20 Aug, 23:43 (IST)

Jharkhand reports 517 new COVID-19 cases, 754 recoveries and 8 deaths, taking total cases to 26,938, including 17,320 discharges and 286 deaths. Number of active cases stands at 9,332: State Health Department

20 Aug, 23:02 (IST)

Karnataka: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) has issued an order prohibiting the sale of meat & slaughtering of animals on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi on 22 August. All meat shops in the city to remain shut on the day.

20 Aug, 22:51 (IST)

CM Uddhav Thackeray in a meeting to discuss the new National Education Policy, instructed to appoint a committee consisting of education experts & practitioners to systematically approach the implementation of the National Education Policy in the state: Office of Maharashtra CM

20 Aug, 22:48 (IST)

76 new cases and 109 recoveries reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands today, taking the total number of cases to 2,680. There are 1,011 active cases now. The death toll is at 31: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration

20 Aug, 22:38 (IST)

12 persons lost consciousness after ammonia gas leaked at a milk dairy at Bandapalli in Putalapattu Mandal. They have been taken to hospital. All are safe & out of danger. The gas has been contained at the dairy: Putalapattu Sub Inspector, Chittoor District. #AndhraPradesh

20 Aug, 22:29 (IST)

State Govt is committed to protect & conserve Western Ghats & will not allow any non-forestry activities reiterated CM Uddhav Thackeray in a meeting with Dept. of Forests, Industries, Environment & Mining on preserving the biodiversity of Western Ghats: Office of Maharashtra CM

20 Aug, 22:19 (IST)

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology summons Facebook on September 2. The Committee will "hear the views of representatives of Facebook on the subject 'Safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms."

20 Aug, 22:19 (IST)

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology summons Facebook on September 2. The Committee will "hear the views of representatives of Facebook on the subject 'Safeguarding citizens' rights and prevention of misuse of social/online news media platforms."

20 Aug, 21:47 (IST)

India-Republic of Korea consultations on disarmament and non-proliferation were held virtually today. The two sides exchanged views on global developments and contemporary issues of mutual interest in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation: Ministry of External Affairs

20 Aug, 20:48 (IST)

The Kolkata Police arrested 541 people for deliberate violation of the COVID-19 safety restrictions since morning till 6 pm today. A total of 18 vehicles have been seized in the same period.

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Mumbai, August 20: Maharashtra Government will resume inter-district state transport bus service from today. No private vehicle to move from one district to another without a pass said State Transport Minister Anil Parab.

A security review last week on Jammu and Kashmir led the government to order the withdrawal of 10,000 troops from the union territory, a move that is seen as part of the Centre’s outreach to the Kashmir valley.

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation late Tuesday on state television, hours after mutinous soldiers had fired shots into the air outside his home before detaining him. The dramatic development comes after more than two months of regular demonstrations calling for him to step down three years before his final term was due to end.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said that the suspension of subsidies to Hong Kong will bring in business to the United States. Replying to a question on the recent arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, Trump said, "I sent him best wishes. I hear he is a wonderful gentleman and a brave man."

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