WATCH: Rally against agriculture reforms in India turned violent on Tuesday, after protesting farmers broke through police barricades to storm Delhi's historic Red Fort complex.
On foot and in tractors, the protesters were part of a huge rally planned for India's Republic Day.
Many protesters diverted from agreed routes and clashes broke out with police. Some protesters even hoisted flags at the top of the dome on the Red Fort. One protester died and more than 80 police officers were injured.
Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor has tested positive in her third COVID-19 test, reports of which came in on Tuesday night.
An unprecedented 60 per cent of Indians believe that the coronavirus threat is hyperbolized, even as the number of confirmed cases in the country surged past 400 on Monday.
China on Wednesday thanked India for its support in the fight against Covid-19 and offered to help contain the pandemic in the country.
In his first tweet after he was released former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said it is a different world than what it existed on August 5, 2019 when Article 370 was revoked.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday termed the 21-day nationwide lockdown announced by the Prime Minister as necessary to save millions of lives from the deadly COVID-19,
"India led the world in eradicating two pandemics, small-pox and polio so India has a tremendous capacity," WHO executive director Michael J Ryan said