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Himachal Pradesh reports 55 new COVID-19 cases; active cases and deaths stand at 1,418 and 31 respectively

Kerala on Thursday recorded 2,406 new COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths, taking the total number of those infected by the virus in the state to 66,760.

The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal jumped to 3,017 on Thursday after 53 more people succumbed to the virus, a bulletin issued by the state's health department said.

With 1,190 new coronavirus cases recorded in the last 24 hours, Gujarat's tally rose to 91,329 on Thursday

Supreme Court to pronounce tomorrow its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging University Grants Commission's July 6 circular and seeking cancellation of final term examination in view of COVID-19 situation.

655 new COVID-19 cases (158 from Jammu & 497 from Kashmir) 528 recoveries & 14 deaths reported in Jammu & Kashmir today. Total cases stand at 35,135, including 7,743 active positive cases, 26,721 recoveries & 671 deaths: State Health Department, Govt of J&K

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits the newly inaugurated 300-bedded COVID-19 hospital in Gonda

India today is facing numerous challenges and threats. Our collective response to COVID-19 has firmly established our ability to overcome any such unforeseeable eventuality: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat at a webinar.

High risk of flash flood for next 24 hours over some areas of Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, East MP & adjoining West UP & West MP subdivision. Moderate risk over some areas of Jammu & Kashmir subdivision also: Central Water Commission Official Flood Forecast citing IMD

Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court dismisses a PIL seeking a declaration of funds received by PM-CARES.

Rain lashes parts of Raipur. Spells of rainfall are likely in the city for the next 6 days, according to the weather forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Krishan Pal Gurjar, Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice & Empowerment, tested positive for COVID-19.

The United States' Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results. The 15-minute test from Abbott Laboratories will sell for $5 (₹371.63 INR), giving it a competitive edge over similar tests that need to be popped into a small machine. The size of a credit card, the self-contained test is based on the same technology used to test for the flu, strep throat and other infections.

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Former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support. He is being treated for a lung infection and renal dysfunction. He is haemodynamically stable: Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt

I am quite pleased to say that the Indian banking sector continues to be safe and stable: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das says.

Virat Kohli & Anushka Sharma to welcome their first child in January 2021. 

With more than 1000 flights and more than 200,000 passenger footfalls at airports, now we cross the milestone of more than 100,000 domestic passengers in a day: Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

While the moratorium on loans was a temporary solution in the context of lockdown, resolution framework is expected to give a durable relief to borrowers facing COVID-19 related stress. RBI's response to the situation arising out of #COVID19 has been unprecedented. Measures taken by the RBI are intended to deal with the specific situation of COVID19 and can not be, obviously permanent: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das at a newspaper event

Supreme Court reserves its judgement on the review petition filed by fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who was convicted in 2018 for contempt of court.

The total number of samples tested up to 26th August is 3,85,76,510 including 9,24,998 samples tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

With the government not budging from its stand on the holding of JEE Main and NEET exams in September, the stand-off with the students continues. Now, six states and a union territory will petition the Supreme Court against the holding of JEE and NEET exams from September 1, flagging concerns of risks due to Covid infection and seeking a postponement till the situation improves.

West Bengal Government in a letter to Union Ministry of Civil Aviation: Ensure that there is no flight coming to or going out of any airport of West Bengal on 7th, 11th & 12th September as the state will observe complete lockdown on these three days. Also, restriction on flights coming in from six cities, viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Ahmedabad, is being partially lifted from 1st September onwards. Flights from these cities can come to the state thrice a week. 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will chair the 41st GST Council meeting today via video conferencing. The meeting will be attended by MoS Finance Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of states & UTs and senior officers from Union Government & states. 

Watch Swami Ramdev on India TV as he teaches you yoga asanas to gain weight. 

7 new COVID-19 cases reported in Mizoram in the last 24 hours taking the total cases in the state to 974. A total of 473 people cured/discharged so far. Active cases stand at 501: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram

Early identification through aggressive testing, comprehensive surveillance & contact tracing, and focus on timely and efficient clinical treatment of patients have ensured high number of speedy recoveries. This has also kept the case fatality rate low: Ministry of Health

Hello and welcome to today's live coverage of coronavirus news in India and across the world, with me, Nidhi Taneja and my colleagues Vani Mehrotra, Priya Jaiswal, and Himanshu Shekhar. You can get in touch with us directly on Twitter @nidhiindiatv @vani_mehrotra​ @priyajais, and @himaanshus 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: (According to Worldometer)

The total number of global cases has surpassed 24 million, including more than 828, 000 fatalities. More than 16,866,711 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise:

USA: 6,000,331

Brazil: 3,722,004

India: 3,307,749

Russia: 970,865