LIVE News Updates: Night curfew in 4 districts of Himachal, educational institutions shut till Dec 31

Himachal Pradesh that saw a sudden spike in coronavirus cases with the reopening of hotels and resorts, the state Cabinet led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday decided to impose night curfew in four districts that are preferred tourist destinations.

The PM must tell the nation: 1. Of all the Covid vaccine candidates, which will GOI choose & why? 2. Who will get the vaccine first & what will be the distribution strategy? 3. Will PMCares fund be used to ensure free vaccination? 4. By when will all Indians be vaccinated?, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

Bihar has become the unemployment capital of the country. The public can't wait anymore. If they are unable to provide 19 lakh jobs in the first month, then we will join the public in protests across the state: Tejashwi Yadav, RJD Leader

Uttar Pradesh govt decreases the maximum number of persons at any closed-door gathering to 100 (or 50% of the capacity) from 200; all COVID related protocols to be followed.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold a meeting with CMs of states over COVID-19 situation tomorrow, via video conferencing.

Bharti Singh and husband Harsh Limbachiya granted bail. Duo granted bail by the court upon furnishing bail bond of Rs 15000.

Delighted to hear that, Covishield, soon to be widely available COVID-19 vaccine, will offer protection up to 90% in one dosage regime & 62% in another: Adar Poonawalla, CEO Serum Institute of India The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is being made in partnership with Serum Institute

A man has been shot dead by unknown assailants in Delhi's Nand Nagri area on Monday. The man has been identified as BJP worker and RTI activist Zulfiqar Qureshi.

According to primary reports, Qureshi along with his son left his house at arond 7 am to a nearby mosque when he was shot dead. The miscreants also attacked Qureshi's son with a knife.

Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid hatched the conspiracy to fuel Delhi riots during US President Donald Trump's visit in February this year to spread globally the propaganda over torture of minorities in India, police has alleged in the charge sheet.

RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav arrive at the state Legislative Assembly. The first session of the newly-constituted Bihar Legislative Assembly began today.

Congress MLAs protest at Vidhan Sabha premises in Patna, over the incident where a 20-year-old girl in Vaishali district was allegedly burnt to death earlier this month.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leaders meet at the party headquarters in Chennai, under chairmanship of party chief MK Stalin.

Kerala Police Act Amendment ordinance will be reconsidered, says CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury

Odisha reported 668 new COVID-19 infections on November 22, taking total positive cases to 3,14,629, out of which 7,106 are active cases. 3,05,813 people have recovered while 1,657 deaths have been recorded.

Supreme Court pulls up Gujarat Govt for weddings gatherings despite rising COVID-19 cases. The Court says Gujarat is worst after Delhi and Maharashtra. The Bench posts the matter for hearing next on Friday.

Supreme Court seeks affidavit from Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, & Assam governments on the steps taken by them in regard to the current COVID-19 condition in the states. A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan also pulls up Gujarat & Delhi for worsening COVID-19 situation.

Supreme Court asks all the states to file status reports on steps they have taken, steps intended to be taken and help needed from Centre to combat COVID-19 situation.

An 18-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and raped by two men in a village here, police said on Monday.

The rupee opened on a flat note and was trading in a narrow range against the US dollar in opening session on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases offset positive sentiments surrounding the progress on the vaccine front.

Newly elected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) of Bihar arrive for the first session today after the 2020 Bihar state elections

Delhi government lifts the order of closure of Punjabi Basti Market and Janata Market, Nangloi, with immediate effect.

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to file its replies on comedian Bharti Singh and her husband Haarsh Limbachiyaa's bail pleas today. As I am busy with other cases today, we will request for some other date of argument: Special public prosecutor Atul Sarpande

Polling for the first phase of elections to panchayat bodies is underway in 21 districts of Rajasthan on Monday amid tight security. The voting began at 7.30 am at 10,131 polling booths to elect 1310 members of 65 panchayat samitis and related zila parishad members, spokesperson of the state election commission said. Polling will be held in four phases.

At least 13 people, including 10 policemen and one security personnel, tested positive for novel coronavirus in Mizoram, pushing the caseload to 3,660, an official said on Monday.

Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya has tested positive for COVID-19

With 44,059 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases rise to 91,39,866. With 511 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,33,738. Total active cases at 4,43,486 Total discharged cases at 85,62,642 with 41,024 new discharges in last 24 hrs.

A woman in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district has lodged a case against her 32-year-old husband for allegedly giving her triple talaq over phone, a police official said on Monday.

A young couple was found hanging from the same tree in Mathura's Piprauli village.

Sensex opens in the green - currently at 44,225.53, up by 343.28 points. Nifty at 12,958.05, up by 99.00 points.

A total of 13,25,82,730 samples tested for COVID-19 up to 22nd November. Of these, 8,49,596 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research

Air Quality Index in Lodhi Road area at 203 (poor) as per Central Pollution Control Board data.

Telangana reported 602 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths and 1,015 recoveries on 22nd November. Total cases in the state rise to 2,64,128 including 1,433 deaths and 2,51,468 recoveries. Active cases stand at 11,227.

China’s geopolitical strategy cannot be countered by a PR driven media strategy. This simple fact seems to elude the minds of those running GOI, tweeted Rahul Gandhi