Breaking news highlights: Gujarat adds 61 new Covid cases, 39 more recoveries

Gujarat on Tuesday added 61 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, taking the caseload to 827,806. The tally of recoveries went up to 817,339 with 39 patients getting discharged. 

The meet focussed on Biden telling Putin the ramifications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine 

The NCP on Tuesday said it will make every effort to form a broad-based alliance of parties, including the Congress, to take on the BJP in 2024, but distanced itself from Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's barbs at the grand old party, reports PTI. 

A delegation of TMC leaders will meet home minister Amit Shah in Parliament tomorrow at 3.45 pm on AFSPA issue in the wake of anti-insurgency operation that went awry in Nagaland's Mon, ANI reported

Same-sex marriage bill approved in Chile

Omicron Covid variant 'almost certainly' not more severe than Delta, reports AFP quoting top US scientist Fauci

Congress delegation will visit Nagaland tomorrow to meet the families of those who died in an anti-insurgency operation that went awry in the Mon district on Saturday,  Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi told news agency ANI. 

One of the suspected killers of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was arrested at an airport in Paris, reports Reuters. 

Virtual summit between Putin and Biden begins, reports AFP citing Russian news agencies

Maharashtra's Thane district reports 12 recent foreign returnees are untraceable. 

Mamata Banerjee's order was directed at police officials serving in districts which share borders with adjoining districts. 

News agencies reported an explosion in Kabul's police district 2 on Tuesday afternoon. 

The DRDO conducted the test-firing off the Odisha coast. 

Sonia Gandhi will address the meet in Parliament's Central Hall in Tuesday

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea filed by former Aircel promoter C Sivasankaran who sought diplomatic immunity against prosecution by the central bureau of investigation (CBI) in a pending criminal case against him.

38 killed, 69 seriously injured in Burundi prison fire, reports AFP citing nation's vice president

SKM’s meeting inconclusive, farm unions to meet at 2pm on Dec 8 to decide on withdrawing protests.

SKM’s meeting has been adjourned and likely to continue tomorrow

Centre agrees to take farmers and stubble burning out of the purview of NCR anti-pollution law, people familiar with the developments told HT. They also said that electricity amendment bill that farmers are opposed to will be withdrawn. 

Haryana to withdraw all cases against farmers except a few cases related to rape and murder, people familiar with the developments told HT

Farmers likely to take out victory march on Dec 8 before returning home, people familiar with the developments told HT

Haryana farm leaders told the SKM leaders that the government should take back cases first, then they will call -off agitation while the Punjab unions wants to call-off stir immediately, said a farmer leader from Haryana attending the presser said. 

SKM to take part in a committee proposed by Centre to resolve all outstanding issues with farmers, compensation for farmers likely. Protests likely to continue till concrete steps are taken

Govt announces undisclosed credits amounting to ₹20,353 crore were detected with respect to 930 India-linked entities in Panama and Paradise Paper Leaks, reports PTI

CFT Cell formed by the Union home ministry