The test positivity rate in Kerala was 19.03% on Wednesday. That means, for every 100 people who got tested, 19 came out positive. Last one week's average positivity ratio stands at 17.3% in Kerala.
Praising the Taliban for taking over Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the US forces, the Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Parappurathu Koya termed the Taliban's onslaught as a "resistance" against the US occupation.
Fathima’s mother Bindu who is awaiting her return said that if the news of her daughter's release is indeed true then it is nothing but "divine intervention".
It is interesting to note that the Flag Code makes it clear that no other flag should be placed or higher above the Indian tricolour (in its vicinity).