Uddhav Thackeray In Favour Of Lockdown, All-Party Meet Underway: Sources

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is in favour of a complete lockdown in the state that is struggling with an unprecedented rise in coronavirus cases, sources told NDTV, amid an all-party meeting to discuss the crisis. Maharashtra enforced a night curfew and a weekend lockdown this week but sources say Mr Thackeray is in favour of stricter curbs to break the chain of transmission. India's daily coronavirus cases on Saturday rose by a record for the fifth time this week and deaths surged to the highest in more than five months, with hospitals and crematoriums overflowing in parts of the country. New cases in the world's second-most populous country have totalled the most of anywhere in the world over the last two weeks. India's overall tally of 1.32 crore is the third-highest globally, just shy of Brazil and below the worst affected country, the United States.