Breaking News June 15, 2020 | As it happened

Total cases: 1793
New cases: 30
Active cases: 784
Patients recovered: 1000
Deaths: 9

Total number of cases: 12,981

Death toll: 301

New cases reported today: 287

Karnataka government has issued order for quarantine for people coming in from various states

1. People coming from Maharashtra will be placed in 7 days of institutional quarantine and 7 days of home quarantine
2. People coming from Delhi and Tamil Nadu will be placed in 3 days of institutional quarantine and 11 days of home quarantine
3. People coming from states other than Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra will be kept in 14 days of home quarantine

Total number of cases: 3877
Active cases: 1665
Death toll: 37
Deaths recorded in last 24 hours: 6
Patients discharged till now: 1775

Total cases so far: 1011

Cases detected today: 76

Patients cured till date: 510

Total active cases: 489

Death toll so far: 12

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday directed the Delhi Chief Secretary to install CCTV cameras in COVID-19 wards of every coronavirus dedicated hospital in delhi, so that there is proper monitoring and problems of patients can also be resolved.

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Total number of cases: 16967
New cases in last 24 hours: 377
Total deaths: 1210
Deaths in last 24 hours: 23
Total number of patients discharged from hospital: 11822

In a significant development, Pakistan has admitted that he has taken officials of Indian High Commission in Islamabad. 

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The holy patitapabana, flag atop Lord Jagnnath Temple in Odisha's Puri fell off due to strong winds and heavy rains today triggering panic among devotees.

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Fresh cases today: 213
Total number of cases: 7213
Death toll: 91
Deaths registered today: 213
Active cases: 2987

Ministry of External Affairs issued strong demarche to Pakistan Charge d'Affaires in India. The demarche was issued over disappearance of Indian officials working in Indian High Commission in Islamabad.

Sushant Singh Rajput was cremated at crematorium in Vile Parle, Mumbai. His family, friends and personalities from the film industry were present.

Ministry of External Affairs will brief media off-record today on issues between India and Nepal. A few days ago, lower house of Nepal Parliament passed a new map that includes Indian territories.

Lab facilities under Central government have been extended to Delhi government for more testing. Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain told media about this.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has summoned Pakistan Charge d'Affaires in India. He was called after two Indian officials working with Indian High Commission in Islamabad went missing.

Sources within Cooper Hospital have told India TV that there are no signs of external injury on Sushant Singh Rajput's body.

Sushant Singh Rajput's death has not just left Bollywood in shock. Former India wicket-keeper Kiran More, who met Sushant Sinha a lot during the shoot of movie 'MS Dhoni - The Untold Story' recalled how the actor perfected Dhoni's wicket-keeping techniques. 

"It's a big loss to me personally. I became his good friend while working on his cricket for nine months in 2016," Kiran More told mid-day.com. 

"Even if we ask Anil Kumble or Sachin Tendulkar to 'keep, they won't be able to, so for Sushant, an actor, it was a big challenge. But he did it despite getting hurt by balls on his hands, shoulder, chest and face almost daily," More added. 

"He used to hit around 300 balls daily. He knew exactly what he wanted to do and was ready to work hard to achieve it. It's all over, now. We'll miss him a lot."

Five women have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, raising the state's tally to 117

Rhea Chakraborty, Sushant Singh Rajput's friend visited Mumbai's Cooper Hospital today afternoon. Rhea was accompanied by his immediate family. Meanwhile, Sushant Singh Rajput's father and his cousin also reached his Mumbai's Bandra home, where the actor spent his last few hours of life. Mumbai Police has so far not revealed many details in Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide case. Earlier this morning, the postmortem report revealed the death due to hanging.

More reports are awaited. It is expected that last rites will be conducted soon. Family members are already there at Sushant's home. It has started raining in Mumbai now. India TV reporters bring you all the latest from the ground on this tragic suicide that has left Bollywood numb. 

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.4 on the Richter Scale hit 83 km northwest (NW) of Rajkot, Gujarat at 12:57 pm today

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found hanging in his Bandra apartment on Sunday, was battling depression, police said on Monday. According to the police official, Mumbai Police found out during the probe that the 34-year-old actor was under medication for depression. No suicide note was found from the spot, the official added.

Eight new COVID-19 cases were reported in Puducherry on Monday taking the total number of infections in the union territory to 202

Sushant Singh Rajput’s last rites will take place on Monday at Pawan Hans crematorium in suburban Vile Parle, PTI quoted actors spokesperson.

Known for films like "Kai Po Che!", "MS Dhoni: The Untold Story", "Chhichhore", Rajput was found hanging at his Bandra home, the police said on Sunday.
He was 34. As per Rajput’s spokesperson, the actor’s last rites will be performed after his father reaches Mumbai from Patna.

Kerala Govt issues SOP & health advisories for short visits to the state; says,"They (visitors) shall provide details of local itinerary along with purpose of visit, local accommodation&contact person. Any deviations from this shall be informed to authorities with valid reasons."

78 cases of COVID-19 and 2 deaths reported in Rajasthan today, taking the total number of cases to 12772 & death toll to 294. Number of active cases stands at 2,847

The all-party meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, over management of COVID-19 situation, is underway at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Southwest Monsoon has advanced to remaining parts of Maharashtra (including Mumbai), some parts of Madhya Pradesh, most parts of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand and some more parts of Bihar.

Sushant Singh Rajput's father and his family members are on way to Mumbai from Patna. A close family of Sushant Singh Rajput told media persons that last rites will be conducted in Mumbai. A heartbroken family was on its way to Patna airport at the time of writing this report. 

Meanwhile, classmates of Sushant Singh Rajput expressed shocked over his death. 

"Sushant was not just a star but a fighter. His death in this manner is unthinkable," his uncle told media outside the family home in Patna this morning. 

The initial post-mortem report of Sushant Singh Rajput has revealed "hanging" as the reason behind death. Reports of his depression have also surfaced. 

325 deaths and 11,502 new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the country now at 332424 including 153106 active cases, 169798 cured/discharged/migrated and 9520 deaths

Sushant Singh Rajput has been murdered, he cannot commit suicide. I demand CBI enquiry into the matter: Jan Adhikar Party Chief Pappu Yadav, at the actor’s residence in Patna, where his family resides.

The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra's Nashik district rose by 93 on Sunday to 1,973

The preliminary postmortem report of Sushant Singh Rajput reveals that the cause of death was hanging. However, some samples have been sent to Kalina Forensic lab for further testing. The body is kept in Cooper Hospital Mortuary. 

Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev will throw some light on how yoga can be used to improve mental health and handle depression. 

The Railways will not run trains from Anand Vihar from Monday and the platforms will be reserved for isolation coaches the Centre will provide to Delhi to overcome the shortage of hospital beds for COVID-19 patients

Petrol and diesel prices at Rs 76.26/litre (increase by Rs 0.48) and Rs 74.62/litre ((increase by Rs 0.59), respectively in Delhi.

The booking windows at select suburban railway stations in Mumbai are set to reopen today as both the Central and Western Railway will run train services for the first time since March 23, but only for the 1.25 lakh commuters identified by the state government as essential service workers.
The train services will not be available for the general public. 

Sushant Singh Rajput's maternal uncle on his death: "We don’t think he committed suicide, police must investigate the matter. There seems to be a conspiracy behind his death. He has been murdered."

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 7.9 million, including more than 435,000 fatalities. More than 4,104,000 patients are reported to have recovered.

Deaths by country:

• United States- 1,16,825
• Brazil- 41,901
• Italy- 34,223
• Spain- 27,136
• France- 29,374
• United Kingdom- 41,481
• Belgium - 9,646

Coronavirus in India: Total COVID-19 positive cases cross 333,000-mark
Coronavirus Death Toll in India: As of Friday evening, the death toll stood at 9,520