HIGHLIGHTS at 9 pm

Following are the top stories at 9 pm: NATION DEL74 LD CORONAVIRUS Coronavirus cases rise to 107; Maha overtakes Kerala; Kartarpur Corridor travel suspended following border restrictions New Delhi: The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 107 on Sunday, with Maharashtra reporting the highest followed by Kerala, while over 450 stranded Indians were flown back from Italy and Iran, the two worst affected countries after China, and quarantined. DEL86 SAARC-LDALL CORONAVIRUS SAARC: Modi proposes emergency fund to tackle coronavirus; Pak uses occasion to raise Kashmir issue New Delhi: SAARC nations on Sunday vowed to jointly combat coronavirus as Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed an emergency fund with an initial offer of USD 10 million from India and asserted that the best way to deal with the pandemic was by coming together, and not growing apart.

DEL84 MP-LDALL GOVT Cong, BJP head for showdown in Madhya Pradesh Assembly as Guv directs floor test on Monday Bhopal: The political drama in Madhya Pradesh is all set to shift to the Assembly after the governor directed Chief Minister Kamal Nath to seek a trust vote on Monday and Speaker NP Prajapati said he will first give a ruling on whether to hold the floor test. BOM16 GJ-CONG MLAS-RESIGNATION Four Gujarat Cong MLAs resign from Assembly ahead of RS polls Ahmedabad: Four Congress MLAs in Gujarat have tendered their resignation to Assembly Speaker Rajendra Trivedi ahead of the election to the four Rajya Sabha seats in the state to be held on March 26.

DEL35 CORONAVIRUS-INDIANS-LD EVACUATION Coronavirus: Over 450 Indians evacuated from Iran, Italy New Delhi/Jaisalmer: Over 450 Indians, including students, stranded in coronavirus-hit Iran and Italy were brought back by two flights on Sunday and were quarantined at separate facilities, according to officials. MDS22 CORONAVIRUS-KL-2ND LD FLIGHT UK national bound for Dubai tests positive for coronavirus, stopped along with 19 others at Kochi airport Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram: A UK national tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala on Sunday and was stopped along with 18 others of his tourist group at the Kochi airport from flying to Dubai after he allegedly jumped quarantine in the hill resort town of Munnar, officials said.

DEL80 RJ-2NDLD CORONAVIRUS 3 of 4 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 declared coronavirus-free in Rajasthan Jaipur: Three of the four patients who had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 in Rajasthan have tested negative and have been declared coronavirus-free, a senior official said on Sunday. MDS18 CORONAVIRUS-AP-LD CIVIC POLLS Coronavirus: Civic polls put off in AP Amaravati.