Virus Outbreak  

According to the Centre, the decision on opening of educational institutions has been left to States/UTs as per the Union home ministry's September order, which is valid till November, 2020

 India continues to report a trend of steadily declining active cases. For the third day after the active cases dropped below the 6 lakh mark after nearly three months, the progressive decline has been maintained.

The European Union, Britain, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland have alone accounted for over 1.1 million cases over the past seven days.

New wave of coronavirus infections has nearly wiped out months of progress made against the virus, forcing fresh imposition of restrictions and lockdowns across Europe and United States. The European Union, Britain, Norway, Switzerland and Iceland have alone accounted for over 1.1 million cases over the past seven days. According to John Hopkins university, the virus has killed more than 250,000 people in Europe and over 227,000 in the U.S.

On July 30, Kerala reported 506 coronavirus cases and among them, 375 contracted the virus through contact.

International students make immense cultural and social contributions to Canada, and generate more than $21 billion in economic activity. In 2019, Canada hosted over 650,000 international students at the post-secondary education level. More than 58,000 former international students have become Canadian permanent residents

British finance minister Rishi Sunak said he will not be able to protect "every single job" as the UK enters a "severe recession".

A video of the incident that has gone viral shows the body of a 55-year-old man lying on the road in Bengaluru while his family members stood beside the body

In an address during the virtual meeting of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), PM Modi said COVID-19 had been used as an opportunity to work towards making the country self-reliant

India recorded another biggest single-day jump in the cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with more than 19,000 infections recorded in the last 24 hours

At least 1,255 scheduled flights were cancelled Wednesday morning, state-run People's Daily reported, nearly 70% of all trips to and from Beijing's main airports.
 

Tonnes of radish grown in Gadag, Karnataka, lie without being transported. Farmers have lost hope in getting any good price. At present, the price is Rs 300 per quintal in the market and about 4,000 quintal is what is getting wasted from 1.5 acre land.

An incident of coronavirus lockdown violation has surfaced from Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai's home district Haveri. Dozens of members from the Muslim community congregated to offer Friday prayers.

On Tamil New Year, superstar Rajinikanth said, “This year's New Year gift to Tamils will be to keep oneself safe and follow the lockdown rules.”

The Punjab Police personnel was attacked after a group of people were asked to show their curfew pass amid movement restrictions put across the state to curb the spread of coronavirus

In a heartwarming gesture, a COVID-19 patient, who recovered from the infection, touched the feet of doctors and thanked them for healing him