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India logs 1,574 new Covid cases, 9 deaths
The new fatalities increased the nationwide death toll to 5,29,008 as per the report. The active caseload at 18,802 accounted for 0.04 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 2,161 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,41,02,852. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.77 per cent. Meanwhile, the daily and weekly positivity rates stood at 0.95 per cent and 1.11 per cent, respectively.
Now, 7 Germans to be deported for flouting visa rules in Assam
Golaghat district Superintendent of Police Ramandeep Kaur told IANS over phone that the process is now on to deport the seven Germans through Kolkata or New Delhi. Another district police official said that the foreign nationals came to Assam on October 25 and visited some tourist spots including Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR). The Germans' Indian companion Mukut Borda from Jharkhand was also detained from a resort near KNPTR.
IndiGo plane aborts take off as engine catches fire, passengers safe
"An aircraft operating flight 6E-2131 from Delhi to Bengaluru experienced a technical issue while on take off roll, immediately after which the pilot aborted the take off and the aircraft returned to the bay. All passengers and crew are safe and an alternate aircraft is being arranged to operate the flight," said an IndiGo spokesperson.
PM Modi pitches for 'One Nation, One Uniform' for police
During MHA's Chintan Shivir, which is being held at Surajkund, Haryana to discuss problems related to internal security, through video conferencing on Friday, he said that all states should consider doing something to the police uniforms on the lines of One Nation, One Ration Card. "This would ensure quality product and easy recognition of policemen. Even though it could take time, the idea should be discussed," he added.
UNSC failed to act against some terror cases due to political considerations: S Jaishankar
S. Jaishankar at the Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee meet in Mumbai, said, "When it comes to proscribing some of these terrorists, the Security Council has regrettably been unable to act in some cases because of political considerations. This undermines our collective credibility and our collective interests. We'll be observing the 14th anniversary of ghastly attacks on Mumbai in November 2008".
Maoists with guns or pens have to be defeated, says PM
The government has already adopted zero tolerance policy against terrorism, now it is high time that the urban Naxals or the Maoists holding pens were destroyed to safeguard the younger generation from being misled, he added. Prime Minister Modi was virtually addressing the Ministry of Home Affairs MHA)'s Chintan Shivir in Surajkund, Haryana organised to discuss problems related to internal security.
India logs 2,208 fresh Covid cases, 12 deaths
In the same period, 12 Covid-related deaths took the national fatalities tally to 5,28,999. Meanwhile, the active caseload presently stands at 19,398 cases, accounting for 0.04 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 3,619 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,41,00,691. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.77 per cent. Meanwhile, India's Daily Positivity rate has been reported to be 1.55 per cent, while the Weekly Positivity Rate also stands at 1.12 per cent.
Air quality remains 'very poor' in Delhi, Anand Vihar records AQI of 428
The air quality in the national capital deteriorated to 'very poor' category due to calm winds and cool weather conditions, weathermen said. According to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), the concentration of (particulate matter) PM 10 and PM 2.5 was recorded at 219 and 316 in Delhi, respectively.
India will retrieve parts of J&K under illegal occupation of Pakistan: Rajnath Singh
Addressing the Infantry Day function here, the defence minister said that India is committed to implement the 1994 Parliament resolution about retrieving the part of J&K under illegal occupation of Pakistan. "Pakistan government is sowing the seeds of hatred in PoJK and time is not far when people there will resort to mass rebellion.
Modi speaks to Sunak, calls for early conclusion of FTA
Sunak responded to Modi's tweet by thanking him for his "kind words". "Glad to speak to @RishiSunak today. Congratulated him on assuming charge as UK PM. We will work together to further strengthen our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. We also agreed on the importance of early conclusion of a comprehensive and balanced FTA," Modi tweeted from his personal Twitter handle.
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