Breaking news highlights: Gujarat records 19 Covid cases, 22 more recoveries

Gujarat's caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) climbed to 826,099 on Friday after 19 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. No new fatality was recorded and the death toll remained unchanged at 10,085. The recovery count stood at 815,838 after 22 persons were discharged during the day.

Indian and Hungary have agreed to recognise each other's Covid-19 vaccination certificates, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Friday. "Will facilitate mobility for education, business, tourism and beyond.

Gujarat extends night curfew between 12 midnight and 6am by a month in eight cities. The night curfew will continue in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Gandhinagar, Junagadh and Bhavnagar till November 10.

Tamil Nadu on Friday reported 1,359 fresh infections and 20 related deaths. The active cases in the state now stand at 16,379.

Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) K V Subramanian on Friday announced his decision to step down from the post after completing his 3-year term in the finance ministry. Subramanian said in a statement that he will return to academia.

Kerala reported 10,944 new Covid-19 cases and 120 related deaths on Friday, taking the total death toll in the state 26,072. 

Union home minister Amit Shah called on Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant governor Manoj Singh to meet him in Delhi tomorrow, in connection with targeted killings in the Valley in the past few days, said ANI quoting government sources. 

Punjab Congress state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu sat on a 'Maun vrat(vow of silence) dharna  (silent protest) at journalist Raman Kashyap's house in Nighasan, Lakhimpur Kheri. Sidhu said his dharna will continue till the arrest of the accused. Kashyap was killed in the violence that broke out in Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is in Rome, for the P20 event, congratulated the host country Italy for organising it. He also met Italian Senate Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati on the sidelines of the summit. 

A Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Friday rejected the bail pleas of Aryan Khan, son of actor Shahrukh Khan, actor Arbaaz Merchant, and Munmun Dhamecha in the cruise drug bust case saying they were no maintainable before it. Metropolitan Magistrate, R M Nerlikar rejected the pleas.

Tata Sons, the salt-to-software conglomerate, won the bid to take over national airlines Air India on Friday. Panel of ministers cleared winning bid for Air India, which is being pegged at Rs.18,000 crore. 

Nitin Waychal, Superintendent of Arthur Jail, said Aryan Khan and the other accused caught in the cruise party drug bust will be kept in Arthur jail's quarantine cell for 3-5 days, reported ANI.

Union minister Ajay Mishra told ANI that his son, Ashish, could not join on going probe into Lakhimpur Kheri incident due to 'health reasons', adding that he will “report tomorrow”. 

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Delhi government employees who have not been inoculated with at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine will not be allowed to attend office from October 16, a DDMA order informed on Friday.

Uttar Pradesh police pasted a second notice outside Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra's residence in Lakhimpur Kheri, asking his son Ashish Mishra to appear before it on October 9, 11am, in connection with Sunday's violence, reported ANI.

Supreme Court says not satisfied with UP govt's probe in Lakhimpur Kheri case, next hearing on October 20.

Senior lawyer Harish Salve, appearing for UP government, informs Supreme Court that prime accused Ashish Mishra, who failed to appear before police today despite summons, will appear at 11am tomorrow.

Supreme Court begins hearing of the case on the violence that killed eight people in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on October 3.

Slogans of "We want justice" raised during the funeral procession of Supinder Kaur, a teacher who was shot dead by unidentified terrorists inside a Srinagar school yesterday.

Congress fields Mahesh Kumar Balubhai Dhodi as its candidate for Lok Sabha byelections to Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

CBI court in Panchkula convicts Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmit Ram Rahim for the murder of his disciple. Gurmit already serving the sentence for rape. Quantum of sentence to be pronounced on October 12.

Ashish Mishra, prime accused in Lakhimpur Kheri case, fails to appear before police despite summons.

The projection for real GDP growth is retained at 9.5% for FY 2021-22. This consists of 7.9% in Q2, 6.8% in Q3 and 6.1% in Q4 of 2021-22. Real GDP growth for Q1 of FY 2022-23 is projected at 17.2%: RBI governor SHaktikanta Das