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To aid early detection of the Nipah Virus, ICMR’s National Institute of Virology in Pune has sent a mobile BSL-3 Lab to Kerala’s Kozhikode. Meanwhile, a health worker in the state has tested positive for the virus, increasing the number of infected to five.
Telugu Actor and Politician Pawan Kalyan met Former AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu in Rajahmundry Jail this morning before announcing that his party Jana Sena is forging an alliance with the Telugu Desam Party for the state elections.
CJI DY Chandrachud announced that the Supreme Court data will now be available in real-time on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) portal, calling it a step towards bringing transparency and accountability in the judicial domain.
India and Russia held ministerial-level discussions on Thursday to develop new transport corridors—the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) between Vladivostok and Chennai—for enhanced connectivity and trade between the two nations.
Citing the Kokernag encounter, NC President and Member of Parliament P Dr. Farooq Abdullah asked whether there is a decrease in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting, “Peace comes through dialogue, not through fighting.”
UN’s World Meteorological Organization on Thursday said that most human casualties in Libya could have been averted if early warnings had been issued and emergency management forces carried out evacuations before the catastrophic floods.
Amazon India will stop accepting Rs.2000 currency notes from September 19 for Cash on Delivery (COD) payments for orders fulfilled by Amazon. However, the currency may still be accepted for COD orders delivered through third-party courier partners.
Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari indicated that the government could relax its directive making 6-airbags mandatory for all passenger vehicles. The rule was supposed to come into effect by October 1, 2023.
Even after eight hours of search, 10 children are still missing after a boat carrying 30 school students capsized in the Bagmati River near Bihar’s Muzaffarpur this morning. Rescue ops by NDRF and SDRF are still underway.
Officials in Odisha have confirmed that at least five people in the state have died of Scrub Typhus, an infectious disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi bacteria. Meanwhile, in Himachal Pradesh’s Simla, 9 people have died of the disease, with 295 confirmed cases in the district.
Amazon to stop accepting Rs 2000 notes from September 19 for Cash on Delivery (COD) payments for orders fulfilled by Amazon | Image: Amazon