After Maharashtra, Gujarat: “State heading towards health emergency:” Gujarat High Court; Gas furnaces’ grills melt as cremations continue 24x7; Two days account for 50% of 2021’s corona deaths; Gujarat daily publishes BJP president's phone number on front page, demands answers after he claims that he has 5000 stock of Remdisivir medicine

Super spreader event: As India records 1.7 lakh new cases, large, tightly packed crowds gather at Kumbh

Election Commission’s apathy: states where elections are taking place are doubling and tripling of covid cases; Prime Minister shirks covid responsibility, boasts of large, rightly packed crowds; as does Home Minister Amit Shah

Expert panel recommends approval to Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

February industrial performance contracts 3.6%; retail inflation rises to 5.5% in March