14 Jun, 22:44 (IST)

Delhi Government withdraws its order declaring all nursing homes having bed strength between 10 beds to 49 beds as COVID-19 nursing homes.

14 Jun, 22:03 (IST)

Train services suspended from tomorrow at Anand Vihar railway station as all of its platforms have been reserved for the deployment of isolation coaches. The 5 trains running from Anand Vihar station will now operate from Old Delhi railway station: Railways official.

14 Jun, 21:42 (IST)

237 more COVID-19 cases & 3 deaths reported in Telangana today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 4974, including 2377 discharged, 2412 active cases, & 185 deaths: State Health Department

14 Jun, 20:55 (IST)

3390 COVID-19 cases & 120 deaths reported in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours. Total number of cases in the state is now at 107958, including 50978 discharged, and 3950 deaths: Maharashtra Health Department

14 Jun, 20:53 (IST)

293 cases of COVID-19 & 10 deaths reported in Rajasthan till 8.30 PM today, taking the total number of cases to 12,694 & death toll to 292. Number of active cases stands at 2,835: State Health Department

14 Jun, 20:23 (IST)

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck 122 km north-northwest (NNW) of Rajkot, Gujarat at 8:13 pm today: National Center for Seismology (NCS)

14 Jun, 20:18 (IST)

In compliance with orders of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Health Ministry directs that bodies of suspected COVID-19 cases in Delhi be handed over to relatives immediately without waiting for lab confirmation: Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

14 Jun, 19:59 (IST)

The total number of containment zones in Delhi is now 242; total 67 zones have been de-contained till date: Delhi Government. 

14 Jun, 19:09 (IST)

Nepal’s Upper House endorses proposal seeking consideration on Amendment Bill to include the new map in the Constitution which includes Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura. Formal voting to be held on Tuesday.

14 Jun, 18:47 (IST)

176 COVID-19 cases & 5 deaths reported in Karnataka today. Total number of cases in the state is now at 7000, including 2956 active cases, 3955 discharged & 89 deaths (3 due to non-COVID cause), the State Health Department said.

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Mumbai, June 14: The number of coronavirus cases across India continues to escalate, even as the government is gearing up towards re-opening all sectors of the economy. Infections continue to multiply on an alarming rate, with the Health Ministry recording more than 11,000 cases in the update released on Saturday. Stay tuned here for all the live breaking news and updates on coronavirus and other major stories from India and other parts of the world.

Among major national news, the border row with Nepal is likely to remain in focus as the KP Sharma Oli government in Kathmandu passed a legislation yesterday to amend the country's map. The Himalayan nation has included Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura - the regions which currently fall in India's Uttarakhand province - under its own political map.
On the international front, the race for a COVID-19 vaccine remains one of the most intriguing topics for publications across the globe. A study conducted on animals by Moderna Inc - one of the leading candidates in the US - found the vaccine to not only be effective in preventing infections, but also posed no hazardous health risks or side-effects.
AstraZeneca, the UK-based pharmaceutical firm, which claims to be "on track" to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine, signed a deal with four European nations - Italy, Germany, France and the Netherlands - to supply 400 million doses of the vaccine once developed. The company, in a statement, said the delivery is possible by the end of 2020.
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