With 3,498 fresh fatalities, the death toll has increased to 2,08,330 as per the Union health ministry's updated data.
The scrip traded 1.23% down at Rs 1,487 at around 9.58 am (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex was down 300 points, or 0.60%, at 49,466.
The Padma Vibhushan awardee was admitted to a private hospital in South Delhi after getting infected with covid-19 infection.
Nifty Metal index was shining bright again with gains of 1.56%
Oil-to-telecom major Reliance Industries is slated to announce its financial results for March quarter on Friday.
On the political front, exit polls on Thursday forecast a tight contest between the incumbent Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the high-profile West Bengal assembly polls
Experts believe IRCTC to be a long-term compounder and expect consolidated EBIT margins to expand from 30% in FY20 to 37% in FY23e on the back of a higher proportion of tickets booked online
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