Lockdown in Bengaluru may be imposed in the days to come if coronavirus cases continue to rise, state Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar said. Karnataka has been witnessing a huge surge in COVID-19 cases and the state government has imposed several restrictions in an attempt to contain the spread.

Speaking to reporters, the minister asserted that the government will have no other option than to impose a lockdown if the numbers of cases don't fall.

India reported 62,258 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day tally since October 2020, as per the Union Health Ministry on Saturday. The fresh spike has taken the total tally to 1,19,08,910.

With the death of 291 people in the last 24 hours, the toll touched 1,61,240 as the active caseload in the country mounted to 4,52,647.

Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar has tested positive for novel coronavirus as he took to Twitter to inform about the same. Tendulkar said that after experiencing mild symptoms, he tested positive while all others in his family tested negative.

Tendulkar in the note he shared wrote that he has been testing himself regularly and taking all precautions to keep COVID-19 at bay, however, the virus caught on to the 47-year old as well. He said that he has quarantined himself at home.

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday cast his vote a polling centre in Dibrugarh. Polling for the first phase of the Assam and West Bengal assembly elections began at 7 am on Saturday.

We will get more than 100 seats, he said.

In a major victory for the Tata group, the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ruled in favour of the Tatas in their battle with the Mistry group by setting aside the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order which had re-instated Mistry on Tata Sons' board and had termed current Chairman N Chandrasekaran’s appointment as ''illegal". The country's apex court also rejected Mistry group’s plea against the conversion of Tata Sons into a private company.

The Delhi High Court on Friday set aside a single judge order directing the Centre to extend till 2030 its production sharing contract (PSC) with Vedanta Ltd and ONGC to produce oil from the Barmer oil field in Rajasthan.

A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh allowed the central government's appeal against the single judge's order of May 31, 2018 order in favour of Vedanta, formerly Cairn India.

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with CNB Logitech of Rs 100 crore per annum to monitor, track and optimise the movement of 50 lakh containers in EXIM trade.

Both entities said the signing of MoU will help to achieve India's maritime vision of 2030 by enhancing efficiencies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bangladesh on Friday to take part in the country's 50th Independence Day celebrations, his first foreign visit since the COVID-19 outbreak.

He was welcomed by his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the airport.

Prime Minister Modi departed for Dhaka at 07:45 am. Following his arrival, he will attend an event at the National Martyr's Memorial at 10:50 am.

Tamil Nadu Minister and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader D Jayakumar said that expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala will not be re-inducted in the party and asserted that no opinion poll can affect party's victory.

Jayakumar, who was campaigning in the Royapuram area in Tamil Nadu on Thursday said, AIADMK stands with the people of Tamil Nadu in all aspects. No opinion poll can affect our victory.

Even the Congress, Left parties and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers will feel safe if the Bharatiya Janata Party forms the government in West Bengal, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday.

Addressing a campaign rally in Taldangra on the last day of campaigning ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Union Minister launched a veiled attack on the ruling TMC government, saying that one cannot ensure development till safety and security are also provided.

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