India reported 14,313 new COVID-19 cases and 181 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry Informed on Tuesday.

Of these, Kerala reported 6,996 COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths in the last 24 hours.

According to the ministry, the cumulative COVID cases in the country stand at 3,39,85,920, while 4,50,963 people have succumbed to the infection so far.

Rajnish Kumar, former chief of State Bank of India, has joined the Board of BharatPe, a fintech firm, as chairman.

He will be involved in defining the company’s short-term and long-term strategies, and will so work closely with the other Board Members and CXOs on key business and regulatory initiatives, BharatPe said in a statement.

India’s move to privatize flag carrier Air India Ltd. in its first big-ticket sale in almost two decades promises to further boost the appeal of the nation’s booming equity market just when China is intensifying its crackdown on private firms.

The high-profile sale puts investor spotlight on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aggressive reform agenda, as it shows that his plans to tap the private sector for the country’s assets are gaining traction.

Delhi Police Special Cell on Tuesday arrested a terrorist of Pakistani nationality from the Laxmi Nagar area in the national capital.

As per information shared by police, the terrorist was living with a fake ID of an Indian national. One AK-47 assault rifle with one extra magazine and 60 rounds, one hand grenade, two sophisticated pistols with 50 rounds have been seized from his possession.

Fuel prices have hit a record high on Tuesday even after the prices of petrol and diesel prices remain unchanged. Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 30 paise and 35 paise per litre respectively in Delhi taking the rate of petrol to Rs 104.44 per litre.

The rate of fuel has hit a record high despite being paused. This comes after the rate of petrol and diesel were increased on Monday for the seventh day straight after which the price of fuels hit a record high due to increasing rates in the international markets.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has announced a plan to allow fully-vaccinated visitors from "low risk" countries and regions to visit the Southeast Asian nation without having to quarantine from next month.

I have instructed the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) and the Ministry of Public Health to urgently consider within this week to allow, as of November 1, international visitors to enter Thailand without any requirement for quarantine if they are fully vaccinated and arrive by air from low-risk countries, Prayut said via a televised address late Monday night.

Shares of Tata Metaliks dipped 7 per cent to Rs 1,058.40 on the BSE in Tuesday’s intra-day trade after reporting disappointing performance on the margin front for the September quarter (Q2FY22) due to higher raw material cost.

For Q2FY22, Tata Metaliks' revenue from operations grew 24 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 644.84 crore. However, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) margin came in lower both quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) as well as YoY.

Bengaluru on Monday witnessed heavy rainfall, causing a flood-like situation across the city.

Several areas, including the Kempegowda International Airport (KIAL), were waterlogged following heavy rainfall in the city.

Vaccines for malaria and dengue, tropical mosquito-borne infections, could take two to four years to hit the Indian market, say industry insiders.

At present, there are several candidates in the works with the Serum Institute of India (SII), Bharat Biotech, and Zydus Cadila all working on either developing or manufacturing anti-malarial vaccines.

At least three terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have been killed during an encounter in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

The police informed that incriminating arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession.

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