COVID-19: Close to 40,000 cases in 24 hours, cases cross 1.1 million; mAssam floods: Over 7 million affected, death toll mounts to 110; At least 13 killed in lightning strikes in Bihar and Uttarakhand; Bihar: Heavy rain triggers flood-like situation; water enters residential areas in Patna and Muzaffarpur; Nepal border guards open fire on Indians again; one in critical condition; and more