Top headlines of the day: September 3, 2020

Facebook bans BJP MLA for hate speech, a coronavirus case detected in the BCCI team in Dubai and more, in today’s news wrap. Do scroll through:

India has hit peak of highest single-day recoveries: Health Ministry

The record high recoveries have ensured that the actual caseload of the country viz the active cases, has reduced and currently comprises only 21.16 per cent of the total positive cases. Read More

China says legal interests violated after 118 mobile apps banned

Beijing also implied India had imposed the ban in the face of pressure from the United States. Read More

Twitter confirms account of PM Narendra Modi's personal website was hacked

The account, with more than 2.5 million followers, is the official Twitter handle for Modi’s personal website and the Narendra Modi mobile application. Read More

Demonetisation was an attack on India's informal sector: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress leader said that menace of black money circulation has not ended and poor suffered the most due to demonetisation. Read More

Facebook bans BJP MLA T Raja Singh after hate speech row

However, Singh said banning him made no sense as he had not been using Facebook since April last year. Read More

IPL 2020 schedule should be released by Friday: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

The IPL 2020 is scheduled to be held in UAE between September 19 and November 10, but the full itinerary is not yet out. Ganguly said it's on the verge of getting final. Read More

Banging thalis, lighting diyas destroyed Indian economy, says Ex-Goa CM

Goa’s Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat warned the state government against additional borrowing to make up for the GST compensation gap. Read More

BCCI contingent member tests positive for COVID-19: IPL source

The development comes after 13 members of the Chennai Super Kings contingent, including two players, tested positive for the dreaded virus last week. Read More

Kangana Ranaut says Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut has given her an open threat

Actress Kangana Ranaut took to Twitter to attack Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut after he asked her to not come back to Mumbai. Read More

Despite GDP crash, share market seems to be soaring – why?

India just witnessed its worst GDP crash in almost 40 years during the 1st quarter of 2020, a staggering -23.9%. Read More

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