Theni (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 18 (ANI): Jeevithkumar, a son of a cowherd and a Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) worker from Theni district of Tamil Nadu, is among the ones who cleared National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2020.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): A total of 3,299 new COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths were reported in Delhi on Sunday, taking the total number of novel coronavirus cases to 3,31,017 in the national capital.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 18 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Sunday arrested after a brief encounter, an active member of the 'Ghumantu' gang with a bounty of Rs 25,000 on his head in connection with a case of loot in Auraiya district.
Hong Kong, October 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a cloud-based tool called IDseq that may make it possible to rapidly detect, identify, and track emerging pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 18 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) put a respectable total of 163 runs on the board against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Sunday.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 18 (ANI): M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to Chief Minister has told the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that he was the single point of contact between UAE Consulate and Kerala government in connection with the gold smuggling case.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The level of major pollutants PM 2.5 and PM 10 on Sunday were at 159 and 199 respectively in the ITO area of the national capital, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Kunduz [Afghanistan], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): A magnetic bomb went off inside a National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in the northern city of Kunduz on Sunday, leaving four people injured, a department source told Sputnik.
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): A new research suggests that accurately estimating human mobility and gauging its relationship with virus transmission during a pandemic is critical for control of the spread of COVID-19 and any other highly contagious disease.
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Taking strict action against defaulters for burning garbage and contributing to air pollution in the national capital, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has challaned 1,761 polluters for Rs 38.43 lakh till Saturday within this month.
Bangkok [Thailand], October 18 (ANI): Rally organisers in Bangkok said the Victory Monument here would be the principal venue of protests against the government of Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha in Thailand.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 18 (ANI): Mumbai Monorail services resumed on Sunday, months after they were stopped in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.