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  • 10:19 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    West Bengal records 3,274 new COVID-19 cases

    West Bengal recorded 3,274 new COVID-19 cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1,38,870 including 28,069 active cases and 2,794 deaths. The state now has 1,08,007 recoveries.

  • 9:54 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Himachal Pradesh detects 34 new COVID-19 positive cases

    Himachal Pradesh detected 34 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 5,001 including 1,464 active cases, 3,461 recoveries, and 27 deaths. 

  • 9:44 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Rajasthan reports 1,345 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths

    Rajasthan reported 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths today, taking the total cases to 70,609 including 955 deaths, 55,324 recoveries, and 14,330 active cases. 

  • 9:35 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Goa: 209 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths reported

    209 new COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths reported in Goa today, taking the total number of positive cases in the State to 13,999 including 3,383 active cases, 10,472 recovered cases and 144 deaths. 

  • 9:34 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Mumbai: 991 new COVID-19 cases, 690 recoveries, 34 deaths reported

    991 new COVID-19 cases, 690 recoveries, and 34 deaths reported in Mumbai today. The total number of positive cases increases to 1,36,348 in Mumbai, including 18,565 active cases, 1,10,069 recovered cases, and 7,419 deaths. 

  • 9:34 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Uttarakhand: 495 new COVID-19 cases reported

    495 new COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today taking the total number of cases to 15,124. There are 4,389 active cases and the death toll stands at 200. 

  • 9:33 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Maharashtra: 10,441 new COVID-19 cases, 258 deaths reported

    10,441 new COVID-19 cases and 258 deaths reported in Maharashtra today. The total number of positive cases now stands at  6,82,383 including 4,88,271 recoveries and 1,71,542 active cases. 

  • 8:12 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Karnataka reports 5,938 cases, 4,996 discharges, 68 deaths

    Karnataka reported 5,938 cases (2,126 in Bengaluru), 4,996 discharges and 68 deaths, taking total cases to 2,77,814 including 1,89,564 discharges and 4,683 deaths. 

  • 7:43 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Gujarat reports 1,101 new COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths

    Gujarat reported 1,101 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 86,779 including 69,229 discharges and 2,897 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 14,653. 

  • 7:00 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Serological survey conducted in Guwahati for first time

    A serological survey is being conducted in Guwahati for the first time. It will help identify infected people who are asymptomatic. It is also essential to identify diabetes and other health problems as it makes them unfit to donate plasma. 

  • 6:45 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Tamil Nadu reports 5,975 new COVID-19 cases

    Tamil Nadu reported 5,975 new COVID-19 cases, 6,047 recoveries and 97 deaths today, taking total cases to 3,79,385 including 3,19,327 discharges and 6,517 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 53,541. 

  • 6:42 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Manipur reports 114 new cases of COVID-19

    Manipur reported 114 new cases of COVID-19, taking total cases to 5,246 including 3,616 recoveries and 22 deaths. The number of active cases stands at 1,608. 

  • 6:20 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Andhra Pradesh reports 7,895 new COVID-19 cases

    Andhra Pradesh reported 7,895 new COVID-19 cases, 7,449 recoveries, and 93 deaths, taking total cases to 3,53,111 including 2,60,087 recoveries and 3,282 deaths. 

  • 6:20 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Mumbai: 6 new COVID-19 cases reported

    6 new COVID-19 cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai today. With this, the total number of cases rises to 2,711 including 2,367 discharges and 84 active cases. 

  • 6:18 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Himachal Pradesh reports 13 new COVID-19 cases

    Himachal Pradesh reported 13 new COVID-19 cases, taking total positive cases to 4,936 out of which 1,493 cases are active. 

  • 6:18 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Delhi reports 1,450 new COVID-19 cases

    Delhi reported 1,450 new COVID-19 cases, 1,250 discharges/recoveries/migrated and 16 deaths today. The total number of cases now at 1,61,466 including 1,45,388 recovered cases, 11,778 active cases and 4,300 deaths.

  • 6:16 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    Kerala: 1,908 new COVID-19 cases, 1,110 recoveries reported

    1,908 new COVID-19 cases and 1,110 recoveries reported in Kerala today, taking active cases to 20,330 and recoveries to 37,649. 

  • 5:05 PM (IST) Posted by Madhu Rao

    India’s total recoveries exceeds total active cases

    A consistently increasing number of recoveries has pushed India's recovery rate amongst the COVID-19 patients to nearly 75%. With the recoveries of 57,989 COVID patients in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries has reached 22,80,566 today. India’s total recoveries now exceed the total active cases (7,07,668) by nearly 16 lakhs (1,572,898).

  • 3:22 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to PM Modi, demands postponement of JEE-NEET entrance exams

    Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, writes to PM Modi for deferment of JEE & NEET exams till COVID-19 situation stabilises. "Aspirants are under tremendous mental pressure as to how they could be remained immune while attending exams physically," he writes.

  • 2:28 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Rainwater enters houses in several areas of Patan district following heavy rainfall

    Gujarat: Rainwater enters houses in several areas of Patan district following heavy rainfall; visuals from Siddhpur and Radhanpur. "We are prepared to face any situation. An NDRF team is on stand by," says Hitesh Raval, Mamlatdar, Disaster Management Department, Patan.

     

  • 1:28 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Thunderstorm with light to moderate rain likely to occur in several parts of Rajasthan: IMD

    Thunderstorm with light to moderate rain likely to occur at isolated places in Dungarpur, Banswara, Udaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Baran, Kota, Jaipur, Tonk, Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bundi district and adjoining areas, in Rajasthan

  • 1:27 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    E-passes not required to travel to and from Puducherry

    Union Territory administration has announced that E-passes not required to travel to and from Puducherry.

  • 12:49 PM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Incriminating materials recovered from the residence of ISIS operative Abu Yusuf

    Incriminating materials recovered from the residence of ISIS operative Abu Yusuf who was arrested yesterday in Delhi.

     

  • 11:47 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    There is no change in the condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee: R&R Hospital

    There is no change in the condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee this morning. He remains in deep coma and on ventilator support. His vital parameters are stable: Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantonment

  • 11:47 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    BJP, JDU and LJP will fight elections together and win: JP Nadda

    Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United) and Lok Janshakti Party will fight elections together and win. We have to add value not only to BJP but to our alliance partners also: BJP President JP Nadda addressing Bihar BJP State Karyasamiti via video conferencing

  • 11:04 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    I am happy to announce that we are releasing SOP for film and TV programme shooting: Javadekar

    I am happy to announce that we are releasing standard operating procedure for film and TV programme shooting: Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting 

  • 11:01 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Water level of Aahu river in Jhalawar increases following heavy rainfall

    Water level of Aahu river in Jhalawar increases following heavy rainfall in the region.

  • 11:00 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Weekend lockdown being observed in Guwahati to control the spread of COVID-19

    Weekend lockdown being observed in Guwahati to control the spread of COVID-19

  • 10:32 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    May this auspicious day bring prosperity and good health for everyone: PM Modi

    The special occasion of Nuakhai is about celebrating the hard work of our farmers. It is due to their efforts that our nation is fed. May this auspicious day bring prosperity and good health for everyone. Nuakhai Juhar!: PM Narendra Modi

  • 9:38 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Light intensity rain would occur over several parts of Delhi-NCR: IMD

    Light intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of Delhi, Greater Noida, Noida, Dadri during next 2 hours

  • 9:37 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Coronavirus cases in India

    India's COVID-19 case tally crosses 30 lakh mark with 69,239 fresh cases and 912 deaths in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 case tally in the country rises to 30,44,941 including 7,07,668 active cases, 22,80,567 cured/discharged/migrated and 56,706  deaths

  • 9:17 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Weekend lockdown being observed in Prayagraj, to curb the spread of COVID-19

    Weekend lockdown being observed in Prayagraj, to curb the spread of COVID-19

  • 9:11 AM (IST) Posted by Himanshu Shekhar

    Lord Ganesha idol placed at Vadodra's Lakshmi Vilas Palace on Ganesh Chaturthi

    Gujarat: An idol of Lord Ganesha was placed at Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara on Ganesha Chaturthi festival. 

  • 8:58 AM (IST) Posted by Himanshu Shekhar

    Ganesh Chaturthi: Prayers being offered in Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, low-key affair otherwise

    Mumbai: Morning 'aarti' and prayers were being performed at the Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai on Ganesh Chaturthi festival. The 10-day Ganesh festival began on Saturday under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, with devotees restricting celebrations to their homes and using online platforms to get 'darshan' of the Lord at temples, amid strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed by governments.

    The festival, which begins with grand processions and collective prayers at decked up pandals, this year lacked its usual pomp and show, with the Centre and state governments restricting mass gatherings and movement in the wake of the pandemic.

    Only a limited number of people wearing face masks and gloves, and maintaining social distancing installed Ganesha idols at temples, with devotees watching the process online.

    (PTI Inputs)

     

  • 8:34 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    May you overcome all obstacles: Joe Biden wishes Indians on Ganesh Chaturthi

    Joe Biden wished all the Indian in US and around the globe Ganesh Chaturthi. 

  • 8:29 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh tests COVID-19 positive

    Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh says, he has tested positive for COVID-19

  • 8:02 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Swami Ramdev LIVE: Yoga asana to boost immunity

    Yog Guru Swami Ramdev reveals yoga asanas to boost immunity | WATCH NOW

     

  • 7:37 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Morning 'aarti' and prayers being performed at the Shri Siddhivinayak Temple

    Maharashtra: Morning 'aarti' and prayers being performed at the Shri Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai on the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

  • 7:18 AM (IST) Posted by Sushmita Panda

    Morning Brief: COVID-19 cases cross 23.3 million, death toll crosses 8.08 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 23.3 million, including more than 808,000 fatalities. More than 15,898,000 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