Breaking News: October 2, 2020 | Highlights

Maharashtra reports 15,591 new COVID-19 cases, 424 deaths and 13,294 discharges today. Total cases in the state rise to 14,16,513, including 37,480 deaths and 11,17,720 discharges. Active cases stand at 2,60,876. 

Andhra Pradesh reported 6,555 new COVID-19 cases, 7,485 recoveries and 31 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total positive cases to 7,06,790, including 6,43,993 recoveries, 56,897 active cases and 5,900 deaths. 

Section 144 imposed in Ernakulam and Kottayam districts considering the surge in COVID-19 cases. Section 144 CrPc imposed in state capital Thiruvananthapuram from 3rd October to 31st October, due to rising COVID-19 cases.

Chandigarh reports 155 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 12,212 including 1,881 active cases, 169 deaths and 10,162 cured cases. 

Jammu and Kashmir reported 1,090 new COVID-19 cases and 1,400 recoveries today, taking the total tally in the Union Territory to 77,253, including 59,952 recoveries and 1,212 deaths. Active cases stand at 16,089. 

Manipur reported 286 new COVID-19 cases, 351 recoveries and 1 death in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 11,397, including 8,992 recovered cases, 2,336 active cases and 69 deaths. The recovery rate is 78.89%. 

1,071 new COVID-19 cases and 50 deaths have been reported in Punjab today, taking the total number of cases to 1,16,213 including 14,935 active cases and 3,501 deaths. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the prayer meet for Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary today, at Gandhi Smriti.

2,211 new COVID-19 cases, 2,060 recovered cases and 16 deaths reported in Rajasthan today. The total number of positive cases rises to 1,39,696 till date, including 20,942 active cases, 1,17,238 recovered cases and 1,516 deaths. 

Kerala recorded 9,258 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. There are 77,482 active cases in the state and 1,35,144 people have recovered from the infection till date. 

Himachal Pradesh recorded 34 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 15,300 including 3,115 active cases, 11,966 recoveries and 194 deaths. 

Hathras Additional SP Prakash Kumar said, "Restriction on the entry of media into the village will stay till the SIT completes its probe there. Due to the prevailing law and order situation, no political delegations or individuals will be allowed to visit the village."

Finance Ministry grants additional borrowing permission to 2 more states- UP & Andhra Pradesh for successfully undertaking reforms in Public Distribution System & Ease of Doing Business. It'll make additional amount of Rs 7106 crores available to these states: Ministry of Finance

Parents wary of schools set to re-open from Oct 15. "I welcome the Indian govt order. But I appeal to them to reconsider. #COVID19 Cases are rising without vaccine. Social distancing will be impossible to maintain & observe in a school environment," says a Ludhiana parent. 

The Hathras incident is very painful & the government's conduct with the victim's family is not right. We are living in democracy & people in power must not forget that they are not owners but 'sevaks' of this country: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday.

India's COVID-19 tally reaches 63,94,069 with a spike of 81,484 new cases & 1,095 deaths reported in last 24 hours. The total cases include 9,42,217 active cases, 53,52,078 cured/discharged/migrated and 99,773 deaths

BJP national president JP Nadda (in file photo) calls a meeting of the newly appointed national office bearers of the party, on 6th October at the party Headquarters in Delhi.

Today when we are observing birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi & Lal Bahadur Shastri, farmers are protesting against 3 'anti-farmer' laws. I believe that agitation by farmers & Congress will be successful & farmers will emerge victorious: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal pays tribute to former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat and Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat, on their birth anniversary today.

Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat has been hospitalised after he complained of breathing problem. He tested positive for COVID-19 on September 23 and was in home isolation.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) band plays 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' at Gandhi Smriti, as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary today

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump to begin their quarantine process after his adviser, Hope Hicks tested positive for #COVID19. Their test results for COVID are awaited.

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Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji was humble and firm. He epitomised simplicity and lived for the welfare of our nation. We remember him on his Jayanti with a deep sense of gratitude for everything he has done for India: PM Narendra Modi on former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri's birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat, on his birth anniversary today.

Sons of former PM Lal Bahadur Shastri, Sunil Shastri and Anil Shastri pay tribute at Vijay Ghat on his birth anniversary today.

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, and Rashi Hardaha. You can get in touch with us directly on Twitter @sushmitapanda, @himaanshus, @ShashBhandari​ @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais, 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 34.4 million, including more than 1,027,000 fatalities. More than 25,657,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise:

• USA 7,406,146
• India 6,223,519
• Brazil 4,780,317
• Russia 1,167,805
• Colombia 824,042