Coronavirus live updates: Evolve common policy for movement within NCR region, SC tells Centre

There will be no lack of beds: Delhi health minister

'Since the launch of Delhi Corona app, various people are inquiring for beds but actual users are less. This is sort of window shopping. Three more hospitals have been converted, there will be no lack of beds,' says Delhi health minister on reports of difference in the number of beds in hospitals and the app.

Rajasthan reports 68 new Covid-19 positive cases today

This took the total number of cases 9720, reported ANI. Number of active cases stand at 2692, the state health department said.

Covid-19 death toll increase to 71 in Andhra Pradesh today

Three more people died of coronavirus today in the state. Besides, 141 more people tested positive for Covid in AP, tally rises to 4112 on Thursday.

Centre says it had ordered full payment of wages to stop workers exodus to their homes from workplace.

In contrast, Centre had directed payment of full wages during lockdown.

In a u-turn, the Centre tells SC that payment of wages to workers during lockdown period is a matter between Employers and employees and that it would not interfere.

Pakistan today surpassed China after recording 4,688 new cases during the last 24 hours to take the tally to 85,246.

China with 84,160 patients has been placed at 18th position, one step lower than Pakistan, according to the data of Johns Hopkins University. The Ministry of National Health Services today said till now Pakistan has witnessed the deaths of 1,770 patients with Covid-19, including 82 in the last 24 hours. Read more

'Reopening economy herculean task,' Rajiv Bajaj tells Rahul Gandhi

In an interaction with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, industrialist Rajiv Bajaj stated on Thursday that getting economic growth back won't be an easy task. The discussion -- aired on social media platforms -- was broadly based on impact of the lockdown on the Indian economy amid Covid-19 crisis. Read to know more

PM Modi laughs as Australian PM Scott Morrison says, 'It doesn't surprise me, this is how (virtually) we'd continue to meet in these circumstances. You are the one who started hologram in your campaigning many years ago, maybe next time we can have a hologram of you here.'

Australian PM says he misses the famous Modi hug

He says he enjoys samosa but also wants to enjoy the Gujarati khichdi. To which, Modi responded that he is welcome and that Khichdi is savoured all over India and is called different things in different parts of India.

It is time for our relationship to grow broader and deeper: Australian PM to PM Modi

SC directs Centre to convene a meeting of UP, Delhi and Haryana and evolve a common policy and procedure for movement of commuters between the three states in the NCR region.

SC said the endeavour should be to have a common policy, common portal and one pass for inter-state travel in NCR region. SC gave one week to Centre for resolution of the problem faced by common man.

68 persons were tested positive for Covid-19 in Rajasthan bringing tally to 9720 today.

No death has been reported. Toll stands at 209.

The role of our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will be more important in this period. The world needs a coordinated and collaborative approach to get out of the economic and social side effects of this pandemic: PM Modi to Australian PM Scott Morrison