New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.30 pm NATION DEL6 VIRUS-LD CASES India logs 14,146 fresh Covid cases, 144 more deaths in a day New Delhi: India recorded 14,146 fresh COVID-19 infections in a day, the lowest daily rise in 229 days, while active cases dropped to 1,95,846, the lowest in 220 days, according to the MDS2 KL-RAINS-TOLL Kerala landslide toll rises to eight as search for those missing on Kottayam/Idukki: The death toll from heavy rains and catastrophic landslide in Kerala rose to eight on Sunday with hard-hit areas of Kottayam and Idukki districts reeling from the devastation. DEL11 KL-RAINS SHAH Centre will provide all help to Kerala; continuously monitoring floods situation: Sha New Delhi: The Centre will provide all possible assistance to the people of Kerala who have been affected by heavy rains and resulting floods, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. DEL7 DEF-IAF-CHIEF-LEH Air Chief Marshal visits Leh station to take stock of IAF"s operational readiness New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari visited the IAF"s Leh station and deployments at forward areas in the northern sector on Saturday to take stock of operational readiness of the service"s units. BOM1 MP-PROCESSION-CAR MP: Four hurt as speeding car rams into Durga procession Bhopal: A speeding car rammed into a Durga procession in the Madhya Pradesh capital, leaving four persons, including a head constable, injured, police said on Sunday. CAL1 WB-TMC MLA-WRIST TMC MLA threatens to chop off wrists of land-sharks trying to grab playground Kolkata: A ruling Trinamool Congress MLA has threatened to chop off the wrists of alleged land-sharks attempting to grab a playground in his assembly constituency in West Bengal"s North 24 Parganas district. LEGAL LGD1 DL-HC-RATION HC seeks Delhi govt stand on plea against non-issuance of ration card to daily wage worker New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought the city government"s stand on why an application for issuance of a ration card by a daily wage worker has remained pending for eight years. BUSINESS DEL9 BIZ-PETROL-PRICE-HIKE Petrol, diesel price hiked again; cost 30% more than ATF New Delhi: Petrol and diesel price on Sunday was hiked again by 35 paise a litre and the auto fuels now cost a third more than the rate at which ATF is sold to airlines. FOREIGN FGN6 US-SITHARAMAN-INDIA-OPPORTUNITIES With current reset in global supply chain, opportunities galore in India for investors and industry stakeholders: Sitharaman New York: Opportunities are galore in India for all investors and industry stakeholders with the current reset in the global supply chain and clear headed and committed leadership in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. By Yoshita Singh FGN11 LANKA-FUEL-INDIA-LOAN Lanka seeks USD 500 mn loan from India for fuel purchase Colombo: Sri Lanka has sought a USD 500 million credit line from India to pay for its crude oil purchases amid a severe foreign exchange crisis in the island nation. FGN1 US-MURALEEDHARAN Indian economy is bouncing back strongly: MoS for External Affairs V Muraleedharan New York: The Indian economy is bouncing back strongly, domestic consumption is increasing and industrial production is at pre-COVID level, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan has said, emphasising that the reforms implemented by the government has provided fillip to the business ecosystem in the country. By Yoshita Singh PTI NSD NSD