Assam's COVID-19 death toll mounts to 785 after 7 more fatalities, 1,307 new cases raise infection count to 1,90,209; number of active cases 34,347: Health and Family Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
Uttar Pradesh govt sends two ADG and DIG level special officers in Hathras district and Aligarh Range for seven days, in view of the law and order situation arising out of the Hathras incident.
UP govt signed a concession agreement with Zurich International Airport to develop a Noida International Airport in Jewar. "It'll be constructed in 4 phases & will have capacity to handle 700 lakh passengers. It'll have all the world class facilities," says Additional Chief Sec.
Karnataka reports highest single-day spike of 10,947 new #COVID19 cases; infection tally goes up to 6,68,652. Death toll rises to 9,574 with 113 more fatalities.
Jharkhand reports 829 new COVID-19 cases, 1087 recoveries & discharges and 10 deaths today. Total cases in the state rise to 89,702, including 79,176 recoveries & discharged and 767 deaths. Active cases stand at 9759: Government of Jharkhand.
J&K Police is organising 3-day 'Jashn-e-Dal' water sports event at Dal lake, Srinagar. DGP Dilbag Singh says "It was last organised in 2017. Despite COVID, we thought it's time to get our young players, interested in water sports, to showcase their skills; over 200 participating.
852 new COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths have been reported in Punjab today, taking the total number of cases to 1,20,860 including 11,563 active cases and 3,712 deaths: State Government.
Tamil Nadu reported 5,447 new COVID-19 cases, 5,524 recoveries & 67 deaths today, taking total positive cases to 6,35,855, including 5,80,736 discharged cases, 9,984 deaths & 45,135 active cases: State Health Department.
Mumbai, October 7: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mounting a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by levelled the "coward" jibe at him while addressing a gathering in Haryana. He accused the PM of adopting a meek border policy amidst the aggression shown by China.
In tragic news, Eddie Van Halen, of the iconic hard rock group that bore his family name, died on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer, his son announced.
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), the retail arm of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), received an additional investment of Rs 5,512.50 crore on Tuesday. The funding comes from the reputed Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), which bought a 1.2 percent stake in RRVL.
India's total COVID-19 recoveries have crossed 56.6 lakh. According to the Union Health Ministry, this has boosted the national recovery rate to 84.7 percent. This sustained high figure is fuelled by 17 states/UTs reporting recovery rate higher than the national average.
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