LIVE News Updates: 20 deaths and 539 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Gujarat

20 deaths and 539 fresh cases of COVID-19 reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. State's tally rises to 26737 including 18702 cured/discharged and 1639 deaths: State Health Department.

West Bengal reports 441 fresh COVID-19 positive cases, 11 deaths and 562 discharged cases in the last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases stands at 13531 in the state: State Health Department

120 new COVID-19 cases reported in the state today, taking the total number of positive cases to 3952 including 2678 recovered cases and 98 deaths: Punjab Health Department

Position with regard to Galwan Valley area has been historically clear. Attempts by Chinese side to now advance exaggerated & untenable claims with regard to LAC there aren’t acceptable, says MEA

Tamil Nadu reports 2396 fresh COVID-19 cases & 38 deaths today, taking the total number of cases to 56845. There are 24822 active cases now in the state. Death toll rises to 704: State Health Department

One unidentified terrorist killed in the encounter underway at Likhdi Pora area of Kulgam, says Jammu And Kashmir Police

Highest single-day spike of 127 positive COVID-19 cases reported in Kerala today. There are 1450 active cases now: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Delhi LG to rollback compulsory 5-day institutional quarantine for COVID-19 patients: Sources

Andhra Pradesh govt has decided not to conduct 10th class exams in the wake of COVID-19: State Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh.

West Bengal: Members of 'Regional Tibetan Youth Congress' hold an anti-China protest in Siliguri, appealing to all to boycott Chinese products and delete Chinese mobile apps.

Nepal is confident that our friendly neighbours India & China will resolve, in the spirit of good neighbourliness, their mutual differences through peaceful means in favour of bilateral, regional & world peace and stability: Govt of Nepal.

4 civilians injured in ceasefire violation by Pakistan along LoC in J&K's Rampur sector: Army spokesperson

Highest single-day spike of 32 new COVID-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh, tally 135: Health official

Uttarakhand reports 101 new COVID-19 cases, taking the state's total to 2,278.

Delhi will need 90,000 beds for coronavirus patients by June 30 if all cases are required to undergo five-day institutional quarantine, AAP leader Raghav Chadha warned on Saturday. The AAP leader pointed out that the Delhi government was already struggling to find the 15,000 beds required by that date, reported NDTV

1 death and 140 new COVID-19 positive cases reported among police personnel in the last 48 hours. The total number of positive cases rise to 3,960 including 46 deaths and 2,925 recoveries: Maharashtra Police.

It was made clear (in yesterday’s all-party meeting) that this Government will not allow any unilateral change of the Line of Actual Control (LAC): Government of India Statement.

Priyanka slams Modi govt over India- China face off, quotes Gorakh Pandey

If no Chinese troops crossed LAC and are in our territory, what was ‘face-off’ on May 5-6? Between May 5 and June 6, what was issue on which Indian commanders were talking to their Chinese counterparts? What was subject matter of negotiations between Corps Commanders of India and China?: P Chidambaram

What is govt's answer to China's claim to entire Galwan Valley; Will govt reject this claim: Cong leader P Chidambaram

Opposing Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal's decision of compulsory 5-day institutional quarantine for COVID-19 patients, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said Railway has provided isolation coaches but given the hot weather, how will someone stay in them: Sources

Puducherry records 52 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking total number of cases to 338 including 131 recoveries and 7 deaths: Puducherry Health Department

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at today's SDMA meeting opposed LG Anil Baijal's decision of 5-day compulsory institutional quarantine for COVID patients. He said this will make people evade testing which will further increase the spread of infection: Sources

A rare celestial event, annular solar eclipse, popularly called as ring of fire eclipse will be visible this Sunday. The first solar eclipse of this year takes place on the summer solstice, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere: Ministry of Science & Technology

Two Indians have been arrested and 18 lakhs in Nepalese currency seized in Jamunia area of Motihari district, Bihar: Sashastra Seema Bal

A 60-year-old COVID-19 patient has died in Puri district, taking the death toll to 12 in Odisha: State Health Department

PM Narendra Modi launches Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan to generate employment for migrants who returned home during coronavirus lockdown

179 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Odisha, taking the total number of cases to 4,856 out of which 1,543 cases are active: State Health Department

Country is proud of the sacrifice made by our braves in Ladakh. Today when I am speaking to people of Bihar, I will say the valour was of Bihar Regiment, every Bihari is proud of it. I pay tributes to the braves who laid down their lives for the nation: PM Narendra Modi.

During the lockdown, I interacted through video conference with labourers in different districts after they returned to Bihar. I felt that they don't want to go to other states for work: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar during the launch of 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan'

A BJP MLA who had participated in voting for Rajya Sabha elections yesterday has tested positive for coronavirus

Rajasthan reported 158 COVID-19 cases till 10.30 AM today, taking total number of cases to 14,314 out of which 2,860 cases are active. Number of deaths due to the disease stands at 333: State Health Department

Update: Pakistani drone shot down by BSF along IB in Jammu and Kashmir carried a highly sophisticated rifle, two magazines, 60 rounds and seven grenades: Officials.

Greater Noida police said they have arrested two drug traffickers with 200 kg cannabis that was procured from Andhra Pradesh and was primarily intended to be sold to college students in the National Capital Region.

The Rajasthan government has capped the COVID-19 testing charge at Rs 2,200 for private labs, against the fee of ₹ 3,500 to ₹4,500 which were earlier charged.

The decision was taken by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in a meeting held late on Friday night to review measures taken to fight COVID-19 in the state.

There has been an alarming rise in the number of coronavirus cases in the four districts of Agra division, as around two dozen fresh infections were reported in the last 24 hours, health officials said on Saturday.

According to the officials, Agra recorded eight new COVID-19 cases and one death in the last 24 hours. The total tally now stands at 1,124. Of this 914 have been discharged after recovery.

The Animal Husbandry Department of Madhya Pradesh has termed as "baseless" the reports doing rounds on social media that coronavirus was found in chicken in some poultry farms in the state.

A 23-year-old woman experienced labour pain in a Shramik Special train just as it was about to reach her destination, Titlagarh railway station in Odisha's Bolangir district, and delivered a baby girl in a hospital in the town, a Railway official said.

Jammu & Kashmir: At about 5:10 am, a Pakistani spy drone was shot down by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Pansar, Kathua.

India reports the highest single-day spike of 14516 new COVID-19 cases and 375 deaths in last 24 hours. Total number of positive cases now stands 395048 at including 168269 active cases, 213831 cured/discharged/migrated & 12948 deaths: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

PM has surrendered Indian territory to Chinese aggression. If the land was Chinese: 1. Why were our soldiers killed? 2. Where were they killed?, tweeted Rahul Gandhi