Breaking news: Delhi records 95 new Covid cases, one more death

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif warned the United Nations on Friday that climate disasters will not remain confined to his country, in the wake of devastating floods.

The national capital on Friday recorded 95 new Covid cases and one more death, which pushed the caseload and death toll to 20,02,867 and 26,501, according to the health department's bulletin.

The Airports Authority of India took a decision of deploying a total of 1924 Private Security Agency (PSA) Security personnel at 60 Airports for non-core functions in place of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), according to a Press Information Bureau (PIB) release given by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Schools from classes 1-8 to remain shut tomorrow in UP's Noida due to heavy rain and waterlogging, ANI reports citing a district official. Read more

Traffic snarls in various parts of Delhi after heavy rainfall in the national capital. 

In the Indo-Pacific Quad meet on Friday, Quad countries signed Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief (HADR) partnership guidelines. Union Minister for External Affairs, Dr S Jaishankar attended the meet and said it is an oppurtunity to discuss on stregthening UN-led multilateral system.

Dr Rajiv Bahl appointed as the Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-cum-Secretary, Department of Health Research.

Former India hockey captain Dilip Tirkey becomes the newly elected president of the Hockey India (HI).

Uttar Pradesh government bans cattle trade with 4 neighbouring states, imposes lockdown on intrastate movement of animals from 28 districts to prevent spread of lumpy skin disease, PTI reported.

Nearly 90% of COVID-19 samples those were genome-sequenced in Delhi during July and August were detected with BA.2 variant of virus: Official data

After setback to Team Shinde, Bombay High Court tells BMC to allow Uddhav faction to hold Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park. HC observed that Municipal Council misused its powers in deciding application of petitioners. Ground to be given to Shiv Sena for preparations from 2-6 October.

Interventions application of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Faction MLA Sada Sarvankar rejected by Bombay High Court on Friday. The hearing was about the petitions filed by Shiv Sena factions seeking permission for Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park. 

At least 61 migrants drowned when a boat they boarded in Lebanon sank off Syria's coast, a Lebanese minister said Friday, the deadliest such shipwreck from Lebanon in recent years, as per AFP reports.

Dr M Srinivas, Dean, ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Hyderabad has been appointed as the new Director of All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. Read more

An Avalanche Monitoring Radar has been installed in North Sikkim on September 20 by the Indian Army and Defence Geoinformatics & Research Establishment (DGRE) jointly. The the Indian Army said to ANI that the radar is first of its kind in India and has the capability to detect avalanches within 3 secs of its trigger.

India on Friday issued advisory for its nationals in Canada to exercise "due caution and remain vigilant" amid concerns over hate crimes.

“There has been a sharp increase in incidents of hate crimes, sectarian violence & anti-India activities in Canada. MEA & our High Commission/Consulates General in Canada have taken up these incidents with Canadian authorities & requested probe & appropriate action,” the foreign ministry said.

Union home minister Amit Shah is in Bihar for a two-day visit, which is his first since the JD(U) and the BJP parted ways after Nitish Kumar’s return to the grand alliance. “The huge crowd here is a warning for Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav,” Shah said, addressing the rally. Read more

Haryana Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda to meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi shortly, reports news agency ANI.

Delhi court has allowed ED plea to transfer money laundering case against minister Satyender Jain before another judge.

Twenty-seven Maoists were killed and 1,131 were arrested in Jharkhand since January 2020, news agency PTI reported quoting officials on Friday. A total of 108 gun fights happened between the Maoists and security forces since January 2020 till August this year and forty-five Maoists surrendered before the police during the period, they said.

Rajasthan chief minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Friday confirmed that he will be running for the top party post. Read more

Rupee falls 39 paise to all-time low of 81.18 against US dollar in early trade, PTI reports

India has recorded 5,383 fresh Covid-19 infections in the past 24 hours; the active caseload now stands at 45,281. 

A day ago, 5,443  cases were registered across the country. 

Four areas of Ukraine - controlled by Russia and pre-Moscow forces- are readying to hold referendums on joining Russia on Friday. Read more