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New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Friday urged the students to "aggressively and meticulously" brainstorm ideas that would help strengthen the medical services and position the country among top scientific nations. Taking part in the 65th foundation day celebrations of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital, Dr Harsh Vardhan congratulated AIIMS for being at the top position among the medical institutes included in the National Institute Rankings by the Education Ministry and said AIIMS was constantly working to achieve high standards in health care services, education and research.

New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The National Capital recorded 3,834 new cases of Novel Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, taking the overall case-count till date to 2,60,623, the state health bulletin said here on Thursday. The number of recoveries were lesser than fresh infections in the same duration, as 3,509 cured /discharged cases were registered since Wednesday, the bulletin added.

New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) In a sharp criticism to Pakistan, India on Thursday called upon SAARC member states to collectively resolve to defeat the scourge of terrorism, including the forces that nurture, support and encourage an environment of terror and conflict. Chaired by Nepal, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the annual Informal Meeting of the SAARC Council of Ministers through video conference.

New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Three people, including a child, were killed and four others injured after a speeding cluster bus lost control and hit a vegetable cart in Northeast Delhi's Nand Nagari area on Thursday night.

New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) The Election Commission is likely to announce the dates of Bihar Assembly elections on Friday. The Commission has organised a special press conference at 1230 hrs on Friday and it is expected that the dates of Bihar Assembly elections may be announced during this time.

New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) India recorded 86,052 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours taking the tally to 58,18,571, as per Health Ministry data on Friday. The pandemic deaths have now reached 92,290 after 1,141 more people lost their lives to the contagion during the period.

New Delhi, Sep 25 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the opposition parties for misleading the people of the country for their petty political gains while the NDA government, he said, has introduced reforms for the welfare of farmers and labourers. Addressing BJP Karyakartas on Jana Sangh Founder Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya's 104th Jayanti, Mr Modi said, 'The previous governments used to make a complicated web of promises and laws which farmers or labourers could never understand.'

New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Thursday not only dismissed a petition seeking directions to authorities concerned to prevent suicides among Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) students, but also imposed a fine on the petitioner for filling an "utterly frivolous" petition. Lawyer Gaurav Kumar Bansal, in his petition, claimed that suicides rate among the IIT students is rising and appropriate steps are needed to prevent it.

New Delhi, Sep 24 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday reaffirmed India’s support for Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures’ (CICA) initiatives on peace, security and prosperity in Asia. Participating in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the CICA in Asia which held virtually on Thursday, Dr Jaishankar congratulated Kazakhstan on assuming the Chair of CICA.

New Delhi, Sep 23 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has provisionally attached ‘proceeds of crime’ totalling Rs 11.85 crore in the form of movable properties belonging to main promoters in the case of Surya Vinayak Industries Ltd having registered office in Delhi, and its group companies under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in a bank fraud case.