India on Monday reported over 16,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 4,000 cases from the previous day. The active caseload in the country currently stands at 2,02,131, which accounts for 0.47% of the total cases. In the past 24 hours, 16,051 new cases and 206 fatalities were reported. Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 recovery rate has reached 98.33%. India's COVID-19 recovery rate has reached 98.33% India on Monday reported over 16,000 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of nearly 4,000 cases from the previous day. The active caseload in the country currently stands at 2,02,131, which accounts for 0.47% of the total cases. In the past 24 hours, 16,051 new cases and 206 fatalities were reported. Meanwhile, India's COVID-19 recovery rate has reached 98.33%. An FIR has been registered against BJP's Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey after she took and shared photos of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) inside the polling booth. Pandey also reportedly recorded a video EVM at the Hudson polling station in the city. The FIR was filed under relevant sections for breach of secrecy of voting, Kanpur district magistrate said.

A 26-year-old member of the right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal was stabbed to death in Shivamogga district, Karnataka, on Sunday night. Following the incident, protesters pelted stones and set vehicles on fire in the area. Police have launched an investigation into the killing and deployed personnel in sensitive regions. Further, the district administration has restricted public gatherings and ordered schools and colleges to remain shut. Attack occurred around 10 pm on Sunday Harsha, a resident of Seegehatti in Shivamogga, was attacked by a group of unknown people at Bharati Colony around 10 pm. He was rushed to the McGann Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The state's home minister Araga Jnanendra met the victim's family members at the hospital on Monday morning and promised swift action.

Amid heightening tension between Russia and Ukraine, India has asked its citizens, including students, to leave Ukraine if their stay is "not essential." In its advisory on Sunday, the Indian embassy in Kyiv asked its citizens to look for any available commercial or charter flight to get out of the country. Recently, the Indian embassy had asked students to leave Ukraine. What does the advisory read? In its advisory, India urged its citizens, including students whose stay is not essential, to leave Ukraine temporarily because of the "continued high levels of tensions and uncertainties" regarding the situation. "Indian students are advised to get in touch with respective student contractors for updates on charter flights...and also continue to follow embassy Facebook, website, and Twitter for any update," it added.

An FIR has been registered against BJP's Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey after she took and shared photos of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) inside the polling booth. Pandey also reportedly recorded a video EVM at the Hudson polling station in the city. The FIR was filed under relevant sections for breach of secrecy of voting, Kanpur district magistrate said.