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The daily positivity rate was recorded at 0.95 per cent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.11 per cent.
Aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday said it will take suitable follow-up action after conducting a detailed probe into an incident of an IndiGo plane's engine catching fire at the Delhi airport.
In the wake of Elon Musk buying Twitter Inc., a tide of slurs and racist memes swelled on the platform, sparking concern that the site is entering an era of hateful speech.
With every passing day, the Delhi-NCR region is seeing deteriorating air quality. It has made it difficult for people to breathe or stay out for long periods of time. On Saturday morning, the Air Quality Index (AQI) was 309 which falls under the "very poor" category as per ANI.
Former Union IT Minister Kapil Sibal on amended IT rules
Preparations for Chhath Puja underway in Delhi
Bhalswa lake was dirty earlier, it has now been cleaned within 10 days: Delhi Lt Gov Vinai Kumar Saxena
The second edition of Naval Commanders' Conference of 2022 is scheduled from 31st Oct to 3rd Nov
Use of unmanned aerial systems by terrorist groups is challenge for govts around world, says EAM Jaishankar
Lakhs turned overage waiting for UP Police recruitment, alleges Varun Gandhi
BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday said lakhs of youths have become overage for recruitment in the Uttar Pradesh Police after waiting for it for four years.
"No recruitment was done and nor was any hope offered. They (youths) have been raising their voice on social media but there is no redressal," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
"The same students, if they hit the streets, will be called troublemakers. Isn't this injustice," Gandhi asked.
Imran begins long march with guns aimed at ISI chief
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has kicked off his much-awaited 'Haqeeqi Azadi march towards Islamabad with a no-holds-barred speech targeting the countrys premier spy chief and other intelligence officers.
Addressing from atop a container at the starting point of the march, the Liberty Roundabout, Khan incriminated the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general (DG) for holding a "political presser", and called out two other army officers for playing the role of "Dirty Harry" for picking up and torturing a party senator, Dawn news reported.
Seeking the attention of army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, the former Prime Minister said these officers were tarnishing the image of the institution.
Social media platforms turning into potent instruments in 'toolkit' of terror groups: Jaishankar
India on Saturday pitched for concerted global efforts to stop possible misuse of new technologies such as encrypted messaging and crypto-currency by "non-state actors", and cautioned that the social media platforms have turned into potent instruments in the "toolkit" of terror groups.
In an address at a special meeting of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said terrorist groups, their "ideological fellow-travellers" and "lone wolf" attackers have significantly enhanced capabilities by gaining access to the new technologies.
He also said the counter-terror sanction regime of the United Nations has been effective to put countries on notice that turned terrorism into a "state-funded enterprise", seen as an apparent reference to Pakistan.
Fired Twitter employees carrying boxes outside its HQ was 'fake'
As Elon Musk fired Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and CFO Ned Segal in a dramatic style, two men carrying boxes were seen outside the entrance of Twitter's San Francisco headquarters, claiming they have been laid off by Musk. One of them, however, turned out to be a fake employee, at least.
One man "Rahul Ligma" identified himself as a software engineer at Twitter, who later turned out to be someone whose name does not even exist in Twitter's Slack or email system.
There is also no evidence that the employee exists on LinkedIn, reports The Verge.
After seeing these two men with boxes in their hands, several media outlets had earlier reported that laid-off Twitter employees were leaving the Twitter building.
Musk poked fun at media outlets, tweeting: "One of the best trolls ever."
India to contribute USD 500,000 for UN Trust Fund for Counter-Terrorism
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said that India will contribute $500,000 to the United Nations Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism this year to aid capacity-building support to member states in combating terrorism.
He made this announcement during his keynote address at the plenary session of the UNSC special meeting of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC ) on 'Countering the use of new and emerging technologies for terrorist purposes' in New Delhi today.
Addressing the UNSC's special meeting in the national capital, Jaishankar said, "India will be making a voluntary contribution of half a million dollars to the UN Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism this year to augment the efforts of Office of Counter-Terrorism in providing capacity-building support to member states in preventing and countering the threat of terrorism."
Gadkari pitches for investments from Tata Group in Nagpur
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has sought investments from the Tata Group in and around Nagpur, citing strengths like infrastructure, land availability and connectivity in his home city.
In a letter to Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on October 7, Gadkari, who handles the road transport and highways portfolio, said group companies engaged in businesses like steel, auto, consumer products, IT services and aviation can choose to invest in Nagpur.
The letter shared with the media on Saturday comes amid Maharashtra losing several big-ticket projects to neighbouring Gujarat, like the over Rs 1.5 lakh crore investment from Foxconn-Vedanta on chip manufacturing and the Rs 22,000 crore aircraft manufacturing project where the Tata Group has tied up with Airbus.
CEC intentionally not announcing Gujarat Assembly poll dates, alleges Ashok Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday alleged that the Chief Election Commission (CEC) is "intentionally" holding back the announcement of the Gujarat Assembly poll dates, so that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can address more and more meetings and inaugurate or dedicate projects to the state to woo electorate.
However, at the same time, he also said that election dates are likely to be announced soon, for which the Congress party and workers are ready and reaching out to all sections of the society.
Addressing media persons here, he challenged the BJP government to restore the old pension scheme for government employees as the Rajasthan government did.
Poland chooses US to build its first nuclear power plant
Poland says it has chosen the US government and Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant, announcing an important step in its efforts to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said late Friday that Poland's nuclear energy project will use the reliable, safe technology of Westinghouse Electric Company, saying a strong Poland-US alliance guarantees the success of our joint initiatives.
Poland has been planning for many years to build a nuclear power plant to gain greater energy independ
Govt extends curbs on sugar exports till Oct 31, 2023
The government has extended restrictions on sugar exports till October 31 next year, a move aimed at increasing availability of the commodity in the domestic market.
Earlier, the restrictions were imposed till October 31 this year.
"Restriction on export of sugar (raw, refined, and white sugar) is extended beyond October 31, 2022 till October 31, 2023, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. Other conditions will remain unchanged," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification dated October 28.
ISRO carries out key test of its heaviest rocket's engine
The flight acceptance hot test of CE-20 engine has been carried out in the High Altitude Test facility of ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.
The engine is assigned for the LVM3-M3 mission identified for launching the next 36 OneWeb India-1 satellites, the Indian Space Research Organisation said.
Sources said these satellites of OneWeb, the London-based satellite communications company, are expected to be launched by the NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the ISRO's commercial arm, aboard LVM3 early next year.
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First Published: Oct 29 2022 | 9:43 AM IST
