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State govts shall not impose any local lockdown outside the containment zones without prior consultation with central govt: MHA

Lockdown shall continue to be implemented strictly in Containment Zones till September 30: MHA

As per Unlock4 guidelines, Delhi Metro to resume its services for public from September 7 in a calibrated manner, ANI reports quoting DMRC.

Students of classes 9 to 12 may be allowed to visit schools outside Containment Zones with parents' written consent: MHA

Cinema halls, swimming pools and theatres, excluding open air theatres, to remain shut till Sept 30: MHA

Coronavirus case tally in Maharashtra rises to 7,64,281 with record 16,867 new cases, death toll reaches 24,103 with 328 fatalities, PTI reports quoting health official.

Unlock 4: Schools, colleges, other educational institutions will remain closed up to September 30, says MHA.

States, UTs may permit up to 50 pc of teaching,non-teaching staff to be called to schools for online teaching,tele-counselling related work: MHA

Social, political, religious functions to be permitted with a ceiling of 100 persons with effect from September 21: MHA's Unlock 4 guidelines. (PTI)

Delhi reports 1,945 new Covid-19 cases and 15 deaths, taking the total in the national capital to 1,71,366, including 4,404 deaths, ANI reports quoting health dept.

MHA issues Unlock 4 guidelines; Metro rail will be allowed to operate from September 7 in a graded manner, reports PTI.

UP records 62 more Covid-19 fatalities, 5,684 new cases, pushing death toll to 3,356 and infection tally to 2,19,457; active case count 53,360, reports PTI.

Andhra Pradesh reports 10,548 new Covid-19 cases, tally goes up to 4,14,164; toll rises to 3,796 with 82 more deaths.

2,397 new Covid-19 cases and 6 deaths reported in Kerala today. There are 23,277 active cases in the state now: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. (ANI)

Four days after joining the BJP, former IPS officer K Annamalai has been appointed as party's vice-president of TN unit.

UP govt announces Rs 50 lakh and a govt job for the family of Sepoy Prashant Sharma who lost his life in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir today; announces to name a road in Muzaffarnagar after his name. (ANI)

Bihar Education Department announces 15 per cent hike in salaries of teachers and librarians working in educational institutes of Panchayati Raj and urban local bodies, starting April 2021. (ANI)

IMD has upgraded the alert for Mumbai, Thane to orange for today. The city has been receiving steady rainfall through the day

Covid-19 tests in India cross 4 crore mark. 4,04,06,609 tests have been conducted as of today: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare