In focus, 13th Oct 2021, News & Stories from India

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13 Oct 2021

In focus, 13 Oct 2021

Last month, London announced the new rules making it mandatory for a 10-day quarantine and RT-PCR test even for fully vaccinated Indians travelling to the UK. (PTI Photo)

No mandatory 10-day quarantine for UK passengers: India withdraws travel guidelines

Enraged by the move, India in retaliation has imposed reciprocal measures for UK citizens travelling to India on October 1

13 Oct 2021 6:22 PM

In this file photo, devotees offer prayers on the occasion of Chhath puja.. (Photo: PTI/File)

No separate SoPs for festivals like Chhath, Diwali: Govt sources

Souces said that the existing policy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will continue

13 Oct 2021 3:06 PM

Microsoft enabled Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers last year. (Photo: AP/File)

Microsoft transforms Windows Subsystem for Linux into Windows 11 app

According to The Verge, a preview version of the app is available right now

13 Oct 2021 2:30 PM

: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the review of the Mega Gatishakti Master Plan, in New Delhi. (PTI)

PM unveils Gati Shakti National Master Plan for infrastructure

PM Gati Shakti targets to cut logistic costs, increase cargo handling capacity and reduce the turnaround time

13 Oct 2021 1:27 PM

PM Modi reviewing the model of the new exhibition complex at Pragati Maidan. (Photo: Twitter)

New Pragati Maidan to host G20 summit in 2023: Piyush Goyal

PM Modi launched PM GatiShakti-National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity at Pragati Maidan

13 Oct 2021 1:21 PM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the investors roundtable meeting hosted by FICCI and US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), in Boston. (Photo: PTI)

India looks at close to double digit growth this year: Sitharaman

'As regards the growth of India, we are looking at near close to double-digit growth this year and this would be the highest in the world'

13 Oct 2021 12:29 PM

Tomato crop will be ready for harvest in around 2-3 months after planting and harvesting is done as per the requirement of the market. (Photo: PTI/File)

Tomato turns costly on tight supply; prices soar to Rs 72 per kg in metros

At present, harvesting is underway in key growing states of Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

13 Oct 2021 12:22 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind with Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad and A.K. Antony, during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. (PTI)

Lakhimpur: Congress delegation meets President, demands sacking of MoS Ajay Mishra

The delegation of senior Congress leaders also presented a memorandum of facts about the Lakhimpur Kheri incident to the President

13 Oct 2021 11:39 AM

UN, World Bank, IMF in need of urgent reforms: Finance Minister Sitharaman

Sitharaman arrived in the US Monday for a week-long trip to attend the annual meet of the World Bank and IMF in Washington

13 Oct 2021 11:16 AM

A second gunfight took place in Shopian’s Feripore village in which two militants were killed, the police said adding that the identities of the slain are being ascertained. — Representational image/By arrangement

5 militants killed in gunfights with security forces in southern Shopian district

One of the 3 TRF militants gunned down in Shopian’s Tulran village early Tuesday was involved in murder of Virender Kumar Paswan

13 Oct 2021 10:53 AM

As per reports, two guns were seized from the spot of the encounter. Combing and search operations by the security forces were underway in the forest till the last reports came in. — Representational image/By arrangement

Three Maoists killed in exchange of fire

The rebels belonged to the outlawed CPI (Maoist). The slain included two women cadres

13 Oct 2021 10:48 AM

A detailed draft plan will soon be made public for suggestions and objections and thereafter, it will be notified by the NCR Planning Board. (Representational image: PTI)

National Capital Region likely to shrink as 'Draft Regional Plan 2041' approved

With the approval of Regional Plan 2041, areas beyond 100 km are not likely to be the main part of the NCR

13 Oct 2021 10:48 AM

The discoms in Delhi had drawn less power than made available to them, as per the data. (Representational image: PTI)

No outage due to power shortage in Delhi: Power Ministry

A factsheet on power supply in Delhi showed that there was no energy deficit in the city from September 26 to October 11

13 Oct 2021 10:32 AM

In this file photo taken on August 9, 2021 a vehicle approaches the USA-Canada border to enter the USA, which is still closed to Canadians for non-essential travel. (Jason Redmond / AFP)

US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated travellers

The US had already announced that it would lift bans in November on all vaccinated air passengers who undergo testing and contact tracing

13 Oct 2021 10:05 AM

A boy wearing mask as a precaution against the coronavirus pedals his bicycle past a parked auto rickshaw as a man fixes his fishing net in Kochi. (Photo: AP)

India logs 15,823 fresh Covid cases, 226 new deaths

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 19 straight days

13 Oct 2021 9:49 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the G20 Extraordinary Summit on Afghanistan, via video conferencing, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

India asks for waiver of intellectual property rights rights at G20

India and South Africa had submitted a proposal in April suggesting a waiver for all WTO members

13 Oct 2021 7:33 AM

All but one stocks on the Nifty PSU Bank gained on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI/File)

Shares of PSU banks gain

The Nifty PSU Bank Index gained 3.08 per cent on Tuesday

13 Oct 2021 7:26 AM

The data by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed that the retail inflation rate last month was the lowest print since April 2021. (Photo: AP/File)

Inflation at 5-month low

Meanwhile, the IIP for the month of August went up to 11.9 per cent

13 Oct 2021 7:22 AM

farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand and other parts of UP came together for the 'antim ardas (last pray-ers)' in honour of four farmers and a journalist who were among eight persons killed in the recent violence. (PTI)

Priyanka Gandhi, farm body leaders pay tribute to those killed in Lakhimpur Kheri

Security was heightened in the district where Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Jayant Chaudhary were among those who attended the event

13 Oct 2021 6:51 AM

PM Modi emphasised the centuries-old people-to-people ties between India and Afghanistan and mentioned that over the last two decades, India has contributed to promoting socio-economic development and capacity building of youth and women in Afghanistan. (PTI)

Afghanistan should not become source of terror: PM Modi at G-20

The G-20 grouping comprises 20 of the world’s major economies, including India

13 Oct 2021 6:40 AM

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