Political showdown over PM Modi security lapse; Covid tsunami hits Mumbai; and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy was stranded on a flyover in Punjab for 20 minutes due to a blockade by protesters on Wednesday. Punjab CM Charanjit Channi claims there was no security breach and no danger to PM Modi's life. But this raises the question, how did the protesters know about the PM’s route.
Mumbai reported 15,166 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, its highest-ever daily count so far, and three deaths, civic officials said. Earlier, the metropolis had logged the highest-ever 11,163 Covid-19 cases on April 4, 2021, during the second wave