Live updates: Kerala reports 11,546 new Covid-19 cases, 118 deaths

Gujarat in 24 hours ending 5pm on Thursday added 123 new Covid positive cases, taking the total to 8.22 lakh. The state also recorded deaths of 3 positive patients, taking the death toll to 10,045.

The Gujarat health department confirmed two cases of Covid-19's Delta-plus variant in the state. One of the patients is a 27-year-old man from Surat who had tested positive in April, and the other is a 38-year-old woman from Vadodara who had also tested positive in April.

Andhra Pradesh reports 4,458 new Covid cases, 6,313 recoveries and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours. (ANI)

Kerala reports 11,546 new Covid-19 positive cases, 11,056 recoveries and 118 deaths today. (ANI)

Bihar Chief Secretary Tripurari Sharan (1985- batch) was on Friday granted three months' extension in his service. He was scheduled to retire on June 30, but now he will retire from the government service on September 30 this year

Both COVID-19 vaccines--Covishield and Covaxin--work against variants SARS-CoV-2 ---Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta: Govt. (PTI)

8 states are important where we have found more than 50% of the variant of concern (Delta variant). These are Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Telangana & West Bengal: Dr SK Singh, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Director. (ANI)

Covid variants of concern found in 174 districts in 35 states/UTs with highest nos seen in Maha, Delhi, Punjab, Telangana, WB, Gujarat: Govt. (PTI)

Kerala Govt Medical Officers Assn staged protest against assault on a doctor, in Thiruvananthapuram. We're protesting against assault on doctor in Mavelikkara. Our protest will continue until culprits get arrested: Dr B Shyam, Superintendent in-charge, Peroorkada govt hosp. (ANI)

Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar brought to Narcotics Control Bureau office in Mumbai, in connection with a drug case. (ANI)

Kerala Women's Commission chairperson MC Josephine tenders her resignation after her 'then you suffer' remark to a domestic violence victim (ANI)

West Bengal: Calcutta high court accepted election petition of Sangram Dolui, who had lost recently held state assembly election against BJP's Ashok Dinda from Moyna assembly seat. Court has directed Dolui to serve notice to Election Commission along with all contesting parties. (PTI)

SC annuls Calcutta HC order disallowing state, CM Mamata Banerjee and law minister from filing their responses in Narada scam case.

Video: 6 killed in UP's Blarampur as a car falls into a ditch.

As least six persons were killed after a car carrying them falls into a ditch in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau has initiated open inquiry against dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Waze for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income: Official (PTI)

Kerala high court grants anticipatory bail to filmmaker Aisha Sultana in the sedition case registered against her by Kavaratti Police of Lakshadweep, for her 'bio-weapon' remark. (ANI)

State level curfew is likely to be extended further in Goa: Chief minister Pramod Sawant

Uttarakhand: Dehradun DM Dr Ashish Srivastava issued instructions to all the passengers coming from every flight at Dehradun airport, especially those coming from Maharashtra, Kerala & Madhya Pradesh. Medical Superintendent instructed to conduct testing of the passengers. Dehradun DM has also instructed all Deputy Collectors to vaccinate employees, fruit/vegetable vendors, and other workers in their respective areas.

A portion of a building collapses in Fort area of Mumbai