The Ministry deputes teams to Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, which have been reporting a surge in the number of new COVID-19 cases in recent days.
Coronavirus | Repurposed drugs did not cut down mortality, says WHO
Use of remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, interferon was tracked in a multi-country study.
MSP, government procurement important part of country’s food security: Modi
The Prime Minister said efforts are being made to improve mandi infrastructure to ensure that MSP buying continues in a scientific way.
Supreme Court appoints ex-judge M.B. Lokur as one-man panel to prevent stubble-burning
Justice Lokur, helped by student volunteer forces deployed from the National Cadet Corps, the National Service Scheme and the Bharat Scouts and Guides, will protect Delhi-NCR from pollution caused by stubble-burning in neighbouring Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh this winter.
Hyderabad floods | Telangana seeks immediate aid of ₹1,350 crore
Of this, ₹600 crore is proposed as assistance for farmers and ₹750 crore will be spent on relief and rehabilitation works in the GHMC area.
Supreme Court to seek AG’s views on courts imposing bail conditions for sex crime offenders
Nine women lawyers brought to court’s attention a bail order passed by Madhya Pradesh High Court in a sexual assault case recently which “trivialised the victim’s trauma”.
Ministry of External Affairs launches ‘Sushma Swaraj Lectures’ for foreign diplomats
The inaugural address of the lectures, named in the memory of former External Affairs Minister, was delivered by Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
Coronavirus | Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad tests positive
Mr. Azad is the latest among several Congress leaders who had tested positive for the virus. Earlier, senior Congress leaders including Ahmed Patel, Motilal Vora, Abhishek Singhvi, R.P.N. Singh and D.K. Shivakumar had tested positive for COVID-19.
India gained decade of life expectancy since 1990, says Lancet study
The study noted that life expectancy in India has risen from 59.6 years in 1990 to 70.8 years in 2019, ranging from 77.3 years in Kerala to 66.9 years in Uttar Pradesh.
The Hindu Explains | Why are Thai students protesting?
In February, the top court’s decision to dissolve the pro-democracy Future Forward Party, which gained the third largest vote share in the Parliamentary election, triggered instant demonstrations.
U.S. tech mogul Robert Brockman charged in biggest U.S. tax evasion scheme
Mr. Brockman, the 79-year-old chief executive of Ohio-based Reynolds and Reynolds Co, hid $2 billion in income from the Internal Revenue Service over two decades, using a web of off-shore companies in Bermuda and St. Kitts and Nevis.
Malaysia's Anwar Ibrahim faces police probe over bid to become PM
Mr. Anwar met the nation’s king on October 13 to show evidence that he has majority support in Parliament to form a new government and unseat Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who only has a thin two-seat majority in the house.
China defends Confucius Institutes now under fire from U.S.
U.S. claims the programme gives China’s ruling Communist Party a foothold on U.S. soil and threatens free speech.
After petrol, diesel demand returns to pre-COVID-19 levels
This is the first annual increase in sales of diesel since the nation imposed lockdown in late March.
Find the song by humming it to Google Assistant
The search giant’s machine learning algorithm helps find potential song matches after the user finishes humming.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik stepped down as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders team, handing over the reins to his English deputy Eoin Morgan hours before the IPL match against Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi.
Their campaign is back on track, courtesy Dhoni’s smart captaincy, but a stiff test awaits Chennai Super Kings when they face a dominant Delhi Capitals in their next IPL match Sharjah on October 17.
Royal Challengers Bangalore would aim to get their strategy right after some inexplicable decisions during the loss to Kings XI Punjab when they take on an erratic Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match in Dubai on October 17.