Breaking news highlights: Russia hits new record for Covid-19 deaths

The district health department administered over 21,300 doses of Covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday, achieving 14% of its 150,000 target on Day 1 of a three-day statewide mega vaccination drive. Read more

Russia on Tuesday recorded 973 deaths due to Covid-19, highest single-day toll since the beginning of the pandemic last year. Russia has repeatedly hit record daily death tolls this month, and daily infections also have been hovering near all-time highs, with 28,190 new cases reported Tuesday.

A preliminary enquiry by Mumbai Police has revealed that an email with the subject “Terrorists behind JK attacks gunned down in Mumbai” that has an attached PDF document named ‘Intelligence Report,’ was sent somewhere from the Punjab province of Pakistan. The email was received by Maharashtra government offices and even those of other states in India. Probe found that on clicking the PDF document, the malware gets downloaded in the user's computer system and further compromises it. Moreover, the email was sent from the hacked email of a senior inspector of cyber police station of Mumbai police. Following this, Maharashtra cyber department has written to all government offices in the state and other states, warning them not to open the email.

Union minister of state MEA V Muraleedharan said that the rising “spread of terrorism in Africa is [a] matter of serious concern,” while addressing the UN Security Council on Tuesday. “What's even more unfortunate is that these terrorist forces and groups receive encouragement from member states, seeking to divide communities by legitimising terrorist activities,” he added.

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved proposal for launching of affiliated Sainik Schools under Sainik Schools Society. These Schools will function as an exclusive vertical which will be different from existing Sainik Schools, ANI quoted the Defence Ministry as saying.

After attending the G20 Summit on Afghanistan, PM Modi tweeted that he stressed on preventing the Afghan territory from becoming the source of radicalisation and terrorism during the Summit. “Also called for urgent and unhindered humanitarian assistance to Afghan citizens and an inclusive administration,” he added.

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday told ANI that the recent civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir are “saddening” and the failure of the Union territory (UT) government. “As a cover-up, government is arresting people without evidence. If they keep arresting repercussions will be dangerous, everyone will have to pay the price,” she was quoted as saying.

A Special PMLA court on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail application of Mandakini Khadse, wife of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse, and issued a non-bailable warrant against her by naming her as an accused in the Bhosari (Pune) Land deal case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Besides Mandakini, the ED had named Eknath Khadse and his son-in-law Girish Chaudhari as accused in the case.

A special CBI court in Panchkula on Tuesday deferred the sentencing order of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim to October 18. Rahim was recently held guilty of conspiring the murder of the former dera manager Ranjit Singh in 2002.

The European Union (EU) has announced an aid package worth 1 billion euros for Afghanistan, which is controlled by Islamist militant group Taliban now.

Pakistani terrorist Mohd Asraf, who was arrested from Delhi's Laxmi Nagar area earlier in the day, has been remanded to14-day police custody.

Th Union ministry of civil aviation on Tuesday announced restoration of domestic operations in flights from October 18 onwards, and issued a circular permitting 100% capacity of domestic flights.

An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hits Greek island of Crete, AFP reported.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday sustained injuries in the protest outside Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's house against the ban on Chhath puja celebrations. The Delhi police used water cannons to disperse BJP workers protesting outside the CM's house, Abhay Verma, chief spokesperson of Delhi BJP, said. “He (Tiwari) sustained injuries as he was standing on the barricade when the water cannon was used to disperse us. He is stable now," Verma added.

An encounter is currently underway between the security personnel and terrorists in the Pangai Area in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

Former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh failed to appear before the Crime Branch of Mumbai Police that had sent him a notice asking him to appear before them. He was summoned to record his statement in an extortion case lodged against him by the branch, ANI reported.

A seven-member Congress delegation, led by former party chief Rahul Gandhi, will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, after the Rashtrapati Bhavan, on Tuesday, scheduled their appointment with the President in this regard. Read More

A UN panel said it could not immediately rule on a complaint by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and others that state inaction on climate change violates children's rights, adding that they should have taken the case to national courts first.

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin gets SEC emergency use nod for children between 2-18 years of age

Maharashtra home minister Dilip Walse Patil said on Tuesday he did not have any information about senior officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), including Mumbai zonal director of the agency Sameer Wankhede, being watched by the Mumbai Police. Read More

India, the US, Japan, and Australia on Tuesday kicked off the second phase of this year’s Malabar naval drills in the Bay of Bengal. The three-day exercise seeks to build on the synergy, coordination, and interoperability developed during the first phase held in August, the Indian Navy said. Read More

The Maharashtra government has issued SOPs to reopen auditorium and cinema halls from October 22. Under the guidelines, the occupancy of the cinemas / theatres / multiplexes / auditorium shall not be more than 50% of their total beating capacity. Visitors will also be asked to show ‘safe status’A on the Aarogya Setu App, the rules also mandate.

We had started the 'Red Light on, Gaadi off' initiative last year. This will begin again from 18th October, as soon as you stop at a Red signal, turn down the engines of your vehicle. You can begin today itself, though it'll be formally launched on 18th, says Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.

For women safety, one-stop centres have been set up in over 700 districts, providing medical, police, mental counselling and legal help to them. Over 650 fast track courts have been set up, and for heinous crimes like rapes provision of death penalty has been introduced: PM Modi

Today, India is providing paid maternity leave of 26 weeks to career women. This is basically the protection of the rights of newborn children...: PM Modi at 28th NHRC Foundation Day