Breaking News: September 9, 2020 | As it happened

The number of COVID-19 tests per million in the national capital crossed the one-lakh mark on Wednesday, as the authorities conducted a record 54,517 tests in the last 24 hours, government data showed. 

According to the latest health bulletin issued by the Delhi government, the test-per-million count stood at 1,00,198. 

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Chhattisgarh, a sero survey will be conducted in ten districts including Raipur to find out the status of "herd immunity", an official statement said on Wednesday.

The survey will be jointly conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), Odisha and the state Health Department, it said.

Sero survey involves testing of blood serum of people to check for the prevalence of antibodies against coronavirus infection.

The survey will be conducted in two development blocks of Raipur district from September 16 to 18, while in the other nine districts -- Bilaspur, Korba, Mungeli, Jashpur, Janjgir-Champa, Balrampur, Balodabazar, Rajnandgaon and Durg -- it will start from September 20.

The Uttar Pradesh government has given its nod for resumption of inter-state bus services from the state, an official statement said here. In a statement, UPSRTC Managing Director Raj Shekhar said, "We are working on the schedule to start the bus services and will update you all soon.”

The Chief Minister’s Office said in a tweet in Hindi, "In a bid to provide easy and accessible transportation to the public, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has given permission for resumption of inter-state bus services to Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi."

NCP chief Sharad Pawar reached Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's Varsha Bungalow in Mumbai. 

In a bid to ease travel woes of several thousand National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirants, the Metro Railway in Kolkata has decided to operate special services on September 13, an official said on Wednesday.

This service will be exclusively for medical entrance examinees and their guardians, Metro Railway spokesperson Indrani Banerjee said.

I don't have any information regarding her office. But I read in the newspapers that it was an unauthorised construction. However, unauthorised constructions are not new in Mumbai. If BMC is acting as per rules, then it is right, said NCP Chief Sharad Pawar.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur condemns demolition of a portion of Kangana Ranaut's Mumbai bungalow, says she should get "proper atmosphere" to work in her field, PTI reported as saying.

Members of Bhartiya Kamgar Sena - workers' union affiliated to Shiv Sena, protested outside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport as actor #KanganaRanaut arrived in Mumbai.

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Hearing in the bail applications of Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik to be held on 10th September at Special Court, Mumbai: Satish Maneshinde, Rhea Chakraborty's lawyer. 

Shiv Sena supporters raise slogans against Kangana Ranaut at Mumbai Airport. The actress arrived in the city today. 

Meanwhile, the security at the airport has been tightened. 

Kangana Ranaut reaches Mumbai; security at airport tightened

The Bombay High Court has stayed any further demolition at actor Kangana Ranaut's office in Bandra. The order comes after Ranaut approached the court challenging the notice issued by the Mumbai civic body for 'illegal construction' at her bungalow, and sought a stay on the demolition process.

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Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 case tally rises to 7,880. The total number of positive cases include 2,300 active cases, 5,508 recoveries, and 59 deaths. 

Supreme Court today refused to entertain a fresh batch of petitions, seeking to postpone NEET 2020 examination scheduled to be held on September 13. Review petitions also dismissed by Court.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds ‘Svanidhi Samvaad’ with street vendors from Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing | HIGHLIGHTS

• I would like to congratulate Madhya Pradesh and Shivraj ji's team. Their efforts have ensured the benefit of Swanidhi scheme to more than 1 lakh street vendors in Madhya Pradesh in just 2 months time
• COVID-19 lockdown affected the businesses of street vendors. The purpose of this ‘Svanidhi Samvaad’ scheme is that those people can start afresh and begin their work again easily

Actor Rhea Chakraborty brought to Byculla Jail by Narcotics Control Bureau officials. She was arrested by the agency yesterday, in connection with a drug case related to Sushant Singh Rajput's death.

India's COVID-19 case tally crosses 43 lakh mark with a spike of 89,706 new cases & 1,115 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total case tally stands at 43,70,129 including 8,97,394 active cases, 33,98,845 cured/discharged/migrated & 73,890 deaths.

Sensex slumps by 220.64 points, currently at 38,144.71

As part of stage-I of resumption of metro services, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) resumes operations on Blue and Pink lines today; visuals from Rajouri Garden metro station.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) resumes services on Blue and Pink lines. Metro trains will run from 7 am to 11 am in the morning and 4 pm to 8 pm in the evening on both the lines, says DMRC. 

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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 27.7 million, including more than 901,000 fatalities. More than 19,820,990 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise: