Daily updates 28 October 2020

National News

1. Arjun Munda launches two Centers of Excellence for tribal welfare

• The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda has launched two Centers of Excellence (CoE) for Tribal Welfare in a collaboration between Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Art of Living (AoL) through video conference.
• The first CoE has been launched in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra for training about 10000 tribal farmers in the field of sustainable natural farming based on Go-Adharith farming techniques.
• The second CoE has been launched in Jharkhand in the field of ‘Strengthening PRIs’ in 5 districts of the state covering 30 Gram Panchayats and 150 villages.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• The Art of Living Foundation is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization in Bengaluru founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

2. Indian Army celebrates 74th Infantry Day in J&K

• Every year, October 27 is celebrated as Infantry Day by the Indian Army in Jammu & Kashmir (known by the nickname, Chinar Corps).
• The Chinar Corps celebrated the 74th Infantry Day on October 27, 2020, to honour the supreme sacrifice of the gallant soldiers in fighting the Pakistani invaders, in Jammu and Kashmir, in 1947.
• Infantry Day is celebrated as a remembrance of the first military event of independent India, when the First Battalion of the Sikh Regiment of Indian Army fought battle to accomplish victory over the first attack on the Indian soil by the Pakistan Army and Lashkar invader on October 27, 1947, in the Kashmir valley, who tried to grab J&K.

3. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates ‘Direct Port Entry Facility’

• The Union Minister of State for Shipping (I/C), Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated the ‘Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility’ of V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust in Tamil Nadu.
• This will help in increasing Ease of Doing Business for the exporters, as the facility will bring efficiency and reduce dwell time, lower tariff cost and improve the competitiveness of shipper in the international trade.
• The state-of-the-art Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility would enable direct movement of containers from factories, without intermediate handling at any Container Freight Station (CFS), thus facilitating the shippers to Gate-In their factory stuffed exports directly to the Container Terminal on 24×7 basis.
• The facility is created in an area of 18,357 sqm inside the Truck Parking Terminal which was developed under the 'Sagarmala' for issuing customs clearance of export cargo i.e. Factory stuffed/re-sealed containers.

International News

4. Luis Arce declared as Bolivia's president-elect

• Luis Arce has been chosen as the President-elect of Bolivia, after winning a landslide victory in the 2020 Bolivian general election.
• He captured 55.1% of the total votes. Arce will take the charge of the office on 8 November 2020.
• He would succeed Jeanine Anez, who is serving as the interim President of Bolivia.
• The 57-year-old, Luis is a member of the political party Movement Toward Socialism. Previously, Arce served as Minister of Economy and Public Finance from 2006 to 2017 and in 2019 under the President Evo Morales.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Bolivia Capitals: La Paz, Sucre.
• Bolivia Currency: Boliviano.
• Bolivia Continent: South America.

State News

5. UP Govt to establish anti-human trafficking Police Stations

• Uttar Pradesh Government has decided to establish anti-human trafficking Police Stations in each and every district in a major step towards the security of women and children.
• These Police Stations will be given enough powers to register the case and investigate the matter independently.
• The state government is going to establish 40 new anti-trafficking units which will work like police stations in districts and will conduct the investigation after registering the cases.
• Earlier, only 35 districts in the state had Police stations of anti-human trafficking unit which was established in 2011 and 2018.
• The new Police stations are being established after directives from women safety division of union Government. Union Government has also allocated funds for these units.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Uttar Pradesh Governor: Anandiben Patel.
• Uttar Pradesh Capital: Lucknow.
• Uttar Pradesh Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath.

Appointments

6. HDFC Bank MD & CEO Aditya Puri retires

• The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of HDFC Bank, Aditya Puri has stepped down, after 25 years of a highly successful career at India’s largest private sector lender.
• The 70-year-old Puri had transformed a start-up in a sector dominated by state-owned banks into an industry leader.
• At nearly Rs 6 trillion, HDFC Bank leads the industry in terms of market capitalisation and remains the most profitable by a long margin. Sashidhar Jagdishan has been appointed as the new chief executive and managing director of the HDFC Bank w.e.f. 27 October 2020.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• The tagline of HDFC Bank: We Understand Your World.
• HDFC Bank Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Banking News

7. RBI bars payment system operators from launching any new QR codes

• The Reserve Bank of India has barred Payment System Operators (PSOs) from launching any new proprietary QR code for payment transactions.
• Currently, there are two interoperable QR codes — UPI QR and Bharat QR.
• The decision to continue with the two existing Quick Response (QR) codes was based on the recommendations of the committee which was set up by the Reserve Bank under the chairmanship of Deepak Phatak to review the current system of such codes in India and suggest measures for moving towards interoperable QR codes.

• QR codes are two-dimensional machine-readable barcodes, which are increasingly used to facilitate mobile payments at the point-of-sale. QR codes can store a large amount of information.

• PSOs that use proprietary QR codes shall shift to one or more interoperable QR codes; the process of migration shall be completed by March 31, 2022.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Governor of RBI: Shaktikanta Das.
• Deputy Governors of RBI: BP Kanungo, MK Jain, MD Patra and Rajeshwar Rao.
• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Summits and Conferences

8. 3rd India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue begins in New Delhi

• India is hosting the third India-US two plus two Ministerial Dialogue at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
• The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar are leading the Indian delegation.
• The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark Esper are leading the US delegation.
• The First two plus two dialogue was held in New Delhi in September 2018 and the Second in Washington DC in 2019.
• Besides, covering all bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest during the third dialogue, the two sides also signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-Spatial Cooperation (BECA) to further expand the geospatial cooperation between them and improve the accuracy of missile systems of India.

9. Om Birla participates in 6th BRICS Parliamentary Forum virtually

• The 6th BRICS Parliamentary Forum has been organised virtually under the chairmanship of Vyacheslav Volodin, the Chairman of Russian Parliament.
• The Indian Parliamentary Delegation is being led by Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla and also consists of Member of Lok Sabha Kanimozhi Karunanidhi.
• The forum provides an effective platform to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue and Parliamentary Diplomacy among the Parliaments of BRICS countries with a view to strengthening the role of Parliaments on a range of contemporary global issues.
• Speakers and members of five BRICS Parliaments namely Brazil, Russian, India, China and South Africa are attending the Forum. The theme of the Forum is ‘BRICS partnership in the interest of global stability, general safety and innovative growth: Parliamentary dimension’.

Important Days

10. International Animation Day: 28 October

• International Animation Day is observed globally on 28 October every year.
• The day has celebrated the art of animation and also recognise the artists, scientists and technicians behind animation.
• This year marks the 19th International Animation Day. The day was created in 2002 by International Animated Film Association (ASIFA), an International Animated Film Association, a member of UNESCO.
• ASIFA created the International Animation Day (IAD) in 2002, honouring the birth of animation, recognized as the first public performance of projected moving images: Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique in Paris, on the 28th October 1892.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• President of ASIFA: Sayoko Kinoshita.

• ASIFA Founder: John Halas.

  ASIFA Founded: 1960, Annecy, France.

Obituaries

11. Veteran Gujarati Actor Naresh Kanodia passes away

• Veteran Gujarati film star-turned-politician, Naresh Kanodia passed away. He was the younger brother of Gujarati singer Mahesh Kanodia who died on 25 October 2020 in Gandhinagar after a prolonged illness.
• Naresh Kanodia worked in over 100 Gujarati films.
• Later he joined politics and was elected as a BJP MLA from Karjan constituency between 2002 and 2007.
• Both brothers were known as the Mahesh-Naresh duo in Gujarati film industry and together shared credit for several Gujarati hit movies.

Miscellaneous

12. GoI sets up committee to commemorate 400th anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur

• The Centre has set up a high-level committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to commemorate the 400th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur.
• Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla will be the member secretary of the 70-member high-level committee.
• The committee will look into the approval of policies, plans, programmes and supervision and guiding the commemoration, as well as for deciding dates for detailed programmes of celebration.
• Some of the other members of the committee include former prime minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Hardeep Singh Puri, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Chief ministers of Haryana, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan.

Daily updates 22 October 2020

State News

1. Asan Conservation Reserve becomes Uttarakhand’s 1st Ramsar site

• Asan Conservation Reserve has become Uttarakhand’s first Ramsar site, making it a ‘Wetland of International Importance’, announced the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
• The Reserve is located on the banks of Yamuna river near Dehradun district in Garhwal region of the Himalayan state.
• Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty was adopted on February 2, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar, on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea.
• The name of the Convention is usually written “Convention on Wetlands’’.
• The Convention on Wetlands came into force for India on February 1, 1982.
• Those wetlands which are of international importance are declared as Ramsar sites.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Uttarakhand Chief Minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat.
• Governor of Uttarakhand: Baby Rani Maurya.
• Rivers: Ganga River, Yamuna River, Saryu River, Bhagirathi River, Gaula River, Kali River.
• Folk Dance of Uttarakhand: Jhora, Chholiya.

Business

2. SEBI constitutes committee for market data sharing

• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a Standing Committee, Market Data Advisory Committee (MDAC) to recommend appropriate policy for access to securities market data, identify segment-wise data perimeters, data needs and gaps, recommend data privacy and data access regulations applicable to market data.
• The committee is headed by Madhabi Puri Buch, Whole Time Member, SEBI and has CEOs of stock exchanges and depositories, representatives of various stakeholders and senior officials of SEBI as members. “SEBI’s endeavour is to foster a “Data Culture” in the Indian Securities Market i.e. ‘Data for Transparency’, ‘Data for Efficiency’ and ‘Data for Innovation’ along with ‘Respect for Data Privacy’.
• Thus, MDAC is part of SEBI’s initiatives to make shareable data on the Indian securities market, available for researchers, policymakers, general public alike and to enhance the quality of such data.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• SEBI Founded: 12 April 1992.
• SEBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• SEBI Chairperson: Ajay Tyagi.

Summits and Conferences

3. India participates in 18th meeting of Prosecutors General of SCO

• The 18th meeting of Prosecutors General of SCO was held on 20 October 2020, via video conference. India was represented by the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.
• During the meeting, all the prosecutors agreed to strengthen cooperation in preventing and combating corruption, mutual legal assistance and exchange of regulatory legal acts.
• India will host the SCO Prosecutors General Meeting in 2021.
• SCO is an important regional grouping which gives India an opportunity to engage its extended neighbourhood especially central Asian countries.

Ranks and Reports

4. Uttar Pradesh emerges as top destination in 2019

• Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the top destination for attracting the highest number of domestic tourists visiting the state in 2019 as per the Indian Tourism Statistics (ITS) 2020, released by the Ministry of Tourism.
• About 53.6 crore domestic tourists visited Uttar Pradesh in 2019, which is 23.1% of the total travellers. Tamil Nadu (21.3%) came second followed by Andhra Pradesh (10.2%).
• In terms of Foreign tourists, Tamil Nadu has topped the list with nearly 68 lakh foreigners visiting the state in 2019.
• Maharashtra (over 55 lakh) is at the second position in this list while Uttar Pradesh (over 47 lakh) has secured the third position in attracting foreign tourists visiting in 2019.
• Goa came last on this list with over 9 lakh foreign tourist visits in 2019.

Science and Technology

5. IIT Kharagpur’s develops ‘COVIRAP’ Technology for COVID-19

• The researchers at IIT Kharagpur have developed ‘COVIRAP,’ the Covid-19 diagnostic test technology, which is fairly easy to conduct and affordable as well and can produce results within one hour.
• This COVIRAP technology has been successfully validated for its efficacy in COVID-19 detection by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and been granted certification, after rigorous testing with patient samples by an authorized ICMR laboratory.
• This testing technology is comparable to the celebrated RT-PCR tests, and will just cost the common people with a testing cost of around Rs 500.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams: 

• Director, IIT Kharagpur: Prof. Virendra Kumar Tewari.
• IIT Kharagpur Headquarters: Kharagpur, West Bengal.

Important Days

6. International Stuttering Awareness Day: 22 October

• International Stuttering Awareness Day is observed globally on 22nd October every year.
• The day is intended to raise public awareness of the millions of people who have a speech disorder of stuttering or stammering.
• This year’s theme is “Journey of Words – Resilience and Bouncing Back”.
• The International Stuttering Awareness Day, ISAD, (October 22) began in 1998, spear-headed by Michael Sugarman, Oakland, California.

7. National Police Commemoration Day: 21 October

• In India, the National Police Commemoration Day is observed on 21st October every year. The day is marked to remember and honour the brave policemen who have laid down their lives in the line of duty.
• On 21 October 1959, twenty Indian soldiers were attacked by Chinese troops in Ladakh’s Hot Spring area, in which, ten Indian policemen lost their lives and seven were imprisoned.
• Since that day, 21 October has been observed as Police Commemoration Day in honour of the martyrs.

Obituaries

8. IAF's first woman officer Vijayalakshmi Ramanan passes away

• Indian Air Force 1st woman officer, Wing Commander (retd) Dr Vijaylakshmi Ramanan passed away. She was born in February 1924, she did her MBBS and later was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps on August 22, 1955.
• Besides having served as a gynaecologist at various Air Force Hospitals, including here, she had also attended to the troops wounded during wars and performed administrative duties.
• Ramanan was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander in August 1972 and honoured with the Vishist Seva Medal five years later. She had retired in February 1979.
• Ramanan was also trained in Carnatic music and had been an artist with the All India Radio at a very young age.

9. Renowned economist Dr Jayanta Madhab passes away

• The renowned economist from Assam, Dr Jayanta Madhab passed away. He worked as financial adviser to Calcutta Metropolitan Development Corp and has served as a director at the ADB.
• He was the founder chairman of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. He was also the financial advisor of the Chief Minister from 2003-2009.

Miscellaneous News

10. LG signs Lewis Hamilton as ambassador of LG Signature

• LG Electronics has named Lewis Hamilton a global ambassador for its home solutions brand, LG Signature.
• Hamilton, the epitome of skill, style and precision will be seen communicating the brand's philosophy.
• In the new campaign, he will share with audiences his thoughts on how to lead a stylish, sophisticated life, and what motivates him to be the best in his field.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• LG Electronics Chairman: Kwang-Mo Koo.
• Vice-Chairman and CEO of LG Electronics: Jo Seong-Jin.
• Headquarters of LG Electronics: South Korea.

11. Parle agro ropes in Priyanka Chopra Jonas as brand ambassador

• Parle Agro has roped in Priyanka Chopra Jonas as the national brand ambassador to maximise reach and awareness of its fruits plus fizz portfolio ‘B-Fizz’.
• The campaign will be aggressively promoted across IPL on Hotstar and YouTube. B-Fizz is a unique and refreshing apple juice-based malt flavoured carbonated drink that is set to revolutionize the taste experience of consumers across age groups.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

• Parle Agro CEO: Schauna Chauhan.
• Parle Agro HQs: Mumbai, Maharashtra.

12. ITBP launches cycling expedition from its Pegong base in Sikkim

• The Eleventh Battalion Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has launched a cycling expedition from its Pegong base in Sikkim to border villages of the state.
• The Minister of Culture, Road and Bridges Department of Sikkim, Samdup Lepcha flagged off the expedition.
• Total 218 Kilometers will be covered by the ITBP team in the course of 20 days in difficult terrains.
• Raised in 1962, the ITBP is primarily a mountain force known for being deployed in harsh Himalayan borders of China since its inception. With more than 215 successful mountaineering expeditions undertaken till now, the force will complete 58 years of its raising on 24 October.

Daily updates 2 October 2020

LIVE BLOG

Economic Times | 02 Oct, 2020 10.51 PM IST

Hathras Case Live Updates: Yogi Adityanath orders suspension of SP, DSP, Inspector and other officials

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to suspend the SP, DSP, Inspector and some other officials, based on the preliminary investigation report.

10:51 PM

NCP chief Sharad Pawar says not handing over the body of Hathras victim to her family shows that the UP government does not believe in the law of the land or fundamental rights

10:40 PM

Paddy procurement for 2020-21 progressing smoothly & commenced in Punjab, Haryana & UP. As on Oct 1, cumulative procurement in KMS 2020-21 is 1,97,136 MT. Cotton purchase on MSP for Cotton season 2020-21 started in Haryana: Min of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

10:40 PM

Rajya Sabha MP Vijaya Sai Reddy and Vice Adm Atul Kumar Jain FOC-in-C ENC flagged off Aerial Seeding at Visakhapatnam at INS Dega, earlier today. Two UH3H helicopters with 2 tons of seed balls undertook the aerial seeding: Defence Public Relations Officer, Visakhapatnam

10:40 PM

10 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar, taking the total number of cases to 3,858; death toll stands at 53. Total 3,631 patients have recovered so far and there are 174 active cases

10:12 PM

United Arab Emirates: Burj Khalifa illuminated with Mahatma Gandhi's image on the occasion of his birth anniversary

10:08 PM

Joe Biden and his wife test negative for coronavirus

10:04 PM

Joe Biden and his wife test negative for coronavirus

10:01 PM

Non-violence is & will always be directly relevant to address the burning issues of the day. Let us not forget that these issues are not merely those which are external to us but those which are internal to us too: TS Tirumurti, Permanent Rep. of India to UN.

10:00 PM

The state government is in favour of Maratha reservation. The government will present its stand on the issue in the Supreme Court: NCP chief Sharad Pawar

09:58 PM

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 hit 82 km South-Southwest of Thimphu, Bhutan at 09:24 pm IST today: National Center for Seismology (NCS)

09:46 PM

Haryana reported 1,476 COVID-19 cases, 1,678 recoveries and 23 deaths today, taking total cases to 1,31,388 with 1,16,716 recoveries, 1,425 deaths and 13,247 active cases

09:43 PM

HP: Atal Tunnel in Rohtang, the highest altitude tunnel in the world, will be inaugurated by PM Modi tomorrow

09:22 PM

COVID-19 Update: India's death toll crosses 1 lakh-mark

Total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 64,26,789 cases with 9,43,662 active cases. Total death toll stands at 1,00,148.

09:11 PM

Gujarat bags first prize under campaign to maintain community toilets

• Gujarat has won the first prize in the state category of a six-month-long campaign that aimed at mobilising resources to construct and maintain community toilets, the Jal Shakti Ministry said Friday.
• The Swachh Sundar Samudayik Shauchalaya campaign was launched on November 1, 2019, and continued till April 30, 2020. The central government campaign aimed at mobilising districts, blocks and villages to build, paint and maintain their community toilets.

09:02 PM

Himachal Pradesh: Atal Tunnel in Rohtang, the highest altitude tunnel in the world, will be inaugurated by PM Modi tomorrow

08:59 PM

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi indulging in political hypocrisy over Hathras rape case

- Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

08:50 PM

Hathras Case: SP, DSP & Inspector suspended

• In the Hathras case, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to suspend the SP, DSP, Inspector and some others officials, based on the preliminary investigation report.
• Narco polygraph tests of SP and DSP to also be conducted, said UP Chief Minister's Office.

08:47 PM

Biden has been tested for coronavirus and is awaiting results: AP

08:43 PM

Maharashtra reports 15,591 new COVID19 cases

Maharashtra reports 15,591 new COVID-19 cases, 424 deaths and 13,294 discharges today. Total cases in the state rise to 14,16,513, including 37,480 deaths and 11,17,720 discharges. Active cases stand at 2,60,876: Public Health Department, Maharashtra

08:34 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performed ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ for the construction of a new ‘Calibration Lab’ at Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) in Manali, earlier today: Defence Minister's Office

08:32 PM

Kerala: Section 144 imposed in Ernakulam and Kottayam districts considering the surge in COVID-19 cases

08:31 PM

Uttar Pradesh police's suspicious action dented state govt, BJP's image: Uma Bharti to Yogi Adityanath

08:25 PM

Exit gates of Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk metro stations are open: DMRC

08:15 PM

Mumbai recorded 2,440 new COVID-19 cases and 42 deaths today, taking active cases to 28,472 and death toll to 9,011: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)

08:14 PM

141 police personnel tested positive for COVID-19 & 1 died in the last 24 hours, taking total cases to 23,689 in the force including 20,605 recoveries, 2,836 active cases and 248 deaths: Maharashtra Police

08:11 PM

Kerala: Section 144 CrPc imposed in state capital Thiruvananthapuram from 3rd October to 31st October, due to rising COVID19 cases

08:10 PM

West Bengal recorded 3,310 new coronavirus cases, 2,944 recoveries and 53 deaths today, taking total cases to 2,63,634 including 2,31,699 recoveries, 5,070 deaths and 26,865 active cases

08:10 PM

Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 50 lakh, along with government job to a family member, of Havildar Kuldeep Singh of 15 SIKH LI, who laid down his life on the line of control during cross border firing in Jammu & Kashmir: Punjab CMO

08:09 PM

Delhi reports 2,920 new COVID-19 cases, 3,171 recoveries/discharges/migrations and 37 deaths today

The total cases in the state rise to 2,85,672 including 2,53,784 recoveries/discharges/migrations and 5,438 deaths. Active cases stand at 26,450

08:08 PM

Exit gates of Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk metro stations are open: DMRC

07:58 PM

Uttarakhand reported 311 new coronavirus cases and 340 recoveries today, taking total cases to 49,559 with 40,176 recoveries and 636 deaths

07:48 PM

I would like to thank the scientists who offered their suggestions & ideas today. You have brilliantly covered many subjects. Most of you highlighted the importance of greater collaboration b/w Indian academic & research ecosystem with their foreign counterparts: PM Modi

07:47 PM

Manipur reported 286 new COVID-19 cases, 351 recoveries & 1 death in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases to 11,397, including 8,992 recovered cases, 2,336 active cases & 69 deaths. The recovery rate is 78.89%

07:47 PM

Jammu and Kashmir reports 1,090 new COVID-19 cases and 1,400 recoveries today, taking the total tally in the Union Territory to 77,253, including 59,952 recoveries and 1,212 deaths. Active cases stand at 16,089

07:46 PM

Chandigarh reports 155 new #COVID19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 12,212 including 1,881 active cases, 169 deaths and 10,162 cured cases

07:39 PM

Chandigarh reports 155 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 12,212 including 1,881 active cases, 169 deaths and 10,162 cured cases: Health Department, Chandigarh

07:32 PM

There should be no politics on this issue. Why should such an incident happen in UP, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mumbai or Delhi? No rape incidents should happen in the country: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at Jantar Mantar

07:26 PM

New Delhi: Youth Congress members dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, organise a demonstration at Jantar Mantar Road to protest the alleged Hathras gangrape

07:24 PM

Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal joins protest at Jantar Mantar over Hathras case

07:16 PM

Entry & exit gate for Janpath is closed. Trains will not be halting at this station. Exit gates for Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk are closed: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

07:16 PM

Andhra Pradesh reported 6,555 new COVID-19 cases, 7,485 recoveries & 31 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking total positive cases to 7,06,790, including 6,43,993 recoveries, 56,897 active cases & 5,900 deaths

07:12 PM

White House official: Trump experiencing `mild' symptoms of coronavirus after positive test

07:07 PM

Delhi: Left parties, members of Bhim Army and student organisations hold protest against Hathras incident, at Jantar Mantar

07:05 PM

Silence of Centre, BJP top brass on Hathras incident, UP govt's response speak volumes about the party's authoritarian face: Sitaram Yechury

07:00 PM

Joe Biden sends his well wishes to the Trump family

06:55 PM

Delhi: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad takes part in a protest against Hathras incident, at Jantar Mantar

06:39 PM

What is this policy of Congress to keep quiet on Rajasthan, where a similar incident has happened? Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi are not speaking anything on that, but are doing drama in Hathras. How will this work? Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

06:37 PM

The 2nd edition of the bilateral naval exercise Bongosagar between the navies of India & Bangladesh, will start from tomorrow & go on for 3 days in north-Bay of Bengal.

06:35 PM

Hathras gangrape: Hundreds protest at Jantar Mantar, Arvind Kejriwal may join

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Delhi: CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI leader D Raja take part in a protest against Hathras incident, at Jantar Mantar

06:15 PM

Sharad Pawar has taken a dose of BCG vaccine to boost immunity from serum institute. Pawar said that the vaccine for COVID-19 would be available by January end

06:12 PM

Himachal Pradesh records 34 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 15,300 including 3,115 active cases, 11,966 recoveries and 194 deaths

06:11 PM

Kerala records 9,258 new COVID-19 positive cases in the last 24 hours. There are 77,482 active cases in the state and 1,35,144 people have recovered from the infection till date: State Government

05:49 PM

Hathras gang-rape: UP administration resorting to evil ways to hide truth, says Rahul Gandhi

05:43 PM

Ukraine: A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated in Kyiv today

05:32 PM

Priyanka Gandhi attends the prayer meet for the victim of Hathras incident

05:22 PM

Agricultural GVA growth of 3 pc likely in Q2 FY21: ICRA

The harvest of most crops is expected to be bountiful with above-average monsoon rainfall on a pan-India basis with growth of gross value added (GVA) at basic prices in agriculture, forestry and fishing to print at 3 per cent in the second quarter of current financial year, investment information firm ICRA has said.

05:12 PM

Our front is neither to spoil anybody's vote or indirectly help another. We have come in the field to give viable option to voters

- RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha to PTI

05:04 PM

I will meet UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel in Lucknow tomorrow to discuss the Hathras incident

- Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale

04:55 PM

Nepal reports highest single-day spike of 2,722 new cases of coronavirus infection in the last 24 hours