LIVE News Updates: EC removes Mamata’s security in-charge Vivek Sahay

In wake of an "accidental" injury to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a rally on Wednesday, the Election Commission on Sunday removed her security in-charge Vivek Sahay and also placed him under suspension with immediate effect.

Sahay was the Director (Security), the top in charge of Banerjee's security when she suffered an accident during her campaign in Nandigram Assembly constituency on Wednesday evening.

After discussing reports submitted by West Bengal Chief Secretary and the joint report submitted by Special General Observer Ajay Nayak and Special Police Observer Vivek Dube on the incident, the Commission found that Sahay failed to prevail upon the Chief Minister to not flout security protocols.

Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze has been sent in NIA custody till March 25, in connection with his role & involvement in placing explosives-laden vehicle near Mukesh Ambani's house in Mumbai on February 25

Six farm labourers were killed and seven injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district on Sunday, police said.

An auto-rickshaw carrying the labourers was hit by an unknown vehicle near the Gollapalli village of Nuzvid Mandal, Krishna district.

West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee holds a roadshow from Gandhi Murti in Kolkata to Hazra.

Election Commission of India (ECI) rules out an attack on CM Mamata Banerjee. Details to follow: ECI decision based on a report by state's Observers and Chief Secretary

Mizoram's COVID-19 tally rose to 4,436 on Sunday as one more person tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

The new patient is a 53-year-old Border Security Force (BSF) personnel who had come from Maharashtra, he said.

The state now has 10 active cases, while 4,416 people have recovered from the disease and 10 patients have succumbed to the infection so far.

The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stands at 99.55 per cent, he said.

The state has thus far tested over 2.42 lakh samples for COVID-19.

India reports 25,320 new COVID-19 cases, 16,637 recoveries, and 161 deaths in the last 24 hours Total cases: 1,13,59,048 Total recoveries: 1,09,89,897 Active cases: 2,10,544 Death toll: 1,58,607 Total vaccination: 2,97,38,409

One terrorist killed in the encounter with security forces in Rawalpora area of Shopian, joint operation is underway.