LIVE News Updates: UN rights office condemns violent crackdown against protests in Myanmar

The UN rights office has condemned violent crackdown against pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar. At least three people are reported to have been killed in the crackdown.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said, “We have seen centuries by Virat Kohli-Sachin Tendulkar but now we are seeing petrol-diesel century.”

Delhi records 197 new COVID-19 cases; one more fatality pushes death toll to 10,910: Authorities

Jawaharlal Nehru University issues notification for further reopening of the campus in phased manner; all final year M.Phil students who require access to the campus to submit their dissertation on or before 30th June are allowed to enter into the campus from 8th March

India reports 16,752 new COVID-19 cases, 11,718 discharges and 113 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry Total cases: 1,10,96,731 Total discharges: 1,07,75,169 Death toll: 1,57,051 Active cases: 1,64,511 Total Vaccination: 1,43,01,266

Voting began on Sunday morning for the bypolls to five municipal wards in Delhi, results of which are likely to have an impact on the 2022 civic elections.

Polling began at 7:30 am amid tight security arrangements.

The main contenders are the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the BJP and the Congress. All of them have expressed confidence that they will emerge victorious in the bypolls, which are being held amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the State Election Commission of Delhi, around 2.42 lakh people are eligible to cast their votes in two wards under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) and three wards under the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC).