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10:47 PM

UK records another 39,962 new coronavirus cases

Another 39,962 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,773,674, according to official figures released Sunday.

 

The country also reported a further 72 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 139,533. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test.

 

There are currently 8,238 patients in hospital with COVID-19.

 

The latest data came as a "record number" of coronavirus booster jabs were administered on Saturday, with more than 800,000 shots given in the past 72 hours, according to the National Health Service (NHS).

 

Saturday was the biggest booster day on record, with more than 325,100 vaccines given.

9:34 PM

IND vs PAK LIVE: Kohli, Pant guide India to 151/7 against Pakistan

Skipper Virat Kohli led from the front with a vital half-century as India recovered from a disastrous start to post a challenging 151 for seven against Pakistan in their much-anticipated ICC T20 World Cup match here on Sunday.

 

Besides Kohli's 49-ball 57, Rishabh Pant slammed 39 in 30 deliveries.

 

Sent into bat after the coin landed in favour of Pakistan skipper Babar Azam at the toss, India were off to the worst possible start as they lost both their prolific openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul within three overs with just six runs on the board.

 

Doing most of the initial damage was the lanky left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi (3/31 in 4 overs), who had Rohit trapped in front of the wicket for a duck and then bowled Rahul after the batsman had run three singes.

 

Kohli and Pant then joined forces to add 53 runs in quick time before the latter was caught out by leg-spinner Shadab Khan (1/22 in four overs) off his own bowling in the 13th over.

9:11 PM

Amit Shah to lay foundation stone of various development projects in Srinagar tomorrow

8:39 PM

NIA arrests ISIS operative in Islamic State conspiracy case

The NIA has arrested an alleged Islamic State terrorist for allegedly radicalising and recruiting gullible Muslims and sending them to Syria to join ISIS, an official said on Sunday.

Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood (33) of Bengaluru was arrested on Saturday, the official of the premier investigation agency said.

The case was registered under sections of the IPC, the UA (P) Act against Mahmood, Zuhab Hameed, Irfan Nasir and Mohd Shihab for having affiliation with the banned terrorist organisations ISIS/ISIL/Daesh, the official said.

8:21 PM

Maharashtra reports 1410 new Covid cases

7:24 PM

Kerala CM Vijayan writes to Tamil Nadu CM to release water from Mulla Periyar dam

6:50 PM

Kerala reports 8,538 new Covid-19 cases

6:43 PM

Remove hoardings of PM from petrol pumps, says Goa Congress

The Goa Congress on Sunday slammed the Centre for the continuous rise in fuel prices and demanded that hoardings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at dispensing pumps be removed.

Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said it seemed as if the PM was laughing at people distressed by rising prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.

5:53 PM

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier begins second phase of sea trials

India's first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) Vikrant set sail on Sunday for the second sea trials, ahead of its planned induction into the Indian Navy by August next year.

The 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier, the largest and most complex warship to be built in India, successfully completed a five-day maiden sea voyage in August.

Following the first sea trials, the Navy had said that the performance of key systems of the warship was found to be satisfactory.

5:36 PM

First statehood should be granted, then followed by elections: Ghulam Nabi Azad

4:57 PM

Kerala govt to launch project to keep school children off drugs

In a major initiative to wean school children away from the growing scourge of alcohol, narcotics and substance abuse, Vimukthi Mission of the Excise Department in Kerala is all set to launch a project to channelise the energies of students into creative pursuits of arts and sports, besides helping them improve their academic performance.

The project, 'Unarvu', which means 'Awakening', will be carried out by the Vimukthi Mission, in association with Parents and Teachers' Association of the concerned schools, representatives of civic bodies and residents associations besides traders of the locality.

'Unarvu,' seeks to dissuade children from using drugs, instill confidence and train them in creative pursuits, turn their minds from pernicious habits in a bid to spot and nourish their talents in arts and sports, thus saving their future from being wrecked, the state government said in a release.

4:50 PM

Sikkim reports 32 new Covid-19 cases, tally rises to 31,900

Sikkim reported 32 new Covid-19 cases, six more than the previous day, pushing the tally to 31,900, a Health department bulletin said on Sunday.

The Himalayan state had reported 26 cases on Saturday, 23 on Friday and 19 on Thursday.

Of the 32 new cases, East Sikkim district registered 23 followed by seven in South Sikkim and two in West Sikkim district.

4:49 PM

Congress MLA Sachin Birla joins BJP at MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan's public rally

3:42 PM

Witness claims NCB sought bribe from SRK to release Aryan: Report

In a new bombshell, a witness in the cruise ship rave party raid case has accused the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of allegedly demanding bribes from Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan to release his son Aryan Khan, here on Sunday.

The witness, Prabhakar Sail, openly stated on various TV channels that he feared a threat to his life from none other than the NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede, sparking off a huge uproar.

Identified as the personal bodyguard of the so-called private detective Kiran P. Gosavi, Sail has released a signed affidavit statement and videos pertaining to the arrest of Aryan Khan and others on October 3, a day after the ship raid (October 2).

3:41 PM

PM Modi has done the work of making 30,000 people elected representatives: Amit Shah