Breaking News: September 2, 2020 | As it happened

The examination for those who fail the Class X and XII examinations of the state board, which is generally held in October, will be deferred this year, said Maharashtra School Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad.

"Given the COVID-19 situation, we have decided to postpone the examinations," she told reporters Mumbai on Wednesday.

Asked when these exams would be conducted, the minister said the decision will be taken considering the prevailing situation in November or December. 

Chhattisgarh recorded a 6 percent higher collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in August this year, compared to the same month last year.

The state's GST collection was Rs 1,873 crore last year, which rose to Rs 1,994 crore now.

The University of Calcutta will conduct online exams for its Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) final year students. The exams will be conducted from October 10 to October 18 and results will be released on October 31, said SC Banerjee, Vice-Chancellor University of Calcutta. 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a review meeting with heads of banks and NBFCs on Thursday for smooth and speedy implementation of the one-time debt recast for resolution of COVID-19 related stress in bank loans.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month permitted one-time restructuring of both corporate and retail loans without getting classified as a non-performing asset (NPA).

Delhi recorded as many as 2,509 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday. With this, the tally of coronavirus cases in the state has jumped over 1.79 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,481.

In another big development, the Government on Wednesday blocked 118 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order, Centre informed. Read More

Amid a political slugfest over the Facebook issue, the company's India head Ajit Mohan on Wednesday appeared before a parliamentary panel, which is discussing alleged misuse of social media platforms.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, had called representatives of Facebook to hear their views "on the subject of safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space," according to agenda of the meeting.

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday released guidelines, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on preventive measures to be followed while conducting examinations to contain the spread of coronavirus. READ MORE

Barring emergency cases, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has suspended regular admissions in the general and private wards of the hospital and all centres through the Out Patient Department (OPD) with immediate effect. The admissions will remain suspended for the next two weeks. READ MORE

The BSE Sensex jumped 185 points on Wednesday, tracking gains in Reliance Industries, M&M and Infosys amid a largely positive trend in global markets and sustained foreign fund inflows. After starting on a choppy note, the BSE benchmark ended 185.23 points or 0.48 per cent higher at 39,086.03.

The broader NSE Nifty climbed 64.75 points or 0.56 per cent to close at 11,535. READ MORE 

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Vani Mehrotra and my colleagues Himanshu Shekhar, Priya Jaiswal, and Nidhi Taneja. You can get in touch with us directly on Twitter @vani_mehrotra, @himaanshus, @priyajais and @nidhiindiatv 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 23.8 million, including more than 816,000 fatalities. More than 16,356,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise:

USA - 6,257,571 
Brazil - 3,952,790
India - 3,766,108
Russia - 1,000,048
South Africa - 628,259