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India reports 1,15,736 new COVID19 cases, 59,856 discharges, and 630 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry Total cases: 1,28,01,785 Total recoveries: 1,17,92,135 Active cases: 8,43,473 Death toll: 1,66,177 Total vaccination: 8,70,77,474

EC notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly violating model code, PTI reported

Delhi records this year's biggest single-day rise of 5,506 COVID-19 cases; 20 more people succumb to the disease: Health bulletin

Lockdown in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur district from April 9 to April 19: official, PTI reported

COVID vaccinations to be allowed in workplaces, states asked to prepare for launch by Sunday, NDTV reported.

Mumbai: Fire broke out a scrap godown in Kurla area, fire tenders present at the spot. Fire fighting operations underway. No injuries reported yet. Details awaited

Karnataka: In wake of increasing COVID-19 cases in Bengaluru, Section 144 CrPC to be imposed in city limits from today.

We want free & fair polls, the public should be allowed to cast their votes. CRPF shouldn't obstruct them from entering the polling center. I respect CRPF who are real jawans but I don't respect BJP CRPF who are doing nuisance, attacking women & harassing people: WB CM in Cooch Behar

After the Gujarat High Court's advice to impose lockdown or curfew in Gujarat for 3-4 days to curb the pandemic outbreak, the Gujarat government announced that night curfew will be clamped in twenty other major cities from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. starting Wednesday till April 30. Night curfew is already in place in four major cities of Gujarat.

CRPF harassing voters in Bengal at Home Minister Amit Shah's behest: CM Mamata Banerjee tells election rally in Cooch Behar.

Punjab Government imposes night curfew from 9pm-5am across the entire State till April 30, also bans political gatherings in the State

COVID-19 situation appears to be very serious in Tamil Nadu but there is no lockdown yet, no masking and people appear to be taking chances, says Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee

We have a vaccine wastage rate of 3% in Maharashtra which is half of the national average vaccine wastage rate of 6%: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on COVID19

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb has tested positive for COVID-19, news agency ANI reported in a tweet.

Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 300 points in the morning trade on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged and maintained an accommodative stance to support economic growth.

In the last 3 days, more than 2000 beds have been increased in hospitals. I would like to appeal to the public to wear masks and maintain social distancing: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

As of now, we are concentrating on Corona, we haven't thought about it: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on night curfew relaxations to be given to teams that are participating in the IPL match that is scheduled to be held in Delhi on April 29.

Royal Challengers Bangalore's Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of IPL

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%, maintains accommodative stance; Reverse repo rate stands at 3.35%

A Pakistani intruder was neutralised by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police in a joint operation along the International Border in the Amritsar sector on Wednesday, the police said.

Himachal Pradesh: Voting underway for municipal corporation elections in Dharamshala Voting for elections to municipal corporations in Palampur, Solan and Mandi also being held today

Forty doctors of Lucknow's King George's Medical University (KGMU), including Vice Chancellor Lt Gen (retd) Vipin Puri, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

The overall global COVID-19 caseload has topped 132.2 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.87 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.