India logged 14,306 new COVID-19 cases, taking the virus tally to 3,41,89,774, while the active cases declined to 1,67,695, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.

The death toll climbed to 4,54,712 with 443 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

Share of Asian Paints dipped 4 per cent to Rs 2,855.60 on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade, thus falling 10 per cent in past three trading sessions post Q2 results. The company had reported 28.2 per cent year on year (YoY) decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 595.96 crore in July-September quarter (Q2FY22), due to higher operational cost. The company had posted a profit of Rs 830.37 crore in the year-ago quarter.

The stock hit a five-month low and a quoted at its lowest level since May 25, 2021.

Shares of ICICI Bank surged 9 per cent to hit a new record high of Rs 827 on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade after the private sector lender on Saturday reported a 30 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit in the July-September quarter (Q2FY22), aided by robust net interest income (NII) and other income as well as lower provisions. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.17 per cent at 60,717 points at 09:33 am.

The bank posted its highest-ever quarterly net profit of Rs 5,511 crore in the reporting period, beating Street estimates, as against Rs 4,251 crore in the same period last financial year.

Superstar Rajinikanth, chosen for the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the Centre for the year 2020, said that Monday will be "an important occasion for him" when he will receive the prestigious honour.

The day will also be important for him as his daughter Soundarya Vishagan will launch a voice-based social media platform, saying it will be a useful app for the people.

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 243.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.94 million and vaccinations soared to over 6.80 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload, death toll and the total number number of vaccine doses administered stood at 243,637,026, 4,947,878 and 6,801,414,981, respectively.

Judicial infrastructure is important for improving access to justice, but it is baffling to note that its improvement and maintenance was being carried out in an ad-hoc and unplanned manner in the country, Chief Justice of India N V Ramana said on Saturday.

Noting that an effective judiciary can help in the growth of the economy, the CJI said courts are extremely essential for any society that is governed by rule of law.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday arrived here on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, his first since the revocation of Article 370, during which he will review the security situation in the valley.

Shah was received at the Srinagar airport by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha where other senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir administration were also present, officials said.

In a surprise development, N Sivaraman, managing director and group Chief Executive, of rating agency ICRA has resigned with immediate effect citing personal reasons. He joined ICRA in July 2020.

Ramnath Krishnan has been appointed as new MD and group CEO, the rating agency said in a statement. ICRA is an unit of global rating agency Moody's.

India saw a single-day rise of 16,326 new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 34,159,56, while the active cases have declined to 173,728, the lowest in 233 days, according to the Union health ministry's data updated on Saturday.

The death toll has climbed to 453,708 with 666 daily fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am.

Federal health regulators said late Friday that kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections in elementary school children and caused no unexpected safety issues, as the US weighs beginning vaccinations in youngsters.

The Food and Drug Administration posted its analysis of Pfizer's data ahead of a public meeting next week to debate whether the shots are ready for the nation's roughly 28 million children ages 5 to 11.

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