India registered 81,693 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally near the 6.4-million mark. With 1,096 fatalities in 24 hours, the country’s death toll reached 99,804. One of the biggest epidemiological surveys conducted in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has found that 8 per cent of individuals with Covid-19 infection accounted for 60 per cent of new infections and 70 per cent of those who caught the virus did not infect any of their contacts. The study suggests that the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in India, the second most affected country, may have been triggered by super-spreaders. An experimental…
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jayant Mandal vice president Rajesh Kumar Jha alias ‘Raju Baba’ was shot dead by some unidentified miscreants in Bihar’s capital Patna on Thursday morning. It is learnt that two bike-borne masked criminals opened fire at Raju Baba near Sitaram Utsav Hall in Tej Pratap Nagar under Beur police station. The BJP leader died on the spot. Raju Baba, who had joined the BJP only two days ago, was shot dead when he was on the morning walk. The police team has reached the spot and investigation has been started. Patna police is probing the CCTV footage…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted President Ram Nath Kovind on his 75th birthday on Thursday and praised him for his rich insights and wise understanding of policy matters, saying they have been a great asset for the nation. “Birthday wishes to Rashtrapati Ji. His rich insights and wise understanding of policy matters are great assets for our nation. He is extremely compassionate towards serving the vulnerable. I pray for his good health and long life,” Modi said in a tweet. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu also greeted the President and praised him for his simplicity, warmth and concern for the…
India has moved Nirbhay cruise missiles to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) amid tensions with China ahead of their formal induction into the Indian Armed Forces, reports Hindustan Times. These missiles will be formally inducted into the Indian Army and Navy after their seventh trial takes place next month. The missile has been built by DRDO. The Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile boasts of a range of 1,000 kilometres and single shot kill ratio of over 90 per cent. This missile which travels at a speed of 0.7 mach comes with both terrain hugging and sea-skimming capability to help it…
India’s recovery rate improves as daily cases keep rising rapidly Coronavirus cases in India are surging rapidly even as the country enjoys one of the lowest fatality rates in the world. With over 63 lakh cases, India is second to only the US in terms of total cases. Daily cases in India are also rising faster than any other country at the moment and experts have warned that the Covid-19 situation in India could worsen during the upcoming winter months. However, the government believes that the situation is improving in India as the country’s total recoveries are much higher in…
Schools and colleges, shut since March as lockdown was announced across the country, will be allowed to re-open from October 15, the Centre said on Wednesday while announcing the next phase of lifting of coronavirus-related restrictions. The final call, however, has been left to the states and the institutions involved. Online and distance learning shall continue to be the preferred mode of teaching and shall be encouraged, the Centre said. The government also gave a go ahead to cinema halls, multiplexes, and exhibition halls, but their reopening will be tempered with certain restrictions. Cinemas, theatres and multiplexes will have to…
Veteran BJP leader LK Advani, who was acquitted by a special CBI court on Wednesday in the Babri mosque demolition case, welcomed the court verdict by chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, and said it came in “footsteps of another order which paved the way for my dream of seeing a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya”. “It is a very important decision and a matter of happiness for us. When we heard the news of the court’s order, we welcomed it by chanting Jai Shri Ram,” Advani said in a video message. Later in a statement, he said the “judgement came in footsteps…
A fresh round of diplomatic talks focusing on implementing the five-point agreement reached between the India and China was held to resolve the nearly five-month-long border standoff in eastern Ladakh. The virtual talks were held under the framework of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on border affairs. Focussing on de-escalation of tensions, as the two sides discussed ways to implement the five-point agreement reached between their foreign ministers in Moscow on September 10. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi had held a bilateral meeting on the side-lines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…
The 19-year old woman was brutally gang-raped in a village in Hathras district two weeks ago. She died of her grievous injuries at a Delhi’s Safdurjung hospital on Tuesday, prompting outrage, protests and calls for justice. In view of the recent outrage over the Hathras gang-rape case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for a strict action against the accused Anger Grows As Victim’s Family Accuses Police Of Midnight Cremation. Amid outrage over the Hathras gang-rape case, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and sought strict action against the accused,…