she is trying to help others as a tribute to bina. for sachin, his two children are his hope.she wants to be when she grows up. "police," she says. and sachin wants his son to become a civil servant. together, he hopes, they will fix this system. divya arya, bbc news, india. so thats the situation in delhi but how are they coping in rest of this huge country? over the coming hours, we'll bring you the situation across the country from the bbc�*s indian language services correspondents. here in this state of west bengal, elections remained the main focus up until now. i am outside this covid hospital here in kolkata. the health care system is under severe pressure. people are now worried as 15—16,000 new cases are being reported every day in the state. during the past one month, people have been voting here for the state elections and huge campaign rallies were organised. most of them didn't wear any masks or didn't maintain physical distancing. the rallies were attended by the prime minister and the home minister, who flew down from delhi almost every other day. but people are

she is trying to help others as a tribute to bina. for sachin, his two children are his hope.she wants to be when she grows up. "police," she says. and sachin wants his son to become a civil servant. together, he hopes, they will fix this system. divya arya, bbc news, india. 0ur correspondent mayuresh konnur is in mumbai. i have just been i havejust been reading i have just been reading that where you are in the state of maharashtra has now seen x to 6000 cases last night, confirmed —— 66,000 cases, the worst hit date in india currently. talk through the pressures on the hospital system where you.- pressures on the hospital system where you. pressures on the hospital s stem where ou. , ., , ., system where you. yes, what you said, it system where you. yes, what you said. it is — system where you. yes, what you said. it is a _ system where you. yes, what you said, it is a state _ system where you. yes, what you said, it is a state that _ system where you. yes, what you said, it is a state that has - said, it is a state that has highest number of cases in the past few days, and

she is trying to help others as a tribute to bina. for sachin, his two children are his hope.t she wants to be when she grows up. "police," she says. and sachin wants his son to become a civil servant. together, he hopes, they will fix this system. really difficult watching your report. the situation is incredibly scary, is that the predominant feeling? scary, is that the predominant feelin: ? , . scary, is that the predominant feelin? , . , feeling? they are absolutely right. as i was waiting _ feeling? they are absolutely right. as i was waiting for _ feeling? they are absolutely right. as i was waiting for you _ feeling? they are absolutely right. as i was waiting for you to - feeling? they are absolutely right. as i was waiting for you to come i as i was waiting for you to come back to me again, we had an ambulance passing by, and we are in central delhi and it has been happening so many times over the last hour. everyone is so anxious. that is what is happening in india right now, there is anger and anxiety, anxiety that you or a family member would need to be rushed to a

of firsts in hollywood at the 93rd academy awards actress and director regina king opened thes plus bina neal won for "ma rainey's black bottom." plus youn yuh-jung took the win there for best supporting actress, becoming the first korean woman to win an academy award. nbc's jinah kim reports from hollywood. >> "nomadland" >> reporter: a thoughtful low budget film about life on the road scored big at sunday night's academy awards, including best picture. >> we give this one to our wolf. frances mcdormand made her way back on stage just minutes later, claiming her third career win as best actress. >> reporter: but "nomadland's" driving >> this is for anyone who has the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in themselves. >> reporter: there was a slight upset for best actor. >> anthony hopkins. >> reporter: the british legend who was not on hand won his second career oscar for his performance in "the father." it's an award many expected to go to the late chadwick boseman for "ma rainey's black bottom. best supporting actor went to daniel kaluuya for "judas and the black messiah.

nishi sharma also has a picture of her mother—in—law, bina, who struggled for oxygen and died when shethe country's capital, delhi. we were not able to save her because of such mismanagement all around delhi. nishi went from one hospital to another, to another and then another. and what a doctor showed her was terrifying. he showed me bodies lying around, bagged and lying around. i begged him. i literally started crying in front of him, that, "please, ijust need one bed for her. you told me that there is a bed. you told me a number. that's why i came here. but there was no bed there, and when they found one, it was too late. we're going to take a closer look at what's happening in some of india's worst hit states. india is a huge country, almost 1.4 billion people. viruses like covid thrive off population density. you can see outbreaks in every single state. those circles are the hotspots, largely cities. the capital delhi and the western state of maharashtra — that includes mumbai — have the highest rates of infection. let's look at that, india's covid ground zero, maharashtra. it's a