 | Will support Maharashtra government if it clamps 'full lockdown': Pune tradersThe decision was taken after considering the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the city and rural parts of the district, one of the worst-hit in the country, federation president Fatehchand Ranka said. |
 | Bengal records 4,511 new COVID cases, highest one-day spike since pandemic beganThe state reported this year's highest COVID-19 fatalities at 14 on Monday, pushing the death toll to 10,414. |
 | Over 37 lakh COVID vaccine doses given on Day 2 of special driveThe cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country stands at 10,82,92,423, according to provisional data. |
 | Punjab sees record single day spike of 3,477 COVID casesEight people each died in Amritsar and Hoshiarpur and five each in Gurdaspur, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala, among the fresh COVDI-related fatalities. |
| Haryana records biggest daily jump of 3,818 COVID-19 casesAmong the districts that reported a big spike in cases are Gurgaon with 1,132 cases, followed by 472 in Faridabad, 327 in Karnal, 228 in Sonipat, 224 in Panchkula and 180 in Hisar. |
 | TN announces slew of measures to check COVID-19 surge, testing to be more aggressiveThe government also requested the public to step out of their houses only for essential work and appealed to all those above 45 years of age to get vaccinated |
 | Double whammy: Retail inflation jumps to four-month high, factory output contractsPolicymakers had expected positive GDP growth in January-March to restrict the annual FY21 contraction to 7.5-8 per cent. |
 | 14 private hospitals in Delhi declared 'full COVID-19' hospitals'101 private hospitals are directed to reserve at least 60 per cent of their ward bed capacity for COVID-related treatment,' the order read. |
 | COVID-19: Alarming spike in Chennai, active cases rise nearly three-fold in two weeksThe streets with active cases also rose from about 500 in March to 1106 in April |
 | Two coaches test positive for COVID-19 at national women's boxing campThe development was confirmed to PTI by a source close to the team, which is training at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. |
 | Rajasthan becomes second state after Maharashtra to cross 10 million vaccination markTill Sunday, 99.83 lakh doses were administered and the figure has crossed the 10 million mark now, Sharma said. |
 | Bombay HC tells Maharashtra government to consider setting up oxygen plant in NagpurAdvocate S P Bhandarkar, appointed by the court for assistance, raised the issue of shortage of oxygen cylinders which was refuted by the Nagpur unit of the state's Food and Drugs Administration. |
 | South Delhi has maximum COVID-19 containment zones, East Delhi leastAccording to data from the city government's revenue department, South Delhi has the maximum number of 1,303 containment zones. |
 | COVID-19: South Africa emerging women's tour of Bangladesh cut shortSouth Africa emerging women's tour of Bangladesh has been cut short due to strict lockdown set to be imposed in the host country from April 14. |
 | COVID-19: Maharashtra to go ahead with simple Ambedkar Jayanti event at DeekshabhoomiAnnually, several lakh people from across the country assemble on April 14 to celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti. |
