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12:57 PM

Imran under threat from enemy agencies of Pakistan: Interior minister Sanaullah

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that PTI chief Imran Khan faced a threat from "every enemy agency of Pakistan" and if something were to happen to him, it would bring a storm of embarrassment to the country.
 

"Every enemy and every enemy agency of Pakistan are after his life since he has got an FIR registered against him," The News quoted the minister as saying. "Now if something happens to (Khan), may it not be so and I pray for his long life, then the finger would be pointed at the Pakistan Army, the ISI, myself, and the prime minister because he has already got four names taped," he added.

11:35 AM

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde orders probe in Pune-Bengaluru highway accident

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the tragic road accident on the Pune-Bengaluru highway in which over 40 vehicles were damaged and 38 people were reportedly injured.

"Several vehicles crashed in an accident involving a tanker at Navale bridge in Pune. As soon as the information about this accident was known, immediate instructions are given to find out the exact cause of the accident," tweeted CM Shinde.

He has also given instructions to the local administration to ensure proper treatment for the injured. 

11:02 AM

Low-pressure area over Bay of Bengal to bring heavy rains to Chennai

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a low-pressure over the central parts of the southern Bay of Bengal has turned into a depression and would lead to heavy rainfall in parts of Chennai and north Tamil Nadu, and Karaikal town of Puducherry.

Certain areas of south Tamil Nadu is also expected to receive light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning.

The IMD said that on November 21, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Chennai, Ranipet, and Tiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu will receive heavy rains while on November 22 Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, and Vellore districts may receive heavy rains.

10:21 AM

Active Covid cases in the country decline to 6,402: health ministry data

India logged 406 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,46,69,421, while the active cases dipped to 6,402, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday.

The death toll climbed to 5,30,586 with 12 fatalities, which included 11 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

The active cases comprise 0.01 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate increased to 98.80 per cent, according to the ministry.

10:13 AM

No let up in dengue despite winter onset; Lucknow reports 47 cases in a day

There seems to be no let-up in dengue cases despite the onset of the winter season as Lucknow registeres 47 cases in a day.

Majority of the new cases were reported from congested residential and commercial localities like Aishbagh (6), Chandar Nagar (5), Aliganj (5), Indira Nagar (4), NK Road (5) and Chinhat (4). Yogesh Raghuvanshi, district health education officer, said: "Notices were issued to 14 houses where mosquito larva was spotted by the health teams conducting survey to check mosquito breeding."

Experts have told PTI that despite a decline in temperatures, the number of new daily cases could take another couple of days to go down.

10:00 AM

Former bureaucrat Arun Goel assumes charge as election commissioner

Former bureaucrat Arun Goel assumes charge as the new Election Commissioner of India.

Arun Goel, a former IAS officer of the Punjab cadre, was on Saturday appointed election commissioner. He will join chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar and election commissioner Anup Chandra Pandey in the Election Commission.

Sushil Chandra retired as chief election commissioner in May this year.

9:29 AM

North Korea calls UN chief Guterres 'puppet of US' after missile launch

North Korea's foreign minister called UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "a puppet of the United States" as she slammed the UN chief for joining US-led condemnation of the North's recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres earlier issued a statement strongly condemning North Korea's ICBM launch on Friday and reiterating his call on the North "to immediately desist from taking any further provocative actions." Guterres's statement came after the US and other countries issued similar criticism of the North's ICBM test that showed an potential to strike anywhere in the continental US.

9:03 AM

Assembly polls: PM Modi to address three rallies in Gujarat today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three public rallies in Gujarat on Monday, the third day of his visit to the state where assembly polls are scheduled next month. 

The PM is addressing a series of 'Vijay Sankalp Sammelans' for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which he started on Saturday with a roadshow in Valsad. On Monday, he will address rallies at Dhrangadhra in Surendranagar district, Jambusar in Bharuch district and Navsari city, according to the BJP.

8:59 AM

2022 huge year in US-India ties, 2023 going to be even bigger: White House

In the history of India-US relationship, 2022 has been a huge year and the next year is going to be even bigger, a top White House official has said.

Sharing his views on the India-US ties, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer said 2022 and 2023 are two critical years for this bilateral relationship.

"The year 2022 was huge in US-India relations. We think we have an even bigger year ahead in 2023. We have the Quad summit on the agenda coming up. We have India's G 20 presidency, which I know we're all be looking forward to, including Prime Minister Modi," Finer said at an event organised by the Indian embassy in Washington.

 

8:44 AM

At least 24 vehicles damaged in pile-up after truck loses control on Pune bridge, 8 hospitalised

At least 24 vehicles were damaged after a truck lost control on the downward slope of a bridge on the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway late Sunday evening, in which several persons suffered injuries with eight of them being hospitalised, a police official said.

The accident occurred on Navale bridge to suspected brake failure of the truck when it was moving towards Pune, he said, the Press Trust of India reported.

Ten to 15 people received minor injuries in the incident and they were given first aid on the spot. However, six to eight others were shifted to two hospitals for treatment, the official said.