Breaking news highlights: India's monkeypox tally climbs to 19

The total number of monkeypox cases in the country have climbed to 19 after a Nigerial tested positive for the virus in Delhi. 

In Himachal Pradesh, locals in Galog village near Dhami today observed the traditional ritual of stone pelting, to appease Goddess Kali.

Delhi University's Registrar on Tuesday said second round of seat allocation for undergraduate programmes will be announced on October 30. He said to PTI that around 59,100 candidates secure admission in Delhi University's first round of seat allocation.

The Competition Commission of India on Tuesday slapped a penalty of ₹936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position with respect to Play Store policies and directed the company to cease and desist from unfair business practices, according to news agency PTI reports.

Adidas ended partnership with rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, over offensive and antisemitic remarks, according to news agency AP's reports.

Rishi Sunak takes charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being invited to form government by King Charles III, reports PTI.

WhatsApp services after an outage for over an hour reportedly restored partially for some users in India, Asia and the United Kingdom, according to news agency Reuters reports.

Child died in an explosion near railway tracks in Bhatpara in West Bengal while another child and a woman were injured, police said to ANI. Police further said that bomb disposal team have arrived and 1 live bomb found.

A massive fire broke out in Itanagar's Naharlagun due to unknown reasons. Over 700 shops burnt to ashes; however, no casualties reported yet, reported ANI.

Downdetector said more than 11,000 users across India had reported a WhatsApp outage, while the numbers for United Kingdom were at 68,000 and 19,000 for Singapore as of about 0750 GMT.

A Meta spokesperson on Tuesday said that: “We're aware that some people are currently having trouble sending messages and we're working to restore WhatsApp for everyone as quickly as possible,” reported Reuters.

Services of Meta-owned WhatsApp have reportedly suffered partial disruption. Read more here

Doors of Kedarnath, Badrinath temples to remain closed today due to solar eclipse.

Prominent Shia leader and former Hurriyat chairman, Abas Ansari passed away in Srinagar afrer brief illness.

Sprinkling of water being done in the area around Anand Vihar foot over bridge by Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), as a measure against the rise in Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital.

Markets open in green: Sensex at 59,975; Nifty trades above 17,750.

India records 862 new Covid cases, lowest in six months; active caseload at 22,549

A total of 201 calls pertaining to fire incidents were received in Delhi, yesterday during Diwali: Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service

Air pollution worsens in Delhi-NCR on the night of Diwali, air quality plummets to 'Very Poor' category in Delhi and Noida.