Stocks in news: HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, PNB Housing Finance, Coal India and more

Indian benchmark indices are most likely to open increased amid mixed worldwide cues.

Equity markets closed at history highs on October 14, tracking gains in ITC, HDFC Financial institution and PowerGrid shares amid mixed cues in world-wide markets. Sensex finished previously mentioned 61,000 for the 1st time and Nifty shut previously mentioned the 18k mark for the next consecutive session.

The 30-inventory index shut 568 factors greater at a new peak of 61,305 and Nifty rallied 176 factors to 18,338. Sensex and Nifty logged record highs of 61,353 and 18,350 for the duration of the session.

Listed here are the shares that are probable to keep on being in concentration now.

HCL Tech: HCL Technologies claimed a internet financial gain of Rs 3,265 crore for the July-September quarter, recording a progress of 1.6 per cent on quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 3.9 for each cent progress on a yr-on-12 months (YoY) basis.

The company’s income grew 2.9 per cent QoQ and 11.1 per cent YoY to Rs 20,655 crore. The profits in frequent currency conditions grew 3.5 for every cent QoQ and 10.5 for each cent YoY. The EBITDA margin for the mentioned quarter stood at 23.4 for each cent, while the EBIT margin was recorded at 19 for each cent.

HDFC Bank: The lender noted a 18.1 for each cent jump in consolidated web profit at Rs 9,096 crore in the July-September quarter of the current fiscal year. The bank experienced registered a internet financial gain of Rs 7,703 crore through the very same quarter previous fiscal.

On a standalone basis, after delivering Rs 3,048.3 crore for taxation, HDFC Lender gained a web profit of Rs 8,834.3 crore, an maximize of 17.6 for every cent over the Rs 7,513.1 crore standalone internet profit noted in the quarter finished September 30, 2020.

The lender’s standalone web revenue increased 14.7 for each cent to Rs 25,085.2 crore for the duration of the quarter ended September 30, 2021 from Rs 21,868.8 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2020.

PNB Housing Finance: Punjab Countrywide Financial institution Housing Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of state-owned Punjab Nationwide Lender, in a inventory trade submitting said its board has terminated a Rs 4,000 crore deal with US-based mostly Carlyle team-led team of buyers.

“At a meeting held these days, the board resolved not to commence with the preferential challenge and the share subscription  agreements executed with the Proposed Allottees have been terminated in accordance with their respective terms,” PNB said in a stock trade filing.

The PNB Housing Finance mentioned its board has been knowledgeable that consequently Pluto Investments, which is a Carlyle entity, will be initiating the procedure to withdraw the open supply designed by them  (at Rs 403.22 for each share).

Coal India: Coal India Constrained lessened source to the non-ability sector, but did not prevent it entirely as alleged by some quarters, to fulfil emergency prerequisites for electrical energy vegetation amid shortage of the dry gasoline, a senior formal explained to PTI.

Cyient: The company posted a 44.57 for each cent leap in consolidated web earnings to Rs 121.3 crore for the quarter finished on September 30, 2021, in contrast to Rs 83.9 crore in the exact same time period a calendar year ago.

Consolidated earnings from operations elevated by 10.79 for each cent to Rs 1,111.6 crore during the described quarter in comparison to Rs 1,003.3 crore in the corresponding quarter of 2020-21, in accordance to a regulatory submitting by the organization.

Avenue Supermarts: The enterprise reported a twofold boost in its consolidated web earnings to Rs 418 crore for the quarter finished September. Revenue from functions jumped 46.79{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} to Rs 7,789 crore through the quarter.

 

October 13 News Updates: Air India Unions raise concerns about cash, leave, medical benefits, accommodation of employees & arrears

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  • Wipro Q2 consolidated profit rises by 17{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} to Rs 2,930.6 cr, revenue up at Rs 19,667.4 cr
  • Infosys Q2 net profit up 11.9 pc at Rs 5,421 crore; revenue rises 20.5 pc to Rs 29,602 crore: Co filing
  • Govt scraps basic customs duty on crude varieties of palm, soyabean and sunflower oil till March 31; also cuts agri cess
  • Govt withdraws travel advisory that added COVID-19 related additional checks, restrictions on those arriving from the UK
  • Shardul Thakur replaces all-rounder Axar Patel in India’s main squad for T20 World Cup. Patel placed in list of stand-by players: BCCI
  • Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Capitals by 3 wickets in second IPL qualifier, set up title clash with Chennai Super Kings
  • Cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 96 crore with more than 32 lakh jabs administered today
  • All colleges and universities in Maharashtra can conduct physical classes from October 20
  • Delhi records 31 fresh COVID-19 cases, zero death; positivity rate at 0.05 per cent: Health bulletin

Deity at Sri Kanyaka Parameswari Temple decorated with gold

IBM in talks with states to expand ‘SkillBuild’ initiative in India

IT company IBM on Wednesday said it is in talks with several states in India to expand its ‘SkillsBuild’ initiative.

Government of Puducherry declares holidays on October 15 and 16 for govt, govt-aided and private schools on account of Vijayadasami in the UT and Karaikal regions.

IPL2021, Qualifier 2: Kolkata Knight Riders (136/7) beat Delhi Capitals (135/5) by three wickets, to face Chennai Super Kings in the final

36 IPS, 14 PPS officers transferred in Punjab

Mexico tells WHO to act without “ideology” on certifying COVID-19 vaccines

Mortal remains of Sepoy Vaisakh H reaches Thiruvananthapuram

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry says 1,183 of 1,224 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants being funded by PM Cares Fund have been commissioned across country so far

Air India Unions have demanded that employees should be allowed to stay in airline flats till monetization or at least for a year as Tatas are giving a one-year employment guarantee

Air India Unions in a joint letter to Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation raise concerns about cash, leave, medical benefits, accommodation of employees & arrears

Ghaziabad: Many people feared injured after a bus falls from Bhatia Modh flyover; Police present at the spot, rescue operation underway

Israel FM Lapid, with Blinken at his side, says his country ‘reserves right’ to use force on Iran

Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) has reported that the total capacity of units under outage due to low coal stocks has reduced from 11 GW on 12th October to 6 GW on 13th October: Ministry of Power

BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore send air tickets to Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi, ask them to visit their party-ruled Rajasthan, where atrocities have been allegedly committed on Dalits

National Commission for Schedules Castes chairman Vijay Sampla directs officials to take swift action against those who thrashed a Dalit man to death in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district

Blue Origin capsule lands on Earth after space flight with Star Trek’s Shatner

Telangana logs 184 cases, 1 death; 2 Cr people have got first dose of vaccine

Letter from Delhi Police received with names of 32 jail officials found prima facie complicit in the Unitech matter

Out of 32 personnel, 30 regular employees suspended & 2 contractural employees terminated: Prison officials

Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi for evaluation of fever; his condition is stable: AIIMS officials

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage crosses 96.78 crore with more than 32 lakh vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm today: Government of India

Priyank Kanoongo re-appointed as chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights for a period of three years

Former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya claims searches conducted by Income Tax officials on premises linked to family members of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar are ‘biggest’ such raids in India

The maximum demand of Delhi was 4707 MW (peak) and 101.5 MU (Energy) on 12 Oct. As per the information received from Delhi DISCOMs, there was no outage on account of power shortage, as the required amount of power was supplied to them

– Ministry of Power

India’s COVID-19 vaccination will cross landmark of 100 crore vaccine doses in a few days; country will produce over 28 crore doses in October

– Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has said that on death due to COVID19, the state government will give a compensation of Rs 50,000 to the kin of the deceased: Uttarakhand Chief Minister’s Office

“Unsung Heroes of Odisha”

Tamil Nadu reports 1,280 new COVID19 cases, 19 deaths and 1,453 recoveries in the last 24 hours

active cases 15,650

COVID19: Himachal Pradesh reported 139 new cases, 68 recoveries and one death during the past 24 hours

Former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh tells Bombay HC that ED initiated proceedings against him in alleged money laundering case based on claims made by those people who themselves are accused of “heinous offences such as murder and extortion”

4 held with 66 grams of heroin in separate incidents in J-K’s Kathua

Former PM Manmohan Singh admitted to AIIMS with fever and weakness

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At least 108 Yemen rebels dead in strikes south of Marib: Saudi-led coalition

National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested five more terror operatives in J&K terrorism conspiracy case during raids at two places in Srinagar earlier today: NIA

‘Samajwadi Vijay Yatra’ reaches Kanpur

President appoints the 14 advocates and judicial officers as judges of the Telangana High Court, Orissa HC and Kerala HC

Mumbai reports 481 new cases, 3 deaths and 461 recoveries in last 24 hours

COVID-19: Delhi reports 31 new cases, 58 recoveries and zero deaths in the last 24 hours; active cases 338

US consumer prices rose 5.4 percent annually in September: govt

COVID-19; 357 new positive cases, 438 recoveries and 10 deaths have been reported in Karnataka, today

Active cases 9621 and total positive cases 29,82,089

Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: Ankit Das sent to judicial custody till 22nd October

COVID19: 11,079 new cases, 123 deaths and 9,972 recoveries reported in Kerala today

Active caseload stands at 97,630

Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane in Sri Lanka

Colleges in Maharashtra to re-open from October 20, reported ToI quoting Higher and technical education Minister Uday Samant.

NCB says it has spoken to MEA for identification of foreign nationals allegedly involved in the VIP drug bust case

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Cruise ship raid case: A Mumbai Court adjourns hearing for tomorrow on bail applications of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha

President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir on Oct 14 & 15

The coal target which was given to us by Power Ministry was 1.9 million tonnes/day & after 20th it was 2 million tonnes/day. Today, we’ve supplied 2 million tonnes of coal. I can assure that there’ll be no shortage of coal for electricity production

– Union Coal Min Pralhad Joshi

An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred at East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh at 1610 hours: National Center for Seismology (NCS)

Putin says ‘very important’ to ‘stabilise’ gas market

Shardul Thakur added to India’s main T20 World Cup squad

All-rounder Axar Patel, who was part of the 15-member squad will now be on the list of stand-by players: BCCI

India was one of 1st countries recognising Armenia’s independence & established diplomatic ties. Today, we did comprehensive review of our bilateral relations & discussed regional & multilateral issues. We agreed on road map for future cooperation

– EAM Dr S Jaishankar in Armenia

Rajnath Singh to address SCO webinar on Role of Women in Armed Forces

Session on ‘Historical Perspective of Women’s Roles in Combat Operations’ will be chaired by Dy Chief of IDS (Medical) Lt General Madhuri Kanitkar

Gold gains Rs 63; silver jumps Rs 371

Gold in the national capital on Wednesday rose Rs 63 to Rs 46,329 per 10 grams amid rally in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. Silver also jumped Rs 371 to Rs 60,788 per kg, from Rs 60,417 per kg in the previous trade.

Infosys Q2 net profit up 11.9 pc at Rs 5,421 crore; revenue rises 20.5 pc to Rs 29,602 crore: Co filing

Maharashtra Cabinet announces a package of Rs 10,000 cr to the farmers affected by heavy rains and floods

Rs 10,000/hectare assistance for agriculture, Rs 15,000/hectare for horticulture& Rs 25,000/hectare for perennial crops; aid to be provided up to a limit of 2 hectares land.

Mindtree Q2 PAT at Rs 398.9 cr vs Rs 343.4 cr QoQ

Infosys board approves dividend of Rs 15/share

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Wipro Q2 consolidated profit rises by 17{cfdf3f5372635aeb15fd3e2aecc7cb5d7150695e02bd72e0a44f1581164ad809} to Rs 2,930.6 cr, revenue up at Rs 19,667.4 cr

It’s good that Devendra Fadnavis still considers himself as CM. I congratulate him. After being CM for five years, Fadnavis still feels he is holding the post. I lacked this trait. I had served as CM (of Maharashtra) four times. But I don’t even remember

– NCP chief Sharad Pawar

News Updates: Today’s India is one of the most open countries; open to learning, perspectives, innovation, investment, says PM Modi to gathering at Dubai Expo

India is a powerhouse of talent. Our country is making many advances in the world of technology, research, and innovation. Our economic growth is powered by a combination of legacy industries and startups: PM Narendra Modi at the launch of India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020

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  • Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in Indian Premier League
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in September at over Rs 1.17 lakh crore: Finance Ministry
  • Uttar Pradesh government recommends CBI probe into death of Kanpur businessman Manish Gupta
  • Delhi records zero COVID-19 fatality, 32 fresh cases; positivity rate 0.05 pc: Authorities
  • India decides to impose reciprocal action on British nationals arriving in India from the UK
  • DU announces first cut-off list for UG admissions, 100 pc marks required by at least 6 colleges
  • Income tax refunds of Rs 80,086 crore issued to taxpayers during this fiscal: CBDT
  • Security forces arrest Lashkar-e-Taiba militant in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir

Calcutta High Court puts stay at proceedings against BJP’s Amit Malviya till 4 weeks after puja vacation, in FIR filed against him over a tweet relating to Kolkata Police deployment that allegedly intended to “create unrest among different group of officers”

Uttar Pradesh government recommends CBI probe into death of Kanpur businessman Manish Gupta: Official

Assam reports 303 new COVID cases, 356 recoveries and three deaths today

UP Govt started procurement of paddy in the western UP today, which will commence on November 1 in the eastern UP: State Govt

Delhi: South Korea’s Ambassador to India, Chang Jae-Bok inaugurated ‘Korea Fair in India’ at Select CityWalk mall in Saket, earlier today

Biden, Democrats back at it, scaling back $3.5 trillion plan

Democrats were back at it Friday, doggedly determined to rescue a scaled-back version of President Joe Biden’s USD3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill after a long night of frantic negotiations resulted in no deal.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met privately with the party’s lawmakers for a morning session to assess the path forward. She had earlier vowed there would be a “vote today” on the companion USD1 trillion infrastructure bill that is popular but has become snared in the broader debate. But the situation was highly uncertain, and no schedule was set.

Holdout Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia sank hopes for a compromise late Thursday, despite hours of shuttle diplomacy with White House aides on Capitol Hill, when he refused to budge on his demands for a smaller overall package, around USD1.5 trillion.

Aurobindo Pharma Managing Director N Govindarajan resigns

“His resignation was considered and accepted by the board of directors in its meeting today. N Govindarajan will be relieved from the services of the company effective from the close of business on December 31, 2021,” Aurobindo Pharma said in a regulatory filing.

Haryana Police uses water cannons to disperse farmers in Jhajjar, Ambala

The Haryana Police used water cannons on Friday to disperse farmers who had gathered in Jhajjar and Ambala to oppose events of BJP and JJP leaders.

We are continuing to engage with Govt of India on technical cooperation to expand UK recognition of vaccine certification to people vaccinated by a relevant public health body in India

– Spokesperson of British High Commission in India

US: Helicopter and plane collide midair in Arizona; 2 killed

A helicopter crashed and burned, killing both of its occupants, after the copter collided in midair over suburban Phoenix with a single-engine plane that landed safely at an airport, authorities said.

Exports jump over 21 pc to USD 33.44 bln in September

From launching world’s most cost-effective space mission to producing world’s first DNA-based vaccine, India is voicing its capabilities to the world. Riding high on reforms across all sectors, India is emerging as a global economic hub

– Union Minister Piyush Goyal at Dubai Expo

5 Indian Navy mountaineers go missing after avalanche hits Uttarakhand

India is a powerhouse of talent; our economic growth is powered by combination of legacy industries and start-ups

– PM Modi

Over the last seven years, the Government of India has undertaken several reforms to boost economic growth. We will keep doing more to continue this trend

– PM Modi at the launch of India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020

Today’s India is one of the most open countries in the world. Open to learning, open to perspectives, open to innovation, open to investment – that is why I invite you and invest in our nation

– PM Modi

India is participating with one of the largest pavillion in this Expo. I am sure that this Expo will go a long way in further building our deep and historical relations with UAE and Dubai

– PM Narendra Modi at the launch of the India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 in United Arab Emirates

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flags off IndiGo’s Agra-Lucknow flight under Centre’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN: Official statement

Actress Kangana Ranaut meets CM Yogi Adityanath at his official residence in Lucknow

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 89.67 crores today

More than 62 lakh vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm today: Union Health Ministry

Terrorists Saqiq Manzoor, Basit Kamran, Rameez & Bashir Dar were involved in the killing of inspector Parvez. Saqib & Rameez were killed in Srinagar & Sopore encounters recently. Dar has been arrested today who confessed this crime

– Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren calls on common people to generate solar power in their backyards and promises subsidy for setting up plants for which new scheme will be launched

Chacha Chaudhary has been declared as the mascot of the Namami Gange programme: Ministry of Jal Shakti

Tamil Nadu Chief Wildlife Warden Shekhar Kumar Niraj issues order to hunt the tiger responsible for human deaths in Udhagamandalam

Tamil Nadu reports 1,597 new COVID-19 cases, 1,623 recoveries and 25 deaths in the last 24 hours

  • Total cases: 26,65,386
  • Total recoveries: 26,12,684
  • Death toll: 35,603
  • Active cases: 17,099

Western Railway is installing 2,729 cameras following Integrated Surveillance System (ISS) with 4K technology in all of its 30 stations of Mumbai local train network from Virar to Churchgate

– Sumit Thakur, CPRO, Western Railway

Karnataka reports 589 new COVID cases, 887 recoveries, and 13 deaths today

Three injured have been shifted to hospital. We’re conducting the rescue operation in search of anyone stuck under the debris: Jasjit Kair, DM Shamli on explosion at an illegal cracker factory in Kairana

BJP has appointed Ashwini Vaishnaw as party in-charge of upcoming by-polls in Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Ganpatsinh Vasava and Piyush Desai have been appointed as Deputy in-charge for the by-polls.

Uttar Pradesh’s first air pollution control tower is set to come up along DND Expressway in Noida: Officials

The tussle in the party is not as much as it is being portrayed. The high command will take decision according to the current situation, no new situation has emerged

– TS Singh Deo, Chhattisgarh Health Minister on speculations of leadership change in the state

President Ram Nath Kovind greets citizens on eve of Gandhi Jayanti and asks people to take pledge to strive for making India country of his dreams

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu today distributed cheques of Rs 3.50 lakhs to the kin of each of the six officials and staff of the Secretariat who died of COVID19 during April-May this year

Delhi records zero COVID-19 fatality, 32 fresh cases; positivity rate 0.05 pc: Authorities

Kerala reports 13,834 new Covid cases, 95 deaths and 13,767 recoveries today

Andhra Pradesh reports 809 new COVID19 cases, 1,160 recoveries and 10 deaths in the last 24 hours

Mumbai court asks former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to appear before it on November 16, on a complaint of the ED stating that despite multiple notices, Deshmukh didn’t appear before the agency for questioning in a case against him

India has decided to impose reciprocity on UK nationals arriving in India from the UK. New regulations will come into effect from October 4, and will be applicable to all UK nationals arriving from the UK: Sources

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UK nationals arriving in India from the UK will have to undergo mandatory quarantine at home or in the destination address for 10 days after the arrival: Sources

Although it was a courtesy call, I’ve shared 3 issues with him. Firstly, procurement season usually begins in Punjab on 1st Oct but this year Centre has decided to begin it on 10th Oct. I’ve requested him to start procurement now

– Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi after meeting PM

I also requested to the PM that the Kartarpur Corridor, which was closed due to COVID-19 pandemic, should be reopened at the earliest

– Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi after meeting PM Narendra Modi in Delhi

I asked the PM to resolve the matter of farmers’ protest and resume dialogue with the protesting farmers. I demanded that the three laws should be withdrawn

– Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi after meeting PM Modi in Delhi

Odisha Minister for School & Mass Education, Samir Ranjan Dash writes to his Jharkhand counterpart Jagarnath Mahto over the exclusion of Odia language from the curriculum of primary teacher’s training course in Jharkhand

If the party didn’t intend to humiliate me then why was Navjot Singh Sidhu allowed to openly criticise & attack me on social media & other public platforms for months? Why did the party give the rebels,led by Sidhu, a free hand in undermining my authority?

– Captain Amarinder Singh

Central team to visit Mizoram soon amid rising Covid cases: Official

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Capt Amarinder Singh rejects Harish Rawat’s outrageous claims, says Cong clearly on back foot in Punjab now

Taking strong exception to Harish Rawat’s no-holds barred attack against him, former Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday rejected the Congress Punjab in-charge’s outrageous claims and allegations, which he said were clearly prompted by the pathetic situation the party now found itself in the state after being on a winning spree for four and a half years.

Delhi University’s JMC, Hansraj College set 100 pc cut-offs for some courses

Centre got over 65.25 crore Covishield doses from Serum Institute of India & 9.1 crore doses of Covaxin from Bharat Biotech till September 19, according to official documents

Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi arrives at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg (LKM) to meet PM Narendra Modi

Australia to lift 18-month COVID-19 travel ban next month

Australia has outlined plans to lift a pandemic ban on its vaccinated citizens travelling overseas from November. But no date has yet been set for welcoming international tourists back.

Rupee rises 11 paise to close at 74.12 (provisional) against US dollar

Sensex slumps 360.78 pts to end at 58,765.58; Nifty tumbles 86.10 pts to 17,532.05

Income tax refunds of Rs 80,086 crore issued to taxpayers during this fiscal: CBDT

There was a general perception throughout Punjab that Captain & the Badals are helping each other, & they’ve a secret understanding… Many prominent ministers came to Delhi with complaint that with Captain at the helm of affairs, Congress can’t win the elections

– Harish Rawat

Cyclonic storm ‘Shaheen’ over central parts of north Arabian Sea moved nearly westwards and lay centered at 11:30 am today, 450 km east-southeast of Chabahar Port (Iran). It is likely to further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 6 hours: IMD

Today, at about 1230 hours, one POK national crossed LoC and was apprehended by Indian Army troops along Mendhar River in Balnoi area, District Poonch, J&K: PRO Defence, Jammu

The school students will be required to carry a consent form from their parents, only 20-25 students will be allowed to sit in a class, use of a face mask and hand sanitizer is important

– Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar on reopening of schools for classes 8 to 12 from October 4