to 9,292 and 137 respectively

  • 11:29 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Coronavirus cases in Odisha

    8 deaths and 2,898 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 70,020 including 22,651 active cases, 46,935 recovered cases and 380 deaths

  • 10:43 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his Birth Anniversary

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Veer Bhumi. 

  • 10:42 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    18 junior government doctors approach Kerala High Court due to their pending salaries

    18 junior government doctors working for containing the spread COVID-19 pandemic have approached the Kerala High Court, seeking a direction to the government to disburse their salaries along with arrears immediately

  • 9:54 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Coronavirus cases in India

    Spike of 69,652 cases and 977 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 tally in the country rises to 28,36,926 including 6,86,395 active cases, 20,96,665 cured/discharged/migrated and 53,866 deaths

  • 8:45 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    PM pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his Birth Anniversary

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Gandhi, who was prime minister between 1984-89, was born on this day in 1944 and assassinated by the LTTE during an election campaign in 1991. "On his birth anniversary, tributes to former prime minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji," Modi tweeted.

  • 8:42 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Mangaluru police arrests man on charges of making bomb hoax call

    Mangaluru City police have arrested a man on charges of making a bomb hoax call at Mangaluru airport; case registered

  • 8:01 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Swami Ramdev: Yoga asanas during pregnancy

    Yog guru Swami Ramdev reveals yoga asanas for pregnant women | WATCH NOW

  • 7:34 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Heavy rain lashes several parts of Delhi-NCR; severe waterlogging reported

    Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning. The incessant rains have caused massive waterlogging across the national capital.  

  • 7:32 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    More than 9 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours

    More than 9 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours

  • 7:05 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Morning Brief: COVID-19 cases cross 22.5 million, death toll crosses 7.90 lakh

    Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Sushmita Panda and my colleagues  Himanshu Shekhar, Shashwat  Bhandari, Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal,  Sidhant Mamtany and Rashi Hardaha. You can get in touch with us directly on twitter @sushmitapanda, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais, @SidMamtany, and  @rashihardaha for news, tips, photos, questions and comments. Stay tuned to Indiatvnews.com (@indiatvnews) for all the latest updates on what's happening around the world. 

    Here's a quick overview: 

    The total number of global cases has surpassed 22.5 million, including more than 790,000 fatalities. More than 15,292,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

    Total positive cases country-wise:

    • USA 5,655,974
    • Brazil 3,411,872
    • India 2,766,626
    • Russia 932,493
    • South Africa 592,144