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Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot: BJP's dream of expanding footprints in eastern India will be ended in Bihar Elections 2020

IPL 2020: Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni wins toss, elects to bowl vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Gujarat reports 987 new cases of COVID19, four deaths and 1,083 recoveries today. Gujarat's case tally stands at 1,71,040, with 1,54,078 recoveries and 3,708 deaths. Total active cases are 13,254: State Government

Rajasthan detects 1,790 new COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths today till 6pm. Total positive cases in the state stand at 1,93,419 including 1,888 deaths, 1,75,977 recoveries and 15,554 active cases: State Health Department

India has proposed the name of IFS officer Suresh Kumar as the new Charge d'affaires to Pakistan: Sources, reports ANI

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan violated ceasefire in Shahpur Sector of Poonch district at about 1710 hours today. Indian Army is retaliating.

Pakistan's Federal Minister Fawad Choudhry, in the National Assembly, says Pulwama was a great achievement under Imran Khan's leadership.

Noida: DND flyway now open for traffic movement. "Crime branch is probing the case now, family (of businessman Aman Bainsla who died allegedly by suicide) has been assured that matter will be investigated thoroughly," says Joint CP, Delhi Police

On Thursday, Maharashtra government extended the lockdown in containment zones till November 30, reports Free Press Journal

Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), scheduled to be held in November, deferred to January next year due to COVID-19 pandemic: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Firing and lathi-charge on devotees of Maa Durga in Munger were done at the behest of Nitish Kumar-Sushil Modi government... There is arson and lawlessness, and Nitish Kumar is to be held responsible: Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress

India performs 1 crore COVID-19 tests in last 9 days: Centre, reports NDTV

On Nov 10 Mahagathbandhan will form the government with a thumping majority. Based on CM's bewildered responses & unsatisfactory answers after 5 years, the public has understood that there is a need for change: Sachin Pilot, Congress, in Patna

Delhi records minimum temperature of 12.5 degrees Celsius, lowest in October in 26 years: India Meteorological Department

Supreme Court requests Chief Justice of Bombay High Court to list before an appropriate bench at earliest the plea for release of activist and poet Dr P Varavara Rao, an accused in Bhima Koregaon case, on medical grounds.

Schools & Colleges will be opened in the state from 2nd November. Classes for 9, 10, 11 & 12 will commence from 2nd Nov. Classes for 6, 7 & 8 will start from 23rd November. Classes will be held for half-day only & on alternate days only: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister's Office

Two dead in a gas-cylinder blast in Sardhana, Meerut district, today

"The roof of a house was blown off in a cylinder explosion incident. 2 people died and the 2 injured are being treated. Doctors & other teams are present there, investigating the accident site," says Meerut SSP

Election Commission of India (ECI) orders immediate removal of SP & DM of Munger. An inquiry has been ordered into the incident by Asangba Chuba Ao, Divisional Commissioner, Magadh that has to be completed with the next seven days. New DM & SP to be posted in Munger today itself.

Bihar: Unidentified persons cause arson at SDO & SP office in Munger, setting several vehicles on fire & damaging office The mob was protesting against a man's death during firing incident on Oct 26 at the time of Goddess Durga immersion & demanded action against Munger SP & SDO Unidentified persons cause arson at SDO & SP office in Munger, setting several vehicles on fire & damaging office

PDP workers were peacefully protesting against land law passed by BJP govt to loot J&K land. Our workers were arrested & I wasn't allowed to meet them. Neither Civil society nor politicians can talk here, entire J&K has been converted into a jail: PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti

Relief for Uttarakhand Chief Minister TS Rawat, Supreme Court puts on hold High Court order of CBI probe against him.

Central government informs the Supreme Court that an ordinance has been brought in to deal with air pollution in the Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas.

Rajinikanth says "leaked letter not mine, but info on my health is true" amid speculation over political plans, reports NDTV

New Zealand on Thursday reported six new imported coronavirus cases, including four people who arrived from India on October 24, according to the Ministry of Health.

All six cases were identified during routine testing around day 3 of their stay in managed isolation, Xinhua news agency quoted the Ministry as saying.

The fifth case involved a person who arrived from the Netherlands via Singapore on October 23.

Over 18 % of electorate cast their votes in initial few hours in first-phase polling for Rajasthan civic elections: Official.

J&K: PDP workers protest in Srinagar against new land laws & ongoing NIA raids at 6 NGOs & trusts in Kashmir. Pictures of PDP workers being detained during a protest near Sports Complex in Srinagar, reports ANI

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri promises to take immediate action after passenger alleges violation of COVID-19 social distancing protocol at Srinagar airport.

Two more people succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry on Thursday, pushing the toll to 592 while the aggregate rose to 34,761 with 181 additions.

Addressing a virtual press conference, Health Minister Malladi Krishna Rao said 181 new cases were identified at the end of examination of 4,001 samples today.

Rao said 142 patients were discharged after recovery during the last 24 hours ending 10 am on Thursday.

The government has issued a notification to set up a Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining areas Ordinance 2020.

The notification by the Ministry of Law and Justice said an ordinance will provide for the constitution of a commission for better coordination, research, identification and resolution of problems surrounding the air quality index.

The quality of air in NCR and adjoining areas remains a cause of concern and it has become necessary to evolve and implement a consolidated approach for monitoring, tackling and eliminating the causes of air pollution and identifying, specifying and rigorously enforcing measures for elimination and mitigation of air pollution including but not limited to controlling or eliminating the activities of stubble burning, vehicular pollution, road dust and urban construction.

Odisha's COVID-19 tally mounts to 2,87,099 with 1,617 new cases; 13 fresh fatalities push death toll to 1,297: Health officia

Keshubhai Patel, Former Chief Minister of Gujarat, passes away at the age of 92. He was admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad.

CM Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘Green Delhi’ mobile app for people to file complaints related to pollution causing activities

Twitter tenders verbal apology before joint parliamentary committee on personal data protection over location tag in a live broadcast showing Leh & J&K as part of China. Panel showed strong displeasure over it & asked Twitter to tender written apology & submit an affidavit.

It is too early to say that Delhi is experiencing the 3rd wave of COVI19 cases. We must wait for another week in order to definitively say that, but it possible that we're already in that phase: Satyendar Jain, Delhi Health Minister on the spike in COVID cases

M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to Kerala CM, sent to 7-day Enforcement Directorate custody by a court in Kochi, in connection with gold smuggling case

Raj Thackeray, Chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), meets Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai

Equity benchmark Sensex plunged over 350 points in early trade on Thursday amid negative cues from global markets as rising coronavirus cases and uncertainty over US presidential elections weighed on investor sentiment.

Telangana recorded 1,504 new coronavirus cases taking the tally to 2.35 lakh while five more deaths pushed the toll to 1,324 in the state.

Jharkhand's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,569 on Thursday as 345 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said.

Landslides set off by Typhoon Molave killed at least eight people with 42 others missing in central Vietnam, state media said Thursday.

With 49,881 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases surge to 80,40,203. With 517 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,20,527. Total active cases are 6,03,687 after a decrease of 7116 in last 24 hrs Total cured cases are 73,15,989 with 56,480 new discharges in last 24 hrs

NIA is conducting raids across 9 locations in Delhi and Srinagar on 6 NGOs and trusts in connection with terror funding case

Air quality deteriorates in Delhi with the rise of pollutants in the atmosphere. Air Quality Index is at 420 in Jahangirpuri, in 'severe' category, as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data.