India reported 276 new COVID-19 cases and seven deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases to 4,302 and the overall death toll to 44.

In a tragic incident, six young girls drowned in the Yamuna River in Agra on Tuesday afternoon while bathing to escape the blistering summer heat, officials said.

A medical aspirant reportedly took his own life upon realising that his exam marks were insufficient to secure admission. The tragic incident occurred in the Maharajpura police station area of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.