LIVE News Updates: Maharashtra reports 6,112 new COVID-19 cases, 20,87,632 total cases

Maharashtra reported 6,112 new COVID-19 cases, 2,159 discharges, and 44 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per State Health Department

Total cases: 20,87,632

Total recoveries: 19,89,963

Active cases: 44,765

Death toll: 51,713

Delhi Police says over 400 of its personnel were placed under suspension and another 1,325 punished for misconduct in 2020

United States officially rejoins the Paris Agreement: US Embassy in India, reports ANI

The Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected the bail petition of former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD President Lalu Prasad.

Turning down the plea, Justice Apresh Kumar Singh ruled that two months are left to complete half of the jail sentence and bail could be granted only after that.

The CBI, while opposing the bail, had said that a period of two months and seven days are left for completion of half the jail sentence.

After the plea rejected, Lalu Prasad's lawyer claimed that two month jail period has not been counted, adding that Prasad had been in judicial custody for one month in 1997 and one month in 2001 which have not been counted.

A fresh bail petition will be filed after two months, the lawyer added.

Lalu Prasad had filed a bail petition in the Dumka treasury fraudulent withdrawal case, in which he was sentenced to seven years jail.

The RJD supremo was convicted and sentenced to jail in four cases. He has already got bail in the other three cases.

Delhi court sends activist Disha Ravi to 3 days judicial custody in toolkit case, reports Bar and Bench

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The district court on Friday sentenced a 40-year-old man to undergo life imprisonment and fined him Rs 10 lakh for sexually abusing his daughter.

The man had been abusing his daughter from 2014 to 2017 and threatened his wife of dire consequences if the matter was leaked.

Unable to bear the torture, the teenaged daughter lodged a complaint with the police in September 2017 and got her father arrested.

The trial was on in the district court.

Judge Arunachalam sentenced the man to life imprisonment under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh.

Tablighi Jamaat Case: Lucknow Court acquits 7 foreigners and 11 Indians accused of violating COVID norms, reports Bar and Bench

The Samajwadi Party has given notice for moving a vote of no-confidence against the pro tem speaker of the Vidhan Parishad.

The notice served under rule 143 has been signed by SP MLCs Naresh Uttam and Rajpal Kashyap.

Talking to reporters, Rajpal Kashyap said that the government had appointed a pro tem speaker in violation of rules to circumvent election for the Speaker's post.

The Samajwadi Party has 51 members in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council while the ruling BJP has 32 members and SP would have got its candidate easily elected in event of an election.

The Congress, which has two members, has said that it would support the SP in its decision.

One more body recovered from flood-hit area in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, raising toll in glacial disaster to 62; search and rescue operations continue for 13th day at NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project site: Officials

As the world watched the new NASA rover touchdown on the Martian surface, it was Indian American Swati Mohan who virtually spearheaded the successful landing of Perseverance that will search for signs on life on the Red Planet.

Toolkit case: HC asks media to ensure only verified content is publicised and it does not hamper probe in FIR against activist Disha Ravi

Toolkit case: HC declines to order at this stage removal of any news content or tweets by police

The proceedings of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly budget session on Friday got off to a stormy start over the farmers' issue with Leader of Opposition Ram Govind Chaudhary demanding immediate discussion on the topic.

Two youths died of electrocution and another suffered serious burn injuries when they came in contact with a high-voltage wire in the Rasra Kotwali area here, police said on Friday.

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is carrying out raids at 13 locations in West Bengal - in Purulia, Bankura, Burdwan and Kolkata - in connection with coal scam.

Delhi High Court to hear today the plea moved by Disha Ravi against media leaks in the Farmers' Protest Toolkit Case.

Police have registered a case against around 500 people for allegedly violating the COVID-19 norms by gathering for birthday celebration at Dombivli in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said.

Tumakuru: 2 people were killed and over 20 injured after a bus turned turtle near Sira-Bukkapatna state highway, last night

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Mizoram on Friday reported six new cases of COVID-19, including four students, pushing the coronavirus caseload to 4,405, an official said.

With the addition of 506 coronavirus positive cases, the infection count in Thane district of Maharashtra mounted to 2,59,125, an official said on Friday.

According to Kashmir Zone Police, three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter in Shopian Budgam and incriminating materials including arms and ammunition were recovered. A search is underway.