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1. Government sources are concerned over Al Qaeda's Kashmir agenda. The Al Qaeda statement talking about transnational Jihad is a cause of concern, says sources. They say this as a terror outfit cheers a victory in Afghanistan. 2. Farmers' and police's face-off ahead of Sukhbir Badal's rally in Moga. The Akali leader is on a 100-day yatra in Punjab ahead of the state elections in 2022. Latest information is that lathi charge and water cannons are used against protesters. 3. While hearing a petition linked to the Tablighi Jamaat gathering last year in Delhi that was blamed for a spike in Covid cases, the Supreme Court today observes that news shown in a section of the media bears a communal tone, which could bring a bad name to the country. 4. India's daily Covid numbers jumps by 12 per cent today as the country reports 47,092 new infections, the biggest single-day rise in two months. About 509 deaths are recorded during the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry. 5. Actor and model Sidharth Shukla, best known for his role in the TV show Balika Vadhu, dies this morning of a heart attack. He was 40. Mr Shukla was taken to Mumbai's Cooper Hospital after the heart attack. 6. The Governors in New York's New Jersey declares state of emergency as historic rainfall and flash flooding causes chaos.