Karnataka, Tamil Nadu report record spike in daily cases; seventh phase of Bengal polls underway; more

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Karnataka on Sunday reported 34,804 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking the active caseload in the state to 2,62,162. With 143 fatalities registered on Sunday, the death toll mounted to 14,426.

Voting for the seventh phase of assembly election in West Bengal began at 7 am Monday across 34 seats. Over 86 lakh voters will decide the fate of 284 candidates contesting from 34 assembly seats. Among the key battlegrounds in West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's former seat Bhabanipur. Watch this episode of The Burning Question to know more.