Breaking news highlights: Assam reports 764 new Covid cases, 3 more deaths

Assam on Monday reported 764 new Covid cases which pushed the caseload to over 7.30 lakh, according to the state health department's bulletin. Three more patients died and 43 recovered from Covid on Monday. 

The 16th round of corps commander-level talks between India and China held on Sunday built on the progress made at the last round of meeting on March 11. Read More

Oil will trade at more than $100 a barrel for the rest of the year and stay high for the next several years, requiring the continued efforts of the OPEC producers’ group to manage supply and demand, according to Iraq’s energy minister.

Delhi's Covid positivity rate on Monday increased to 6.06 per cent from 3.57% a day ago as it recorded 378 cases, 2 deaths in 24 hours.

At least 20 people died, most of them women, and another 30 were missing after a boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in a river in central Pakistan on Monday, officials said.

After frequent reports of engineering-related occurrences in several airlines, the aviation regulator DGCA has conducted several spot checks and advised that all aircraft at base and transit stations shall be released by certifying staff holding a licence with appropriate authorisation by their organisation.

The Centre has advised screening of all international arrivals after Kerala sees 2 monkeypox cases.

Former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on her arrest in the FIRs registered against her for the alleged hate statements made against Prophet Mohammad.

Over 40 students have taken ill due to suspected food poisoning in temple town Pandharpur in Maharashtra's Solapur district, some 250 kilometres from here, a health official said on Monday, PTI reported.

Two police personnel were killed and a third one was injured after their colleague opened fire in the Haiderpur area of Delhi on Monday. The accused is a Sikkim Police personnel posted at a water plant in the Haiderpur area, the Delhi Police said. Read more

India's second Monkeypox case has been reported in Kerala, the state health department said.

Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine Alt News co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair's petition seeking an urgent hearing on quashing of six first information reports (FIRs) lodged against him in several districts of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly outraging religious feelings.

Delhi Court extends 4 days remand of Chitra Ramakrishna, former MD and CEO of National Stock Exchange, in a money laundering case involving alleged phone tapping and snooping of employees of the stock exchange.

Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair's petition. Justice Chandrachud is expected to hear the matter around 3pm.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) over air safety after three emergency landings at airports in the country in the last 48 hours, ANI reported.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has instructed MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) to provide ex gratia of 10 lakhs each to the kin of the deceased in the MSRTC bus accident in Narmada river: Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office (CMO)

As many as 12 people died after a bus fell into Narmada river in Khalghat, Khargone said official. About 40 people were present in the bus and 13 bodies have been recovered so far, said Narottam Mishra, home minister

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair seeks urgent hearing from SC on his plea to quash the six FIRs in Uttar Pradesh. CJI asks his lawyer to mention it before justice DY Chadrachud where a similar case by Zubair is pending.

The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 79.76 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday as a positive trend in domestic equities supported the local unit. However, a strong American currency overseas and forex outflows restricted the rupee’s gain, dealers said.

India daily Covid tally drops below 20,000-mark after 4 days; 16,935 infections and 51 deaths in 24 hours.

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency, according to a government notice released late on Sunday, as his administration seeks to quell social unrest and tackle an economic crisis gripping the island nation.

"It is expedient, so to do, in the interests of public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of the community," the notification stated.

Police security tightened outside Sakthi ECR International school, Kaniyamoor in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi where violence and vandalism broke out yesterday during the protests over the death of a girl studying in class 12th.

Vice President of Gambia Badara A Joof arrives in India. He is on a 5-day visit to India and will participate in CII-EXIM Bank conclave 2022 along with attending other bilateral engagements.

Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said. Read more

Security officials lay a wreath on the mortal remains of CRPF personnel ASI Vinod Kumar who lost his life in a terrorist attack in the Gangoo area of Pulwama yesterday.