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Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19, reports Indian Express

Victim was at least entitled to decent cremation in accordance with religious customs: Allahabad High Court on Hathras, reports NDTV

Sharad Pawar writes to PM Modi , says he is shocked by ''intemperate language'' in Maharashtra Governor B S letter to CM Uddhav Thackeray on reopening places of worship.

Delhi air pollution hits ‘red’ level, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia blames centre for ‘inaction’ , reports NDTV

Chennai Super Kings win toss, opt to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the 29th match of IPL2020 being played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Congress has announced Rakesh Mishra as its candidate from Malhani constituency in the upcoming bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a 20 percent reduction in tuition fees in all non-government aided schools in West Bengal during the coronavirus pandemic.

The order by a division bench came on a Public Interest Litigation filed by a guardians' forum of 145 educational institutions. The High Court directed private schools not to charge fees under the non-academic head.

According to reports, the court also formed a three-member committee to look into all fee-related grievances.

The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday imposed a ban on hookah bars, saying they lead to transmission of coronavirus.

An order issued by District Magistrate Mandip Singh Brar said that it has been made to appear that hookah bars are operational in Chandigarh in a clandestine way and they are serving flavoured hookahs, including tobacco molasses containing nicotine, which is highly injurious to health.

Any person violating the order shall be punished under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.

India and China had sincere, in-depth and constructive exchange of views on disengagement along LAC: Indian army on military talks

The Uttar Pradesh excise department is all geared up to check smuggling of liquor in view of the forthcoming Assembly bypolls in the state and also the Bihar Assembly elections.

Additional Chief Secretary (Excise), Sanjay Bhoosreddy, has directed excise personnel in the state to keep a lookout for bootlegging, smuggling and over pricing of liquor in the state, especially in districts bordering Bihar.

He also ordered special drives against distillation of illicit liquor.

Maharashtra Police recorded 55 coronavirus cases and 2 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking active cases in the force to 2,130 and death toll to 262: Police

Farmers gave food security to the country and the Modi government only cheated the farmers.

But not anymore, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘bio-decomposer solution’ to prevent
Stubble Burning, reports NDTV

This man’s three daughters aged 17, 10 & 8 were asleep in their home when someone entered and threw acid on them.

The UP government’s politically motivated narrative of justifying and protecting perpetrators of crimes against women has only emboldened criminals across the state.

An advocate, Durgesh Prasad, shot dead his father and mother in the Meerganj area in Bareilly district on Tuesday, following a property dispute, police said.

Lalta Prasad, the father, has two sons and four daughters. The 72-year-old man had given one house to Durgesh and another to his younger son Umesh while he lived with his wife in the third house.

There was a dispute between him and Durgesh over the passage to the house.

Durgesh came to meet his father on Tuesday and sprayed him with bullets. When his mother came out on hearing the gunshots, she was also fired upon by the son.

State Bank of India (SBI) core banking services have been hit, the bank informed in a tweet.

Andhra Pradesh: Several trees uprooted in Vijaywada after heavy rains lashed parts of the city.

Rains also caused waterlogging in many areas.

Fuel consumers did not face any change in petrol and diesel prices for one-third of a month as stable global oil prices ensured that oil marketing companies did not need to go for a revision.

Diesel prices have stayed at the same level since last October 3, completing 11 days when the fuel did not see any revision. Petrol prices have been stable for a longer period, completing 21 days on Tuesday.

With no revision in fuel prices on Tuesday in the national capital, diesel continues to be priced at Rs 70.46 per litre. Similarly, prices of the fuel in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, is also stable at Rs 76.86, Rs 75.95 and Rs 73.99 respectively.

Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar to start his election campaign tomorrow with a rally in Banka.

As imposing lockdown all of a sudden was not right, revoking it completely at once will also be not a good thing. And yes, I am someone who follows Hindutva, my Hindutva doesn't need verification from you: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray replies to Governor

Even as 1,708 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Telangana in the last 24 hours, 2,009 more patients recovered to take the state's recovery rate over 88 percent, officials said on Tuesday.

The COVID-19 recoveries in Telangana now total 1,89,351. It has 24,208 active cases, including 19,748 in home or institutional isolation.

The state's recovery rate now is 88.15 percent as against a national average of 86.8 percent.

Local parties from Bihar approaching us for the alliance, will visit Patna next week, says Sanjay Raut, reports NDTV

Will miss Lalu Prasad Yadav from Bihar campaign, says Tejashwi Yadav, reports NDTV

Mumbai: BJP workers detained by police after they made an attempt to enter Siddhivinayak temple

Odisha's COVID-19 tally mounts to 2,56,937 with 2,275 new cases, 17 fresh fatalities push toll to 1,057: Official

The food processing industry in Uttar Pradesh is set to get a major boost with PepsiCo announcing a Rs 814 crore green field project for production of potato chips in Mathura.

The unit will be set up in Kosi area of the district and will start commercial production by the middle of 2021.

The plant is being set up in Kosi, in Mathura district on a 35-acre plot which has been provided by the UP State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA).

Rajya Sabha election on November 9 for 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh and one seat from Uttarakhand, reports NDTV.

Delhi Police has busted a fake job racket in the name of Air India that duped hundreds of job seekers across the country and amassed lakhs of rupees. Three accused, including a woman have been arrested.

The gang used to lure job seekers who lost jobs during the pandemic and asked them to deposit money to get job in the national carrier.

Fake job letters and interviews were also conducted to win their trust.

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 93,035 as 510 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Tuesday

The national capital's air quality was in the very poor category on Tuesday morning, the first time this season, with calm winds and low temperatures allowing accumulation of pollutants.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami's mother Davusayammal died of heart attack on Tuesdayin Salem.

The number of COVID-19 cases appear to be relenting in Telangana as the infections reported are at sub-2000 levels and related casualties in single digit during the past five days

Sensex slips 32.82 points to 40,560.98 in opening session; Nifty down 12.60 points at 11,918.35

Explosion reported in Kolkata's Beleghata area. Powerful blast blew off part of the roof of Beleghata Gandhimath Friends Circle Club. Cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained. No casualties or injuries reported

India reports a spike of 55,342 new COVID-19 cases & 706 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total case tally stands at 71,75,881 including 8,38,729 active cases, 62,27,296 cured/discharged/migrated cases & 1,09,856 deaths: Union Health Ministry

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 37.7 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,078,860, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

COVID-19 cases in the US have totalled 7,802,281, along with 214,045 deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

Johnson & Johnson said Monday it had temporarily halted its COVID-19 vaccine trial because one of its participants had become sick, reported AFP

"We have temporarily paused further dosing in all our COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials, including the Phase 3 ENSEMBLE trial, due to an unexplained illness in a study participant," the company said in a statement.

The pause means the online enrollment system has been closed for the 60,000-patient clinical trial while the independent patient safety committee is convened.

J&J said that serious adverse events (SAEs) are "an expected part of any clinical study, especially large studies." Company guidelines allowed them to pause a study to determine if the SAE was related to the drug in question and whether to resume study.