Latest news live: Delhi's daily Covid tally crosses 5,000-mark for first time

Three killed and over half a dozen injured in collision involving four vehicles in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr: Police. (PTI)

Kerala gold smuggling case: Enforcement directorate arrests former chief secretary of Kerala CMO, M Sivasankar.

1,518 new positive cases and 8 deaths reported in the state today. The total number of positive cases in the state is now 1,62,223 including 11,014 active cases, 1,49,451 recoveries and 1,758 deaths: Haryana government. (ANI)

3,146 new Covid-19 and 55 deaths reported in Karnataka in the last 24 hours. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 8,12,784 including 68,161 active cases, 7,33,558 recoveries and 11,046 deaths so far: Karnataka government. (ANI)

SC-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority grants exemption to information technology, process industries and some residential complexes in Haryana from ban on electricity generators. (PTI)

Mumbai's Covid-19 tally rises to 2,54,242 with addition of 1,354 new cases; 31 fresh deaths take toll to 10,153: BMC. (PTI)

Doctors of Hindu Rao Hospital, other North Corporation-run facilities call off strike: NDMC. (PTI)

JNU administration issues notice to students union president Aishe Ghosh and two others asking them to immediately clear blockade on a road inside university's North Gate, failing which 'strict action' will be taken against them. (PTI)

3,925 Covid-19 recoveries, highest for West Bengal in single day, take total number of people cured in state to 3,17,928; toll rises to 6,664 with 60 more deaths: Health department. (PTI)

5,673 news Covid-19 cases and 40 deaths reported in Delhi today; total in the national capital rises to 3,70,014, including 6,396 deaths.

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee sanctions Rs l Lakh compensation each to the families of five persons who died in an incident of boat capsize during immersion of Durga idol at Beldanga 1 block in Murshidabad district on 26th October: West Bengal government. (ANI)

Maharashtra reports 6,738 Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 16,60,766; toll goes up to 43,554 as 91 die, PTI reports quoting official.

Rajasthan detects 1,785 new Covid-19 cases and 10 deaths today till 6pm. Total positive cases in the state stand at 1,91,629 including 1,877 deaths, 1,74,044 recoveries and 15,708 active cases: State Health Department. (ANI)

Gujarat's Covid-19 tally rises to 1,70,053 with 980 new cases; toll up to 3,704 with 6 fresh deaths: Health department.

8,790 fresh Covid-19 cases and 7,660 recoveries reported in Kerala today; death toll in the state stands at 1,403, reports ANI quoting the Kerala govt.

52.24 per cent voter turnout till 5pm in Phase I of Bihar assembly polls, says CEC Sunil Arora.

Tamil Nadu reports 2,516 new Covid-19 cases and 35 deaths today; total in the state is now at 7,16,751 including 11,018 deaths, reports ANI.

Andhra Pradesh reports 2,949 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the cumulative tally to 8,14,774; Ttoll rises to 6,643 with 18 more deaths.

Vanati Srinivasan from Tamil Nadu has been appointed as BJP's national president of women's wing.

51.68% voter turnout recorded till 5pm in the first phase of Bihar elections, ANI reports quoting Election Commission of India.