COVID-19: Record spike of over 45,000 cases in 24 hours, cases cross 12,00,000; Bihar floods: 5 lakh people in 10 districts affected, death toll at 11; SC refuses to stay Rajasthan HC proceedings on rebel Congress MLAs’ plea; EC defers bypolls to Lok Sabha, Assembly seats due to Coronavirus pandemic; Karnataka: Outraged over COVID-19 patient’s death, mob sets ambulance on fire; and more