India on Friday reported over two lakh coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day; BJP tells Election Commission that the remaining poll phases in Bengal should not be clubbed, claims there is no connection of Covid spike with election rallies; Home Minister Amit Shah takes out a roadshow in Bengal without a mask; Andhra Pradesh runs out of vaccine stock; and other top news of the day. | NDTV

India reported record 2 lakh coronavirus cases on Thursday, Delhi announced new restrictions, COVID-19 infections jumped sharply in Uttar Pradesh, Umar Khalid gets bail and other top news stories of the day. | NDTV

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Left, Right & Centre | From floundering alliances, to unconvincing arguments on national security, has the opposition lost control of the narrative in these elections? | NDTV

The debate on the no-confidence motion against the BJP-led government brought by opposition alliance INDIA started amid loud sloganeering, with BJP and I.N.D.I.A. MPs throwing barbs at each other. While the BJP government is sure to survive the motion given their majority in the house, the opposition says this is their way of getting the Prime Minister to talk on Manipur. Analysts break down the political drama on NDTV. | NDTV