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Iranian navy officer suffers heart attack, evacuated by Indian Navy
At around 8.30 a.m., the Iranian Navy requested medical evacuation of its Navy officer who had suffered a cardiac arrest onboard IRI Ship Makaran, off the Mumbai coast. The Indian Navy helicopter from INS Shikra flew to the vessel and evacuated the patient alongwith two attendants.
India reports 2,139 new Covid cases, 13 deaths
The new fatalities took the overall death toll to 5,28,835. The active caseload stands at 26,292, accounting for 0.06 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 3,208 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,63,406. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.76 per cent.
PM Modi unveils 'Mahakal Lok' corridor in Ujjain
The inauguration was done following the rituals and chanting of shlokas and mantras by over hundred Hindu seers. Attired in traditional 'dhoti' and 'gamcha' (stole), Prime Minister Modi entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Lord Mahakaleshwar temple, one of the 12 'Jyotirlingas' of Lord Shiv to perform puja before he unveiled the newly developed corridor of the temple.
CJI UU Lalit names Justice DY Chandrachud as successor
Chief Justice Lalit will demit office on November 8, after a tenure of 74 days. On Tuesday, Justice Chandrachud was formally named as the 50th CJI at a gathering of all Supreme Court judges.He will have a tenure of two years and he would demit office on November 10, 2024.
India logs 1,957 new Covid cases, 8 deaths
In the same period, the country has recorded eight more Covid related deaths, taking the death toll to 5,28,822 as per the report. Meanwhile, the active caseload presently stands at 27,374 cases, accounting for 0.06 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 2,654 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,60,198. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.75 per cent.
India votes with West on 3 UNGA procedural matters, while Jaishankar silent on Ukraine
When the Assembly met on Monday morning to discuss the resolution it became embroiled in a controversy over whether the voting should be by secret ballot necessitating the procedural votes.
Avoid non-essential travel, India advises its nationals in Ukraine
In view of the current escalation of hostilities in Ukraine, Indian nationals are advised to avoid all non-essential travel to and within Ukraine. They must strictly follow the safety and security guidelines issued by the Ukrainian Government and local authorities, the advisory said.
India relied on Russian weapons as West chose to arm military dictatorship: S. Jaishankar
S.Jaishankar said this during a joint press meet with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra. Jaishankar, who is on a visit to Australia, said this in response to a question by an Australian journalist, who asked him whether India will reduce its reliance on Russian weapons and rethink it's relations with Russia owing to the Ukraine conflict.
India reports 2,424 fresh Covid cases, 14 deaths
In the same period, the country recorded 15 more Covid related deaths, taking the national toll to 5,28,814 as per the report. The active caseload presently stands at 28,079 cases, accounting for 0.06 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 2,923 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,40,57,544. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.75 per cent.
BJP MP Parvesh Singh Verma calls for boycotting Muslims
The programme was held to discuss the stabbing of a 25-year-old youth Manish in Delhi's Sunder Nagri area on October 1. Referring to the incident, Verma said he was killed by the "Jihadi elements". Three Muslim men were allegedly involved in the killing. According to sources, several other leaders including VHP's International Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain have also made controversial remarks during the event.
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