The total number of coronavirus cases in central police forces under the Ministry of Home Affairs has gone over 36,000 with 128 personnel succumbing to the pandemic, according to the latest data.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded farmers for strengthening the country's agriculture sector while addressing the nation through 'Mann ki Baat'. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said the farm sector is playing a major role in efforts to build a self-reliant India.
Dissident Akali leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Sunday said the Shiromani Akali Dal snapped ties with the NDA “out of compulsion” as farmers were angry with it over the farm bills. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had on Saturday quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the farm bills issue, the third major party to walk out of the BJP-led coalition in the last couple of years.
Senior Kerala Congress leader and Changanassery MLA C F Thomas died at a private hospital in Thiruvalla on Sunday, party sources said. He was 81. He had been undergoing treatment for some ailments, they said.
World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assurance that India will use its vaccine production capacity in helping nations fight Covid-19, saying the pandemic can be defeated only by mobilising resources for common good.
The popular Navratri festival will not be celebrated in Gujarat this year as Chief Minister Vijay Rupani-led govt in the state on Saturday announced that it would not permit any Garba event anywhere due to the pandemic. The government said it would also not hold the State-level Navratri Mahotsav this year during the festival period from October 17 to October 25. This decision has been taken at the level of State Chief Minister in view of global pandemic. 
India on Sunday recorded as many as 88,600 new coronavirus cases and 1,124 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally is nearing 60 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases. The total cases of coronavirus infections stand at 5,992,533 while the death toll climbed to 94,503 the data updated at 8 am showed. Out of these 49,41,628 cured/discharged/migrated, according to the health ministry. Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
