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News Headlines-26/10/21

 News Headlines-

1.US President Joe Biden will take part in a virtual summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Tuesday, the first time in four years Washington will engage at the top level with a bloc it sees as key to its strategy of pushing back against China.-indiatoday.in

2.A weather phenomenon that typically delivers harsher winters is on the way and expected to add to Asia's energy crisis.The La Nina pattern, which forms when equatorial trade winds strengthen to bring colder, deep water up from the bottom of the sea, has emerged in the Pacific. That typically spells below-ndtv.com

3.The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet on Tuesday to consider much-coveted emergency use approval to Covaxin, India's indigenously-made vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).-hindustantimes.com

4.Amid deepening economic crisis and millions facing emergency levels of hunger, the Taliban’s interim government has reportedly launched a programme offering wheat to thousands of people in exchange for labour. The Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told a press conference that the programme will be rolled out in major Afghan towns and cities.-hindustantimes.com

5.Fully vaccinated passengers coming from a country with which India has reciprocal arrangements for mutual acceptance of WHO approved COVID-19 vaccines shall be allowed to leave the airport without undergoing home quarantine and testing from Monday, October 25 onwards. Earlier last week, the Union health ministry had released the revised guidelines for international arrivals according to which travellers will be asked to produce a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR report.-India.com

6.Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday called upon filmmakers to avoid depicting violence, “gross vulgarity and obscenity” in films. Speaking at the 67th National Film Awards ceremony, he said “a film should be a vehicle with a higher purpose - a carrier of social, moral and ethical message”.-hindustantimes.com

7.The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has given a call to organise nationwide protests on Tuesday to press for the dismissal and arrest of Union minister Ajay Mishra in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence and also to mark the completion of 11 months of farmers' agitation against the three central agricultural laws.-hindustantimes.com

8.Maharashtra government on Monday announced the launch of the BH(Bharat)-series number plates for vehicles that move from one state to another. This will enable hassle-free inter-state travelling, said Satej Patil, Minister of State for Transport, Home and Information Technology.-thefreepressjournal.

9.Mumbai's water supply will be affected on Tuesday and Wednesday owing to repair works to be taken by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at its water pumping station at Bhandup and Pise Panjrapur Complexes.-hindustantimes.com

10.The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts unveiled their latest initiative, Icons of India by The Leela, with a private concert by sarod virtuosos Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash at The Leela Palace Bengaluru.Voted the World’s Best Brand by Travel + Leisure USA for the second year in a row.-hotelierindia.com

11.TIRUPATI: Devotees of Lord Venkateswara booked 43,000 rooms at Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh for Rs 4 crore within hours after the online accommodation quota pertaining to the months of November and December were released on its official website on Monday.-The Times of India.

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