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Several parts of Hyderabad continue to remain flooded following incessant heavy rains

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Nearly 100 people fined for violating Covid-19 norms on Delhi Metro

The Delhi Police has issued 98 challans to metro passengers for violating guidelines pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Sunday.

 

The police personnel at metro stations have been conducting a drive to check on those found violating COVID-19 guidelines. Passengers who were not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing have been challaned, they said.

 

In the last four days, 1,903 metro trains were checked and 98 challans were issued to passengers for violating the guidelines to control the pandemic, said Jitendra Mani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Metro).

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Delhi's air quality recorded in the 'poor' category on Sunday morning

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Heavy rains cause waterlogging in several parts of Hyderabad

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad on Saturday night. The downpour was witnessed in Nampally, Abids, Kothi, Basheerbagh, Khairatabad, Goshamahal and Vijayanagar colonies. The rains led to waterlogging in parts of the state capital, including the Falaknuma bridge. Rescue operations were carried out to provide relief to the people, in one such operation Abdullapurmet Police pulled out a car stuck from overflowing water with the help of a JCB machine in Rachakonda.

 

Earlier, Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao had directed officials to distribute the Chief Minister relief kits at the doorsteps of the residents in the rain affected areas across the city. Rao on Saturday reviewed the progress of relief measures, including dewatering and restoration activities being taken up by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) in inundated areas of the city.

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India reports 61,871 new coronavirus cases and 1,033 deaths in last 24 hours: Health Ministry

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New York sets block-by-block strategy against Covid-19 spread: Governor

New York will target individual blocks rather than entire neighbourhoods as the state tries to fight the coronavirus in fall and winter, said Governor Andrew Cuomo.

 

"You draw a very tight focus, bring it down within that targeted area and you don't disrupt anyone else in the meantime," said Cuomo on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

This approach will allow businesses to reopen once the clusters on their block are controlled, he said, adding that with contact tracing, the state will be able to identify exactly where the cases are coming from, and which businesses or places are not contributing to the spread.

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Delhi's air quality recorded in the “poor” category on Sunday morning

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Govt vigilant towards each inch of India's land; no one can take it away: Amit Shah on Ladakh row

Amidst the continuing standoff with China in Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government is fully alert towards securing each inch of the country's land and no one can take it away. Shah also said the government is taking all possible military and diplomatic steps to resolve the standoff in Ladakh with China.

 

"We are vigilant for every inch of our land, no one can take it away...Our defence forces and leadership are capable of defending the country's sovereignty and border," he told CNN News18 when asked about the current standoff with China in Ladakh. The home minister also said that the government is committed to protecting the sovereignty and security of the country. Referring to the coming Bihar elections, Shah expressed confidence that the NDA will get a two-third majority.

 

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Al-Qaeda still close to Taliban despite assurance to cut ties: UN official

The al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has maintained close ties with the Taliban despite the Taliban's assurance to the US to cut ties with the group, said a senior UN official.

 

"Senior figures remain in Afghanistan, as well as hundreds of armed operatives," the coordinator of the United Nations monitoring team for Daesh, al-Qaida and the Taliban, Edmund Fitton-Brown, said Friday during a webinar as quoted by Tolo News.

 

Tolo News further reported that the Taliban "consulted on regular basis" with al-Qaeda during the peace negotiations with the US. "[Al-Qaeda leader] Ayman al-Zawahiri remains close to the Taliban," he said. "The Taliban regularly consulted with al-Qaeda during the negotiations with the United States and they offered informal guarantees that would honor their historic ties with al-Qaeda." READ MORE...

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Contrary to previous years, health expert asserts on N95 mask without valve this winter

The aggravated air condition following winter where particulate matter (PM) of 2.5 & 10 escalates to an alarming level forcing people to wear N95 mask with a valve to be on safe zone, this winter doctors are insisting on N95 mask without valve. National capital whose AQI (Air Quality Index) level mostly fluctuated between very poor and severe category during past winters have already started experiencing a rise in Covid-19 cases once more, according to an ANI report.

 

3,259 fresh Covid-19 cases have mounted the overall infection tally closely to 3.27 lakh with 35 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours in Delhi. A number of reported deaths are 5,981.

 

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Latest News LIVE: Delhi University releases second cut-off list

The Delhi University released its second cut-off list on Saturday with admission to many courses being closed and some programmes seeing a minor decline in the score required for admission.

 

Lady Shri Ram College for Women had pegged 100 per cent score for three courses -- BA (Honours) Psychology, BA(Honours) Political Science and BA (Honours) Economics. Seats are available under the three courses with aspirants requiring 99 per cent for BA (Honours) Economics and 99.75 per cent for both BA (Honours) Psychology and BA (Honours) Political Science.

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Coronavirus LIVE: India's Covid-19 positivity rate below 8%, says govt

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Farmers, poor families most affected by rains: Andhra Pradesh CM to Amit Shah

Farmers and poor families were mostly affected by the recent torrential rains in Andhra Pradesh, said Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Reddy said that the state has been reeling under the effect of heavy rains and flash floods which has claimed 14 lives. He also requested the Home Minister to send a central team to estimate the loss suffered by the state.

 

"As per the initial estimates, the loss is estimated at Rs 4,500 crore and an immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore is needed to bring normalcy in the state," said the Chief Minister.

 

Stressing the need for immediate help from the central government to extend relief and rehabilitation works, he said the heavy rains and gales wreaked havoc in the southern state.

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Heavy rainfall in Hyderabad triggers water logging in parts of the city

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Latest News LIVE: Modi to address global meeting on Covid-19 on Monday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address eminent scientists and researchers from across the globe on Monday in the Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020 organised to discuss key priorities related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The meeting is being organised for accelerating progress across the Sustainable Development Goals in the post-pandemic world and ways to manage the Covid-19 challenge.

 

The Prime Minister will deliver the keynote address at inaugural function of Grand Challenges Annual Meeting 2020 at 7.30 pm through video conferencing, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).