Six Sri Lankan fishermen being rescued by merchant vessel YM Summit 170 nautical miles east of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The rescue was coordinated by Indian Coast Guard Maritime rescue coordination centre (Mumbai) and Chennai today morning: Indian Coast Guard.
Jharkhand: Jaivardhan Singh, a local BJP leader and representative of Chatra MP in Latehar district, has been shot dead at a market under Barwahdih Police Station limits by unidentified assailants, say Latehar Police
53 new COVID-19 cases and 5 recoveries reported in Jharkhand today. The total number of cases now stands at 2807, of which 743 are active cases. 2045 patients have recovered so far. The death toll is at 19: Jharkhand Health Department
Rajasthan reported 632 new #COVID19 positive cases and 9 deaths till 8.30 pm today, taking the total number of cases to 20,164 and deaths to 456. Number of active cases stands at 3,780: State Health Department
Gujarat reported 725 new #COVID19 cases and 18 deaths in last 24 hours, taking the state's case tally to 36,123 including 25,900 recoveries and 1,945 deaths: State Health Department
Kerala recorded 225 new COVID-19 cases today, taking active cases to 2,228. A total of 3,174 patients have recovered from the disease so far: State Health Minister KK Shailaja
Rain and thundershower with strong winds are likely to occur at many places over Mumbai, Mumbai suburban, Palghar, Pune, Raigad and Thane during the next 2-4 hours: Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority.
Maharashtra reported 6,555 new COVID-19 cases and 151 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 2,06,619 and death toll to 8,822. Number of active cases stands at 86,040: State Health Department.
A total of 21 patients were admitted to Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre & Hospital, Radha Soami Beas, Chhatarpur in New Delhi till 7:30 pm today. Condition of all admitted is stable: Indo-Tibetan Border Police
All stand-alone grocery shops are allowed to operate between 11 am & 4 pm from July 6 to July 10 in Kamrup Metropolitan District. Shopkeepers & customers shall have to wear masks, hand gloves & maintain social distancing: Assam State Disaster Management Authority.
We are 'sitting on a volcano' with rising COVID-19 cases. The situation in Thiruvananthapuram has become complicated as number of untraceable cases are rising: Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran on possibilities of community spread in Thiruvananthapuram.
Uttarakhand reported 31 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 3,124. Recovery rate among COVID-19 patients stands at 80.79%: State Health Department.
With 786 labs in government sector & 314 private labs, there are as many as 1,100 labs in India. During the last 24 hours, 2,48,934 samples have been tested. The cumulative number of samples tested, as on date, is 97,89,066: Government of India.
Karnataka: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of a youth and a child who died due to a landslide at Gurupura in Mangaluru.
The number of recovered cases among COVID-19 patients has risen to 4,09,082, taking the national recovery rate amongst COVID-19 to 60.77%: Govt of India
Sikhs For Justice, an unlawful org under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, launched a campaign for registering supporters for its cause. On the recommendation of MHA, Electronics & Info Tech Ministry has issued orders under IT Act, 2000, for blocking 40 websites of SFJ: MHA
Chandigarh reported seven new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 466 including 395 recoveries and six deaths: Chandigarh Administration
New Delhi, July 5: The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases globally has reached 11,380,633, including 5,33,449 deaths and 6,439,666 recoveries, according to worldometers. The number of Covid-19 cases in the US has topped 2.8 million, reaching 2,808,003, with the death toll reaching 1,29,476. In India, the number of COVID-19 infection has surged to 6,48,315, including 18,665 fatalities and 3,94,226 recoveries. Catch live updates on the global coronavirus outbreak and other breaking news here. US Was Doing Great Until It Was Hit by China's Coronavirus: Donald Trump.
As many as 32 people lost their lives due to lightning in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. While lightning amid heavy rain and thunderstorms killed 15 people in seven districts of Bihar over the past 24 hours, 17 people died due to lightning in four districts of Uttar Pradesh. Monsoon rainfall continued in several parts of India, especially in Mumbai where heavy rains are predicted today. Bihar CM Announces 4 Lakh Ex-gratia Each for Kin of Lightning Strike Victims.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the progress of agriculture research, extension and education in the country through videoconference and said that start-ups and agri-entrepreneurs need to be promoted to ensure innovation and use of technology in agriculture and allied sectors. Meanwhile, with two more fresh deaths on Saturday, the toll in the ongoing current wave of Assam floods has increased to 37.
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