“India is reeling under a massive outbreak of coronavirus, as over 400,000 cases per day and over 3,500 deaths per day are being reported. Amid this, many notable journalists, including Aaj Tak’s Rohit Sardana and Ashish Yechury, have also lost their lives after contracting COVID-19.u00a0. On Saturday, Times Now suspended its election results coverage for four states, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and 1 Union Territory, Puducherry on Sunday, May 2 due to coronavirus crisis. Taking to Twitter, Times Now said that as India faces it biggest health emergency in u201crecent memory,u201d and to keep up with the ethos of tracking the biggest national story, the channel has decided to keep COVID news as its main priority and is suspending their election coverage and beyond.u00a0. Earlier, The New Indian Express suspended its IPL coverage saying that the u201cproblem is not with game but its timing.u201du00a0. u201cIn such a tragic time, we find it incongruous that the festival of cricket is on in India, with layers of bio bubbles creating protection. This is commercialism gone crass,” the TNIE said.u00a0. Now, the question is, will other news channels and newspaper follow suit and opt out from the election results coverage on May 2, Sunday.u00a0. #WestBengalElection2021 #AssamAssemblyElections2021 #KeralaAssemblyElections2021 #TamilNaduElection2021 #Puducherryu00a0.”