Latest news live: Karnataka reports 877 new Covid-19 cases, 6 deaths

Mumbai reports 631 new Covid-19 cases and 9 deaths today. Total cases rise to 2,94,067, death toll stands at 11,125

Karnataka reports 877 new Covid-19 cases and 6 deaths today. Total number of cases rises to 9,20,373, death toll stands at 12,096

Maharashtra reports 3,524 new Covid-19 cases and 59 deaths today. Total number of cases rises to 19,35,636, death toll stands at 49,580

Punjab reports 253 new Covid-19 cases, 408 discharges, and 8 deaths today. Total cases in the state rise to 1,66,770 including 1,57,904 discharges and 5,349 deaths. (ANI)

Cinema halls & theatres to reopen in Kerala from January 5 with half of seating capacity. Festive celebrations at places of worship will also be allowed with limited audience: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

4,991 new Covid-19 cases, 5,153 recoveries & 23 deaths reported in Kerala on Friday. Total number of active cases now at 6,5054, reports ANI quoting CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Andhra Pradesh reports 326 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the caseload to 8,82,612. The state has not reported any coronavirus-related death for the first time in about seven months

Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum Complex, which was closed for public viewing since March 13 last year due to Covid-19 outbreak, will reopen from January 5: Official statement. (PTI)

Odisha reports 245 new Covid-19 cases, three fatalities. Infection tally rises to 3,29,866, death toll 1,876. The state now has 2,505 active cases of the disease.

Exit gates of Khan Market, Supreme Court, Central Secretariat and Mandi House metro stations are closed. Entry and interchange are permitted at these stations: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Telangana records 461 new Covid-19 cases, three fatalities. Infection tally reaches 2,86,815, death toll 1,544. As many as 5,815 patients are currently undergoing treatment: State govt bulletin

PM Modi lays foundation stone of Light House Projects for building around 1000 houses each at six sites across six states.

Tamil Nadu: DMK chief MK Stalin writes to CM Edappadi K Palaniswami to hold a special assembly session to bring a resolution against the Centre's farm laws. (ANI)

Three drug peddlers held for possessing of mephedrone (MD) in Mumbai during raids conducted at Andheri and Kurla areas last night: ANI quotes Sameer Wankhede, zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau, Mumbai

Bengaluru: Realtor’s house raided, 85 litres of alcohol recovered

BMTC to roll out duty-allocation system from February

January 15 now last date for BE admissions in Karnataka

MP opposes renaming of Bengaluru roads

Karnataka: Congress may fight 2023 polls under dual leadership

In its bid to diffuse infighting in the Karnataka unit, the Congress high command is mulling fighting the 2023 assembly polls under the dual leadership of KPCC president DK Shivakumar and leader of opposition Siddaramaiah. Read full story