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• 9 Nov 2021, 11:00:14 PM IST

  Fire breaks out on 5th floor of Mohd Umar Palace in Maharashtra's Mumbra, reports ANI

  Fire on Tuesday broke out on the fifth floor of Mohd Umar Palace in Maharashtra's Mumbra, reports news agency ANI. Fire brigades are currently present at the site. 

  No casualties or injuries have been reported yet. 

  Fire fighting operations are underway. More details are awaited.

• 9 Nov 2021, 10:57:06 PM IST

  Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar to be next chief of naval staff, reports ANI citing defence ministry

  Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar has been appointed as the next chief of naval staff by the government, reports news agency ANI, citing the union ministry of defence.  He will take over his new office on November 30, ANI further quoted the ministry as saying.

• 9 Nov 2021, 10:20:41 PM IST

  Delhi govt deploys 15 boats to remove froth from Yamuna

  The Delhi government on Tuesday deployed 15 boats to remove the froth in the Yamuna river with the help of ropes. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) conceived the plan and implemented it with the help of the Irrigation Flood Control Department and Revenue Department, news agency PTI cited officials as saying.

• 9 Nov 2021, 10:06:06 PM IST

  EU pledges 100 million euros to climate adaptation fund: Report

  EU climate policy chief Frans Timmermans pledged on Tuesday 100 million euros ($115 million) to the United Nations adaptation fund, which offers finance to developing countries vulnerable to the impact of climate change, reported Reuters.

• 9 Nov 2021, 09:43:35 PM IST

  Bengal declares public holidays on November 10 -11 for Chhath Puja

  The West Bengal government has declared public holidays on November 10 and 11 in view of Chhath Puja, reported news agency ANI. The decision has been taken keeping in view of a sizable population of people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in the state.

• 9 Nov 2021, 08:38:24 PM IST

  Rajasthan govt to reduce VAT on petrol, diesel like other states, says CM Gehlot

  Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said his government will reduce a value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel like other states.

• 9 Nov 2021, 08:35:48 PM IST

  NCPCR writes to states, UTs recommending fire safety audits in all hospitals for children

  The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to chief secretaries of all states/Union territories to recommend fire safety audits for all hospitals/medical colleges/nursing homes having NICU, PICU, SNCU and other medical facilities for children, reported news agency ANI. 

  The commisison has also advised all states and UTs to get the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from fire departments concerned.

  “District wise compliance report should be arranged for the Commission within 30 days from the date of issue of this letter,” it added.

• 9 Nov 2021, 08:10:45 PM IST

  Medical officer, three staff nurses arrested on charges of negligence in Ahmednagar hospital fire case

  A woman medical officer and three staff nurses were arrested by the police on the charge of causing death by negligence, three days after eleven Covid-19 patients died in a fire in the ICU of the Ahmednagar civil hospital.

  Medical officer Dr Vishakha Shinde and staff nurses Sapna Pathare, Asma Shaikh and Channa Anant, were arrested under sections 304 (Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 304 A (Causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), said Manoj Patil, Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar rural police.

• 9 Nov 2021, 07:26:56 PM IST

  UP govt issues order that district magistrates can declare public holiday for Chhath Puja on November 10

  The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday issued an order stating that the District Magistrates can declare public holiday on November 10, in the districts where Chhath Puja is celebrated on a large scale.

• 9 Nov 2021, 07:10:24 PM IST

  500 farmers to partcipate in tractor march to Parliament every day during winter session: SKM

  At least 500 farmers will participate in a peaceful tractor march to Parliament every day during the Winter Session, news agency PTI quoted farmers' union Samyukta Kisan Morcha as saying.

  The Cabinet Committee on Parliament Affairs on Monday recommended that the Winter Session of Parliament be held from November 29 to December 23.

• 9 Nov 2021, 06:45:41 PM IST

  EU set to approve first Covid-19 antibody drugs: Report 

  The European Union drugs regulator is set to authorise the use of two monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid-19 patients in coming days, Reuters quoted people familiar with the development as saying. 

  The authorisations would come as the bloc faces a new surge in infections and hospitalisations despite high vaccination levels in many countries.

• 9 Nov 2021, 05:52:07 PM IST

  CRPF says 112 terrorists killed, 135 apprehended in J&K so far this year, reports ANI

  The Central Reserve Police Force on Tuesday said that a total of 13 maoists have been killed, 603 apprehended while 486 surrendered in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Naxal-affected areas so far this year, reported news agency ANI. 

• 9 Nov 2021, 05:24:42 PM IST

  Amit Mitra appointed as princiapl chief advisor to WB CM Mamata Banerjee

  West Bengal finance minister Amit Mitra appointed as principal chief advisor to CM Mamata Banerjee and state finance department, in the rank of Cabinet Minister, reports ANI.

• 9 Nov 2021, 04:59:23 PM IST

  Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hits Himachal's Kinnaur

  An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 on the richter scale on Tuesday hit Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur at 4:27 pm, National Centre for Seismology confirmed.

• 9 Nov 2021, 04:43:28 PM IST

  RBI lifts restrictions on Diners Club International; allows onboarding of new customers, reports PTI

  The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday lifted restrictions on Diners Club International and allowed it to onboard new domestic customers, reported news agency PTI. The restrictions have been lifted with immediate effect, the central bank was quoted as saying in a statement.

  The RBI had on April 23, 2021, imposed restrictions on Diners Club International Ltd from onboarding new domestic customers onto its card network from May 1, 2021, for non-compliance with the norms on Storage of Payment System Data.

• 9 Nov 2021, 03:42:54 PM IST

  2 accused officers sent to 7-day police custody in extortion case against Param Bir Singh, others

  Two accused officers – police inspector Nandkumar Gopale and inspector Asha Korke –  have been sent to seven-day police custody in extortion case against former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh and others, reported news agency ANI.

• 9 Nov 2021, 03:10:27 PM IST

  4 dead in Bihar's Muzaffarpur due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor, reports ANI

  A total of four deaths have been reported so far, in Kanti, Muzaffarpur, due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor, reported news agency ANI.

• 9 Nov 2021, 02:17:39 PM IST

  Nawab Malik says he will reveal Devendra Fadnavis' underworld connection tomorrow

  Maharashtra cabinet minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday said he will reveal Devendra Fadnavis' underworld connection on Wednesday. Malik also reacted on Fadnavis's claims that he and his family members entered into land deals with people associated with the underworld.

  “The allegations are baseless. I had no relations with underworld and never purchased land from blast convict," Malik said as he addressed a press conference.

  “We were tenants of plot, the owner wanted to sell it. We carried out the transaction with the person who had the power of attorney on behalf of the owner,” Malik added. Read more

• 9 Nov 2021, 01:50:17 PM IST

   Bengal govt to lift night curfew in Nadia and Hooghly on November 12 and 13

  Night curfew in Nadia and Hooghly Districts to be lifted on 12th and 13th November on the occasion of Jagadhatri Puja, announces West Bengal govt.

• 9 Nov 2021, 01:11:31 PM IST

  ‘Nawab Malik has dealings with 1993 Mumbai blast convicts’

  Nawab Malik has dealings with people from the Underworld, and people convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case. He purchased land from convicts of the case on rates cheaper than market rates. Was this deal to save prime land from being forfeited under TADA law?: Devendra Fadnavis, former Maharashtra CM and BJP leader

• 9 Nov 2021, 12:45:44 PM IST

  Bhopal fire: MP CM calls for report on fire safety audit

  I want a report on fire safety audit to know where it happened and where it didn't. Both govt and private hospitals to undergo fire safety audit as well: Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Madhya Pradesh chief minister

• 9 Nov 2021, 12:20:17 PM IST

  Congress delegation stopped outside Bhopal hospital

  Police stop Congress delegation outside Bhopal's Kamla Nahru Hospital where four children died in fire last night.

• 9 Nov 2021, 11:45:20 AM IST

  Congress MP seeks extension of PMGKY

  Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora writes to PM Modi and urges him to extend the deadline of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojna beyond November 30, 2021.

• 9 Nov 2021, 11:00:20 AM IST

  Tamil Nadu rain: Ex-dy CM Panneerselvam writes to PM Modi

  Former Tamil Nadu deputy CM O Panneerselvam writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to instruct the Union finance ministry to release funds to the State to carry out rescue, relief & rehabilitation operations in view of heavy rainfall in the state.

• 9 Nov 2021, 10:20:38 AM IST

  Magnitude 3.8 earthquake near Manipur's Shirui

  Earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale occurred 62 km northeast of Shirui, Manipur at 9:47am: National Center for Seismology (NCS)

• 9 Nov 2021, 09:44:48 AM IST

  House collapses in Mumbai's Antop Hill

  A house collapsed in Antop Hill area. Nine persons rescued and shifted to a hospital; four fire brigade vehicles at the spot: Mumbai Fire Brigade

• 9 Nov 2021, 09:14:03 AM IST

  10,126 new Covid-19 cases and 332 deaths in India

  India records 10,126 new Covid-19 cases, 11,982 recoveries and 332 deaths. Total tally reaches 34,377,113 including 33,775,086 recoveries, 461,389 deaths and 140,538 active cases.

• 9 Nov 2021, 08:55:53 AM IST

  Air quality in Gurugram ‘very poor’: SAFAR

  Overall air quality in Haryana's Gurugram in 'very poor' category, according to SAFAR-India.

• 9 Nov 2021, 08:16:55 AM IST

  Tamil Nadu rain: Schools in Madurai closed today

  Schools and colleges will remain closed today due to heavy rainfall in Madurai district: District Collector

• 9 Nov 2021, 07:42:01 AM IST

  Delhi's air quality ‘improves’ to ‘very poor’

  Delhi's air quality improves to 'very poor' from 'severe' with Air Quality Index (AQI) at 372: System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting & Research (SAFAR)

• 9 Nov 2021, 07:12:40 AM IST

  Karnataka issues guidelines for travellers from Maharashtra

  According to the state government, those coming to Karnataka for two days or less should be free from fever, cough cold, throat pain, fever, difficulty in breathing etc. On arrival, they will undergo mandatory for fever, and should have Covid-19 vaccination certificate for both the doses.

• 9 Nov 2021, 06:45:51 AM IST

  US-Mexico border reopens after Covid-19 shutdown

  US-Mexico border opens for non-essential travel, reopening for the first time in 20 months after being closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.