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Rome: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi at Palazzo Chigi

UPSC Civil Services Prelims Result 2021 announced

Himachal Pradesh | From Sept 27 to Oct 28, 362 students & 49 staff members tested COVID positive after the reopening of schools for selected classes. It accounts for 25-30% of the total positive cases during this period: Dr Gurdarshan Gupta, CMO Kangra

UP Home Department issues instructions regarding the sale of firecrackers There will be a total ban on the sale/use of all kinds of fire crackers during COVID in the NCR & all cities where air quality falls under 'poor' or higher category: State Govt

Maharashtra | Anti Narcotics Cell team of Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar police arrested a 23-year-old drug peddler from Bhayandar area & recovered 22 gram of MD drug worth Rs 1.10 lakh. Case registered under NDPS Act in Uttan police station.

Indian Army today granted permanent commission to 39 women officers. The Supreme Court had asked the Army to grant them permanent commission by November 1: Indian Army officials

India achieves 105 crore COVID19 vaccinations, tweets Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya

Enforcement Directorate has attached land worth Rs 74 crore in Dehradun in a money laundering case against former Uttar Pradesh BSP MLC Mohammed Iqbal and his family: Officials

Cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes allowed to reopen in Delhi with 100 pc seating capacity from November 1: DDMA.

The Long Range Bomb, after release from IAF fighter aircraft, guided to a land-based target at a long range with accuracy within specified limits. All the mission objectives have been successfully met: DRDO

Sensex tanks 677.77 pts to end at 59,306.93; Nifty tumbles 185.60 pts to 17,671.65

Bail order of Aryan Khan states that he should present PR bond of Rs 1 lakh with one or more sureties in like amount. He should not indulge in any similar activities, not try to establish contact with co-accused and should surrender passport before Special Court immediately.

Bombay High Court rejects former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's petition challenging the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons for him to appear before the agency.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Friday flagged off Indian Red Cross trucks carrying flood and cold relief supplies and medicines for the people of Jammu, Srinagar, Ladakh and Uttarakhand.

"This will support vulnerable populations in the northern-most UTs for the winter season and provide flood relief to people of Uttarakhand," Mandaviya said in a tweet.

Heavy rains in the recent past have left scores of people dead in Uttarakhand. Over 300 people were rescued by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) from the flood-affected areas of the state. 

I believe in secularism. I believe in unity. I believe India is our motherland. If Bengal is my motherland, then Goa is also my motherland: West Bengal CM and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee addresses party leaders in Panaji, Goa.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has delivered the 200th gun bay door for Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet. Bengaluru-headquartered HAL said it has been supplying the aero-structure to Boeing for the last ten years.

"HAL has a long-standing partnership with Boeing and we look forward to strengthening our association on military and civil programmes. We are prepared to collaborate with Boeing to boost manufacturing under the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' and Make in India programmes," HAL CMD R Madhavan said.

A police sub-inspector in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar has been booked for allegedly getting the job on forged documents, officials said Friday. Videsh Kumar who has been in the service for 10 years was currently posted at Budhana Police Station in the district, Circle Officer Sharad Chand Sharma said.

According to a complaint, Kumar got the job in the police department by falsely declaring that he belonged to the scheduled caste category while he was in the backward classes category.

"We are elated to share that Nafisa Ali and Mrinalini Deshprabhu have joined the Goa Trinamool Congress family today in the presence of party Chairperson Mamata Banerjee," tweets TMC.

Delhi: Lt Governor Anil Baijal flagged off the 'Rashtriya Ekta' cycle rally from Delhi University today

Delhi: Two Police personnel received minor injuries, one criminal killed in an encounter in Begum Pur area of Rohini. Details awaited.

Maharashtra: Passing Out Parade for Autumn term underway at National Defence Academy in Pune. Army Chief General MM Naravane is reviewing the parade.

"The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the reappointment of Shaktikanta Das as Reserve Bank of India Governor for a period of three years beyond 10.12.2021 or until further orders, whichever is earlier," reads an official statement. 

Kerala Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine inspected Mullaperiyar dam yesterday (Thursday) evening. Supreme Court on Thursday asked Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments to abide by decision taken by Supervisory Committee regarding appropriate water level in the Mullaperiyar dam on Periyar river in Kerala.

34 new cases of dengue have been reported in Meerut. With this, active cases rise to 274. A total of 900 people have been recovered so far. The number of patients are decreasing: Akhilesh Mohan, CMO Meerut. 

Price of petrol & diesel in Delhi is at Rs 108.64 per litre   (up by Rs 0.35) & Rs 97.37 per litre (up by Rs 0.35)  respectively today. Petrol & diesel prices per litre-Rs 114.47  & Rs 105.49 in Mumbai, Rs 109.02 & Rs 100.49 in Kolkata; Rs 105.43& Rs 101.59 in Chennai respectively.