Breaking News: July 24, 2020 | As it happened

314 COVID-19 positive cases and 7 deaths reported in Jharkhand today, 100 recovered. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 7,564, including 76 deaths and 3,354 recovered and discharged.

1,640 COVID-19 positive cases, 1,007 patients recovered and 8 deaths reported in Telangana today. The total number of positive cases in the state rises to 52,466 including 40,334 recovered cases and 455 deaths.

482 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Punjab today. The total number of cases now stands at 12,216 including 3,838 active cases, 8,096 discharged cases, and 282 deaths.

780 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Haryana today, the total number of cases in the State reaches 29,755. There are 6,420 active cases, the death toll stands at 382.

Goa records 190 new COVID-19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases in the State to 4,540 out of which 1,646 cases are active and 2,865 have recovered. The death toll stands at 29.

272 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Uttarakhand today, taking the total number of cases to 5,717 including 2,176 active cases and 62 deaths.

6 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in the Dharavi area of Mumbai today, taking the total number of cases in Dharavi to 2,519 including 2,141 discharges and 128 active cases.

9,615 new COVID-19 positive cases and 278 deaths reported in Maharashtra today, 5714 discharged. The total positive cases in the state rise to 3,57,117 including 1,99,967 recovered patients and 13,132 deaths.

1,062 COVID-19 positive cases and 54 deaths reported in Mumbai today, 1,158 patients recovered and discharged. The total positive cases here rise to 1,06,891 including 78,260 patients recovered and discharged and 5,981 deaths.

2,216 new COVID-19 positive cases and 35 deaths reported in West Bengal today. The total number of cases now stands at 53,973 in the State including 19,154 active cases, 33,529 discharged cases, and 1,290 deaths.

1,025 COVID-19 positive cases, 1,866 patients recovered/discharged/migrated and 32 deaths in Delhi today. The total positive cases rise to 1,28,389 including 1,10,931 recovered/discharged/migrated and 3,777 deaths.

958 new COVID-19 positive cases and 8 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 8.30 pm today. The total number of cases in the State stands at 34,178 including 9,029 active cases and 602 deaths.

A COVID-19 patient in Bihar allegedly jumped off the fifth floor of one of the buildings of AIIMS Patna. Police present at the spot. The identity of the patient is being ascertained. More details awaited.

Karnataka reports 5,007 new COVID-19 positive cases and 110 deaths today. The total number of cases in the State stands at 85,870 including 52,791 active cases and 1,724 deaths.

353 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir today- 129 from Jammu division and 224 from Kashmir division. The total number of cases stands at 16,782 including 7,269 actives cases, 9,217 recoveries, and 296 deaths.

Meghalaya government has decided to impose lockdown in Shillong agglomeration from midnight of July 26 till midnight of July 29.

8,147 new COVID-19 positive cases, 49 deaths and 2,380 discharged in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. The total positive cases in the state rise to 80,858 including 39,935 discharged and 933 deaths.

Tamil Nadu reported 6,785 new COVID-19 cases taking total number of cases to 1,99,749. There are 53,132 active cases in State. 6,504 patients discharged today, total discharged cases stand at 1,43,297. 88 more people lost lives; death toll at 3,320.

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari appointed as the new Western Air Command Chief. He will be taking over on August 1.

Janta Curfew will be imposed in Nagpur district of Maharashtra in wake of the rising number of coronavirus cases. Read Full Story

India’s COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN has reached the human trials phase and Delhi’s AIIMS hospital is all set to vaccinate 5 volunteers today. COVAXIN has been indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Read Full Story

The Mahindra Group on Friday launched Mahindra University (MU) to deliver more balanced education, combining the latest technology, liberal arts, to create next-generation leaders. The University also plans to launch series of institutes at its 130-acre Hyderabad campus for pursuing undergraduate, post-graduate and PhD courses. READ MORE Here

Rajasthan politics stand at a crossroads with two of the senior-most leaders of the ruling Congress party — Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot — now expressing their displeasure with each other’s work in the open. While Ashok Gehlot is the rock that binds the Congress cadre in the state, Sachin Pilot is/was the young starlet that the Congress was banking on, not just in Rajasthan but also in the Centre at some point in the future. Read Full Story

With Rajasthan politics in shambles, we bring to you the numbers game. Here is a raw blueprint of where the political balance in Rajasthan currently stands and what Sachin Pilot’s possible moves in the near future could mean for Ashok Gehlot’s government in the state. Read Full Story

Samsung has gained big times amid anti-China sentiment over border row with India making it the second-largest smartphone brand in the country due to fluctuations in the supply for some major Chinese brands. READ MORE Here

In what comes as a major boost to the Make In India campaign, one of the world’s largest companies — Apple — has begun production of its flagship iPhone 11 in India. As per latest reports, iPhone 11 will be produced in Foxconn plant near Chennai. Read Full Story

India coronavirus cases have crossed 12.87 lakh-mark, taking confirmed cases toll to 12,87,945, including 4,40,135 active cases, 8,17,209 recovered and 30,601 deaths, according to health ministry's figures released on Friday. READ MORE Here

China has asked the United States to shut its consulate in Chengdu as the diplomatic relations between the two countries deteriorate. Read Full Story

Amid border tension with China, the government has changed trade rules imposing restrictions on public procurement from China and other countries with the common border. According to the changed rules, the government has imposed restrictions on firms, companies from countries which share common land border after it amended the General Financial Rules 2017. READ MORE Here

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued the guidelines for the Independence Day celebrations that will take place amid the cloud of coronavirus pandemic that has infected over 1.2 million people in the country and killed about 30,000. Read Full Story

Asteroid 2020 ND - a huge asteroid is set to move past Earth today, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said. According to the American space agency, asteroid 2020 ND is nearly 170 metre-long and will be as close as 0.034 astronomical units (5,086,328 kilometres) to the Earth. 

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After banning 59 major mobile apps with Chinese origins, including TikTok, the government is likely to ban more such applications. The applications — Helo Lite, ShareIt Lite, Bigo Lite and VFY Lite — have been removed from the Google playstore and Apple app store, Hindustan Times quoted officials as saying. Read Full Story

A woman has moved the Telangana High Court alleging that the body of her husband, who died of COVID-19, was not handed over to her by a private hospital here over pending dues, and sought relief. The woman,a daily labourer, in a writ petition filed before the court alleged that hospital management did not hand over her 49-year-old husband's remains after he died at the hospital on July 22 over non-payment of balance amount of treatment. Read Full Story

Earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours on Friday. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremors were felt 89 kms east of Katra, at 5:11 am today.

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