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1. An ambulance reaches Mumbai's Cooper Hospital ahead of Sidharth Shukla's final journey as sources say no injuries were found in his autopsy. 2. Parts of Uttar Pradesh see a surge in cases and deaths linked to a viral fever. At least 50 people, including 40 children, have died in western Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district in the last 10 days from dengue. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tweets,'Has UP government learnt no lessons from the Covid surge'. 3. A furious Delhi court slams police in the national capital over a 'shoddy', 'callous' and 'indolent' investigation into the violence that rocked the city in February last year. Delhi court discharges AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain's brother Shah Alam and two others in the riots case. 4. India's Covid chart shows improvement today, with the country recording 45,352 cases, a drop of 3.6 per cent from yesterday. 366 deaths are reported in last 24 hours. 5. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is to share the spotlight with Goddess Durga at a Durga Puja pandal, one located near the Kolkata airport next month. 6. An Islamic State-inspired attacker injured six people in a New Zealand supermarket knife rampage on Friday, before being shot dead by undercover police officers who had him under round-the-clock surveillance. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is 'gutted' the man, a Sri Lankan national, had managed to carry out his 'hateful' assault even though he was on a terror watchlist. 7. And big wins for teenagers at Paralympic games Praveen Kumar wins Silver in high jump while Avani Lekhara wins Bronze in the 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions SH1 event.