Breaking News, October 22 | Highlights

US Supreme Court declines to block Texas abortion law, to hear case Nov 1

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami announces that he will contribute his salary for the month of October 2021 towards Chief Minister's Relief Fund, in wake of the natural calamity that struck the state recently

Reliance Industries reports 74 pc jump in July-Sept quarter net profit at Rs 13,680 cr. 

BJP has no more work left in Chhattisgarh... now they only have 2 issues left one is conversion & the other is communalism. There is no such situation here and those who will try to sponsor it will fall on their face: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel

Poland has recognized Covishield as a vaccine equivalent to those recognized by the European Union, exempting from quarantine after entering the territory of the Republic of Poland: Embassy of Poland in New Delhi

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has called actor Ananya Panday for questioning once again on Monday, 25th October

Kerala reports 9361 new COVID-19 cases, 9401  recoveries and 99 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total recoveries 47,88,629
Death toll 27,765
Active cases 80,892

80,393 samples tested in the last 24 hours.

Delhi Disaster Mgmt Authority (DDMA) meeting to be held on 27th Oct; permission for Chhath Puja celebration will be taken up

CM Kejriwal had written to LG Baijal over Chhath celebration in Delhi stating that "In my view, we should permit Chhath Puja following all COVID protocol"

He also launched three fast-track DNA testing units under the Nirbhaya scheme to test human DNA samples, which will increase the efficiency of criminal investigations.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar met Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for European Green Deal. "Good discussion on expanding India-EU partnership, including on trade&investment, connectivity& Indo-Pacific. Exchange of views covered climate action challenges & Afghanistan" EAM tweets

In Chamoli dist, due to heavy rain many roads, electricity poles, water supply got affected but many of them restored & rest will be restored soon. Today Central govt team arrived for assessing the damage. We're trying to get back to normalcy as soon as possible: Pushkar Dhami Uttarakhand CM

Gunmen killed at least seven people and wounded 20 on Friday in an assault on an Islamic seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, heightening tensions in the settlements after the recent shooting of a community leader, a media report said.

Production of mustard oil has increased around 10 lakh metric ton. We can see the prices of mustard oil coming down by February: Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Department of Food & Public Distribution

United Kingdom Navy Chief Admiral Sir Tony Radakin meets Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh in Delhi today.

Dhanbad judge death: Jharkhand High Court expresses it's dissatisfaction over progress of the investigation. The Court has instructed the CBI Director to be presented in next hearing through video conferencing on October 29.

Congress CEC meeting for UP Assembly Polls to be held tomorrow (October 23) 6:00 pm at party president Sonia Gandhi's residence.

Delhi's Saket Court has dismissed JNU student Sharjeel Imam's bail plea, in a case related to alleged inflammatory and instigating speeches during the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met with the families of two people on Friday who went missing in the wake of landslides in Dungri village, Chamoli. The CM has assured them of all the possible help: Chief Minister's Office.

President Ram Nath Kovind along with his family members visited Khadi Mall in Bihar's Patna. He was received by Bihar Minister Shahnawaz Hussain today.

Indian Army displays Pinaka and Smerch multiple rocket launcher systems in Assam. The Smerch launcher is a very potent weapon in the arsenal of Indian artillery. It can fire up to the range of 90 km. It can fire 12 rockets in 40 seconds: Major Srinath, Battery Commander.

Eight people killed, one minor injured after a speeding car rammed into another car near Badli in Haryana's Bahadurgarh: Police.

Three-day Central Committee meeting of Communist Party of India (Marxist) gets underway in Delhi.

More than 2 lakh devotees have undertaken the Char Dham Yatra till now. The portals of Kedarnath Dham and  Badrinath Dham will close on 6th November and 20th November respectively: Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board.

100 crore vaccinations is not just a number but the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the country: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

One Naveen Kumar, a Nihang has been arrested for assaulting a labourer, fracturing his leg at Singhu border, Sonipat allegedly after the latter refused to give him chicken for free. FIR lodged: Haryana Police.

COVID-19: The number of samples tested up to October 21 is 59,70,66,481 including 13,24,263 samples tested on Thursday: ICMR

Alec Baldwin fired prop gun killed director of photography at Santa Fe film set in New Mexico: Police.

Price of petrol and diesel in Delhi is at Rs 106.89 per litre (up by Rs 0.35) and Rs 95.62 per litre (up by Rs 0.35) respectively today. Petrol and diesel prices per litre-Rs 112.78 and Rs 103.63 in Mumbai, Rs 107.45 and Rs 98.73 in Kolkata; Rs 103.92 and Rs 99.92 in Chennai respectively. 

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur has announced that Istvan Szabo and Martin Scorsese will be conferred the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at 52nd International Film Festival of India in Goa.

The 52nd edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held from November 20 to 28 in Goa. For the first time ever, IFFI has invited major OTT players to participate at the festival: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 10 AM today: PMO.

US health officials expand COVID-19 booster campaign to include all authorized vaccines, mixing of brands: The Associated Press.

Queen Elizabeth II spent night in hospital: AFP News Agency quoting Buckingham Palace.

Gujarat: Eatery shop owner in Surat gave free 'locho' to 100 fully vaccinated customers on Thursday to celebrate one billion vaccinations. "I want to encourage people to get vaccinated and take part in celebrations. We will continue this scheme for 2 more days," said Mohit, shop owner.