Highlights: Gmail down across globe, millions of users affected

Three people got injured after a blast occurred at Taar tank number 11 in the Vizag steel plant during maintenance work, according to ANI reports. Out of the three workers, condition of one worker namely G Nagesh is critical. All three are undergoing treatment

Gmail or Google Mail services are down for many users across the world. Downdetector.com has reported a spark spike in Gmail outage status over the past hour.

"We are feeling good. I am thankful to the people of the state and party's high command. I will go to Shimla tomorrow," says Kamlesh Kumari, wife of Himachal Pradesh CM-designate Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, ANI reported.

Meghalaya government on Saturday filed criminal defamation suit against TMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale for making "deliberate, derogatory and malicious" claims that a state-owned tourism firm misappropriated over ₹630 cr fund, ANI reported.

Congress observer and Chattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said, "We are now going to the Raj Bhawan," after the party announced Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu as CM of Himachal Pradesh.

Congress leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu to be CM of Himachal Pradesh and Mukesh Agnihotri to be Deputy CM. Oath ceremony will take place tomorrow at 11 am, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said on Saturday.

An unidentified person on Saturday threw ink on Maharashtra minister Chandrakant Patil at Pimpri-Chinchwad, near Pune. The person was detained by Police. The person was later seen shouting slogans in support of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Phule.

Saumya Chaurasiya, Deputy Secretary to Chattisgarh CM on Saturday got 4 days more custody till Decemeber 14 under Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case, ANI reported.

Congress legislative party meeting to decide on Himachal Pradesh chief minister has started. Announcment is likely to be made in the meeting.

Congress high command approves the name of Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu as CM of Himachal Pradesh, according to news agency ANI reports citing sources. 

External Affairs minister S Jaishankar in Varanasi said, “Today a whole set of institutions, ideas and campaigns are coming out of India. Today in the world there are around 32-34 million people who are either of Indian origin or are Indians and we are playing an increasingly important role in the global world"

A mathematics faculty member at IIT Guwahati was found hanging in his campus quarters on Saturday, police said.

Ishan Kishan of India hit 200 in the third ODI between Bangladesh and India, which is being played at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, Bangladesh. Ishan became the fourth Indian to reach the milestone, and he did so in 126 balls. Follow India vs Bangladesh Live Score here

After record Gujarat election win, Bhupendra Patel elected BJP's legislative party leader, will take oath as CM for second time on Monday.

Supreme Court to hear Bilkis Bano’s petition challenging the early release of her rapists on December 13. A bench of justices Ajay Rastogi and Bela Trivedi will hear the matter. The same bench is currently seized of a bunch of PILs against the remission granted to the 11 rape and murder case convicts in the case.

Contraband drugs worth ₹60-70 crore were seized and five people arrested in Assam's Cachar on Friday night, the police told ANI.

BJP pressured media to spread propaganda against us: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, referring to videos of jailed minister Satyendar Jain

A fire broke out in Delhi's Bhalswa area on the intervening night of December 9 and 10, said a fire official on Saturday.

The fire was put out at 4 am. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far, added the official.

Twelve fire tenders were rushed to the spot.

Once again BJP has formed Govt and this is to see how Gujarat becomes strong and goes ahead in next 5-10 yrs, BJP MLA Hardik Patel told ANI.

"I don't know, I've played the role of a mere soldier from the beginning. I'll accept whatever role the party assigns me," he says on a cabinet berth.

Maharashtra delegation meeting Union Home Minister won't make any difference. Maharashtra has tried this in past too. The case is in Supreme Court... Our govt won't make any compromise on border issue: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, reports PTI.

The Orissa High Court has slammed inspector-in-charge (IIC) of Infocity Police Station for "refusing to register an FIR" in a death case, involving a hockey player Birendra Lakra, and directed him to undergo fresh training for one month at the Biju Patnaik Police Academy in Bhubaneswar.

China reported 13,811 new COVID-19 infections for Dec. 9, of which 3,082 were symptomatic and 10,729 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.

The commission reported 16,797 new cases a day earlier – 3,637 symptomatic and 13,160 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.