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Uttar Pradesh government recommends CBI probe into death of Kanpur businessman Manish Gupta

Uttar Pradesh ATS has arrested a person named Dhiraj Jagtap, who converted to Islam around 10 year ago, from Kanpur for his alleged involvement in the religious conversion racket, the agency says

From launching world’s most cost-effective space mission to producing world’s first DNA-based vaccine, India is voicing its capabilities to the world. Riding high on reforms across all sectors, India is emerging as a global economic hub: Union Minister Piyush Goyal at Dubai Expo

Kerala awarded Vayoshreshtha Samman, 2021 for best State that provides services and facilities to senior citizens and implementing Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007

Child dies of snake bite

A seven-year-old girl died after being bitten by a snake while she was playing near the house at Dodderi village in the taluk on Friday.
According to police, Aishwarya (7), daughter of Hiriyappa and Mamata, is the deceased. She was bitten by a snake while playing near the house. She died on her way to the hospital in Sagar. Sorab police registered a case.

(DHNS)

CM Arvind Kejriwal directs PWD officials to make Delhi roads pothole-free in next 10 days and repair broken patches by October 20 to ensure smooth travel for people

Today's India is one of the most open countries; open to learning, perspectives, innovation, investment: PM Modi to gathering at Dubai Expo

JD(S) MLC Sandesh Nagaraj to join BJP

JD(S) MLC and Kannada film producer S Nagaraj (Sandesh Nagaraju) on Friday said he will join the BJP. “I have not been in touch with the JD(S) for the last one-and-half years, but I’m a JD(S) legislator (MLC) till January 5, 2022, there is no doubt about it. What’s next.. let’s see what Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and senior leader B S Yediyurappa decide,” Nagaraj said. Speaking to reporters at the state BJP office here, he said, “I will come to BJP, there is no doubt about it...Bommai and Yediyurappa have to decide and accept me.” Nagaraj is a two time MLC.

(PTI)

Perfect score precautionary measure to avoid over-admissions: DU college principals

Principals of colleges that have kept the cut-offs at 100 per cent on Friday said the perfect score is a precautionary measure to avoid over-admissions.
Delhi University on Friday announced its first cut-off list for undergraduate admissions with prominent colleges pegging the cut-offs at 100 per cent for various courses.
Among the colleges that have declared 100 per cent cut-off are Shri Ram College for Commerce (SRCC) for BA (Hons) Economics and BCom Honours, Hindu College and Ramjas College for Political Science Honours, SGTB Khalsa College for BCom, Hansraj College, Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies and Deen Dayal Upadhyay College for BSc(Hons) Computer Science and Jesus and Mary College for BA(Hons) Psychology and Ramjas College for a combination of BA programme.

(PTI)

Nearly 30 lakh vaccine jabs given in Mumbai in September

As many as 29,51,157 Covid-19 vaccine doses, highest since the inoculation drive began, were administered in Mumbai in September, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Friday. A total of 1,23,11,541 vaccine doses have been given in the country's financial capital since January 16 this year when the nationwide campaign began, it added.

(PTI)

Karnataka reports 589 new Covidcases, 887 recoveries, and 13 deaths today

Karnataka reports 589 new Covidcases, 887 recoveries, and 13 deaths today

Active cases: 12,469

Total recoveries: 29,26,284

Death toll: 37,807

Chacha Chaudhary has been declared as the mascot of the Namami Gange programme: Ministry of Jal Shakti

Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for Covid, has no symptoms

The US Supreme Court says Justice Brett Kavanaugh has tested positive for Covi-19.
The high court said in a press release Friday that Kavanaugh has no symptoms and has been fully vaccinated since January.
Kavanaugh and all the other justices had a routine coronavirus test ahead of Friday’s ceremonial investiture for Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

(AP)

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu today distributed cheques of Rs 3.50 lakhs to the kin of each of the six officials and staff of the Secretariat who died of Covid-19 during April-May this year

BJP has appointed Ashwini Vaishnaw as party in-charge of upcoming by-polls in Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Ganpatsinh Vasava and Piyush Desai have been appointed as Deputy in-charge for the by-polls.

One person namely Muheeb Bashir Dar has been arrested for his alleged involvement in killing Inspector Parvez Ahmad. Case has been registered. The accused arrested is also involved in many other terror-related incidents: Jammu and Kashmir Police

Uttar Pradesh's first air pollution control tower is set to come up along DND Expressway in Noida: Officials

50 projects to be inaugurated to mark golden jubilee of Meghalaya’s statehood: CM

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said that his government is gearing up to inaugurate 50 projects to mark the golden jubilee of Meghalaya’s statehood next year. Sangma also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to Meghalaya to witness the statehood day celebrations. Inaugurating a new building of a school at Reking in North Garo Hills, in the presence of Deputy Speaker Timothy D Shira and MLAs Rupert Momin and Pongseng Marak, the CM further said that his government has accorded priority to the education sector and made huge investments to create a better learning environment for elementary, secondary and college students.

(PTI)

HC issues summons to Kirit Somaiya in defamation suit filed by Maharashtra minister Anil Parab

The Bombay High Court on Friday issued a summons to BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, asking him to appear either in person or through lawyers on December 23 in a defamation suit filed against him by Maharashtra minister Anil Parab. Parab filed the suit last month, alleging that Somaiya was making “malicious, malafide and defamatory” statements against him with regard to the construction of a resort at Dapoli. The Shiv Sena leader who is the state transport minister sought Rs 100 crore in damages from Somaiya, a former MP.

(PTI)

Clare Connor succeeds Kumar Sangakkara to become the president of MCC

India decides to impose reciprocal action on British nationals arriving in India from the UK

Central team to visit Mizoram soon amid rising Covid cases

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai says smog tower at Connaught Place has started working at full capacity & primary results show 80% reduction in pollution levels

Income tax refunds of Rs 80,086 crore issued to taxpayers during this fiscal: CBDT

Centre got over 65.25 crore Covishield doses from Serum Institute of India & 9.1 crore doses of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech till September 19, according to official documents

Nine die in Romanian hospital fire

A fire in a Romanian hospital on Friday has left nine coronavirus patients dead, rescue services said, in the latest blaze in the EU member known for its dilapidated infrastructure.
Flames engulfed the intensive care unit at a hospital in Constanta on the shore of the Black Sea with nine people confirmed dead, rescue services said in a statement.
Some 100 people had to be evacuated, services spokesman Razvan Parconie told AFP.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, Health Minister Attila Cseke said, adding that an investigation had been opened.

(AFP)

Delhi govt offers free bus ride to senior citizens on International Day of Older Persons

The Delhi government has offered free bus ride to senior citizens on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons on Friday.
According to the Social Welfare Department, 4,32,961 senior citizens get financial aid of up to Rs 2,500 under the Financial Assistance Scheme of the city government.
Women in the capital avail free rides in state-run buses under a scheme launched by the government last year.

(PTI)

Five Navy personnel on expedition to Mt Trishul missing following avalanche

Five members of a mountaineering expedition team of the Indian Navy went missing on Friday following an avalanche at Mt Trishul in the western Kumaun region of Uttarakhand.
Navy officials said a multi-agency team has been deployed to carry out search and rescue operations for the mission personnel.
The 20-member expedition was flagged off at Mumbai on September 3 and 10 climbers had started the final leg of their journey to the summit this morning but were caught in the avalanche, they said.
“While five of the 10 climbers are safe, search and rescue operations for the remaining five personnel is in progress in coordination with the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF),” Navy Spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal said.

(PTI)

Lookout notice has been issued against ex-Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh following inputs that he might have left the country, says Maharashtra Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil

Cyclonic storm ‘Shaheen’ over central parts of north Arabian Sea moved nearly westwards & lay centered at 11:30 am today, 450 km east-southeast of Chabahar Port (Iran). It is likely to further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours: IMD

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Andhra Pradesh CM seeking his personal intervention for the resolution of issues pertaining to the Odia language-based education in border villages (with Odisha) of Andhra Pradesh.

PM Narendra Modi will interact with gram panchayats, and village water and sanitation committees on Jal Jeevan Mission tomorrow through video conferencing

(PTI)

Australian medicine regulator approves Covishield vaccine for incoming passengers(PTI)

Air Marshal Sandeep Singh takes charge as Vice Chief of IAF (PTI)

Religious places in Delhi opened for devotees (PTI)

Former Kerala Chief Secretary and writer C P Nair passes away (PTI)

Shringla will visit Sri Lanka from 2-5 October, to review the bilateral ties: MEA

PM requests all to 'reuse, recyle, revamp'

10.71 crore toilets built since 2014: PM

Must focus on waste to wealth creation: PM

Modi requests states to take up Clean India Mission

People following waste segregation: PM

Cleanliness is everyone's responsibility and not just specific people, says Modi

Swachh Bharat to contribute to sustainable development 2030: Modi

People reporting acts such as littering now: PM

Sewage management will be improved, says PM

Women gained from Swachh Bharat mission, says PM

More than 6 lakh villages declared open defecation free: PM

Goal of AMRUT and Swachh Bharat 2.0 includes making cities garbage free, water secure: Modi

Delhi allows reopening of religious places from today (ANI)

GST collection in September at over Rs 1.17 lakh crore: Centre

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Modi launches Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 in New Delhi

Police use water cannon to disperse protesters who trespassed barricades ahead of Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala's programme, in Jhajjar

Ashtamudi Lake, gateway to Kerala's backwaters, now a sewage dump site (PTI)

Extortion racket link behind killing of Kanpur businessman: Akhilesh Yadav

Rupee declines 12 paise to 74.35 against US dollar in early trade (PTI)

PM Modi extends birthday wishes to President Kovind

India logs 26,727 new Covid cases, 277 deaths: Health Ministry

Brazilian soccer great Pelé leaves hospital after weeks (AP)

Sensex slumps 413.21 points to 58,713.15 in opening session

15,20,899 samples tested for Covid yesterday: ICMR

India-Australia to reach trade deal by end 2022 (AFP)

Taiwan questions China's suitability for Pacific trade pact, fears 'obstruction'

China's restrictive practices present fundamental problems for its application to join a major pan-Pacific free trade pact, and if it joins before Taiwan there is a risk it could block their application, the island's economy minister said.

Taiwan and China both applied last month to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), but China says it opposes Taiwan - which it claims as its own territory - joining. (Reuters)

Landslide leads to collapse of eight-storey building in Shimla (PTI)

New Zealand's Auckland logs more Delta cases ahead of key decision on restrictions (Reuters)

Democrats delay vote on giant infrastructure package: House leader (AFP)

Liverpool, Manchester City battle for Premier League supremacy

Under Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp, City and Liverpool have become the dominant forces in English football, sharing the past four Premier League titles between them. (AFP)

Oil slips as OPEC+ weighs output boost for tight market (Reuters)

Police regain control of Ecuador prison after 118 die in rioting: official (AFP)

Colombian Vice President & Foreign Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez arrives in Delhi for bilateral talks

2 arrested in Jammu while transporting 18 kg cannabis in vehicle: Police

The Anti Narcotics Task Force of the Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Thursday that it foiled a bid to smuggle cannabis from Kashmir to Punjab with the seizure of 18 kg of the contraband and arrest of two smugglers.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of the task force intercepted a Punjab-bound vehicle on the highway here, officials said.

During a search of the vehicle, the team recovered 18 kg of cannabis. (PTI)

Encounter breaks out in Shopian

An encounter breaks out at the Rakhama area of Shopian. Police & Security Forces are undertaking the operation. One unidentified terrorist has been neutralised in the operation. More details awaited.