INDIA
I still feel I'm CM, says Fadnavis; MVA says 'stop day-dreaming'
Speaking at a public event in adjoining Navi Mumbai, Fadnavis -- who faced ridicule for his throaty 'Mee Punha Yaeen!' (I will return!) rant before the October 2019 assembly polls -- again went into a self-patting mode, which had the Opposition in splits and taking potshots.
Centre looks at letting power plants to use 10% imported coal blend
Blending local coal with imported ones has been practiced in the past to get better caloric value and improve the efficiency of power plants. The country's largest power producer NTPC has also used blended coal at its power plants to offset lower heat generated by high ash content of local coal.
Mundra port drug seizure: NIA searches multiple locations in Delhi
Officials from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had recently seized a huge haul of 2,998 kg of heroin, estimated to be valued at about Rs 21,000 crore, from the Mundra port in Gujarat. The heroin was found concealed in the import consignment of 'Semi-processed talc stones' originating from Afghanistan, which had arrived from the Bandar Abbas Port, Iran.
Rakesh Tikait announces agitation if Ajay Mishra Teni is not dismissed, arrested
"The minister and his son must be lodged in separate barracks in Agra - not in Lakhimpur jail - because they are guilty of murder, the minister must resign and be arrested," he said. The minister and his son are accused in the October 3 incident in which nine persons, including four farmers, were mowed down by SUVs. The minister's son Ashish Mishra has already been arrested.
Delhi records 34 fresh Covid cases, no death in two days
The Covid infection rate in the national capital has declined to 0.06 per cent. The active cases tally also registered a decline and now stand at 365. With 38 patients recovering in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries is 14,13,798 so far, the health bulletin said.
India to lift all domestic flight capacity restriction from Oct 18
"After review of the current status of scheduled domestic operations vis-a-vis passenger demand for air travel in terms of the purpose specified in the initial order it has been decided to restore the scheduled domestic operations with effect from 18.10.2021 (October 18, 2021) without any capacity restriction," the Ministry said in the order issued on Tuesday.
Covaxin gets emergency use approval for kids aged 2-18 years
The Subject Expert Committee on Covid-19 gave the approval for the emergency use in the children. The expert panel said in a statement, "After detailed deliberation, the committee recommended for grant of market authorisation of the vaccine for the age group of 2 to 18 years for restricted use in emergency situation."
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari hit by water canon, hospitalised
The incident took place on Tuesday during a demonstration by the BJP in front of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader's official residence over the Delhi Disaster Management Authority's (DDMA) order restricting celebration of Chhath Puja in the national capital.
Recent counter insurgency ops in Kashmir based on human intelligence: Lt Gen Pandey
Talking about the recent anti-militancy operations undertaken by the army, he said, "I would not like to connect these operations with any of the events that took place in Srinagar or elsewhere," he said in an obvious reference to the selected killings in Srinagar.
Selective view of human rights violation dangerous for democracy, warns PM Modi
He said India always upheld human rights, saying his government has provided new rights to Muslim women who were demanding laws against Triple Talaq and freed them from the compulsion of 'Mahram' and as a chaperone, a male family member accompanying them during haj.
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