LIVE News Updates: Rajasthan reports 2,194 new COVID-19 cases, 2,30,180 total cases

Rajasthan reports 2,194 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths and 1,834 recoveries/discharges today. Total cases in the state rise to 2,30,180 including 2,089 deaths and 2,09,058 recoveries/discharges. Active cases stand at 19,033

Andhra Pradesh reports 1395 new COVID-19 cases taking the total positive cases in the State to 8,56,159 There are 16,985 active cases and 8,32,284 recovered cases in the State; the death toll is at 6,890 as per the State Health Department

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48 new cases in Mizoram, tally 3,444, active cases 524: health official

Former Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker and senior BJP leader Tulsi Ram passed away at Palampur following a prolonged illness, a party spokesman said on Tuesday.

He was 78.

Tulsi Ram breathed his last at Palampur in Kangra district on Monday night, the spokesman said.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, Speaker Vipin Parmar and BJP state president Suresh Kashyap condoled the death of Tulsi Ram.

Tulsi Ram was the speaker of the Himachal Pradesh assembly from 2007 to 2012 and was elected MLA thrice in 1990, 1998 and 2007 from the Bharmour assembly constituency.

He was a great statesman who worked tirelessly for the cause of vulnerable sections of society, the chief minister said.

Tulsi Ram's contributions for the development of the Bharmour assembly constituency were immense and he would always be remembered, Thakur said.

A day after taking oath for a new term along with his ministerial colleagues, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday allocated portfolios among them, keeping with himself home, general administration, vigilance and three more departments.

Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad got finance, commercial tax, environment, forest and disaster management, urban development and information technology departments.

Another Deputy CM Renu Devi got panchayati raj, backward classes development, ECB and industry portfolios.

Light rain accompanied with thundershower and lightning occurred at isolated places over eastern Uttar Pradesh, the Meteorological Department said Tuesday.

Weather was dry over the western part of the state. The Met department has forecast dry weather over the state between November 18-20.

Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Jaysingrao Gaikwad Patil says he has resigned from party

COVID-19 has been responsible for more US deaths than the past five flu seasons combined.

According to a McKinsey report, 80 per cent of the deaths are people aged 65 plus similar to past influenza seasons.

The report said older people face higher mortality from Covid-19 compared to younger people. 25 per cent of US deaths have happened in nursing homes and long term care facilities.

The distribution of new cases in the US has shifted from the Northeast to the Southern and Western states.

The number of Covid cases may be similar to a flu season, depending on detection rates, but mortality is more severe.

Tamil Nadu Police registered a murder case against theatre owner Natarajan in the temple town Palani after one of the two persons he shot at during a quarrel, succumbed to bullet injuries.

On Monday police had arrested Natarajan for shooting Palanisamy and Subramani, with his revolver.

While the doctors had removed the bullet from Palanisamy's right thigh and he was out of danger, Subramani did not respond to the treatment and died.

Delhi govt sends proposal to Centre seeking to shut down markets flouting norms, if required, says CM Kejriwal

Kamruddin, the main accused in the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old law student, was arrested on Tuesday from Faridabad in Haryana, the police said.

The victim ended her life on Monday leaving behind a suicide note that said she was taking the drastic step in protest against police inaction.

Bulandshahr SSP Santosh Kumar Singh said that the suicide note had been sent for handwriting examination and added that the remaining accused would be arrested soon.

SC dismisses plea seeking waiver of exam fees for CBSE students of classes 10 and 12 in current academic year in view of COVID-19

Six-year-old granddaughter of BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi succumbed to burn injuries on Tuesday morning.

Kiya had sustained 60 per cent burn injuries while bursting crackers on the roof of her house on Monday evening.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a series of "emergency brake" measures to contain the COVID-19 resurgence, which was "simply without precedent in the state's pandemic history".

According to a statement issued by Newsom's office on Monday, 41 of California's total 58 counties, which comprise over 94 per cent of the state's population, would be labelled as the 'purple tier' and measures against the pandemic corresponding to the level could be effective Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency.

Last week, 13 counties were in the state's most restrictive tier.

A driver, trapped in his car, was charred to death when the vehicle caught fire after crashing into a minibus on the Karnal-Meerut Highway in Shamli district.

The accident took place on Monday night.

Circle Officer Jitendra Kumar said that the incident took place when a crane carrying the mini bus collided with the car which caught fire. The doors of the car apparently got locked and the driver could not escape.

The deceased driver has not yet been identified, and his body has been sent for post-mortem.

UK orders 5 Million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, reports NDTV

Air quality imporves slightly in NCR (National Capital Region). Visuals from Ghaziabad where the air quality is in 'Moderate' category as per Air Quality Index data by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

PM Modi to virtually attend 12th BRICS summit hosted by Russia today, reports NDTV

Sensex up by more than 315 points, currently trading at 43,953 points. Nifty up by more than 88 points, currently trading at 12,869 points.

With 29,164 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases rise to 88,74,291. With 449 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,30,519 Total active cases at 4,53,401 after a decrease of 12,077 in the last 24 hrs Total discharged cases at 82,90,371 with 40,791 new discharges in last 24 hrs

Whose crime is more dangerous?

The one who did this inhuman act?

or

the one who hid it for electoral gains so as to lay the foundation of his false 'good governance' on this misrule? tweeted Rahul Gandhi.

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 54.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1,325,750, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Tuesday morning, the total caseload and death toll stood at 54,826,773 and 1,325,752, respectively, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 11,197,791 and 247,142, respectively, according to the CSSE.

The Chinese mainland reported 15 new imported Covid-19 cases Monday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,716, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.

Of the new imported cases, six were reported in Sichuan, four in Shanghai, three in Guangdong, and one each in Tianjin and Shandong, the commission said in its daily report.

Among all the imported cases, 3,382 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery while 334 remained hospitalized, the Xinhua news agency reported.

No deaths had been reported from the imported cases.

Delhi records 3,797 fresh COVID-19 cases, tally climbs to over 4.89 lakh; death toll 7,713 with 99 new fatalities: Authorities