The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday allowed clubs and bars outside the containment zones in the state to resume operations. However, they will have to operate in accordance with the COVID-19 guidelines of the state and central governments.

The order was issued by the Excise department of the state government on Friday, directing the management and association of the establishments to ensure that all cleanliness and hygiene norms are being followed while operating.

Amid heightened India-China tensions, the defence minister of both the countries have met in Moscow on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO meet.

Chinese defence minister General Wei Fenghe had requested for a meet with Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh. Both the defence ministers are in Moscow for the SCO defence minister meeting. India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are part of the SCO grouping.

An earthquake of magnitude 2.7 on the Richter Scale occurred 98 km north of Mumbai at 6:36 am on Saturday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

Earthquake of Magnitude: 2.7, Occurred on 05-09-2020, 06:36:31 IST, Lat: 19.96 & Long: 72.83, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 98km N of Mumbai, Maharashtra, NCS tweeted.

Oil tumbled below $40 a barrel for the first time in a month with equity losses accelerating and the dollar strengthening.

Futures in New York declined as much as 3.5 per cent on Friday with prices on track for the worst week since June. Stocks in the US, Europe and Asia were weaker, with the S&P 500 Index falling more than 2 per cent. The dollar also strengthened, decreasing the appeal for commodities denominated in the currency.

State-owned BSNL has issued a directive to all its units to curtail expenditure on contract works which is likely to result in retrenchment of around 20,000 workers engaged with the telecom firm through contractors, according to BSNL Employees’ Union.

The union also claimed that 30,000 contractual workers have already been retrenched under the company's retrenchment process and added that all such workers remained unpaid for more than a year.

On the occasion of Teachers' Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to former President Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan on his birth anniversary and offered gratitude to the teachers across the country.

Hailing the teachers as heroes, the Prime Minister lauded them for their contributions towards shaping minds and building the nation.

Covid-19 cases in India have gone from one million to nearly four million in less than two months, with the daily number of cases registering a global record on some days.

The pandemic has spread and the numbers are expected to continue to rise as the country resumes business activity. A few states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, are contributing to the maximum caseload. Experts believe that this may also be because of better testing infrastructure in these states.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to effectively conduct the door-to-door survey, contact tracing and medical testing to control COVID-19 infection.

A press note from the Information and Public Relations Department of Uttar Pradesh said, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed to conduct the process of surveillance, door-to-door survey and medical tests effectively to control the Covid-19. He also asked to make extra efforts to augment ICU beds capacity.

Three unidentified militans were killed and three security forces personnel, including an Army officer, injured in an encounter in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Yedipora in the Pattan area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir following specific information about the presence of the militants, a police official said.

Highlighting the great relationship that he has developed with Indian Americans and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump said that he would think that Indian Americans would vote for him in the November 3 presidential election.

We have great support from India. We have great support from Prime Minister Modi. I would think that the Indian (American) people would be voting for Trump, the president told reporters at a White House news conference.

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