INDIA
Delhi logs 26 fresh Covid cases, infection rate drops to 0.04%
The Covid infection rate in the national capital has declined to 0.04 per cent. The active cases in the city have also registered a decline and stands at 327 now. With 36 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries have reached 14,13,921 so far, the health bulletin said.
India says Global Hunger Report 'devoid of ground reality'
The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021 published by the Irish aid agency has ranked India at 101 out of 116 countries, terming the level of hunger in India as "alarming". Neighbouring countries Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal have fared better than India. In 2020, India was ranked 94th out of 107 countries.
India's defence exports increased by 325% in last 5 years: PM Modi
Speaking at an event organised by the Defence Ministry to dedicate the seven new defence companies to the nation, Modi said the decision to create these companies was stuck for a long time, adding that these seven new companies would form a strong base for the military in the country in the times to come.
Man killed on Singhu border belonged to Punjab: Haryana Police
A police spokesperson said that on Friday, the police in Kundli got information that Nihangs had tied a person to a barricade with his hand chopped off near the protest site. It is being alleged that the man was caught while desecrating the Sikh religious holy book. However, an official confirmation about this is still awaited.
Freedom, Mahatma, 'Gen Next English' figure in Aryan Khan bail feud
During the past couple of days, the Narcotics Control Bureau's legal battery alleged Aryan Khan, the son of Shah Rukh Khan, was involved in "illicit drug trafficking" with international ramifications and painted the superstar-son as a "junkie" regularly hooked to drugs.
SKM condemns gruesome murder at Singhu border, disassociates from Nihangs
A statement issued by the SKM said: "A Nihang group at the scene has claimed responsibility, saying that the incident took place because of the victim's attempt to commit sacrilege with regard to the Sarbaloh Granth. It is been reported that he was staying with the same group of Nihangs for some time."
Singhu border murder: No info on perpetrators, says police
"We received the information about the incident at around 5 a.m. in the morning that a man was found dead near the stage of farmers' protest site after which a team of cops was rushed to spot," Haryana Police said. He said they tried speaking to the
protesters present on the site but none told them anything.
Body with severed hand, tied to police barricade found at Singhu border
The body was found near the staging area of the anti-farm law protest site where the farmers have been demonstrating against the three farm laws for over 10 months now. An image that has been doing the rounds on social media shows the body having several marks and spots, an obvious indication of being beaten up or lynched by a mob before being murdered.
'Disgruntled' Sidhu sounds hopeful after Congress meeting
Sidhu arrived in the national capital on Thursday on the instructions of the Congress high command and met party's General Secretary K.C. Venugopal and Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat. This was his first meeting in Delhi following his resignation as the Punjab Congress chief -- a move which is said to have irked the Gandhi family.
Farmers to hold up rail traffic for 6 hours on Oct 18
The minister has been accused of criminal conspiracy by farmers and his son has been arrested after being booked for killing four farmers and a journalist. "Farmers will block railway tracks for six hours as a protest between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday," the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait said at a private event in Aligarh on Thursday.
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