Breaking News, October 17

A tourist died at Sarchu due to high-altitude sickness. He was taken to an Army transit camp for health check-up, where doctor on duty declared him dead: Lahaul-Spiti SP Manav Verma

The technical advisory group will meet on Oct 26th to consider EUL (Emergency use listing) for Covaxin. WHO has been working closely with BharatBiotech to complete the dossier: Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO

Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco appointed as Working President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), James Andrade as Treasurer.

Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000 aircraft squadron is taking part in Blue Flag 2021 int'l exercise which started officially today. 7 countries, incl Israel, Germany, Italy, Britain, France, India, Greece and the US are taking part in the war games.

BJP national office bearers to meet tomorrow at the party headquarters in Delhi, meeting to begin at 10 am.

"The killing of innocent people is unfortunate. It is a conspiracy to defame Kashmiris," says National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on recent civilian killings in the region

Zydus Cadila's COVID vaccine will be rolled out soon: Paul.

Given vaccine supply situation, it is well within our grasp to accomplish universal vaccination of adult population: VK Paul. 

Second coronavirus wave is subsiding but not fair to say now that worst is over: COVID Task Force chief V K Paul. 

All three accused - Narayan Singh, Bhagwant Singh & Govind Preet Singh - in Singhu border incident sent to 6-day Police custody. They were produced before Sonipat Court today.

Uttarakhand: All schools to remain closed in Uttarkashi district on 18th October, in view of heavy rainfall warning, says District Magistrate Mayur Dikshit.

Delhi: Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates Spicejet flight between Delhi and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. "It will connect the spiritual capital with the national political capital. Every year 3.5 crore devotees visit Tirupati," he says.

WATCH: Indian Navy drops relief material at landslide-affected Koottickal in Kottayam district, Kerala.

Income Tax Department conducted searches on two groups engaged in digital marketing & waste management in several states on Oct 12. The searches have led to the detection of unaccounted investment in property and unaccounted cash worth crores: Spokesperson, CBDT.

We will review the state economy after by-elections, and then take a decision on reducing tax on fuel prices: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, 'Continuously monitoring the situation in parts of #Kerala in the wake of heavy rainfall and flooding. The central govt will provide all possible support to help people in need.'

India Meteorological Department issues Yellow alert for heavy rain in eleven districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode.

More than 101.7 crore vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far. While, over 10.42 crore balance and unutilized doses are still available with the States/UTs: Government of India.

Delhi: Vegetable prices soar in the national capital. "The price of tomatoes in wholesale is Rs 60 per Kg. Rain has disrupted the production and supply chain plus increased price of petrol and diesel also plays a role in surge" says a vendor from Gazipur vegetable market.

Kerala: A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescues locals at Muvattupuzha in rain-hit Ernakulam district.

WATCH: Two people were injured after a car rammed into people during Durga idol immersion procession in Bhopal's Bajaria police station area on Saturday. Police said the car driver will be nabbed. 

Telangana: Traffic free and pedestrian friendly 'Sunday Funday' programme will be held at Charminar in Hyderabad starting today. "Marked by entertainment and fun frolic, the event will be inaugurated with performance of Hyderabad City Police band," CP Anjani Kumar said on Saturday. 

Rain lashes Delhi-NCR; visuals from NH-24 in East Vinod Nagar area. "Thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain would continue to occur over and adjoining areas of many places of entire Delhi and Noida during the next 2 hours," says India Meteorological Department.

Prices of petrol and diesel rise by Re 0.35 (at Rs 105.84/litre) and Re 0.35 (at Rs 94.57/litre) respectively in Delhi today. In Mumbai, petrol is priced at Rs 111.77/litre (up by Re 0.34) and diesel costs Rs 102.52/litre (up by Re 0.37) today

Today, the consumption of petrol and diesel is higher by 10-15% and 6-10% respectively compared to pre-COVID times. I will not go into the price issue. We continue to work towards the price stability: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri at an event in Delhi on Saturday. 

Odisha: A baker in Bhubaneswar created a 72-kg chocolate sculpture of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as a tribute to him on the occasion of his 75th birthday on Saturday.