LIVE News Updates: Mumbai reports 1092 new COVID-19 cases, 2,74,572 total cases

Mumbai reports 1092 new COVID-19 cases, 1053 recoveries/discharges and 17 deaths today. Total cases here rise to 2,74,572, including 2,51,509 recoveries/discharges and 10,654 deaths. Active cases stand at 9,325.

Puducherry reports 65 new COVID-19 cases, 82 discharges. Total positive cases in the Union Territory rise to 36,648 till date, including 602 active cases, 35,437 recoveries & 609 deaths: Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Puducherry

1,515 new COVID-19 cases, 1,271 discharges/recoveries, and 9 deaths have been reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. Total cases: 1,95,917 Recoveries/discharges: 1,78,786 Active cases: 13,285 Deaths: 3,846

8 deaths and 585 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in Uttarakhand today. The total number of positive cases in the state is 70,790 including 64,851 recoveries, 4,166 active cases and 1,146 deaths.

5,772 new COVID-19 cases, 6,719 recoveries in Kerala, tally 5.55 lakh, active cases 66,856; toll 2,022 with 25 more deaths: Health Minister K K Shailaja

Comedian Bharti Singh has been arrested after questioning by the Narcotics Control Bureau in Mumbai Ms Singh and her husband, Harsh Limbachiyaa, were taken to the NCB's Mumbai office for questioning after the anti-drug agency recovered a "small quantity of cannabis" during a search of their home this morning, reports NDTV

Delhi court grants bail to student activist Gulfisha Fatima in northeast Delhi riots case

608 new reported in Jammu and Kashmir today; 311 from Jammu division and 297 from the Kashmir division. Total number of cases now at 1,05,984 including 5,720 active cases, 98,640 recoveries, and 1,624 deaths: Govt of Jammu and Kashmir

Minor fire breaks out in debris of plastic recycling factory in West Bengal's Malda district where blast claimed lives of six people on November 19: police

Maharashtra: Raza Academy writes to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, requesting to allow Muslims to offer Friday prayers in the Raj Bhavan Mosque.

Popular Telugu poet, writer and journalist Devi Priya succumbed to ill health in a Hyderabad hospital on Saturday.

Born as Khaja Hussain on August 15, 1951 at Tadikonda in Guntur district, he used Devi Priya as his pen name as a writer and went on to win the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Hussain was considered as one of the state's first political commentators, said an official statement from Andhra Pradesh government.

As a journalist, he worked in Telugu newspapers as well as an English daily, including earning fame for a poetic cartoon strip.

Happy to share that starting 23rd Nov night, Kisan Unions have decided to end rail blockades for 15 days. I welcome this step since it'll restore normalcy to our economy. I urge Central Govt to resume rail services to Punjab forthwith: Punjab CM after meeting Kisan Unions.

Mizoram reports 66 new COVID-19 cases. Infection tally rises to 3,607. Eleven policemen, three Assam Rifles personnel and an Army jawan are among the new patients. The state now has 491 active cases of the disease.

On the day when Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Tamil Nadu, DMK's former Member of Parliament K.P. Ramalingam joined Tamil Nadu BJP.

"This will not only weaken DMK and its base but further strengthen BJP across the State," CT Ravi, BJP's National General Secretary and in-charge of party's Tamil Nadu unit opined.

In a tweet Ravi also said: "With Union Home Minister Sri @AmitShah coming to Chennai today, LOTUS (BJPs election symbol) is going to bloom across Tamil Nadu in a very BIG way."

The residents of Delhi received a bit of a breather as the overall air quality of the national capital improved from 'very poor' to settle at the 'poor' category on Saturday as the day progressed. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) improved from 313 in the morning and stood at 252 at noon, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

According to the data shared by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the air pollution level in several parts of the capital city oscillated between moderate to poor category. Areas such as Anand Vihar, Mathura Road, Chandni Chowk, Dwarka Sector 8, Dilshad Garden, ITO and RK Puram stood in the 'poor' category, with the AQIs clocking at 276, 235, 279, 299, 216, 280, and 291 respectively. The AQI was at 318 in Bawana, 313 in Mundka, 322 in Najafgarh and 326 in Jahangirpuri, all falling under the 'very poor' category. Meanwhile, Lodhi Road recorded 'moderate' air quality with an AQI of 195.

Narcotics Control Bureau summons comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Harsh Limbachiyaa

7 killed in car-truck collision In Gujarat, reports NDTV

Arunachal Pradesh reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, 70 recoveries. Infection tally rises to 16,001. The state now has 1,082 active cases of the disease.

6 dead, 15 hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj, allegedly after consuming toxic liquor

Puducherry logged 65 fresh cases of coronavirus on Saturday taking the total infection count in the union territory to 36,648.

A 38-year-old man escaped unhurt after one of his relatives allegedly fired at him in Bhiwandi of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday.

Seven people killed in collision between a truck and a car in Patdi, says HP Doshi, Deputy SP, Surendranagar district, Gujarat

Two terrorist associates of Jaish-e-Mohammad arrested, incriminating material recovered from them: Awantipora District Police, Jammu and Kashmir

Three people were killed and 11 more were wounded as 14 rockets landed in various parts of Kabul today morning, the Interior Ministry said

Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale occurred 40 km east of Ukhrul, Manipur at 1019 hours: National Centre for Seismology

One Army personnel has lost his life in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district

With 46,232 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases rise to 90,50,598 With 564 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,32,726. Total active cases at 4,39,747 Total discharged cases at 84,78,124 with 49,715 new discharges in last 24 hrs.

Jharkhand's coronavirus caseload rose to 1,07,157 on Saturday as 185 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said.

Eight people were injured in a shooting at a US mall in Wisconsin on Friday according to police, who said they were still hunting for the shooter.

The FBI and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office tweeted that their officers were on the scene at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, supporting the "active" response by local police.