LIVE News Updates: Maharashtra should be ready for stricter steps, says Tope on COVID-19 surge

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Wednesday said people should be ready for stringent measures in the coming days to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state.

Supreme Court-appointed three-member committee, on the three new farm laws, submits its report to the SC in a sealed cover The committee, in its report, said that around 85 farmer orgs have been consulted in the case, after meeting with them, &to find a solution in the issue

I've not come here to lie to you. My name isn't Narendra Modi. If you want to listen to lies - about Assam, farmers, about anything - then switch on your TV, look at Narendra Modi's face & listen to him as much as you want. He lies to India all 24 hours: Rahul Gandhi in Kamrup

Politics in Kerala has become violent, driven by tension due to policies of LDF. We propose to set up a peace& harmony dept to ensure that this kind of tension, political murders don't continue to happen, & politics of anger & hate is challenged: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Chalakudy

In view of increasing covid cases in the national capital, random COVID19 testing of arriving passengers to start from today at the airport. Passengers who are found positive to be mandatorily quarantined: Delhi Airport

Congress has given 5 guarantees to voters of Assam. We aren't BJP, we fulfil our promises. Tea garden workers must remember our guarantee of Rs 365 per day minimum wage: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after visiting Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati

From today, we're going to increase testing to over 80,000 tests daily. Yesterday, govt issued an order for increasing 220 beds in ICU wards in private hospitals for COVID patients. There is just 25% occupancy in private & govt hospitals in Delhi: State Health Min Satyendra Jain

Karnataka | An imam was attacked in a mosque last night in the Farangipete area. Three assailants caught on CCTV camera; investigation underway: Mangaluru Police

Telangana reported 684 new COVID19 cases, 394 recoveries and 3 were reported on 30th March Total cases: 3,07,889 Total recoveries: 3,01,227 Death toll: 1,697 Active cases: 4,965

Mizoram's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 4,473 on Wednesday after five people, including an 81-year-old woman, tested positive for the virus, an official said.

Delhi: Fire breaks out at a readymade garments factory in Raghupura Part-2, Gandhinagar; fire tenders rushed to the spot

India's economy has bounced back amazingly from the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown over the last one year, but it is not out of the woods yet, according to the World Bank, which in its latest report has predicted that the country's real GDP growth for fiscal year 21/22 could range from 7.5 to 12.5 per cent.

A fire broke out on Wednesday morning in the ICU of the Safdarjung Hospital here following which 50 patients were evacuated, fire officials said.

India reports 53,480 new COVID-19 cases, 41,280 discharges, and 354 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry Total cases: 1,21,49,335 Total recoveries: 1,14,34,301 Active cases: 5,52,566 Death toll: 1,62,468 Total vaccination: 6,30,54,353

Maharashtra: NCB takes actor Ajaz Khan for a medical check-up before producing him before a court in Mumbai for remand. "Only 4 sleeping pills were found at my home. My wife has suffered a miscarriage & is using these pills as antidepressants," he says.

Sensex tumbles 383.06 pts to 49,753.52 in opening session; Nifty drops 102.45 pts to 14,742.65

Delhi: Two people killed, two injured after a truck ran over footpath in Kashmiri Gate area early morning today

NCB has arrested Actor Ajaz Khan, after 8 hours of interrogation in connection with a drug case: Narcotics Control Bureau