Thursday, October 14, 2021

India logs 18,987 fresh COVID cases, over 19,000 recoveries in 24 hours; active cases decline to 2.06 lakh

India recorded new 18,987 cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 246 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Thursday, the country saw a total of 19,808 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 98.06 per cent and total recoveries to 3,33,62,709.

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Thane oil tanker accident: Heavy traffic jam on road connecting to Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway

An oil tanker rammed into a road divider in Maharashtra's Thane district on Thursday, resulting in a massive traffic at a junction of the busy Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway and other key roads on the outskirts of Thane city. However, there was no report of any casualty.

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Govt notifies new rules allowing abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy in case of minors, rape survivors

The government has notified new rules under which the gestational limit for termination of a pregnancy has been increased from 20 to 24 weeks for certain categories of women. According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Rules, 2021, these categories include survivors of sexual assault or rape or incest, minors, women whose marital status changes during an ongoing pregnancy (widowhood and divorce) and those with physical disabilities.

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Punjab Congress crisis: Navjot Singh Sidhu to meet KC Venugopal, Harish Rawat today

Punjab Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who resigned as Punjab unit chief a few days ago, will meet Congress general secretary KC Venugopal and Punjab Incharge Harish Rawat on Thursday, October 14.

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Rajnath Singh to address SCO webinar today on 'role of women in Armed Forces'

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will deliver the inaugural address at a webinar on 'Role of Women in the Armed Forces', being organised by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on October 14, informed Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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Congress, BJP lock horns over Harish Rawat’s comments on ‘rebels’

Congress leader Harish Rawat’s comments that the rebels who had caused the collapse of the government headed by him in Uttarakhand in 2016 “apologise for their sins” before returning to the party, led to a war of words between the Congress and the BJP.

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1 dead, 3 injured after bus falls from Bhatia Modh flyover in UP's Ghaziabad

Around one person died and three people were seriously injured in the bus accident at the Bhatia Modh flyover in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Wednesday, the police said.

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Republic Day 2024: French band, marching contingent and Rafale jets participate in parade | WATCH

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...