Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 9 (ANI): For Ganesh Chathurthi this year, the famed Khairtabad Ganesh idol is likely to be 27 feet tall this year if the government grants permission, the committee organising the Ganesh Utsav said.
Maryland [US], July 9 (ANI): The total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has touched 12 million, according to the latest data by the Johns Hopkins University on Thursday.
Barcelona [Spain], July 9 (ANI): Barcelona's Luis Suarez on Thursday overtook former player Ladislau Kubala's with his 195th goal, which was also the match-winner against Espanyol.
Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): As many as 1555 new COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): With two new COVID-19 cases reported in the state in the last 24 hours, the tally has reached 1,101, informed Himachal Pradesh Health Department on Thursday.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 9 (ANI): A total of 149 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths were reported in Rajasthan on Thursday, according to the state health department.
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): India reported the highest single-day spike of 24,879 new positive cases and 487 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,67,296, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 9 (ANI): After 45 new coronavirus cases were reported in the district, Indore's tally has crossed 5,000-mark on Wednesday, according to Chief Medical and Health Officer Praveen Jadia.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 8 (ANI): Uttarakhand on Wednesday reported 28 new COVID-19 positive cases, taking the total number of cases to 3,258 in the state.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 8 (ANI): A total of 783 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths were reported in Gujarat on Wednesday, taking the total number of cases to 38,419 in the state.
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): As many as 17 personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, taking active cases in the force to 166, an official said on Wednesday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan has recorded as many as 2980 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the tally to 237,489 while the testing for the lethal virus has been reduced for the 18th consecutive day.