LIVE News Updates: Tamil Nadu reports 1,428 new COVID-19 cases, 7,84,747 total cases

Tamil Nadu reported 1,428 new COVID-19 cases, 1,398 discharges, and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours: State Health Department, Govt of Tamil Nadu Total cases: 7,84,747 Total discharges: 7,62,015 Death toll: 11,733 Active cases: 10,999

Uttarakhand reported 516 new COVID-19 cases, 473 recoveries, and 13 deaths today, says State Health Department Total cases: 75,784 Total recoveries: 68,838 Active cases: 4,955 Death toll: 1,251

Virat Kohli breaks Sachin Tendulkar's record, is the fastest to 12,000 ODI runs, reports NDTV

Cyclonic storm Burevi is expected to cross the south Tamil Nadu coast amidst Pamban and Kanniyakumari between December 3 and December 4 with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph, gusting at 90 kmph, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

In a weather bulletin, the IMD said Burevi, over southwest Bay of Bengal, moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 25 kmph during past six hours and lay centred, as at 11.30 a.m., about 140 km east of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 370 km east-southeast of Pamban (India) and 550 km nearly east-northeast of Kanniyakumari (India).

We call for burning of effigies throughout the country to protest against Modi government and corporate houses on December 5: Darshan Pal, President of Krantikari Kisan Union

In a tragic road accident, at least five college students were killed on the spot and one was critically injured at Cachar in southern Assam on Wednesday, the police said.

According to the police, the mishap occurred while an Alto vehicle and a truck collided head-on at Kalain in Cachar district.

The critically injured student was taken to the Silchar Medical College and Hospital.

The six victims, students of Nabin Chandra College of Badarpur, were returning to their homes in Alto after completing their morning shift study.

3rd ODI: India beat Australia by 13 runs

Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases, reports NDTV.

The daily COVID-19 count in Telangana dropped to 565 on Wednesday even as the health authorities conducted more than 50,000 tests.

Health officials said a total of 51,562 samples were tested during the last 24 hours as against average 40,000 tests being conducted on daily basis.

I congratulate two independent MLAs for listening to their conscience & voice of suffering farmers & withdrawing support from the Khattar govt. I hope other independent MLAs will also come forward & take this courageous decision: Randeep Surjewala, Congress

Punjab cabinet approves 100 per cent exemption from Motor Vehicle tax for state stage carriage buses, & educational institutions/schools/colleges buses till December 31, 2020, effective from March 23, to support private transport operators amid the COVID pandemic: Punjab Govt

Delhi reports 3,944 new COVID-19 cases, 5,329 recoveries, and 82 deaths, as per Delhi Health Department Total cases: 5,78,324 Total recoveries: 5,38,680 Death toll: 9,342 Active cases: 30,302

Special NDPS Court grants bail to Showik Chakraborty (Rhea Chakraborty's brother) in a drugs case registered by Narcotics Control Bureau

During Christmas, New Year, green crackers can be used from 11:55 pm to 12:30 am at places where air quality is 'moderate' or better:NGT

Chandigarh: Police detain Punjab Youth Congress workers who had gheraoed Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar's residence, demanding an apology from him for alleged use of force against protesting farmers.

Chandigarh Police use water cannons as Punjab Youth Congress workers jump barricades to march to Haryana CM M L Khattar's home over farm laws

Delhi: Traders say there is spike in vegetable & fruit prices due to farmers’ agitation. "Vehicles carrying vegetables are stuck at borders due to protest. It has impacted supply & prices. It'll continue till protest lasts," says a trader. Visuals from Okhla & Ghazipur mandis.

Telangana reported 565 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death and 925 recoveries on 1st December. Total cases in the state rise to 2,70,883 including 1,462 deaths and 2,60,155 recoveries. Active cases stand at 9,266.

UK authorises Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, to be made available across the country from next week

Commuters stage 'rail roko' over change in local train timings in Palghar district of Maharashtra: GRP officials

A meeting is underway at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah; Union Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal present

Gujarat High Court orders compulsory community service at COVID-19 care centres for those who do not wear masks, directs State Government to issue a notification

Farmers protest at Delhi-Noida border near Gautam Budh Dwar on Delhi-Noida Link Road, over Centre's farm laws

Maharashtra BJP leaders are doing politics over 'Azaan'. Even PM has said there should be no overcrowding at religious places during COVID. Those saying Shiv Sena has left Hindutva, should stop this 'tamasha'. They should talk about unemployment, GDP etc: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena

Langar' being served to farmers stationed at Delhi-Ghazipur border (Delhi-UP border) The farmers are protesting against the three farm laws passed by the Centre.

Not easy to shift Mumbai's film city to another place. The film industry in south India is also big, there're film cities in WB & Punjab too. Will Yogi Ji also visit these places & talk to directors/artists there or is he going to do so only in Mumbai?: Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena

A low-intensity quake hit Ghaziabad on Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Sesimology said. The magnitude of the quake was 2.7

At least eight more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, raising the tally in the Union Territory to 4,718, a health department official said on Wednesday.

They said- The income of farmers will double. What they did- 'Friends' income quadrupled and farmers income was halved. Government of lies, plunder, suit-boot, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

With 36,604 new COVID19 infections, India's total cases rise to 94,99,414. With 501 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,38,122. Total active cases at 4,28,644. Total discharged cases at 89,32,647 with 43,062 new discharges in last 24 hrs.

Tamil Nadu: Two teams of National Disaster Response Force deployed at Thoothukudi, in view of Cyclone Burevi. Burevi is expected to cross south Tamil Nadu between Kanniyakumari and Pamban on the morning of 4th December, as per IMD

Tikri border, Jharoda Border, Jhatikra Border are closed for any traffic movement. Badusarai Border is open only for two-wheeler traffic: Delhi Traffic Police

Sensex drops by 60.37 points to 44,595.07 in opening trade, Nifty slips by 15.30 points to 13,093.75

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath rings the bell at BSE at the listing of bonds of Lucknow Municipal Corporation

The Chilla border on Noida-link road is closed for traffic due to farmers protests near Gautam Budh Dwar. People are advised to avoid Noida-link road for going to Noida and use NH-24 and DND instead for Noida: Delhi Traffic Police

Total number of samples tested up tp 1st December is 14,24,45,949 including 10,96,651 samples tested on Tuesday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) deployed at Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu and Alappuzha, Kerala, in view of Cyclone Burevi

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrives at BSE in Mumbai for listing of bond of Lucknow Municipal Corporation

India's playing XI for the third ODI against Australia: S Dhawan, S Gill, V Kohli, S Iyer, KL Rahul, H Pandya, R Jadeja, S Thakur, K Yadav, J Bumrah, T Natarajan

BJP MP Sunny Deol tests positive for COVID-19, confirms Dr. Ranjeet Thakur, Block Medical Officer, Manali, Himachal Pradesh

Cyclone Storm Burevi to cross Sri Lanka coast close to Trincomalee today evening/night. To emerge into Gulf of Mannar on the morning of 3rd Dec & cross south Tamil Nadu between Kanniyakumari and Pamban on 4th December early morning: India Meteorological Department

Police have recovered one AK-47 rifle with 1 magazine and 55 rounds of ammunition in the Baksa district: ADGP, Law and Order, Assam Police

Protesting farmers try to remove barricading placed at Ghazipur-Ghaziabad (Delhi-UP) border