HIGHLIGHTS AT 12:30 HOURS

Following are the top stories at 12.30 pm:
Top Stories:
DEL45 PM-MANN KI BAAT
PM seeks nation's forgiveness for tough decisions, says India will surely defeat coronavirus
DEL46 VIRUS-LD CASES COVID-19 death toll in India rises to 25, number of cases edging close to 1,000
Nation:

DEL49 MEA-VIRUS-AFGHANISTAN
India shifts staff in Herat, Jalalabad to Kabul in view of COVID-19 cases in Afghanistan
275 Indians, evacuated from Iran, reach Jodhpur
DEL51 VIRUS-RAIL-PARCEL-VANS
Rly resumes parcel van service to ensure uninterrupted flow of essentials to local markets
DEL14 BIZ-IOC-LD FUEL
No fuel crisis in India; enough stock of petrol, diesel, LPG available to last lockdown: IOC

BOM9 MH-VIRUS-CASES
12 new COVID-19 cases in Maha; state tally goes up to 193
BOM12 GJ-VIRUS-CASES
3 new COVID-19 cases in Guj; state tally reaches 58
BOM8 VIRUS-WOMAN-KIT
Woman created India's first COVID-19 testing kit during last stage of pregnancy
Foreign:
FGN11 VIRUS-CHINA-TOLL
China reports 45 new coronavirus cases, five deaths
Beijing: China has reported 45 new coronavirus cases including one locally transmitted case while the death toll due to COVID-19 reached 3,300 with five new fatalities, health officials said Sunday. By K J M Varma
FGN12 VIRUS-UK-INDIA-STUDENTS
Indian students stranded in UK due to COVID-19 travel ban urge PM Modi for rescue flight