India-US 2+2 Dialogue For Third Time in Over 2 Years Symbol of Strong Partnership, Says US State Department: Live Breaking News Headlines And Coronavirus Updates on October 26, 2020

"US Secretary of State Pompeo and EAM Jaishankar welcomed third US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in just over two years as a symbol of the strong partnership between the United States and India," said US State Department.

Eight fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar islands today, taking the total positive cases in the union territory to 4,253: UT Administration.

IPL 2020: Kings XI Punjab defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets, while chasing down a target of 150 runs.

Delhi: Mayors of all the three municipal corporations end their day-long protest after meeting with Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain.

The 3 mayors were protesting outside the CM residence over the non-payment of salaries of the employees of the municipal corporation.

Election Commission of India asks Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath that while making public utterances he should not use any such ( "item" remark) word or statement during the period of model code of conduct.

Election Commission of India issues notice to Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma for violation of model code of conduct imposed for 3rd November by-elections in Madhya Pradesh

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal writes to Punjab CM to ensure the complete resumption of railway services in Punjab. The letter states, "Ensure full security, clear track of agitators and guarantee security for free run for all trains to and through Punjab."

"We discussed key bilateral, regional and global issues. Reviewed progress in ties: grown substantially in every domain. Our foreign policy consultations and cooperation have expanded. Working closely on plurilateral and multilateral formats," said External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar.

Bharatiya Janata Party releases names of eight candidates from Uttar Pradesh and one from Uttarakhand for upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.

Delhi reports 2,832 new COVID-19 cases, 3,736 recoveries/discharges/migrations and 54 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases here rise to 3,59,488, including 3,27,390 recoveries/discharges/migrations and 6,312 deaths. Active cases 25,786: Delhi Government.

Maharashtra reports 3,645 new COVID-19 cases, 9,905 recoveries and 84 deaths, as per their Public Health Department.

The COVID tally of the state rises to 16,48,665, with 14,70,660 recoveries and 43,348 deaths. Active cases 1,34,137.

The Test squad includes Virat Kohli (Capt), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar, Ajinkya (vc), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Saha (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj: BCCI.

Team India's ODI squad includes Virat Kohli (Capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vc & wk), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur.

T20I squad: Virat Kohli, Shikhar, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish, H Pandya, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, W Sundar, Y Chahal, J Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, D Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy.

Indian opener Rohit Sharma has been excluded from the Australia tour. He was not named in the squad for ODIs, Tests and T20s.

2,708 new active COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu. Total cases in the state are now 7,11,713 with 29,268 active cases. 6,71,489 patients have discharged while the death toll stands at 10,956.

"The way his film flopped, Chirag will also flop in politics. He starred with Kangana, now see where she has reached. Similarly, Sushant made his mark in Bollywood without any background. Chirag is a 'Jamura' dancing to someone else tunes," said JD(U) leader Sanjay Jha on Chirag Paswan. Watch video:

Punjab reported 336 new #COVID19 cases and 8 deaths on 26th October. Total number of cases stand at 1,31,391 with 1,23,047 discharges, 4,219 active cases & 4,125 deaths: State Government

Government of India to provide 270 MT of food aid to Sudan, South Sudan, Djibouti and Eritrea, affected by natural calamities and COVID19 pandemic: Ministry of External Affairs

Lockdown to be imposed in the Aizwal Municipal Corporation area from 4:30 am tomorrow till 4:30 am of 3rd November: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram

One unidentified terrorist neutralised in an ongoing anti-terrorist operation in Noorpura, Awantipora: Kashmir Zone Police

Karnataka reports 3,130 new #COVID19 cases, 42 deaths and 8,715 discharges in the last 24 hours. Total cases in the state rise to 8,05,947, with 7,19,558 discharges and 10,947 deaths. Active cases 75,423.