US Confirms First Death Due to Coronavirus Outbreak: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, February 29, 2020

The United States on Saturday confirmed the first death due to coronavirus outbreak in the northwest state of Washington.

Sasikala Pushpa, an expelled lawmaker of the AIADMK, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday.

Delhi Police: 13 cases registered against accounts operating from different platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. for posting provocative content. Several social media accounts and web links involved in circulation of unlawful, offensive content have been suspended.

Class 10 and 12 CBSE exams will be held as scheduled from 2 March onwards in  Northeast Delhi also. Board has filed affidavit in Delhi High Court and has directed Delhi Police and Delhi government to ensure safety of students and render all help to conduct exams in these areas.

The United States and the Taliban inked a historic peace deal in Qatar capital Doha on Saturday with the intent of bringing long-time normalcy and peace in war-torn Afghanistan.

Afghan-US joint declaration: US will reduce the number of US military forces in Afghanistan to 8,600 & implement other commitments in the US-Taliban agreement within 135 days of the announcement of this joint declaration and the US-Taliban agreement.

A fire broke out at an oil warehouse located in Madhavaram area of state capital Chennai. Four fire tenders have been pressed in to douse off the flames. No injuries were reported so far.

With nine more coronavirus deaths reported by Iran, the overall death toll due to the COVID-19 virus has jumped to 43 in the nation.

Schools in Northeast Delhi to remain closed till March 7. They were shut earlier this week after riots broke out in the city.

Update by PTI

A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court to pronounce its order on Monday on whether petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 be referred to a larger bench.

2012 Delhi gangrape case: One of the convicts, Akshay has moved mercy petition claiming that his earlier petition that was dismissed did not have all the facts.

Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau chief Parambir Singh will be the next Mumbai Police Commissioner, news agency ANI reported.

Bharti Airtel has deposited an additional Rs 8,004 crore towards adjusted gross revenue dues, to the telecom department.Earlier on 17th Feb,company had deposited Rs 10,000 cr aggregating to a total payment of Rs 18,004 cr now complied with AGR judgment&directions of Supreme Court.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributes assistive aids & devices to senior citizens & the differently-abled, at a distribution camp in Prayagraj.

Earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale struck Himachal Pradesh's Chamba region earlier today.

Telangana ministers KT Rama Rao, Etela Rajender, Talasani Srinivas Yadav and others ate chicken on stage in Hyderabad yesterday in a bid to end rumours that Coronavirus is transmitted through chicken and egg.

Meghalaya Police: Curfew has been imposed in Shillong agglomeration and adjoining areas and internet services have been suspended in the six districts of the Eastern Range as a precautionary measure(Following clashes between Khasi Students' Union members and non-tribals over CAA).

US health officials on Friday reported a third case of the new coronavirus transmitted to a person who did not travel overseas or come in contact with anyone known to be ill, indicating the disease was spreading in the country.

Authorities said the new case concerned a person living in the western state of Oregon. The adult patient, who has been hospitalized, was known to have had contact with people at an elementary school.

Two other similar cases have been reported in neighboring California this week.

A banner reading 'Pakistan Army Epicenter of International Terrorism' was put up near Broken Chair monument in Geneva, during the ongoing 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.