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• 17 Oct 2021, 10:58:41 PM IST

  Babul Supriyo to meet Lok Sabha speaker on October 19

  TMC leader Babul Supriyo is expected to meet Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Tuesday (October 19) to submit his resignation as BJP MP, reported news agency ANI. He joined TMC last month.

• 17 Oct 2021, 09:40:49 PM IST

  WHO to meet on October 26 to consider emergency listing for Covaxin

  WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Sunday said the technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider EUL (Emergency use listing) for Covaxin. WHO has been working closely with Covaxin-maker Bharat Biotech to complete the dossier, she added. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 09:30:08 PM IST

  Bill Clinton discharged from California hospital after treatment for an infection

  Former US president Bill Clinton was on Sunday released from a California hospital after spending five nights in treatment for an infection, reports news agency AFP.

• 17 Oct 2021, 08:47:59 PM IST

  Bihar govt announces aid for kins of deceased in Kulgam attack

  Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar today announced ₹2 Lakh each as ex-gratia for kins of Raja Reshi Dev and Joginder Reshi Dev, who were killed by terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir this evening. The chief minister also spoke to J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and expressed his concern over the killings.

• 17 Oct 2021, 08:27:49 PM IST

  Non-locals in Kashmir to be brought to nearby army and police camps 

  An advisory was issued in Jammu and Kashmir to bring all non-locals to nearby army and police camps. The advisory was issued on Sunday hours after terrorists fired indiscriminately on non-local labourers in Kulgam, killing two and injuring one. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 08:00:25 PM IST

  All schools in Uttarakhand to stay shut on October 18

  All schools in Uttarakhand will remain closed on October 18, 2021, in view of heavy rain alert issued for the state, Banshidhar Tiwari, director-general, education, said. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 07:00:24 PM IST

  2 killed in fresh attack on civilians in J&K's Kulgam

  At least 2 civilans (non-locals) were on Sunday killed and one injured in a fresh attack by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam. This was the third attack on non-local in Kashmir since last night, and second in south Kashmir.  Read more

• 17 Oct 2021, 06:49:58 PM IST

  Singhu border killing a religious matter, govt should not link it to farmers' protest: Rakesh Tikait

  Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait asserted that the Singhu border killing was a religious matter and the government should not link it to farmers' protest. “We're talking to them that they're not needed here as of now...Govt can deteriorate the situation. The conspiracy was executed by govts..,” he added.

• 17 Oct 2021, 06:25:50 PM IST

  Body of second pilot recovered: J&K police

  The body of the second pilot of the helicopter which crashed in Ranjit Sagar Dam has been recovered, informed J&K police. The body was retireved 76 days after an Indian Army helicopter crashed into Ranjit Sagar Dam on August 3.

• 17 Oct 2021, 06:20:12 PM IST

  1 dead, 3 injured in accident near Badrinath National Highway-07: Chamoli police

  The Chamoli Police on Sunday informed that one person died while three were injured after they met with an accident near Badrinath National Highway-07. Two people are still missing. “They were returning from Badrinath Dham. Search operation is underway to find the missing persons,”- the Police added.

   

• 17 Oct 2021, 05:34:24 PM IST

  Killing of innocent people unfortunate: Farooq Abdullah

  National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah called the spate of killings of civilians in the Valley over the past few days a “conspiracy to defame Kashmiris”.

  "The killing of innocent people is unfortunate. It is a conspiracy to defame Kashmiris," news agency ANI quoted Farooq Abdullah as saying. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 05:24:45 PM IST

  PM Narendra Modi speaks to Kerala CM

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan to discuss the current situation in the state after torrential rain besieged many districts. "Spoke to Kerala CM Shri @vijayanpinarayi and discussed the situation in the wake of heavy rains and landslides in Kerala. Authorities are working on the ground to assist the injured and affected. I pray for everyone’s safety and well-being, he said on Twitter. Read more

• 17 Oct 2021, 04:50:42 PM IST

  2nd wave of Covid-19 subsiding but not fair to say worst is over: VK Paul

  Covid taskforce chief VK Paul on Sunday said that the second wave of Coronavirus is subsiding but, added, it was not fair to say that the worst is over. 

  VK Paul further stated that Zydus Cadila's Covid-19 vaccine will be rolled out soon. Cadila's Covid-19 vaccine is world’s first DNA-based needle-free Covid-19 vaccine.

• 17 Oct 2021, 04:36:58 PM IST

  All schools, anganwadis in Dehradun to stay shut on October 18

  All schools and anganwadis in Dehradun district will remain closed on October 18, 2021, in wake of heavy rain alert in the state, District Magistrate R Rajesh Kumar announced on Sunday.

• 17 Oct 2021, 03:45:31 PM IST

  All schools in Uttarakhand's Chamoli to be closed on October 18: DM

  

  All trekking/camping, mountaineering groups have been barred from entering into all the forest areas of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve from October 17 to 19.

  Chamoli DM Himanshu Khurana on Sunday urged all visitors to Badrinath temple to stay at safe locations in wake of heavy rain warnings. “They're advised to stay back at Joshimath & Pandukeshwar until weather condition improves. All schools in Chamoli to be closed on Monday,” he added. 

  Meanwhile, all trekking/camping, mountaineering groups have been barred from entering into all the forest areas of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Gopeshwar from October 17 to 19, in wake of the heavy rain alert in the state.

• 17 Oct 2021, 03:31:56 PM IST

  All 3 accused in Singhu border killing sent to six-day police custody

  All three accused in the Singhu border killing- Narayan Singh, Bhagwant Singh & Govind Preet Singh- have been sent to a 6-day Police custody. They were produced before Sonipat Court today.

• 17 Oct 2021, 03:30:11 PM IST

  All arrangements made, alerts issued: Pushkar Singh Dhami on heavy rain alert

  Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday assured that all arrangements have been made in wake of the heavy rain alert in the state on October 18-19.  He also requested all devotees undertaking Char Dham yatra to postone it by a day or two.

  “I've spoken with Chief Secy and all DMs-SSPs. We -ministers & officers- will meet again at 5:30 pm today. We requested all devotees undertaking Char Dham Yatra to postpone yatra by 1-2 days in wake of heavy rain alert for 18-19 Oct,” he said. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 03:14:37 PM IST

  3 accused in Singhu border killing brought to Sonipat court

  Three accused in the Singhu border killing were brought to the Sonipat court on Sunday. On October 15, the body of a man was found tied to a barricade at the Singhu border with a hand chopped off and multiple wounds caused by sharp-edged weapons.

• 17 Oct 2021, 02:49:48 PM IST

  All schools to remain shut in Uttarkashi district on Oct 18 due to heavy rains warning

  All schools will remain closed in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on October 18, in view of heavy rainfall warning, District Magistrate Mayur Dikshit announced on Sunday.

• 17 Oct 2021, 02:44:59 PM IST

  Calculation is simple, we've crossed 300 seats in UP: Akhilesh Yadav

  Ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Sunday the election math is simple and that his party will cross 300 seats.

  “It has been heard that BJP is going to cut tickets of its 150 MLAs. 100 MLAs sat on protest in the State Assembly against CM Yogi Adityanath. We already have 50 MLAs. So the calculation is simple, we've crossed 300 seats,” news agency ANI quoted Yadav as saying on Sunday.

• 17 Oct 2021, 02:20:04 PM IST

  Intense spell of rain over northwest region likely to continue till October 19: IMD

  The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that intense spell of rains over Kerala & Mahe, South Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal is likely to reduce from today.

  “Intense spell of rainfall activity over northwest region of the country likely to continue till Oct 19, over eastern region till 20th October and over northeast region during 18th-21st October,” the weather department added. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 01:52:29 PM IST

  UP to provide financial help of ₹50,000 to families of those who died to Covid-19

  The Uttar Pradesh government announced on Sunday that it will provide a financial help of ₹50,000 to families of those who succumbed to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). 

• 17 Oct 2021, 01:41:22 PM IST

  IMD issues read alert for heavy rainfall in U'khand on Oct 18

  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand on Monday along with an orange in the state till Tuesday. The state government has been asked to remain alert and make all necessary arrangements. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 01:02:54 PM IST

  G-23 not a separate group, says Cong leader Sandeep Dikshit

  Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit emphasised that G-23 is not a separate group and the party high command should either consider the demands of the group or reject them. 

  Dikshit, who himself is a member of G-23, told news agency ANI, ""G-23 is not a separate group. Rather, the members of G23 have some demands to bring reforms in the party. The demands still persist. As far as the full-time president is concerned, Sonia Gandhi said that she is the full-time president so we now come to know that the party has a full-time president."

   

• 17 Oct 2021, 12:56:05 PM IST

  Two days after deadly blast at Shi'ite mosque in Kandahar, Islamic State issues threat

  Two days after a deadly blast at a Shi'ite mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on October 15 (Friday) killed over 60 worshipers and injured more than 80, the Islamic State threatened in a statement that Shi’ite Muslims are "perilous" and they will be targeted everywhere. Read more

• 17 Oct 2021, 11:48:51 AM IST

  Continuously monitoring situation in Kerala in wake of floods, says Amit Shah

  Union home minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the Centre is continuously monitoring the situation in parts of Kerala in the wake of heavy rainfall and flooding. “The central govt will provide all possible support to help people in need. NDRF teams have already been sent to assist the rescue operations. Praying for everyone’s safety,” he tweeted. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 11:06:07 AM IST

  Banks will remain closed for 6 days next week. Check details

  Banks across India will be closed for six days in the coming week starting Monday, October 18, according to the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Read more

• 17 Oct 2021, 10:57:03 AM IST

  Over 976 million Covid vaccines administered in India so far

  The Union health ministry said on Sunday that more than 976 million doses of the vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have been administered to eligible beneficiaries till now. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 10:07:06 AM IST

  Minimum temperature in Delhi settles above normal

  After rainfall was reported in the national capital on Sunday morning, the minimum temperature settled at 23.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal, the Meteorological department said. Delhi received 3 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours and the relative humidity was 90%.

• 17 Oct 2021, 09:28:27 AM IST

  India sees marginal dip in daily Covid tally at 14,146; lowest in 229 days

  India saw a marginal dip in its daily tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Sunday after 14,146 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours—the lowest in more than seven months—taking the country’s caseload to 34,067,719, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. Read more

• 17 Oct 2021, 09:12:12 AM IST

  Group of 15-17 US missionaries kidnapped by armed gang in Haiti

  A group of 15-17 US missionaries have been kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti, news agency AFP reported on Sunday citing security officials. The kidnapping happened as the missionaries were leaving an orphanage. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 08:30:24 AM IST

  United States crosses 10 million Covid booster shots

  The United States has surpassed 10 million booster shot, with more doses going daily to people who have been fully vaccinated than those getting a shot for the first time, news agency Bloomberg reported on Sunday citing data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 07:10:09 AM IST

  Rain lashes Delhi-NCR, to continue for next 2 hrs, says IMD

  Delhi and the NCR region woke up to moderate rainfall on Sunday morning with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) saying that downpour will continue for the next two hours. 

• 17 Oct 2021, 06:42:23 AM IST

  International Day for Eradication of Poverty today: History, theme

  International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed every year on October 17 and aims to raise awareness about people living in poverty. Read more

• 17 Oct 2021, 06:30:44 AM IST

  Japan to donate more Covid-19 vaccines to Taiwan 

  The Japanese government said that it will donate more vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) to Taiwan as a part of its free vaccine aid initiative for the Southeast Asian countries.