India has reported over 2 lakh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. With fresh cases at 2,00,739, the positive case tally in the country has mounted to 1,40,74,564, according to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday morning.
The total active Covid-19 caseload in India increased by 1,06,173 to 14,71,877, while total recovered cases stands at 1,24,29,564. Meanwhile, 1,038 more people succumbed to the infection, pushing the toll to 1,73,123, the Union health ministry said.
Three sisters died after allegedly jumping from the ninth floor of their residential building in Ghaziabad in the early hours of Wednesday. A note was recovered at the scene, and police are examining claims that the teenagers had been using a task-based online gaming app, though officials said the exact circumstances are still under investigation. India Today’s Himanshu Mishra is reporting from the ground in Ghaziabad.
A day after US President Donald Trump on Monday announced the landmark India-US trade deal and that he would reduce reciprocal tariffs from 25 per cent to 18 per cent, a massive political war has erupted in Delhi.
In an exclusive interview with India Today's Geeta Mohan and Marya Shakil, American journalist Tucker Carlson spoke on a wide range of issues, including the US-India trade deal and the role of social media.
This Get Real India report focusses on a horrific crime in Maharashtra's Nanded district, where a seven-year-old girl was allegedly murdered by her father to contest panchayat elections.
