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Bengaluru continues to be the epicentre of Covid spread in Karnataka, reporting 1,037 new cases to take the city's tally to 4,15,447 and active cases to 8,623, according to the health bulletin on Friday. ....

The BJP on Friday urged the Election Commission to censure West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for using unparliamentary language and levelling baselesss allegation against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. ....

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has demanded imposition of President's Rule in Maharashtra, citing the state's "deteriorating" law and order situation. ....

In the wake of rise of containment zones in the city, Bengaluru Municipal Commissioner N. Manjunath Prasada on Friday hinted that if people fail to adhere Covid protocols, the government has no option but to enforce at least partial lockdown in Bengaluru. ....

WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Facebook Messenger — all Facebook services were briefly down around the world. Many users had been posting on Twitter about not being able to log into any of the Facebook services....

The famous Palk Strait that separates India and Sri Lanka, saw a record of sorts on Friday as Hyderabad-based entrepreneur Goli Syamala swam the 30km stretch in under 14 hours, making it to the record books as only the second Indian woman behind Bula Choudhury to achieve the feat. ....

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. ....

Photographs of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were missing in the ceremony, presided over by Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad, to lay the foundation stone of development projects in Katihar district on Sunday, evoking protests from JD-U leaders. ....

With 823 new Covid-19 cases reported on Sunday, the total tally in the national capital has gone up to 647,984 while the death toll has reached to 10,955 as two more succumbed to the deadly virus, according to the data of the Delhi government. ....

Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has moved the Supreme Court stating that Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has been interfering in various investigations and sought the CBI to immediately conduct an unbiased, uninfluenced, impartial and fair investigation in the various corrupt malpractices carried out by Anil Deshmukh. ....