Bengaluru: Karnataka has reported 4,471 new cases of COVID-19 and 52 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 7,98,378 and the death toll to 10,873, the health department said on Saturday.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to build a new campus of Rani Channamma University at Hire Bagewadi in Belagavi district, and Rs 100 crore would be provided for the first phase of the work.

Shillong: An 87-year-old man has recovered from COVID-19 and was discharged from a state-run hospital here on Saturday, officials said.

New Delhi: Scientists have assessed the synergistic impact of COVID-19 on people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes in low and middle-income countries such as India, and found that there has never been a more dangerous time for them than the ongoing pandemic.

A woman here allegedly died by suicide soon after her husband succumbed to COVID-19, police said on Saturday. The 58-year-old man was in home isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus and he died on Thursday, they said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government is taking initiatives to strengthen the agriculture sector in the country so that farmers do not have to face any trouble.

A traffic police constable was allegedly beaten up by a woman, after he intercepted the two- wheeler she was travelling on without wearing a helmet in Kalbadevi area of south Mumbai, an official said on Saturday.

 The deadline for filing returns by individual taxpayers for FY 2019-20 has been extended by a month till December 31, the finance ministry said on Saturday.