Breaking News LIVE Updates: Covid-19 Cases Above 1,000; Mumbai Rains Disrupt; Foreign Secretary To Visit US

The number of the Covid-19 cases across the country reached 1,110, reported NDTV. The highest number of patients were reported in Kerala at 430, followed by 210 cases were reported in Maharashtra, 104 in Delhi, 83 in Gujarat and 69 in Tamil Nadu.

For the past week, an average of 145 new cases are being reported from across the country every day.

Foreign Secretary Shri Vikram Misri will be visiting Washington DC from 27-29 May to meet with senior officials of the US Administration. The visit is a follow up to Prime Minister’s visit to the United States in February 2025, when both sides had launched the India-U.S. COMPACT (Catalysing Opportunities for Military Partnership, Accelerated Commerce & Technology) for the 21st Century.

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PM Narendra Modi being was felicitated as he reached the venue in Bhuj, where he will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate development projects worth over Rs 53,400 crore for the region.

In Uttar Pradesh, the food safety team busted a fake paneer racket. It destroyed 2,500 kg of adulterated paneer and 800 litres milk in Gorakhpur. Samples under testing and harmful substances like synthetic colours and saccharin seized.

Both the Nifty and Sensex indices saw a positive close, each gaining 0.5% for the day. This upward movement was reflected across broader markets as well, with the Nifty Midcap 150 and Nifty Smallcap 250 also increasing by approximately 0.5%.

Leading the charge within the Nifty were Bajaj Auto and JSW Steel, emerging as the top gainers. In the Nifty Midcap 150, Linde India and Timken India were the standout performers, while BEML and Finolex Industries led the gains in the Nifty Smallcap 250.

All sectoral indices concluded the day in positive territory.