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• 17 Nov 2021, 10:36:51 PM IST

  President Kovind appoints Madras HC's senior-most judge as its acting chief justice

  President Ram Nath Kovind appoints Madras HC's senior-most judge Justice M Duraiswamy as acting chief justice of the high court until Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari joins the high court as the chief justice.

• 17 Nov 2021, 10:02:42 PM IST

  Vaccine hesitancy greatest threat to pandemic: Adar Poonawalla

  “The vaccine industry has worked tirelessly to provide enough stocks for the nation. Today there are over 200 million doses available with states. I urge all adults to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Vaccine hesitancy is now the greatest threat in overcoming this pandemic,” says Serum Institute of India's CEO Adar Poonawalla.

• 17 Nov 2021, 09:58:40 PM IST

  US adds Russia to list of ‘countries of particular concern’

  Pakistan, China, Burma, Russia, Saudi Arabia have been listed among countries designated as "countries of particular concern" by US State Department for having engaged in or tolerated “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom”, says US State Department.

• 17 Nov 2021, 09:16:17 PM IST

  Chhattisgarh likely to reduce taxes to cut petrol, diesel prices

  Chhattisgarh minister TS Singh Deo in Raipur said that chief minister Bhupesh Bhagel will take a decision on reduction in VAT on petrol and diesel in the Cabinet meeting to be held on November 22.

• 17 Nov 2021, 08:20:08 PM IST

  Delhi bans entry of trucks till Sunday, essential services allowed

  Air pollution: Delhi Govt issues order to ban entry of trucks, except for those carrying essential items, into the national capital till November 21

• 17 Nov 2021, 07:57:51 PM IST

  ED chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra given one-year extension

  Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the chief of Enforcement Directorate, received a one-year extension on his term, according to an official order issued by the Union ministry of finance on Wednesday.  

• 17 Nov 2021, 06:12:02 PM IST

  Pak parliament okays bill to allow Kulbhushan Jadhav's right to appeal

  Pakistan parliament okays bill to allow Kulbhushan Jadhav's right to appeal, reported the ANI news agency citing country's media.

• 17 Nov 2021, 06:02:36 PM IST

  5 terrorists killed in 2 separate operations in south Kashmir's Kulgam

  Five terrorists were killed in two operations on Wednesday in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district

• 17 Nov 2021, 05:42:10 PM IST

  2 terrorists gunned down in J&K's Gopalpora

  GopalporaEncounterUpdate: 02 unidentified #terrorists killed. #Operation in progress. Further details shall follow.

  @JmuKmrPolice

• 17 Nov 2021, 05:18:43 PM IST

  Delhi: 2 people who forced entry into Rashtrapati Bhawan sent to 14-day judicial custody

  The two people who had tried to forcibly enter the Rashtrapati Bhawan have been sent to 14-day judicial custody, reported the ANI news agency.

• 17 Nov 2021, 05:03:45 PM IST

  J&K: Encounter begins at Pombay area of Kulgam

  An encounter began at the Pombay area of Kulgam on Wednesday afternoon. Police and security forces are carrying out the operation. Details awaited.

• 17 Nov 2021, 05:01:59 PM IST

  Mobile phone lines inside Sudan cut ahead of planned protests: Report

  Ahead of planned protests on Wednesday in the Sudan capital, mobile phone lines were cut, both the AFP and the Reuters news agencies reported, citing witnesses in the region. 

• 17 Nov 2021, 04:18:33 PM IST

  Online child abuse case: Delhi court grants 3-day police remand to CBI of 4 accused

  Delhi's Rouse Avenue court grants 3 days police remand to CBI of four accused who were arrested from the city for allegedly posting and circulating child sexual exploitation material on the internet.

• 17 Nov 2021, 04:02:00 PM IST

  Jhansi: Rajnath Singh inaugurates arms exhibition at ‘Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv’  

  Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday inaugurated the arms exhibition at the ‘Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv’ in Jhansi.

• 17 Nov 2021, 03:57:32 PM IST

  Mumbai to get India's first ‘Pod’ concept retiring rooms. IRCTC calls it ‘gamechanger’

• 17 Nov 2021, 03:35:23 PM IST

  Relatives of civilians killed in Srinagar demand to return bodies for burial

  Relatives of two civilians killed in a crossfire between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar staged a protest in the city on Wednesday, pleading with authorities to return the bodies so they could bury them, news agency AP reported.

• 17 Nov 2021, 02:48:43 PM IST

  TMC moves privilege motion against ED, CBI in Bengal assembly

  The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday moved a privilege motion against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the West Bengal assembly. 

• 17 Nov 2021, 02:17:39 PM IST

  Enrollment in govt schools went up during Covid-19 pandemic: ASER survey

  A significant number of schoolchildren in India have switched from private schools to government-run schools amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) survey released on Wednesday. Read More

• 17 Nov 2021, 02:03:18 PM IST

  Maha Congress to take legal action against Kangana for alleged defamatory statement against Mahatma Gandhi

  Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole said on Wednesday that the party will take legal action against actor Kangana Ranaut for her alleged defamatory statement against Mahatma Gandhi. Read more

• 17 Nov 2021, 01:46:05 PM IST

  Construction activities banned in Delhi till November 21

  Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said on Wednesday that construction and demolition will be banned in the national capital till November 21. “There will be 100% work from home for Govt depts till November 21. Schools, colleges, institutes, training centres and libraries will remain closed till further orders,” Rai said. 

• 17 Nov 2021, 12:47:05 PM IST

  Lakhimpur violence: Ex-Punjab and Haryana HC judge appointed to monitor probe

  The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed Justice (retired) Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana high court, to monitor the ongoing probe in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Read more

• 17 Nov 2021, 11:49:05 AM IST

  2 CRPF jawans among 4 injured in grenade attack in J&K's Baramulla

  Four people, including two personnel of the CRPF, have been injured in a grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district. 

• 17 Nov 2021, 11:19:35 AM IST

  Ahead of winter session of Parliament, PM Modi suggests separate time for 'quality debate' in House

  Ahead of the winter session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday suggested separate timing for 'quality debate' in House.

• 17 Nov 2021, 10:31:17 AM IST

  Delhi-NCR air pollution crisis: Centre unwilling to ask its employees to work from home

  The Centre on Wednesday expressed unwillingness before the Supreme Court to ask its employees to work from home and instead has advised its employees in Delhi to resort to carpooling to reduce the number of vehicles used by them for commuting, news agency ANI reported. 

• 17 Nov 2021, 10:18:20 AM IST

  Jammu imposes night curfew amid surge in Covid-19 cases

  Amid a surge in cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), a night curfew has been imposed in Jammu from 10 pm to 6 am from Wednesday. Earlier, the timings of the curfew were from 11 pm till 5am.  Read more

• 17 Nov 2021, 10:12:23 AM IST

  Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot asks govt teachers about bribes, gets this answer

  Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and his government were embarrassed when he asked whether government teachers in the state had to pay bribes for their transfer between schools. Read more

• 17 Nov 2021, 10:10:12 AM IST

  Former Delhi assembly speaker Yoganand Shastri joins NCP

  Yoganand Shastri, the former speaker of the Delhi assembly, joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday in the presence of party president Sharad Pawar. Shastri had resigned from the Congress party last year. 

   

• 17 Nov 2021, 09:26:26 AM IST

  Uttar Pradesh: 8 wagons of container train derailed, restoration work underway 

• 17 Nov 2021, 09:22:31 AM IST

  India records 15% higher infections than yesterday with 10,197 new Covid-19 cases

  India's daily tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) went up again with 10,197 new cases in the last 24 hours. As many as 12,134 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours. Wednesday's caseload is 15% higher than that of Tuesday's when 8,865 infections were reported. 

• 17 Nov 2021, 08:26:12 AM IST

  Mizoram reports 459 new Covid-19 case, 1 more death

  Mizoram on Wednesday reported 459 new cases and one more death due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), taking the caseload and death toll to 129,845 and 467 respectively

• 17 Nov 2021, 08:14:32 AM IST

  Kejriwal slams Congress, BJP for criticising his free electricity promise in Goa

  Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal hit out at the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for censuring him over his promise of providing free electricity to the people of Goa. Read more

• 17 Nov 2021, 07:45:40 AM IST

  NITI Aayog lists 11 measures to improve school education system

  NITI Aayog, the Centre’s public policy think tank, has suggested 11 measures to improve the country’s school education system, especially learning outcomes, for effective implementation of National Education Policy, 2020. Read more

• 17 Nov 2021, 06:49:43 AM IST

  Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor category'

• 17 Nov 2021, 06:29:08 AM IST

  Bihar to take action against employees violating liquor ban

  Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday directed state officials to take strict action against the government employees caught in an instance related to violation of liquor ban, Chaitanya Prasad, additional chief Secretary (Home), told news agency ANI. 

  The above direction comes after a high-level meeting on liquor prohibition was chaired by chief minister Kumar on Tuesday. 

  "He has given instructions to identify and take action against the personnel of police stations that haven't taken any action regarding the liquor ban," Prasad said.