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• 27 Oct 2021, 11:06:36 PM IST

  Uttarakhand health minister says all eligible people to receive Covid vaccine second dose by Dec 15

  Uttarakhand health minister Dhan Singh Rawat said that all eligible beneficiaries in the state would be fully immunised against Covid-19 by December 15, reports ANI.

• 27 Oct 2021, 10:16:53 PM IST

  Punjab govt issues guidelines for release of ex-gratia to families of Covid victims

  Punjab Government issued guidelines for the release of ex-gratia amount of ₹50,000 to the families of those who died due to Covid-19, reports ANI.

• 27 Oct 2021, 09:06:41 PM IST

  Sameer Wankhede's sister Yasmeen Wankhede writes to NCW to ‘safeguard constitutional rights’

  NCB official Sameer Wankhede's sister Yasmeen Wankhede wrote to the National Commission for Women requesting "to safeguard her constitutional rights as a woman," reports ANI. 

  She has also filed a police complaint to register FIR against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik.

• 27 Oct 2021, 09:04:37 PM IST

  Serosurvey in Delhi shows 90% people found to have antibodies against Covid-19

  According to the latest serosurvey in Delhi, 90% of people were found to have antibodies against Covid-19 and over 85% seropositivity was found in every district, reports ANI. Around 28,000 samples were collected from 280 wards of Delhi.

• 27 Oct 2021, 08:50:10 PM IST

  India successfully test-fires surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5, reports PTI

  India successfully test fired Agni-5 missile, capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with very high degree of accuracy, reports PTI.

• 27 Oct 2021, 08:47:57 PM IST

  Maharashtra logs 1,485 new Covid-19 cases, 38 deaths in last 24 hours

  With 1,485 new Covid-19 cases and 38 deaths, Maharashtra's total caseload reached 6,606,536 and the death toll climbed to 140,098. Mumbai saw 417 new cases and four deaths and so far 755,480 cases and 16,229 deaths have been reported from the city.

• 27 Oct 2021, 08:33:43 PM IST

  Special drive to focus on 48 districts with less than 50% eligible population vaccinated

  Mandaviya also said that during the special vaccination drive, focus would be on 48 districts across the country with less than 50% eligible population vaccinated against Covid-19, reports ANI. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 08:29:36 PM IST

  Govt to launch mega door-to-door vaccination campaign against Covid

  The government will launch a mega vaccination campaign 'Har Ghar Dastak'. and for the next one month, healthcare workers will go door-to-door to vaccinate people eligible for second dose and also those who have not taken the first dose, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, reports ANI.

• 27 Oct 2021, 08:26:24 PM IST

  With 77% first dose coverage, health minister Mandaviya urges people to take second dose of Covid vaccine

  Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that 77% of the eligible population in the country has been vaccinated against Covid-19 with the first dose while 32% people have been fully vaccinated, reports ANI. 

  He also said that over 10 crore people have not received the second dose. “People who are eligible for second dose should take the vaccine,” he said.

• 27 Oct 2021, 08:22:20 PM IST

  Finance ministry directs all ministries, central govt departments to clear dues of Air India

  The ministry of finance directed all ministries and departments of the central government to clear dues of Air India. The ministry also said that tickets may be purchased in cash till further instructions, reports ANI. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 08:13:36 PM IST

  UP health minister says no new cases of Zika virus around Kanpur Air Force station

  Uttar Pradesh health minister Jai Pratap Singh said that no new cases of Zika virus infection have been detected in the 4-km radius of the Air Force station in Kanpur where one case was detected earlier, reports ANI. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 08:00:54 PM IST

  ‘Free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific’: PM Modi at 16th East Asia summit, says looking forward for ASEAN-India summit

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed “India's focus on a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific and the principle of ASEAN Centrality in the region” in the 16th East Asia Summit hosted by Brunei. 

  “India remains committed to strengthening respect for shared values of multilateralism, rules-based international order, international law and sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations. I look forward to participating in the 18th ASEAN-India Summit tomorrow,” he tweeted.

• 27 Oct 2021, 07:40:52 PM IST

  White House officials, US lawmakers celebrate Diwali with Indian diaspora on Capital Hill

  Several officials of the White House and US lawmakers celebrated the Diwali festival with the Indian diaspora at the Capitol Hill, reports ANI. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 07:29:33 PM IST

  3 cops shot dead at rally in Pakistan, reports AFP

  Three police personnel were shot dead during a rally in Pakistan, reports AFP. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 06:44:31 PM IST

  Police use 'mild force' as protesters try to break barricading near Singh border, reports ANI

  Some protesters reportedly tried to break the barricading near Delhi's Singhu border and “mild force” was used by the police at the spot, reports ANI citing sources in Delhi Police.

• 27 Oct 2021, 06:28:19 PM IST

  Covaxin added to approved list of Covid vaccines for travel without quarantine to Oman, says Embassy of India in Oman

  The Indian embassy in Oman said that Covaxin has been added to the approved list of vaccines for travel without quarantine to the country, reports ANI. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 06:04:04 PM IST

  Kerala logs 9,445 new Covid-19 cases, 93 deaths in last 24 hours

  Kerala reported 9,445 new Covid-19 cases and 93 deaths in the last 24 hours and the active caseload was recorded at 76,554, reports ANI.

• 27 Oct 2021, 05:28:12 PM IST

  Aryan Khan bail hearing matter adjourned to Thursday

  Aryan Khan's bail plea hearing in the drugs-on-cruise case has been adjourned to post-lunch tomorrow.

• 27 Oct 2021, 05:24:14 PM IST

  Munmun Dhamecha's counsel says name of person who brought the drug was not mentioned

  “Three people present when raid took place it's their own case, 5 grams of Charas was found, personal search nothing found from Munmun Dhamecha. Most importantly the drugs which was found was also of very small quantity. The panchanama is silent exactly from whom the drugs was found from, they say it was from the cruise. But who brought it is not mentioned,” says Munmun Dhamecha's counsel Ali Kashif Khan.

• 27 Oct 2021, 05:03:17 PM IST

  ‘Article 22 more important than Section 50 of CrPC’: Mukul Rohatgi on Aryan Khan arrest

  “Article 22 of the constitution is more imp than Section 50 of CrPC. It states that no person should be held without being informed about the grounds of arrest and the person shall have the right to consult a lawyer of his choice,” Mukul Rohatgi said.

• 27 Oct 2021, 05:01:54 PM IST

  Mukul Rohatgi says memo did not state correct grounds for arrest

  Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Aryan Khan said that the arrest memo did not give the true and correct grounds for arrest. He also referred to the Section 50 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).

• 27 Oct 2021, 04:53:49 PM IST

  Seizure of mobile phone was not mentioned in arrest memo, says Amit Desai

  “When mobile phone was seized it is not mentioned in the panchanama nor arrest memo. They argued it was handed over voluntarily. But in a personal device, it is important to have a memo for the veracity,” Desai said.

• 27 Oct 2021, 04:47:07 PM IST

  ‘WhatsApp chats don’t support conspiracy theory whatsoever': Amit Desai

  “It was their own case there was no conspiracy. At 7 o' clock, for reasons I don't know, they invoke (Section) 29 of NDPS act. There is no connection, no phone calls, no messages nothing. The Special NDPS court rejected our application because of conspiracy. The Whastapp chats don't support the conspiracy theory what so ever,” Amit Desai said.

• 27 Oct 2021, 04:32:12 PM IST

  ‘We have been arrested for an offence which was not committed’: Amit Desai

  “If there was an intention to consume then (Section) 27 of NDPS act does not apply. We have been arrested for an offence which was not committed. Consumption is a verb that has not happened and hence even NDPS (Section) 27 should have not been applied,” Amit Desai said.

• 27 Oct 2021, 04:26:52 PM IST

  ‘First remand did not speak of conspiracy' says Amit Desai

  Arbaaz Merchant's counsel Amit Desai said that the first remand did not mention about conspiracy.

  “The magistrate court was told later eight people were arrested for conspiracy though it was not what had happened. Because of this issues we are in custody for last twenty two days. Till today there is no arrest for conspiracy and conspiracy is a separate offence,” he said. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 03:58:08 PM IST

  Aryan Khan's matter taken up for hearing

  ASG Anil Singh, Advait Sethna for prosecution reached court room and Aryan's counsel Mukul Rohatgi, Satish Maneshinde and Arbaaz Merchant's counsel Amit Desai reached the court room. Justice Nitin Sambre hearing other matters at this moment.

• 27 Oct 2021, 03:40:57 PM IST

  Mansukh Mandaviya meets state health ministers to discuss ramping up Covid-19 vaccination drive

  Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with state health ministers to discuss the scaling up of Covid-19 vaccination drive, reports ANI.

• 27 Oct 2021, 03:32:00 PM IST

  Ex-BJP MLA Krishna Kalyani joins TMC in Kolkata

  BJP MLA Krishna Kalyani, who resigned from the party earlier this month, joined the Trinamool Congress in presence of state minister Partha Chatterjee in Kolkata, West Bengal, reports ANI. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 03:06:42 PM IST

  Mumbai BJP writes to Maharashtra governor Koshyari on Nawab Malik's ‘baseless allegations’ in drugs-on-cruise case

  The Mumbai unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party wrote to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and asked him to intervene in the matter of “baseless allegations” being levelled by NCP minister Nawab Malik against the NCB and Sameer Wankhede in the drugs-on-cruise case, reports ANI.

• 27 Oct 2021, 02:57:27 PM IST

  China's unilateral decision of Land Boundary Law concerning, says MEA

  The ministry of external affairs said that China's unilateral decision to enact a legislation that can impact existing border agreements with India is concerning, reports ANI. 

• 27 Oct 2021, 02:41:20 PM IST

  Sameer Wankhede's statement being taken, says NCB

  NCB's deputy director general (DDG) Gyaneshwar Singh said that the statement of Sameer Wankhede is being recorded, reports ANI.

• 27 Oct 2021, 01:58:53 PM IST

  DDMA allows Chhat Puja on November 10

  Delhi Disaster Management Authority allows celebration of Chhat Puja on November 10 in the capital city with strict protocols, said deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia.

• 27 Oct 2021, 01:58:06 PM IST

  Delhi schools to reopen from Monday for all classes

  Delhi schools to reopen from Monday for all classes, students won't be forced to attend, online classes to continue.

• 27 Oct 2021, 01:46:58 PM IST

  DGCA to conduct on-demand license exams for pilots, aircraft engineers

  Aviation regulator DGCA will conduct on-demand online exams to grant licenses to pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers from the next month onwards, the regulator said in a statement on Wednesday.

• 27 Oct 2021, 01:27:39 PM IST

  Taliban say it will form committees with China for "strengthening" bilateral relations

  The Taliban have said that it will form three separate joint committees with China to facilitate "strengthening" bilateral relations, reported local media.

• 27 Oct 2021, 01:20:30 PM IST

  China's growing Covid-19 outbreak tests vulnerable border towns

  China has reported nearly 250 locally transmitted cases of Covid-19 since the start of the current outbreak 10 days ago, with many infections in remote towns along porous international borders in the country's northwest.

• 27 Oct 2021, 12:47:10 PM IST

  NIA court convicts 9 accused in connection with 2013 serial blasts

  NIA court convicts 9 of 10 accused in connection with 2013 serial blasts at Narendra Modi's rally in Patna.

• 27 Oct 2021, 12:40:24 PM IST

  41 pregnant women die of Covid-19 in Kerala, 149 patients end life: Govt

  As many as 41 pregnant women have so far succumbed to Covid-19 in Kerala after the virus infection broke out in the southern state one and half years ago, state Health Minister Veena George said on Wednesday.

• 27 Oct 2021, 12:18:38 PM IST

  Delhi Cabinet approves addition of Ayodhya in its free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens

  Delhi Cabinet approves addition of Ayodhya in its free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens of city: CM Arvind Kejriwal.

• 27 Oct 2021, 12:08:52 PM IST

  Only 'green crackers' permitted in Bengal for 2 hours during Diwali

  The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) on Wednesday announced that only green crackers can be sold in the state and bursting of such firecrackers shall be allowed for two hours -- between 8pm and 10pm -- during Diwali and for two hours on Chhath.

• 27 Oct 2021, 11:52:41 AM IST

  Beijing says Taiwan has 'no right to join the United Nations'

  Taiwan has "no right to join the United Nations", a Beijing official said Wednesday, after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged greater inclusion of Taiwan in UN institutions.

• 27 Oct 2021, 11:24:37 AM IST

  ACP-level officer to probe allegations against Sameer Wankhede

  Mumbai Police appoints an ACP-level officer to investigate the allegations levelled against NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede. All the complaints received against Wankhede will be probed by the officer. Four Police stations in Mumabai have received such complaints so far.

• 27 Oct 2021, 11:17:08 AM IST

  EC warns Himanta Biswa Sarma over complaints of violating code of conduct ahead of by-polls

  'Exercise restraint': EC warns Himanta Biswa Sarma over complaints of violating code of conduct ahead of by-polls.

• 27 Oct 2021, 11:02:09 AM IST

  Charanjit Singh Channi announces special Vidhan Sabha session on November 8 to scrap farm laws

  Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi announces special Vidhan Sabha session on November 8 to scrap farm laws.

• 27 Oct 2021, 10:52:49 AM IST

  Important to safeguard right to privacy: SC on Pegasus row

  Supreme Court says that we live in the era of information and we must recognise that while technology is important, it's important to safeguard right to privacy, not only for journalists but for all citizens. SC sets up an expert committee to be supervised by former top court judge RV Raveendran to probe into Pegasus row.

• 27 Oct 2021, 10:37:13 AM IST

  Rupee slips 6 paise to 75.02 against US dollar in early trade

  The Indian rupee depreciated by 6 paise to 75.02 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, weighed down by firm crude oil prices and a strong American currency in the overseas market.

• 27 Oct 2021, 10:17:21 AM IST

  Over 103.53 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in India so far

  With the administration of 55,89,124 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India's Covid-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 103.53 crore, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Wednesday.

• 27 Oct 2021, 09:41:01 AM IST

  Rajnath Singh to address Army Commanders’ Conference today

  At 3.30pm today, Defence minister Rajnath Singh will address the Army Commanders’ Conference.

• 27 Oct 2021, 09:37:20 AM IST

  Karnataka govt issues guidelines for international arrival

  Passengers arriving from countries in Europe including UK, South Africa, Brazil, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand and Zimbabwe would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India including post-arrival testing.

• 27 Oct 2021, 09:36:46 AM IST

  SC to pronounce its order today on court-monitored probe into alleged Pegasus spyware case

  Supreme Court to pronounce its order today on pleas seeking independent court-monitorerd probe into alleged Pegasus spyware case.