In focus, 15th Oct 2021, News & Stories from India

Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 | Last Update : 08:06 PM IST

15 Oct 2021

In focus, 15 Oct 2021

Devotees gather around a "pandal," or a temporary structure set up to worship Hindu goddess Durga in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP)

India logs 16,862 new COVID-19 cases, 379 fatalities

With the addition of new cases, the total cases reported across the country since the onset of the pandemic reached 3,40,37,592

15 Oct 2021 12:06 PM

Sankar said there is an effort to liberalise FPI debt flows further with the introduction of the Fully Accessible Route (FAR) which places no limit on non-resident investment in specified benchmark securities.— DC file photo

RBI hints at moves to ease capital controls

RBI's Sankar said from a macroprudential perspective, it needs to be considered whether FAR should be linked to index inclusion

15 Oct 2021 7:52 AM

The period of Shradh, which fell between September 21 and October 6, saw a slowdown in decision making for high value purchases like real estate in the interim. — Representational image/DC

Mumbai property registrations spike

Mumbai recorded property registrations of 2,494 units or daily 356 units during the first seven days of the auspicious Navratri festival

15 Oct 2021 7:48 AM

Mid-cap IT stocks rallied after Infosys, Wipro and Mindtree's second quarter performance boosted market sentiments, though TCS and HCL Tech saw some profit taking. — PTI

Market stays In Bulls Grip, Sensex hits 61K

During the holiday shortened week the Sensex gained 2.6 per cent while the Nifty-50 gained 2.9 per cent

15 Oct 2021 7:46 AM

Maruti Suzuki, the car market leader, had slashed production by 60 per cent in September followed by cuts from Hyundai, Nissan, M&M and MG Motor. — ANI file photo

Vehicle sales drop 41% in September

The sales dropped as high commodity prices and semiconductor crunch aggravated problems for automakers

15 Oct 2021 7:44 AM

Fuel inflation remained elevated at 24.81 per cent during the month but eased from 26.09 per cent in August. — Representational image/DC

WPI inflation eases to 10.66% in September

The food inflation contracted to 4.69 per cent in September against a 1.29 per cent fall a month ago

15 Oct 2021 7:42 AM

NewsA vandalise temple is seen in Comilla on October 14, 2021. (AFP)

Goons attack Hindu temples in Bangladesh during Durga Puja, 4 killed

A home ministry spokesperson said that the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) troops have been deployed in 22 districts across the country

15 Oct 2021 3:29 AM

The defence minister said the SCO has rejected terrorism in all its manifestations, noting that women have been and will remain equal contributors in the fight against the menace. (PTI)

Terrorism weapon of choice of non-state actors, irresponsible states: Rajnath

In his speech, the defence minister also provided a brief overview of the role being played by women in the Indian armed forces

15 Oct 2021 3:07 AM

He appealed Goans to give a full mandate to the ruling BJP in the next year's Assembly elections too. (PTI)

Modi enhanced value of Indian passport: Amit Shah

The entire world has changed the outlook towards India, Shah said

15 Oct 2021 2:32 AM

The Union Health Ministry had announced in June that the Biological E would supply 30 crore doses of Corbevax to India by December. (ANI)

Biological E to submit final data on its COVID-19 vaccine Corbevax till November end

The Corbevax is the third made-in-India vaccine against coronavirus, the other two indigenous vaccines are Covaxin and ZyCoV-D

15 Oct 2021 2:23 AM

An Army jawan on Thursday reportedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at the Kralapora Army camp in frontier Kupwara district. —Representational image/PTI

Another Army jawan killed, JCO injured in gunfight with militants in J&K’s Poonch

The latest encounter between a group of militants and the security forces took place in Bhata Dhurian village, not far from the LoC

15 Oct 2021 2:12 AM

Dar’s family said that he had received a phone call at around 4 pm on October 8 asking him to report to the Sadder Police Station, Anantnag. Shah was picked from his home in Sheerpora area of the district on October 12 by the police, his brother Imran Shah said. — Representational image/AFP

Two J&K scribes detained, sent to jail on 2-day remand

The police had asked for eight days remand of both Shah who is the editor of an online newsweekly magazine – Kashmir First

15 Oct 2021 2:04 AM

India re-elected to UNHRC for 6th term with overwhelming majority

Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) TS Tirumurti said that India will continue to further human rights issues

15 Oct 2021 12:41 AM

Congress delegation led by Rahul Gandhi calling on President Ramnath Kovind with demands that support the cause of the farmers. (PTI)

AA Edit | Lakhimpur: Backlash gives Opp. a fighting chance

All sorts of organisational preparations have commenced, keeping the poll in mind

15 Oct 2021 12:38 AM

There is less reason to worry on the count of increased air travel overly affecting the pandemic situation as the aviation sector is one that has maintained high standards in following pandemic protocols. Representational Image. (AFP)

AA Edit | Ready for post-Covid takeoff

Domestic air passenger traffic had already risen 74 per cent annually and three per cent sequentially to 6.9 million passengers in September

15 Oct 2021 12:38 AM

From a drug bust based on a tipoff, the narrative has now shifted to a Hindu-Muslim witch hunt in which an innocent young man is being targeted by the agencies for being the son of India’s iconic Muslim movie superstar — Shah Rukh Khan. (AFP)

Shobhaa De | Aryan Khan: Connecting the dots is a challenge!

The bald truth in this matter is that nobody really knows what’s going on

15 Oct 2021 12:37 AM

A series of unfortunate events have episodes have made senior officials wonder whether something is lacking in the training that IAS recruits receive before starting their career. (Twitter)

Dilip Cherian | One scrape too many: Is it time now to rethink training for IAS?

There have been at least two similar instances when young IAS officers have dragged their governments and the service into disrepute

15 Oct 2021 12:34 AM

A study published in the journal 'People and Nature' has found that children who increased their connection to nature during the first COVID-19 lockdown were likely to have lower levels of behavioural and emotional problems. (Representative Photo:ANI)

Children who spent more time in nature during lockdown fared best: Study

Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health

15 Oct 2021 12:31 AM

Skin suppressions are quite common in modern days due to the usage of skin creams, pollution, and other skin issues. These situations might lead to waking up for long periods and causing hyperactive insomnia. — By arrangement

Skin Suppression Causes Autism! Know How it Does?

Women experiencing Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and the more serious Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) hourly have trouble sleeping

15 Oct 2021 12:02 AM

1 of 1

Columns

Shobhaa De