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UK records another 39,962 new coronavirus cases

Another 39,962 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,773,674, according to official figures released Sunday.

 

The country also reported a further 72 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 139,533. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.

 

There are currently 8,238 patients in hospital with COVID-19.

 

The latest data came as a "record number" of coronavirus booster jabs were administered on Saturday, with more than 800,000 shots given in the past 72 hours, according to the National Health Service (NHS).

 

Saturday was the biggest booster day on record, with more than 325,100 vaccines given.

9:34 PM

IND vs PAK LIVE: Kohli, Pant guide India to 151/7 against Pakistan

Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with a vital half-century as India recovered from a disastrous start to post a challenging 151 for seven against Pakistan in their much-anticipated ICC T20 World Cup match here on Sunday.

 

Besides Kohli's 49-ball 57, Rishabh Pant slammed 39 in 30 deliveries.

 

Sent into bat after the coin landed in favour of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam at the toss, India were off to the worst possible start as they lost both their prolific openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul within three overs with just six runs on the board.

 

Doing most of the initial damage was the lanky left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi (3/31 in 4 overs), who had Rohit trapped in front of the wicket for a duck and then bowled Rahul after the batsman had run three singes.

 

Kohli and Pant then joined forces to add 53 runs in quick time before the latter was caught out by leg-spinner Shadab Khan (1/22 in four overs) off his own bowling in the 13th over.

9:11 PM

Amit Shah to lay foundation stone of various development projects in Srinagar tomorrow

8:39 PM

NIA arrests ISIS operative in Islamic State conspiracy case

The NIA has arrested an alleged Islamic State terrorist for allegedly radicalising and recruiting gullible Muslims and sending them to Syria to join ISIS, an official said on Sunday.

Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood (33) of Bengaluru was arrested on Saturday, the official of the premier investigation agency said.

The case was registered under sections of the IPC, the UA (P) Act against Mahmood, Zuhab Hameed, Irfan Nasir and Mohd Shihab for having affiliation with the banned terrorist organisations ISIS/ISIL/Daesh, the official said.

8:21 PM

Maharashtra reports 1410 new Covid cases

7:24 PM

Kerala CM Vijayan writes to Tamil Nadu CM to release water from Mulla Periyar dam

6:50 PM

Kerala reports 8,538 new Covid-19 cases

6:43 PM

Remove hoardings of PM from petrol pumps, says Goa Congress

The Goa Congress on Sunday slammed the Centre for the continuous rise in fuel prices and demanded that hoardings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at dispensing pumps be removed.

Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said it seemed as if the PM was laughing at people distressed by rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.

5:53 PM

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier begins second phase of sea trials

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant set sail on Sunday for the second sea trials, ahead of its planned induction into the Indian Navy by August next year.

The 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier, the largest and most complex warship to be built in India, successfully completed a five-day maiden sea voyage in August.

Following the first sea trials, the Navy had said that the performance of key systems of the warship was found to be satisfactory.

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First statehood should be granted, then followed by elections: Ghulam Nabi Azad