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India’s Coronavirus Toll Rises To 23,077, Death Toll Crosses 700

Coronavirus cases in India spiked to 23,077 as per data, 1,684 fresh COVID-19 cases were reported in past 24 hours across the country.

New Delhi| India is 10 days away from ending its Lockdown 2.0 which was imposed to contain the spread of the highly infectious novel coronavirus.

The country is witnessing a steady rise in cases every day by recording more than 1200 cases every day.

The number of COVID-19 cases in India has surged to 23,077, including 718 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said this morning.

1,684 new cases were reported 37 people died in the last 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data.

4,748 people who were infected with COVID-19 have been discharged or cured of the virus.

In Maharashtra, 778 new coronavirus cases were reported on Thursday, taking the state’s novel coronavirus tally to 6,427. 14 COVID-19 patients died on Thursday, taking the total to 283.

With 522 more people testing positive, Mumbai alone has 4,025 coronavirus cases now. The rise was the single-biggest surge for the city since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of deaths in the city rose by six to 167, officials said.

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In Mumbai’s Dharavi, Asia’s biggest slum that houses over 8 lakh people, the number of cases rose to 214 and the number of deaths to 13.

So far, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), in India, over 5 lakh samples have been tested for COVID-19.

Globally, the total number of coronavirus cases has topped 2.7 million, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll has gone above 1.9 lakh.

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Arnab Goswami has asked for no coercive measures should be taken on the FIRs registered against him

MUMBAI| On Thursday the Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami moved to Supreme court seeking a stay on the FIRs against him in several states for the hate speeches and for defamation of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

On Friday at 10:30 am the Apex Court chaired of justice DY Chandrachud and MR Shah will hear the case.

The states where the FIRs against Goswami are Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Goswami has asked for no coercive measures should be taken on the FIRs registered against him.

Goswami has after the attack filed FIR against the Congress leader to the Maharashtra police. He has submitted the action against him is an attempt to curb free speech and freedom of the Press article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution.

On Thursday, following the FIR filed by Arnab Goswami, Maharashtra Police arrested two police for allegedly attacking Goswami, a day after Congress leaders filed FIRs against the journalist in several states for his comments against party chief Sonia Gandhi on his prime time show.

According to the Goswami, he and his wife were attacked by two men on a bike around 12.15 am on Thursday night and blamed the Congress. Congress party has denied all the charges. Goswami created a video in his video he said his security guards told him the attackers were allegedly Youth Congress workers.

While addressing the media after the attack on Arnab Goswami, Party general secretary in charge of organisation KC Venugopal said, “Not a single Congressman is involved….this is not our tradition, not our culture”.

Meanwhile, Abhinash Kumar, the deputy commissioner of police, said, “Both the accused were arrested immediately with the help of security personnel with Goswami.”

 

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