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A day after Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal held a mega roadshow in Amritsar to celebrate the party's landslide victory in the Punjab Assembly elections, Punjab chief minister-elect Bhagwant Mann will tender his resignation as the Member of Parliament on Monday.

Mann will take oath as the chief minister of Punjab on March 16 at Khatkar Kalan, the ancestral village of iconic freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

Earlier on Saturday, the 48-year-old staked claim to form the government in Punjab after meeting Governor Banwarilal Purohit.

Mann after the meeting told media persons outside the Raj Bhawan in Chandigarh that he handed over a letter of support of his party MLAs to the Governor who accepted it.

“We staked claim to form the government and the Governor Sahib approved it,” he said, PTI reported.

In Covid related news, Former US President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19.

"I've had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise," he said on his official Twitter account. Obama also said that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative.

China's government responded Sunday to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business center of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, and restricted access to Shanghai by suspending bus service.

Everyone in Shenzhen, a finance and technology center that abuts Hong Kong, will undergo three rounds of testing after 60 new cases were reported Sunday. All businesses except those that supply food, fuel and other necessities were ordered to close or work from home.

Case numbers in China's latest infection surge are low compared with other countries and with Hong Kong, which reported more than 32,000 on Sunday. But mainland authorities are enforcing a “zero tolerance” strategy and have locked down entire cities to find and isolate every infected person.

Shenzhen is home to some of China's most prominent companies, including telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies Ltd., electric car brand BYD Auto, Ping An Insurance Co. and Tencent Holding, operator of the popular WeChat message service.

On the mainland, the government reported 1,938 new cases, more than triple Saturday's total.

 

22:04 PM (IST)  •  14 Mar 2022

Breaking News LIVE: 'Cumulative Covid-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In India Surpases 180.36 Crore,' Says Union Health Ministry

Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said, "Cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered India surpasses 180.36 crore."

Cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered India surpasses 180.36 crore: Union Health Ministry

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 14, 2022

22:02 PM (IST)  •  14 Mar 2022

Breaking News LIVE: Educational Institutes To Remain Shut Tomorrow In Shivamogga

"All schools & colleges will remain closed tomorrow (March 15) in Shivamogga. Section 144 has been imposed in the district till 21st March. 8 companies of KSRP, 6 companies of District Armed Reserve, 1 company of RAF deployed," said Shivamogga SP, BM Laxmi Prasad.

Karnataka | All schools & colleges will remain closed tomorrow (March 15) in Shivamogga. Section 144 has been imposed in the district till 21st March. 8 companies of KSRP, 6 companies of District Armed Reserve, 1 company of RAF deployed: Shivamogga SP, BM Laxmi Prasad

(File pic) pic.twitter.com/1pNciQy7Az

— ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2022

18:16 PM (IST)  •  14 Mar 2022

Breaking News LIVE: After Under-Construction Building Collapses Near Kashmiri Gate, 8 Persons Were Rescued, Says Police

8 persons were rescued from the site after an under-construction building collapses at Nicholson Road near Kashmiri Gate; search and rescue operation underway, said Delhi police.

Delhi | 8 persons rescued from the site after an under-construction building collapses at Nicholson Road near Kashmiri Gate; search and rescue operation underway, say police

(Photo source: Delhi Fire Service) pic.twitter.com/AftXvVR884

— ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2022

18:04 PM (IST)  •  14 Mar 2022

Breaking News LIVE: Under-Construction Building Collapses At Nicholson Road, Says Delhi Fire Service

Delhi | An under-construction building collapses at Nicholson Road near Kashmiri Gate, few persons feared trapped: Delhi Fire Service

— ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2022

17:49 PM (IST)  •  14 Mar 2022

Breaking News LIVE: Chennai Corporation Uses Drones To Spray Mosquito Larvicide In Water Bodies

#WATCH Tamil Nadu | Chennai Corporation uses drones to spray mosquito larvicide to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes in water bodies pic.twitter.com/xC86XLDlzk

— ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2022