News Highlights: Former PM Manmohan Singh admitted to AIIMS, officials say his condition is stable

Star Trek's William Shatner, one of science-fiction's most recognisable characters, became a real life space traveler Wednesday on Blue Origin's second human mission.

. India currently has no plans to give booster doses as some nations have begun doing, the government's chief Covid-19 advisor said Wednesday as the country nears the milestone of 100 crore vaccine injections.

. The India-China trade volume looks set to cross the record figure of $100 billion this year as the total has already touched $90 billion in the first nine months, despite a chill in bilateral relations due to the continuing military standoff between the two countries in eastern Ladakh.

China's total imports and exports expanded 22.7 per cent year on year to 28.33 trillion yuan (about $4.38 trillion) in the first three quarters of 2021, official data showed on Wednesday. (PTI)

. Under fire for technical glitches plaguing the new income tax return filing portal, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh on Wednesday said the new portal developed by his company is seeing "steady progress" and already 1.9 crore returns have been filed. (PTI)

. Scientists from the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics here and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have found that several isolated and indigenous people such as Andaman Islanders with long DNA segments (homozygous) in their genome are most likely to be more susceptible to Covid-19.

. At a time when crowds are surging on the streets of Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal during Durga Puja, the Covid-19 positivity rate in the state once again crossed the 2 per centmark, ringing alarm bells in the medical fraternity.

. Former PM Manmohan Singh was on Wednesday admitted to AIIMS with fever and weakness, media reports said.

. India on Wednesday strongly rejected China's objection to a recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, asserting that the state is an "integral and inalienable" part of India.

. Shardul Thakur has been added to India's main T20 squad while Axar Patel, has been demoted from the main squad to the list of standby players, the BCCI announced.

. Top terrorist commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Sham Sofi was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said.

. The government has withdrawn a travel advisory that added Covid-19 related additional checks and restrictions on those arriving from the UK after the British government ordered discontinuation of mandatory testing and quarantine norms for those vaccinated with Covishield travelling from India.

. A sessions court in Kerala on Wednesday awarded life sentence in the Uthra murder case to the victim's husband for killing his wife using a cobra.

On October 11, the court had held the husband -- Sooraj S Kumar -- guilty of murder, poisoning, destruction of evidence and also attempt to murder for his first try at killing his then 25-year old wife -- Uthra -- by using a viper. (PTI)

. A crowd-puller Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, modelled on the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa, suspended its laser show following a massive gathering that stoked fears of the spread of Covid-19.

. The issue of infrastructure in our country has been far from the priority of most political parties, the PM said.Nowsome political parties have started criticizing the construction of infrastructure required for the country, he added.

. There will be a demand of 41 million units of electricity on Wednesday, while 39.3 million units of electricity will be available for supply. Due to the shortage of 1.7 million units of electricity, there'll be a power cut in some areas: Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited administration

. In view of the power crisis, UPCL is buying expensive electricity to normalize the supply quota as per the demand. On Tuesday, 2.3 million units of electricity were purchased at the rate of 7.56 paise per unit: Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited administration

. Inside a huge crater in Israel's sun-baked Negev desert, a team wearing space suits ventures forth on a mission to simulate conditions on Mars.The Austrian Space Forum has set up a pretend Martian base with the Israeli space agency at Makhtesh Ramon, a 500-metre (1,600-foot) deep, 40 kilometre (25 mile) wide crater.

. China's exports rose unexpectedly in September, official data showed Wednesday, but analysts warned of a looming hit from the country's power crunch that has disrupted supply, AFP reported.Exports rose a better-than-expected 28.1 percent on-year in September, according to customs authorities -- up from 25.6 percent in August. This was a new monthly record of $305.7 billion.

. CNG price in the national capital on Wednesdaywas increased to Rs 49.76 per kg and piped natural gasto Rs 35.11 per kg,IndraprasthaGas Limited (IGL) today announced.

. A special court to hear bail plea ofBollywoodactor Shah RukhKhan's son Aryan Khan today in the cruise drug case, according to PTI .

. Sensex rallied 337.41 points to hit a fresh lifetime high of 60,621.72 in the opening session.Nifty jumped 74.15 points to 18,066.10, PTI reported.

. Reliance Industries Ltd said on Tuesday its solar unit Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL) will buy preferred shares of German firm NexWafe worth 25 million euros ($28.82 million).

. A four-storey building was hanging by a thread at the NGO layout of Vrushabhavathi Nagar ward in Mahalakshmi Layout limits after its foundation was washed away due to incessant rains.

About six families who were living in the building had a narrow escape and were immediately evacuated from the building.

. India reported 15,823 new Covid-19 cases and 226 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to Union Health Ministry data.

. Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are getting into the investment business. They are joining Ethic, a fintech asset manager in the fast-growing environmental, social, and governance space, as “impact partners” and investors.

. Railway Protection Force (RPF) has seized 46.6 kgs of silver from two passengers at a railway station in Gaya, Bihar.

"They were coming from Kolkata andwere carrying silver worth over Rs 28 lakhs. The case will be handed over to customs department," said Ajay Prakash, Inspector RPF, Gaya to ANI .

. The USwill reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the Covid-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

. For the second time in three months, China is grappling with the aftermath of violent floods caused by days of unusually intense rains that have left at least 28 people dead and displaced more than 120,000 across northern parts of the country.

The death toll included 14 people who died after a commuter bus fell into a river on Monday from a flooded bridge near the northern city of Shijiazhuang, according to Chinese media reports.

. India plans to sell Air India Ltd.’s regional arm separately, days after Tata Sons Ltd. emerged as the highest bidder for the parent carrier in an auction that didn’t include the unit, underscoring Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to steer the state away from involvement in the private-sector business.

. Bengaluru’sonce-profuse bird populations may have been decimated by urbanisation but scientists have found that resident waterbird populations are on the rise.

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. The position is unpaid. The world’s scientists and internet sleuths will scrutinize every move. Completing the first assignment with the available tools, and to everyone’s satisfaction, will be nearly impossible.

. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday allayed fears of a power cut, but conceded that the state desperately needs additional coal supplies to stay clear of drastic measures.

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