Covid Live News Updates: Corona curfew in Uttarakhand extended till 6 am of 21st September

Delhi government says it will provide financial assistance up to Rs 50,000 and rebate of 10 percent on water bills to encourage people to install rooftop rainwater harvesting systems

International community must come together to create best possible enabling environment

– Jaishankar on Afghanistan

India’s approach to Afghanistan has always been guided by historical friendship with its people; Will continue to be the case

– Jaishankar

Issue of travel, safe passage that can emerge as obstacle to humanitarian aid should be immediately sorted out

– Jaishankar on Afghanistan

Those who want to travel in and out of Afghanistan should be granted such facilities without obstructions

– Jaishankar

A Delhi Court remands Rajiv Saxena to Enforcement Directorate custody till September 20

He was arrested by Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case related to an alleged bank fraud case. He is also accused in the AgustaWestland money laundering case.

India has consistently supported central role for UN in Afghanistan’s future

– External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

As an immediate neighbour, India is monitoring developments in Afghanistan with “understandable concerns”

– EAM Jaishankar

Within this week we should be able to get WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for Covaxin…Hopefully, the vaccine should be given international recognition so that people travelling abroad have less difficulty

– Dr NK Arora, Chairman, COVID working group

‘Corona curfew’ in the state extended till 6 am of 21st September: Uttarakhand Government

Ex-PM Dr Manmohan Singh writes to Blossom Fernandes, wife of senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes who passed away today

“His services to the country will always be remembered by people of our country…May God give all of you strength to bear this loss with courage and fortitude.”

Australia will support India’s Gaganyaan mission by tracking it through Cocos Keeling island

– Deputy Head Australia Space Agency Anthony Murfett

Afghanistan is passing through a critical & challenging phase. There’s been a sea change in its political, economic, social & security situation & consequently, in its humanitarian needs

– EAM S Jaishankar at UN High-Level Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan

COVID19 curfew in Uttarakhand to continue from 6 am of 14th September to 6 am of 21st September

Wedding ceremonies allowed with 50% capacity of the hall/venue with permission from dist admin; attendees with a certificate of full vaccination need not show COVID negative report. Those without certificate will have to mandatorily show COVID negative report not older than 72 hrs

West Bengal reports 506 new COVID19 infections, 587 recoveries and 10 deaths today

West Bengal: NIA takes over the case of a bomb attack in front of BJP MP Arjun Singh & MLA Pawan Kumar Singh’s residence earlier this month

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) announces a list of 64 candidates for the upcoming polls in Punjab

Reforms initiated by government in space sector and liberalisation of FDI norms will ensure sustained engagement between Indian and overseas companies which will greatly benefit both

– ISRO chairman K Sivan

Karnataka reports 673 new COVID19 cases, 1,074 recoveries and 13 deaths in the last 24 hours

Himachal Pradesh: Higher reaches of the Hills in the state received fresh snowfall during the past 24 hours in Lahaul-Spiti district

The National Highway 3 (Manali-Leh Highway) was blocked at Baralacha pass and has now been restored by BRO after clearing the snow at Baralacha.

Kerala reports 15,058 new COVID19 cases, 28,439 recoveries and 99 deaths in the last 24 hours

J&K: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw travelled on Vande Bharat Express from Katra to Jammu, interacted with passengers

Hopefully, by 2023, we will be able to travel to Baramulla from Jammu, work is underway: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

BJP busy replacing its “non-performing” chief ministers but list is long, says Congress leader P Chidambaram

Uber loses Dutch court fight over drivers’ rights

Madhya Pradesh: Ramayana, Mahabharata & Ramcharitmanas included in the syllabus of engineering students, says state higher education dept

Kharif foodgrain production likely to touch a new record of over 150 million tonnes in 2021-22 crop year: Agriculture Secretary

Over 75 crore COVID19 vaccinations administered in India so far, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

India’s retail inflation for August at 5.3%

Defence corridor will create 50,000 jobs… Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University in Aligarh tomorrow

– UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow

Naftali Bennett on first Egypt visit by Israeli PM since 2011: Cairo

Enforcement Directorate summons West Bengal Law minister Moloy Ghatak on 14th September in an alleged coal smuggling case

Sansad TV to be launched on 15th September

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will take part in the event.

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari also wrote a letter to West Bengal Speaker regarding the disqualification of Tanmoy Ghosh, ex-BJP MLA from Bishnupur in Bankura, who rejoined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) recently

NBFCs asset under management shrinks in Q1 FY22: Report

The asset under management of the non-banking financial company segment declined in the first quarter of 2021-22 due to lower disbursements and portfolio rundown, according to a report.

Wipro ties up with Tennessee-based First Horizon Bank. Pact to transform core banking, services of VirtualBank: Agencies

UPDATE: A total of 3 persons including 2 children have been rescued till now from under the debris after a four-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Sabzi Mandi area: Fire Department, Delhi

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari writes a letter to the West Bengal Speaker regarding the disqualification of Biswajit Das as MLA after he joined TMC recently

Oxygen-supported bed capacity increased by almost 4 times. ICU beds capacity also increased, about 6,500 oxygen concentrators & nearly 18,000 oxygen cylinders. Almost 87 oxygen generation plants and 80% will be functional by September end

– Tripti Bahuguna, DG Health, Uttarakhand

COVID19: Delhi reports 17 new cases, 30 recoveries and zero deaths; active cases 377, positivity rate 0.04%

Tamil Nadu Assembly passes a Bill to scrap NEET; enables admissions to MBBS/BDS based on class 12th marks

AIADMK supported the Bill and BJP staged a walkout.

World Health Organisation (WHO) nod for Bharat Biotech’s COVID19 vaccine, Covaxin is expected this week: Sources

Reports ANI

“Saddened by the demise of Rajya Sabha MP Shri Oscar Fernandes Ji. In this sad hour, my thoughts and prayers are with his family and well-wishers. May his soul rest in peace: PM,” tweets PMO

Rupee slumps 18 paise to close at 73.68 (provisional) against US dollar

Sensex declines 127.31 pts to close at 58,177.76; Nifty slips 13.95 pts to 17,355.30

Bhupendra Patel takes charge as Gujarat CM

First foreign commercial flight since Taliban takeover lands in Kabul

“There was hardly anyone on the plane, around 10 people… maybe more staff than passengers,” said an AFP journalist aboard the Pakistan International Airways (PIA) flight from Islamabad.

People nowadays have access to electronic and digital media and they are also active on social media. So this policy of accusing the ruling party to gain political mileage before the elections is an old trick and will not work anymore

– Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Dinesh Sharma

Oscar Fernandes, senior Congress leader, passes away in Mangaluru

I’ve known him for years & have seen his exemplary work, be it in the BJP Organisation or in civic administration and community service

– Prime Minister Modi on Gujarat’s new Chief Minister

Former President Giani Zail Singh’s grandson Inderjeet joins BJP

“PM Modi not only ensured punishment for the miscreants of 1984 riots but is also resolved to punish those who disrespected Sri Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab, unlike the Punjab government that came into power with this very promise but did nothing,” he stated.

Uber drivers are employees, says Dutch court

It was the latest court victory for unions fighting for the rights of workers in the gig economy after a similar decision in Britain in March. The Amsterdam District Court sided with the Federation of Dutch Trade Unions, which had argued that Uber drivers are in fact employees of a taxi company and should be granted the same pay and benefits as other workers in the sector.

Bhupendra Patel sworn-in as new Chief Minister of Gujarat

Accused-turned-approver Rajiv Saxena in AgustaWestland chopper scam case, has been arrested in another case by the Enforcement Directorate in a connection with an alleged bank loan fraud case. He will be produced before a Delhi Court shortly.

PM Modi has set very ambitious targets in India. Target of 450 GW by 2030,of renewable energy,is one of the most powerful goals in world. You’ve already reached about 100 GW. I congratulate India for remarkable milestone

– US Spl Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, in Delhi

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has called a meeting with the chiefs of all police forces, GRP commissioner and senior officials of State Home Dept regarding the issue of safety of women in the state, today.

Former President Giani Zail Singh’s grandson joins BJP

SC reserves order on Pegasus case

The apex court is expected to pass interim orders in two to three days

Pakistan commercial passenger flight takes off from Kabul

The PIA flight is the first commercial passenger flight from Kabul since the foreign troop withdrawal and evacuation process was completed in Afghanistan. Last week the Qatari government flew civilian charters out of Kabul

Amit Shah in Ahmedabad

India looking to tax cryptocurrency trades and ecosystem in the country: ET Now