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1. India's daily Covid numbers jump by 12 per cent on Thursday as the country reports 47,092 new infections, the biggest single-day rise in two months. About 509 deaths are recorded during the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. Kerala contributes 32,803 cases or nearly 70 per cent of new cases. 2. Actor and model Sidharth Shukla, best known for his role in the TV show Balika Vadhu, dies on Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 40, Mr Shukla was taken to Mumbai's Cooper Hospital after the heart attack. 3. Afghanistan: The northern alliance claims that it is holding on to Panjshir Valley. Meanwhile, the Taliban is all set to form government on Friday. India says our focus remains that Afghan soil is not used for terror. They say the meeting with the Taliban in Doha was to discuss India's concern and it had a positive response. 4. While hearing a petition linked to the Tablighi Jamaat gathering last year in Delhi that was blamed for a spike in Covid cases, the Supreme Court on Thursday observes that news shown in a section of the media bears a communal tone, which could bring a bad name to the country. 5. Police on Thursday uses water cannon to disperse a group of farmers who allegedly tried to force their way inside the venue of an event of the Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab's Moga, which was being addressed by its chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. 6. Chandan Mitra, former Rajya Sabha member and journalist, who had been unwell for some time, dies on Wednesday night. He was 65, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condole his death. He joined Trinamool Congress in 2018. 7. As India loses quick wickets, Virat Kohli scores, he is now the fastest player to cross 23,000 runs in any form of Cricket.