'Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region' to be formed on lines of Delhi-NCR, CM Yogi asks officials to ready proposal

'Uttar Pradesh State Capital Region' to be formed on lines of Delhi-NCR, CM Yogi asks officials to ready proposal.

Gujarat on Friday registered 191 new COVID-19 cases and one more death due to the infection, taking the overall tally to 12,70,639 and the toll to 11,014, said the state Health Department.

Planes carrying fresh supplies are surging across a humanitarian air bridge to flood-ravaged Pakistan as the death toll surged past 1,200, officials said Friday, with families and children at special risk of disease and homelessness.

The rupee declines by 31 paise to close at 79.87 against the US dollar.

Delhi records 299 new Covid cases, two more deaths; positivity rate at 2.17 per cent: Authorities.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday called on President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and appreciated his role in taking the strategic ties between India and the UAE to greater heights.

Jaishankar, who is here on a three-day visit, also conveyed personal greetings and warm wishes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sheikh Mohamed, the ruler of Abu Dhabi.

"Thank HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan for receiving me. Conveyed the personal greetings and warm wishes of PM @narendramodi. Highly value his guidance in taking our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership to greater heights," he said in a tweet.

A tear gas shell-dropping drone system has been developed by the BSF that can be used by police for controlling protesters and rioters, a senior officer of the border-guarding force said on Friday.

He said the "drone tear smoke launcher" can be used for launching these shells from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone and it "will be a potential force multiplier for the security forces working in the law-and-order management domain".

US Navy says Iran seizes American sea drone in second-such incident in recent days; Tehran says its navy let 2 drones go, reports AP

Congress leader Priyanka Vadra Gandhi on Friday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government over recent reports about a surge in number of deaths by suicide, triggered by unemployment. She also accused the government of delivering ‘jumlas’ (empty words) and having no real answer to the frustration of the youth.

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London's Heathrow airport terminal 2 evacuated in response to potentially suspicious item, reports Reuters

A man was held allegedly with 210 kilograms of ganja worth ₹4 crore in Khopoli in Raigad district, over 100 kilometres from here, a Narcotics Control Bureau official said on Friday.

Ousted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to return home more than seven weeks after he fled the country amid mass protests that demanded his resignation, holding him and his family responsible for the country's economic crisis.

Medic says at least 18 killed, 21 wounded in mosque blast in Afghan city of Herat, reports AP.

Court in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar rejects bail plea of jailed politician Shrikant Tyagi in Gangster's Act case.

Supreme Court grants interim bail to Teesta Setalvad in connection with the FIR for allegedly fabricating evidence in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. She was arrested on June 25. HC asked to decide the bail plea finally but Teesta will be released in the meantime.

A huge blast rocked one of the biggest mosques in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Friday, killing its influential imam and causing many other casualties, local media reported.

"Many congratulations to the Indian Navy, the Naval Design Bureau and Cochin Shipyard for the many years of hard work that has made the vision of INS Vikrant come true. India's first indigenously built aircraft carrier, Vikrant is a significant step for India's maritime security," Rahul Gandhi said on Friday  congratulating the Indian Navy, the Naval design bureau and Cochin Shipyard for the commissioning of the first indigenously designed and manufactured aircraft carrier.

Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi on Friday afternoon bringing relief to the city residents who have been reeling under a deficit monsoon.

“Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over and adjoining areas of isolated places of (India Gate, Akshardham, Nehru Stadium, Defence Colony, Lajpat Nagar), Jind (Haryana), Saharanpur, Deoband, Muzaffarnagar, Khatauli, Shikarpur, in next two hours,” the IMD's RWFC tweeted at 1.35 pm.

“INS Vikrant is a manifestation of India’s glorious maritime tradition. It is also a vibrant symbol of Indian pride,” says prime minister Narendra Modi.

Scores of people have been spotted at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) after Germany's Lufthansa Airlines cancelled as many as 800 flights amid a strike by their pilots. 

Myanmar's Suu Kyi has been sentenced to three years for electoral fraud, news agency AFP reported on Friday.

TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee arrives at the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) office in Kolkata. He was summoned by the federal agency in Bengal coal scam case.

Addressing the INS Vikrant commissioning ceremony at Kochi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “Vikrant is large and grand, Vikrant is distinct, Vikrant is special. Vikrant is not just a warship, it is the evidence of the hardwork, talent, impact and commitment of India of the 21st century.”