India

Kanpur: The Indian Council Medical Research has developed i-Drone in alliance with IIT-K.

It will be the first flying commercial drone in the South Asian region. This will facilitate vaccine delivery to tough and difficult-to-reach terrains of the country.

On October 4, India transported vaccines across Manipur's remote and hilly regions conveniently, 

Covering a distance of 31 km in 15 minutes for delivering the vaccines remains a unique task. It was transported from Bishnupur District Hospital to Karang Health Centre, Loktak Lake, Manipur.

Bengaluru, Oct 4 (PTI) The Congress in Karnataka on Monday demanded resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking responsibility for the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri in violence.

They also sought immediate sacking of Union Minister Ajay Mishra and the arrest of his son, who has been named in an FIR.

Kochi, Oct 4 (PTI) The Kerala High Court has once again asked police officials in the state to behave politely while dealing with the general public.

In an order issued on October 1, Justice Devan Ramachandran, while hearing a petition filed by a person alleging that he was threatened by a police officer, said some officers still do not appear to understand their constitutional obligations while dealing with the citizenry.

Mathura, Oct 4 (PTI) The BKU here on Monday protested the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, which took place during a farmers' protest over UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit there.

Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in the incident on Sunday.

No untoward incident took place during the protest, DM Navneet Singh Chahal said.

After protesting for over half an hour, the Bharatiya Kisan Union, led by its state vice-president Buddha Singh Pradhan, presented a memorandum to the city magistrate.

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Oct 5 (PTI) One more worker who was injured in an explosion at a factory manufacturing firecrackers died at a hospital in Meerut, taking the toll to five, officials said.

Mobin, a resident of Bahraich, succumbed to injuries at a medical college in Meerut on Monday evening.

The explosion took place at the factory in Shamli's Kairana town on October 1, killing four people and injuring several others, SHO Prem Singh Rana said.

Ahmedabad, Oct 5 (PTI) The BJP took a lead on Tuesday in the initial hours of counting of votes for elections to the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) and three other municipalities in Gujarat.

In the Gandhinagar civic body, the ruling BJP has so far won 16 out of total 44 seats of 11 wards, election officials said, adding that the Congress registered victory in one seat while AAP is yet to open its account.

Kanpur: Despite inauguration at the hands of state's CM five days ago, the incomplete underground parking near Phool Bagh in the city areas was yet not open for public.

The KDA seemed to have left its final touch work as even its officials have said. It was built to stop the illegal parking of vehicles on roads causing traffic jams.

New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) The Indian Air Force is committed to the theaterisation programme and the initiative needs to be taken forward considering various key aspects involving the three forces, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari said on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference ahead of Air Force Day on October 8, he said the IAF is fully prepared to deal with any security challenge in eastern Ladakh and that new infrastructure created by the Chinese side in the region will not affect India's combat readiness.

New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday surged to all-time high levels as rates were increased again after international oil prices hit the highest mark since 2014.

Petrol price was hiked by 25 paise a litre and diesel by 30 paise, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers.

This sent the petrol price in Delhi to its highest-ever level of Rs 102.64 a litre and to Rs 108.67 in Mumbai. Diesel rates too touched a record high of Rs 91.07 in Delhi and Rs 98.80 in Mumbai.

Lakhimpur Kheri/Lucknow, Oct 4 (PTI) The UP government grappled on Monday with the aftermath of violence during a farmers protest in Lakhimpur Kheri, lodging a case against Union minister Ajay Mishra's son, promising a probe by a retired high court judge and stopping opposition leaders from reaching the trouble spot.