Newspaper Headlines: Amitabh Bachchan, Son Abhishek Test Positive For Covid, Admitted To Hospital

Hindustan Times: The daily's front page carried the statement of External Affairs Minister on India-China border face-off. S Jaishankar on Saturday described the "disengagement and de-escalation" process with China in East Ladakh as "work in progress". The daily also reported that the Congress party has appointed Patidar leader, Hardik Patel, 26, as the working president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee.

The Asian Age: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, announced in separate tweets on Saturday that they have tested positive for Covid-19 and have been admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati Hospital. The daily also covered Rajasthan's Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's claim that the BJP was trying to topple his government. "BJP leaders are playing the game at the behest of Central leaders. MLAs were offered money... Rs 10 crore in advance and Rs 15 crore after the government is toppled," the Chief Minister claimed, a charge denied by the BJP.

The Telegraph: The front page of the newspaper carried news on nod given by DGCI to skin drug for Covid. India's drug regulator on Saturday approved Itolizumab, a drug used to cure skin ailment psoriasis for "restricted emergency use" to treat COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress.