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12:37 AM

Assam logs 207 new COVID-19 cases, 2 fresh fatalities

Assam's COVID-19 tally rose to 6,05,847 on Thursday as 207 more people tested positive for the infection while two fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 5,938, a health bulletin said.

 

The positivity rate rose to 1.53 per cent from 0.85 per cent on Wednesday, it said.

 

Kamrup Metropolitan district registered the highest number of new cases at 101, followed by Jorhat (30), Nagaon (11), and Sonitpur (seven).

 

Two persons died of the infection in Kamrup Metropolitan district during the day.

11:43 PM

COVID deaths cross 10,000-mark in Haryana after 174 fatalities found in audit

Haryana reported no fresh COVID-19 related death on Thursday, but the total fatality count in the state crossed the 10,000 mark after 174 fatalities were added to the state health department's daily bulletin after a death audit.

 

According to the health department's daily bulletin on Wednesday, the death toll was at 9,875.

 

However, another bulletin issued on Thursday showed the total death count at 10,049.

 

The outcome of 174 cases have been declared as COVID 19 death out of total under investigation positive cases by the State Death Audit Committee, according to the bulletin.

10:15 PM

Delhi records 28 fresh Covid cases, no death in four days

The national capital on Thursday reported 28 fresh Covid cases, taking its tally to 14,39,311, as per the Delhi Health Department bulletin. However, no fatality has been reported in the city for the fourth day now.

 

The city's death toll stands at 25,089, and the death rate at 1.74 per cent. Delhi has recorded two deaths due to the infection in October so far.

 

The Covid infection rate in the national capital has declined to 0.05 per cent. The active cases tally in the city has also registerd a decline and stands at 337. With 29 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries are 14,13,885 so far, the health bulletin said.

 

A total of 99 Covid patients are being treated in home isolation at present.

 

With a 98.23 per cent of Covid recovery rate, the active Covid cases rate in Delhi stands at 0.023 per cent.

9:28 PM

Term-1 board exams for Classes 10, 12 to be conducted offline; date-sheet on October 18: CBSE

The first-term board examinations for Classes 10 and 12 will be conducted offline in November-December and the date-sheet for the same will be announced on October 18, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said on Thursday.

 

The board said the exams will be objective-type and the duration of the tests will be 90 minutes. The exams will start from 11.30 am instead of 10.30 am in view of the winter season.

 

Bifurcating the academic session, holding two term-end exams and rationalising the syllabus were part of the special assessment scheme for Classes 10 and 12 board exams in 2021-22 announced by the CBSE in July in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

"After the conduct of the term-1 exams, the results in the form of the marks scored will be declared. No student will be placed in the pass, compartment and essential repeat categories after the first term. The final results will be announced after the first and the second-term examinations," CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said.

8:58 PM

Over 30 countries agree on mutual recognition of Covid 19 vaccine certificates with India: Report

Over 30 countries have agreed on mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccine certificates with India, official sources said on Thursday.

The countries that have agreed on mutual recognition with India include the UK, France, Germany, Nepal, Belarus, Lebanon, Armenia, Ukraine, Belgium, Hungary and Serbia, they said.

8:48 PM

Central Vista project will bring better cohesion in administration and output: Jitendra Singh

The Central Vista project will not only save money but will also bring better cohesion in administration and output, Union minister Jitendra Singh said, noting that thousands of crore of rupees is being paid as rent by various ministries for hired premises.

Inaugurating the new state-of-the-art building constructed at Technology Bhawan campus for the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) in New Delhi, Singh said "de-silosation" not only of work but also workplaces is needed for better and cost-effective outcomes.

Referring to the prime minister's vision of the Central Vista project, Singh said, even after 74 years of independence, the nation does not have a central secretariat and various ministries have hired premises and thousands of crore of rupees is paid as rent for the same, according to a statement by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

8:45 PM

District Magistrates, District DCPs responsible for strict enforcement of Covid behaviour: DDMA

8:31 PM

Aryan is regular consumer of drugs, says NCB; court to pass order on bail on Oct 20

Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, was a regular consumer of drugs, the NCB on Thursday told a special NDPS court here while opposing his bail plea in a case of alleged seizure of banned drugs from a cruise ship.

Aryan (23), arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on October 3, will have to remain in jail for at least six more days as the court, after hearing arguments, posted the matter for orders on October 20.

Khan and two others -- Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha -- have sought bail from the court of V V Patil, special judge for cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.

8:04 PM

Maharashtra reports 2,384 new Covid-19 cases

7:55 PM

Food distribution dept urges major oil-producing states to take action ensuring edible oil price brought down

7:42 PM

We want to make a government with full majority in Goa in 2022: Amit Shah

7:35 PM

Term-1 board exams for Classes 10, 12 to be objective-type tests of 90-minute duration: CBSE

7:34 PM

Term-1 board exams for Classes 10, 12 to be conducted offline: CBSE

7:27 PM

Union Minister Anurag Thakur today launched the MyParkingsApp for areas under SDMC

6:52 PM

Supply of coal by CIL to non-power sector suspended temporarily

The supply of coal by CIL to the non-power sector has been kept suspended temporarily amid electricity generating plants in the country grappling with coal shortages.

"Supplies to non-power sector plants have been kept suspended till further information," according to a recent letter of Coal India's arm South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) seen by PTI.

On being asked about the development, a CIL official said, "This is only a temporary prioritisation, in the interest of the nation, to tide over the low coal stock situation at the stressed power plants and scale up supplies to them."

6:36 PM

DRDO has developed anti-drone technology for security: Chairman GS Reddy

6:11 PM

Kerala reports 9,246 new Covid-19 positive cases

5:49 PM

India, US to begin 15-day military exercise in Alaska from Friday

India and the US will kickstart a 15-day mega military exercise in Alaska from Friday to further deepen bilateral military cooperation.

The 17th edition of the exercise "Yudh Abhyas" will be conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Alaska from October 15 to 29, the Indian Army said on Thursday.

The Indian contingent at the exercise will comprise 350 personnel of an infantry battalion group of the Indian Army.

5:24 PM

Lockdown with relaxation to continue till Oct 31: Tamil Nadu govt

5:10 PM

Petrol consumption is 10-15% more than pre-Covid times, economic activity reviving: H S Puri

5:00 PM

Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan to remain in jail till Oct 20

4:48 PM

Covaxin final approval for 2-18 yrs old is under expert opinion and evaluation: Report

4:47 PM

Biological E will submit final data of Covid-19 vaccine Corbevax till November end: Report

4:38 PM

Sabarimala Ayyappa temple to open on October 16 for 'Thula masam' poojas

The Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple will open on October 16 at 5.00 PM for 'Thula masam' poojas and on the next day a draw of lots would be held to select its next 'melshanti' (head priest), the Travancore Devaswom Board said on Thursday.

The temple would be opened and the lamps would be lit by the present melshanti V K Jayaraj Potti in the presence of the Thanthri Kandararu Mahesh Mohanaru, a release issued by the Board said.

Subsequently, the Upadevata temple would be opened and a lamp would be lit there also. A fire would also be lit in front of the 18th step of the path leading to the shrine, it said.

4:27 PM

Delhi Pollution Control Committee has disallowed idol immersion in any public places

4:14 PM

Pakistan International Airlines announced the suspension of flights from Kabul

3:52 PM

SIT in Lakhimpur Kheri to recreate crime scene

3:42 PM

Half of Covid survivors experience lingering symptoms six months after recovery: Study

More than half number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 experience post-COVID symptoms, known as long COVID, up to six months after recovering, according to a study.

The researchers at Penn State College of Medicine in the US noted that governments, health care organisations and public health professionals should prepare for the large number of COVID-19 survivors who will need care for a variety of psychological and physical symptoms.

During their illnesses, many patients with COVID-19 experience symptoms, such as tiredness, difficulty breathing, chest pain, sore joints and loss of taste or smell, they said.

3:22 PM

Lakhimpur violence: SIT takes Union minister's son, 3 others to recreate sequence of events

The SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence on Thursday took Union Minister Ajay Mishra's son and three others arrested in the case to recreate the sequence of events leading to the incident in Uttar Pradesh's Tikonia village.

Amid tight security, the three accused were taken to the site of the incident on the Tikonia-Banbirpur road, around 60 km from district headquarters Lakhimpur city, police said.

Eight people died in the October 3 violence and of them, four were farmers, allegedly knocked down by a vehicle carrying BJP workers.

2:59 PM

We will not allow anyone to make Punjab communal: Punjab Congress MLA Pargat Singh