01 Jun, 00:00 (IST)

199 more COVID-19 cases reported in Telangana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 2698, including 1188 active cases, 1428 recovered and 82 deaths, said a statement issued by the State Health Department.

31 May, 23:36 (IST)

Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav has written to Maharashtra Chief Secretary Ajoy Mehta, requesting him to issue necessary instructions to district administration to organise the compliance to the guidelines of MHA & MOHF&W for running of special trains from June 1.

31 May, 22:51 (IST)

Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh has ordered formulation of clearly defined guidelines for opening up of hotels/hospitality services, shopping malls, places of worship and restaurants for in-dining from June 8, 2020, said the Chief Minister's Office.

31 May, 22:49 (IST)

"Inter-state and Inter-district travel within the state will be allowed in Haryana," said a statement issued by the Chief Minister's office.

31 May, 21:58 (IST)

The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization, tweeted President Donald Trump.

31 May, 21:12 (IST)

Delhi-Noida border to remain sealed; in 42% of the cases, source of infection has been tracked to Delhi: Gautam Budh Nagar Administration.

31 May, 21:12 (IST)

Delhi-Noida border to remain sealed; in 42% of the cases, source of infection has been tracked to Delhi: Gautam Budh Nagar Administration.

31 May, 20:08 (IST)

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts docked Sunday with the International Space Station. "Soft capture," the moment when the spacecraft makes first contact and latching with the target vehicle, occurred at 10:16 am Eastern Time.

31 May, 19:57 (IST)

38 new #COVID19 positive cases reported today in Dharavi area of Mumbai, taking the total number of positive cases to 1771. Death toll stands at 71: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

31 May, 19:53 (IST)

105 more #COVID19 positive cases have been reported in Jammu&Kashmir; 90 from Kashmir division and 15 from Jammu division. Total positive cases in the Union Territory stand at 2446 including 1491 active cases: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir

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New Delhi, May 31: The prime focus of this live breaking news blog will be the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The number of coronavirus cases has reached 6,156,428 worldwide. This includes 370,918 deaths due to COVID-19 and 2,734,778 recoveries. With 1,816,820 cases including 105,557 deaths, the United States has the highest number of infections and fatalities. In India, the coronavirus tally has reached 1,73,763 with 4,971 deaths. Catch live breaking and updates on the coronavirus outbreak here. Coronavirus in India: Live Map.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the 65th edition of his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' at 11 am today. In this 'Mann Ki Baat' address, PM Modi is likely to focus on the relaxations being given from June 1, after over two months of lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19. The government has allowed re-opening of "all activities outside containment zones for the next one month beginning June 1" in a phased manner.

US President Donald Trump has postponed an in-person G7 summit from the end of June until at least September, while saying that he would like to invite India, Russia, South Korea and Australia for an expanded summit. According to CNN, Trump also said that the current G7 format is "outdated". "I am postponing it because I do not feel as a G7 it properly represents what is going on in the world", Trump told reporters.