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Yediyurappa govt's achievement in one year is 'zero': Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar

IndiGo says it is implementing 'deeper' pay cuts of up to 35 per cent for its senior employees in order to reduce its cash outflow amid COVID-19 pandemic

UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar records 44 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking tally to 4,792; number of active cases now 692, recovery rate nears 85 per cent: Official data

COVID-19 cases breach one lakh mark in Karnataka; single biggest day spike of 5,324 new infections: Government bulletin

Andhra Pradesh crosses one lakh mark in COVID-19 cases; Tally rises to 1,02,349. Death toll mounts to 1,090 with 49 fresh fatalities: Government bulletin

Tamil Nadu reports 6,993 fresh COVID cases, highest single day increase, taking the tally to 2,20,716 while 77 fatalities pushes the death toll to 3,571. Govt

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray seeks Centre's support for setting up permanent infectious disease hospital and research facility near Mumbai

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was shown surrounded by pistol-toting generals on Monday while in the South masked veterans were socially distanced as the two sides separately marked the armistice that ended Korean War hostilities

UP records highest single-day jump of 3,505 COVID cases, taking tally to over 70,000; death toll mounts to 1,456 with 30 more fatalities; active case count 26,204: Health official

I request Centre to clear state’s financial dues to help it effectively fight COVID-19 pandemic: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Government considering opening of cinema halls, gyms with restrictions, schools, colleges to stay shut in Unlock3: sources

Till now, 645 police personnel in Jharkhand have tested positive for COVID19 including 44 recoveries.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan shared that his wife, actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and their daughter Aaradhya have been discharged from hospital after testing negative for COVID-19.

A fire was reported in a building in Sadar Bazaar in Delhi on Monday as 13 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.

"A call was received around 10 am about fire in shops in Sadar Bazar area. A total of 13 fire tenders were rushed to the site. Building comprised of G+2, material used is plastic. Fire is under control, no causality reported," said Atul Garg, Director Delhi Fire Service.

"The building was used as a godown for plastic toys and goods. Some shops were also affected by the fire," said a senior police officer.

Nearly 60 Gujarat Congress workers, leaders detained by police when they marched towards Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar to protest against BJP over Rajasthan political crisis

Madras HC directs Centre to form committee to decide on providing OBC reservation in all-India seats surrendered by Tamil Nadu for medical admission

HC restrains police from circulating info on allegations against 'Pinjra Tod' activist Devangana till trial begins in Delhi riots case

No one can stand in way of CM who wants to prove majority, he is entitled to call session, says P Chidambaram on Rajasthan crisis

Placing obstacles in calling assembly session will undermine fundamental basis of parliamentary democracy, says Chidambaram

COVID-19 pandemic: SC reserves order on plea for transfer of money collected under PM-CARES Fund to National Disaster Response Fund

Delhi records 613 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking tally to 1,31,219; death toll mounts to 3,853: Authorities

Three ex-law ministers write to Rajasthan Guv, saying delay in convening Assembly session has resulted in avoidable constitutional impasse

457 new COVID-19 cases in Jharkhand, tally 8,349, active cases 4,560; toll rises to 85 with 2 more deaths: Govt bulletin

Chhattisgarh Armed Force jawan killed after Naxals opened fire at security personnel guarding police camp in Narayanpur district: Official

Chhattisgarh Armed Force jawan killed after Naxals opened fire at security personnel guarding police camp in Narayanpur district

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) moves Rajasthan High Court seeking to become a party in the petition by BJP against the merger of six BSP MLAs in the state with Congress party.

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra seeks clarification from the state govt over the proposal on the convening of the Assembly Session, asks "Do you want to move Motion of Confidence? It's not mentioned in the proposal but you've been speaking about it in media.": Sources

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra also says, "It will be difficult to call all the MLAs for the Assembly Session in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Can you consider giving a 21-day notice over the convening of Assembly Session?": Sources

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi withdraws his plea in Supreme Court, against the High Court order asking him to defer his decision on disqualification notices issued to former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad, who is serving a sentence in the fodder scam, has tested negative for coronavirus, though his attendant has been found positive. The attendant has been quarantined.

Thirty-two more people, including six ITBP personnel, have tested positive for COVID- 19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the northeastern state's caseload to 1,158 on Monday, a senior health official said.

Rain/thundershowers and lightning very likely to occur today during next three hours (valid up to 1:30 pm) at isolated places over Meerut, Bulandshahar, Amroha, Hapur, Sambhal, Moradabad districts and adjoining areas: Meteorological Centre, Lucknow

132 animal deaths reported at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, Bokahat due to drowning and other reasons, so far. This includes 14 rhinos, 5 wild buffaloes, 8 wild boars, 2 swamp deer, 98 hog deer, 1 sambar, 3 porcupines and 1 Python: Government of Assam

The Chinese have occupied Indian land. Hiding the truth and allowing them to take it is anti-national. Bringing it to people’s attention is patriotic, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

Three members of a village head's family were shot dead and three others injured at Hodalpur village in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.

You’re absolutely right Omar Abdullah. What I actually said was that leadership becomes evident during a crisis, and while the pandemic is on, the nation needs a leadership that works in the interest of its people. However, the BJP government has been busy trying to topple democratically elected governments, revealing its true mindset and character. It seems my point got lost in translation!, tweeted Priyanka Gandhi

An incident of cloudburst reported in Jhula village of Pithoragarh district. Two people feared trapped, 5-6 houses affected. SDRF rushed to the spot: State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).

India's COVID tally cross 14 Lakhs mark with 708 deaths & highest single-day spike of 49,931 cases reported in last 24 hours. Total COVID-19 positive cases stand at 14,35,453 including 4,85,114 active cases, 9,17,568 cured/discharged/migrated & 32,771 deaths: Health Ministry

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 16.1 million, while the deaths have increased to over 647,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 16,199,796, while the fatalities rose to 647,910, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US accounted for the world's highest number of infections and fatalities at 4,233,764 and 146,934, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Brazil came in the second place with 2,419,091 infections and 87,004 deaths.

In terms of cases, India ranks third (1,385,685), and is followed by Russia (811,073), South Africa (445,433), Mexico (390,516), Peru (375,961), Chile (345,790), the UK (301,020), Iran (291,172), Pakistan (273,113), Spain (272,421), Saudi Arabia (266,941), Italy (246,118), Colombia (240,795), Turkey (226,100), Bangladesh (223,453), France (217,801), Germany (206,667), Argentina (162,526), Canada (115,787), Iraq (110,032) and Qatar (109,305), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (45,837), Mexico (43,680), Italy (35,107), India (32,063), France (30,195), Spain (28,432), Peru (17,843), Iran (15,700) and Russia (13,249).