Breaking News: October 17, 2020 | Highlights

The Delhi University released its second cut-off list on Saturday, with many courses being closed for admissions and some programmes opening at the same cut-off as the first list. At Hindu College and Indraprastha College for Women, BA (Honours) English programme has been closed for admission in the second list for unreserved category.

The first cut-off list was released last Saturday with almost 50 per cent of the seats being filled. The varsity has 70,000 undergraduate seats.
 
The admissions under the second list will commence from Monday 10 am onwards. This year, the admission process is completely being held online due to coronavirus pandemic.

The nomination papers of Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) chief Amit Jogi for bypoll to the reserved Marwahi Assembly seat was rejected by the returning officer on Saturday, stating that his caste certificate was invalid.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the centenary convocation of the University of Mysore via video-conferencing on Monday. A statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Saturday said the Karnataka governor, along with other dignitaries, would be present on the occasion with members of the syndicate and the academic council, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, statutory officers, district officers and students and parents set to witness the ceremony online.

The University of Mysore was established in 1916. It was the sixth university in the country and the first in Karnataka.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said gymnasiums and fitness centres in the state will be allowed to reopen from Dussehra, which falls on October 25.

During a virtual meeting with representatives of gyms and fitness centres, the chief minister said group activities like zumba and yoga and steam and sauna facilities will not be allowed.

Nomination papers of the Congress candidate from Tundla assembly seat were rejected during scrutiny on Saturday, officials said. Returning Officer Rajesh Kumar Verma said the nomination papers of Congress candidate Snehlata Babli were rejected due to certain shortcomings.

The affidavit filed along with the nomination papers was not complete, he said.

The bye-election on the seat is slated for November 3.

The low pressure over the Arabian Sea intensified into a depression on Saturday but is moving away from the Indian coast and no adverse weather is likely over the west coast, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released a fresh list of its star campainers for phase 2 of the upcoming Bihar Assembly Election. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, party president JP Nadda, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and other leaders included in the list. READ MORE

The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted approval to Dr Reddy's, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical human trials of the Sputnik V, a Covid-19 vaccine made by Russia.

Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000 killed, in what has been the Mideast region’s worst outbreak.

The announcement by Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari saw Iran put its total death toll from the outbreak at 30,123 killed, with 253 new deaths being added to the official count.

The Mumbai airport on Saturday said it has extended the availability of its express coronavirus infection test facility also to departing passengers and non-passengers.

Balwinder Singh's Jagdish Kaur said, "There are 42 registered FIRs of attacks on our family and countless other attacks have taken place which are not on record. Withdrawal of security was wrong." 

"Government, administration and intelligence agencies are responsible for this. We sought security again, but to no avail. Those who treat security cover as a status symbol have been given provided with it. We actually needed it but weren't provided," she added. 

BJP leaders Bhupender Yadav, Manoj Tiwari and Sanjay Jaiswal launch 'e-Kamal' website and election song 'Modi ji ki leher' featuring party leader and actor Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua'.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended the launch of "Mission Shakti" programme for women security in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur. Young girls demonstrate self-defence techniques during the event. 

UP CM said, "To pay homage to the victim of a very unfortunate incident, I decided to kick-off Mission Shakti campaign from Balrampur and I'm extremely delighted to launch this programme. Mission Shakti aims at guaranteeing security and respect for every woman in the state."

Odisha reported 2,196 new COVID-19 infections, pushing total case tally to 2,66,345 including 23,786 active patients and 1,121 deaths. 

BJP leaders Bhupender Yadav, Manoj Tiwari and Sanjay Jaiswal launch 'e-Kamal' website and election song 'Modi ji ki leher' featuring party leader and actor Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua'.

AIADMK's 49th foundation day being celebrated at the party's office in Chennai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswam, Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam and others present.

Congress party releases its manifesto in Bhopal for the upcoming by-election to the legislative assembly of Madhya Pradesh. Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh and other leaders of the party present.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa participates in the inauguration ceremony of Dasara festival, in Mysuru. 

Mahagathbandhan released manifesto for upcoming Bihar Elections. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala and Shaktisinh Gohil and other leaders are also present.

At the event RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "Bihar has double engine government. Nitish Kumar has been governing the state for the last 15 years but it has not been accorded the special category status yet. Donald Trump will not come and accord that."

Total case tally stands at 74,32,681 including 7,95,087 active cases, 65,24,596 cured/discharged/migrated cases and 1,12,998 deaths. 

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Two death including a minor who jumped from the building where a fire broke out in Kolkata's Ganesh Chandra Avenue, late last night. The fire has been doused off.

7 dead and 32 injured after a bus and a Bolero collided with each other in Puranpur area in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit. 

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Here's a quick overview:

The total number of global cases has surpassed 39 million, including more than 1,108,617 fatalities. More than 29,648,915 patients are reported to have recovered.

Total positive cases country-wise:

USA- 8,288,278
India-  7,430,635
Brazil-  5,201,570
Russia- 1,369,313
Spain-  982,723