India's COVID-19 tally raced past the seven lakh-mark with 22,252 fresh infections on Tuesday, five days after crossing the six lakh post, while the death toll climbed to 20,160 as 467 more people succumbed to the disease, according to the Union health ministry.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol on Monday asked the Kalaburagi and Bagalkote district administrations not to permit weddings with gatherings as it could lead to the spread of the virus and instead hold it at the sub-registrar offices concerned.

 Final-year examinations in universities will have to be conducted by September-end, the HRD Ministry announced on Monday, deferring the schedule from July in view of a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Bengaluru: M Vasudeva Maiya, former CEO of Sri Guru Raghavendra Cooperative Bank, committed suicide in the city on Monday.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada on Monday reported 34 cases of Coronavirus, taking the total number of cases in the District to 1,276. The District also recorded two deaths due to the virus on Monday, with the toll climbing up to 24.

Bengaluru: COVID-19 infections in Karnataka breached the 25,000 mark on Monday, as the state reported 1,843 new cases and 30 fatalities, taking the death toll to 401, the health department said.

Bengaluru: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol on Monday asked the Kalaburagi and Bagalkote district administrations not to permit weddings with gatherings as it could lead to the spread of the virus and instead hold it at the sub-registrar offices concerned.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has denied allegations of the Opposition leader Siddaramaiah of irregularities in the purchase of medical equipment for Corona treatment.