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India clocks 6,155 fresh Covid-19 cases, active cases cross 31K mark, check statewise list
There is a slight jump in Covid-19 cases since yesterday which reported 6,050 cases.
India on Saturday recorded 6,155 new Covid-19 cases which is the highest in nearly 7 months. The spike in Covid-19 cases is an alarming situation in the country. With today’s cases, the number of active cases in the country stands at 31,194, a jump of nearly 2,891 cases.
There is a slight jump in Covid-19 cases since yesterday which reported 6,050 cases. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the country logged 11 new fatalities, which had led to rising of Covid-19 deaths since the pandemic to 5,30,954.
Three deaths are reported in Maharashtra, two in Delhi and one each in Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Among the 11 deaths, two reconciled deaths were also reported in Kerala during the last 24 hours.
Kerala, Maharashtra and Delhi have reported over 10% positivity rate in more than 10 districts. Over 5% positivity rate has been recorded in more than five districts of Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Haryana.
Check statewise list!
S. No. | Name of State/UT | Active Cases |
1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 0 |
2 | Andhra Pradesh | 144 |
3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 |
4 | Assam | 2 |
5 | Bihar | 77 |
6 | Chandigarh | 174 |
7 | Chhattisgarh | 388 |
8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1 |
9 | Delhi | 2331 |
10 | Goa | 841 |
11 | Gujarat | 2155 |
12 | Haryana | 1347 |
13 | Himachal Pradesh | 1739 |
14 | Jammu and Kashmir | 309 |
15 | Jharkhand | 58 |
16 | Karnataka | 1596 |
17 | Kerala | 10609 |
18 | Ladakh | 37 |
19 | Lakshadweep | 0 |
20 | Madhya Pradesh | 179 |
21 | Maharashtra | 4487 |
22 | Manipur | 8 |
23 | Meghalaya | 4 |
24 | Mizoram | 1 |
25 | Nagaland | 1 |
26 | Odisha | 489 |
27 | Puducherry | 206 |
28 | Punjab | 584 |
29 | Rajasthan | 382 |
30 | Sikkim | 48 |
31 | Tamil Nadu | 1530 |
32 | Telangana | 154 |
33 | Tripura | 0 |
34 | Uttarakhand | 87 |
35 | Uttar Pradesh | 992 |
36 | West Bengal | 233 |
In light of the country’s ongoing increase in COVID-19 cases, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday asked the state health ministers to step up testing and keep an eye on cases of influenza-like diseases to find new hotspots and ensure that hospital equipment is ready.
He urged the state health ministers to evaluate their level of preparedness over the following two days and conduct mock drills on April 10 and 11.
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SIT issues lookout notice for Prajwal Revanna in sex video case
A police officer, who is part of the SIT, confirmed to the media that a lookout circular has been issued at all the immigration points to detain Prajwal Revanna, said to be in Germany, as soon as he enters the country.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the sex tapes case involving JD(S) Lok Sabha candidate Prajwal Revanna, on Thursday issued a lookout notice against him. The notice was issued at all immigration points all over the world. The development comes as Revanna allegedly fled to Frankfurt, Germany on April 26, as a huge cache of explicit videos and photographs showing him indulging in the sexual abuse of several women went viral on social media platforms.
Prajwal Revanna is the grandson of former prime minister and JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda and son of former minister HD Revanna, is seeking re-election from Hassan on the JD(S) ticket. The JD(S) MP faces sexual assault charges and has sought 7 days to appear before the Special Investigation Team probing the matter.
Prajwal Revanna and his father, DD Revanna have been issued notices to appear before the SIT for questioning. The Hassan MP informed the SIT team that he is currently outside Bengaluru. A case has been registered against both HD Revanna and his son Prajwal Revanna at Holenarasipura based on a complaint lodged by their former cook and relative for sexually harassing her.
She alleged that Prajwal Revanna made video calls to her daughter and spoke in an objectionable manner, which forced her to block his phone number. The FIR was referred to the SIT, led by BK Singh, Additional Director-General of Police, Criminal Investigation Department, formed to probe the alleged sex scandal involving Prajwal Revanna, after many explicit videos were circulated on social media.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has demanded a comprehensive report within 3 days from the Karnataka Police regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against Prajwal Revanna. The NCW expressed grave concern over the circulation of a number of obscene videos on social media, which showed Prajwal Revanna sexually assaulting number of women.
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PM Modi takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi, says Pakistan wants him as Prime Minister
PM Modi said Pakistan is eager to make the prince the Prime Minister and everyone knows that the Congress is a fan of Pakistan. The prime minister further added that the partnership between Pakistan and Congress has now been completely exposed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a veiled dig at Rahul Gandhi on Thursday. He was addressing an election rally in Gujarat’s Anand where PM Modi said, Congress is dying here and Pakistanis are crying. He further added that Pakistani leaders want to make shehzada of Congress the prime minister of India.
He said everyone should look at the coincidence that today the Congress is getting weak in India and Pakistani leaders at the same time are praying for the grand old party. PM Modi said Pakistan is eager to make the prince the Prime Minister and everyone knows that the Congress is a fan of Pakistan. The prime minister further added that the partnership between Pakistan and Congress has now been completely exposed.
A few days earlier Pakistani leader Chaudhary Fawad Hussain had shared a video on X which featured Rahul Gandhi, in which the Congress leader is seen targetting the BJP and PM Modi. In the video shared by the former Pakistan minister, rahul Gandhi can be seen attacking the BJP government over the invitees at Ram Mandir’s Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
The edited video shows Rahul Gandhi speaking about the Ram Mandir’s inauguration and charging the BJP government of sidelining the interests of the poor and youth. PM Modi further added at the Anand rally that Congress Shahzade is dancing around with the Constitution on their foreheads. But for 75 years, this did not apply to all parts of Hindustan. The Constitution was not applicable in Kashmir, where Article 370 was like a wall that the BJP government had demolished.
The Prime Minister said it is his guarantee that he will work 24×7 to make India a developed country by 2047. He pointed out that in the last 10 years, the BJP government has given tap water connections to 14 crore houses, while the Congress gave just 3 crore houses in 60 years.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi, urges home ministry to cancel diplomatic passport of Prajwal Revanna
CM Siddaramaiah wrote in the letter to PM Modi that he must be aware of the serious case of alleged sexual exploitation of a number of women by the sitting Hassan Lok Sabha member of Parliament (MP) and the NDA candidate, Prajwal Revanna, for the same constituency for the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, where he urged the Home Affairs Ministry to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal Revanna. Earlier a day before Revanna was suspended by JD(S) amid a row over explicit videos. Revanna is believed to have escaped to Germany shortly after the first phase of elections ended in Karnataka on April 26, in which he was JD(S)-BJP’s candidate from Hassan.
CM Siddaramaiah wrote in the letter to PM Modi that he must be aware of the serious case of alleged sexual exploitation of a number of women by the sitting Hassan Lok Sabha member of Parliament (MP) and the NDA candidate, Prajwal Revanna, for the same constituency for the ongoing 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The Karnataka Chief Minister wrote in letter that the Congress government in Karnataka has constituted a Special Investigation Team to investigate the allegations against Revanna. The SIT is working day and night to investigate the allegations of crimes against several women by Prajwal Revanna and getting him back to the country is of utmost importance so that he faces investigation and trial as per the existing law of the land.
Siddaramaiah urged PM Modi to move the Home Ministry to take swift action to cancel the diplomatic passport of Prajwal Revanna and appropriate action must be taken using diplomatic and police channels of the Government of India as well as international police agencies to ensure the swift return of the absconding member of parliament to face the existing law of the land.
Suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, accused of sexually assaulting multiple women, broke his silence on Wednesday and said that truth will prevail soon. In his first response since the controversy erupted, Prajwal Revanna said on X that he is not in Bengaluru currently and has communicated the same to CID.
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