LIVE News Updates: Schools and colleges in Odisha to be closed till Durga Puja in the wake of COVID-19 

Schools and colleges in Odisha will remain closed till Durga Puja holidays, in view of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic: Chief Minister's Office, reports ANI.

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violated ceasefire in Shahpur, Kirni & Qasba sectors in Poonch district at about 1850 hours today, reports ANI

Jammu and Kashmir reports 704 new COVID-19 cases, 19 more fatalities, taking infection count to 34,480 and death toll to 657; number of active cases now 7,630: Officials.

The low-pressure area has moved to the north Odisha coast. Very heavy rainfall for the next 24 hours in some districts including Sambalpur, Sonepur, Jharsigoda: Kalahandi, Keonjhar. HR Biswas, director MET Dept, Bhubaneshwar

Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 case tally stands at 5,231 including 3,777 recoveries, 1,371 active cases and 30 deaths: State Health Department.

Total lockdown in West Bengal on September 7, 11 and 12: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Malaysia has reported six new COVID-19 infections, pushing the tally to 9,291, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

Health Ministry Director-General Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement that one of the new cases is imported and five more are local transmissions.

Another seven cases have been released, bringing the total cured and discharged to 8,978, or 96.6 per cent, of all cases.

Three people were killed when a truck rammed into a lorry at GT road near Doraha, about 25 km from here, on Wednesday, police said.

The three included two women who were labourers at a brick kiln in Moga. They were travelling in the back of the lorry, police said.

The accident took place when the driver of the lorry braked and the truck hit it from behind, they said.

Fire breaks out at a toy manufacturing factory in Noida, Sector 63 ; fire fighting operation underway, reports ANI.

NEET-JEE aspirants are worried about their health & future.

They have genuine concerns of:

- fear of Covid19 infection

- transport & lodging during pandemic

- flood-mayhem in Assam & Bihar.

GOI must listen to all stakeholders & find an acceptable solution, tweeted Rahul Gandhi.

Shortly after my father was killed Mother Teresa came to see us. I had fever. She sat by my bedside, held my hand and said ‘Come and work with me’. I did so for many years, and owe her a great debt of gratitude for the abiding friendship of all the MC sisters who continue to show me the path of selfless service and love, tweeted Priyanka Gandhi.

Mamata Banerjee urges all CMs to together move Supreme Court for postponing NEET, JEE exams as students are not prepared

Announcements such as those related to the National Education Policy should really worry us as it is actually a setback. Other problems of students and exams are also being dealt with uncaringly: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is holding meeting with 7 CMs over GST collection issues, NEET, JEE exams on Wednesday.

Apart from Congress chief ministers of Punjab (Captain Amarinder Singh), Rajasthan (Ashok Gehlot), Chhattisgarh (Bhupesh Baghel) and Puducherry (V Narayanasamy), West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren are participating in the meeting.

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi approaches Delhi High Court against Netflix's upcoming web series 'Bad Boy Billionaires', through advocate Vijay Aggarwal. Hearing shortly, reports ANI

The recovery rate in Delhi is above 90%. The death rate is Delhi in August is around 1 percent which is the best in the country: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, reports News18.

A session of the West Bengal Assembly will begin on September 9, Speaker Biman Banerjee said on Wednesday.

An all-party meeting has been convened on September 7 to discuss the business of the House, he said.

"The Assembly session will begin on September 9. The duration of the session and the business of the House will be decided in the all-party meeting," Banerjee told PTI.

A woman helper, who had allegedly jumped off the 11th floor of NDMC Building in Delhi, succumbs to injuries at a hospital, reports ANI.

I think the Central Govt should postpone the NEET and JEE exams or they should find an alternative way of conducting the exams. Examination system across the world is evolving, there are 1000 alternate ways to conduct exams: Delhi Deputy CM & Education Minister Manish Sisodia, reports ANI.

There has been an increase in COVID-19 cases in last few days. Recovery rate is more than 90% in the national capital. We are fully prepared. I have directed that number of tests will be doubled in coming days: Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM, reports ANI.

SC refuses to entertain Andhra Pradesh govt's plea against HC status quo order on two new laws enabling formation of 3 capital cities.

Highest single-day spike of 3,371 cases pushes Odisha's COVID-19 tally to 87,602; death toll mounts to 441 with 13 fresh fatalities: Health official.

511 new COVID-19 cases, 213 discharged cases and 8 deaths reported in Puducherry today. Total number of cases in the state stands at 11,930, including 4,264 active cases, 7,486 recovered cases and 180 deaths till date: State Health Department, Government of Puducherry, reports ANI.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee is being treated for lung infection. His renal parameters are slightly deranged since yesterday. He continues to be in deep coma and on ventilator support, says Army Hospital (R&R), Delhi Cantt

In the biggest single-day spike, Telangana on Wednesday reported 3,018 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state's tally to 1,11,688.

A youth has been arrested for allegedly celebratory firing in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said on Wednesday.

The rupee appreciated 7 paise to 74.26 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday supported by foreign fund inflows and optimism surrounding trade the deal between the US and China.

A cloud cover persisted over the national capital on Wednesday morning, with the weather department predicting light to moderate rain towards the evening.

Home-grown regional language social media app ShareChat on Wednesday said it has entered into an agreement with T-Series to license its music catalogue on the platforms.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh has served a privilege notice against eight Superintendent of Police rank officials of Uttar Pradesh Police and wants them to be summoned in front of the Privileges Committee of Parliament.

Two persons were killed and a dozen injured when two Uttar Pradesh roadways buses coming from opposite directions rammed into each other on Wednesday morning on the Lucknow-Hardoi road.

Death toll rises to 16 (7 males and 9 females) in the building collapse incident in Raigad. Rescue operation is underway.

RBI has now confirmed what I have been warning for months. Govt needs to: Spend more, not lend more. Give money to the poor, not tax cuts to industrialists. Restart economy by consumption. Distractions through media won't help the poor or make the economic disaster disappear, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

India's COVID-19 case tally crosses 32 lakh mark with 67,151 fresh cases and 1,059 deaths in the last 24 hours. The COVID-19 case tally in the country rises to 32,34,475 including 7,07,267 active cases, 24,67,759 cured/discharged/migrated & 59,449 deaths: Ministry of Health

Earthquake of magnitude 3.8 hit 30 km Southeast of Baharampur, West Bengal, around 1 hour 30 minutes ago: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC)

The COVID-19 tally of Andaman and Nicobar Islands rose to 2,945 on Wednesday as 41 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the Union territory's coronavirus death toll to 37, a health official said

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls urgent meeting to discuss rising number of COVID-19 cases; health minister, chief secretary to attend

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has isolated himself for three days as a precautionary measure despite his novel coronavirus test report coming negative.

Sharing this information on the social media on Tuesday, Rawat said he and his family underwent a COVID-19 test along with the staff and the security personnel at the CMO as a precautionary measure.

"With the grace of God and your blessings the report is negative. However, as a precaution, I will remain in isolation for the next three days and discharge my duties from my residence telephonically or by using virtual platforms," he tweeted.

The chief minister chose to undergo a coronavirus test after an officer on special duty tested positive for the infection recently.