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				Bihar education minister Mewa Lal Chaudhary, whose appointment to the post had triggered a controversy on account of a corruption taint, on Thursday tendered his resignation, barely three days after being sworn in as a member of the Nitish Kumar cabinet.</div>
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			The Supreme Court today restored a PIL, which was dismissed earlier, challenging the constitutional validity of Centre&#39;s newly enacted three farm laws on a ground that Parliament lacked power to make legislations on the subject as &#39;agriculture&#39; is a state subject in the Constitution.<br />
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			Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced hiking fines for not using face masks from Rs 500 to Rs 2,000 and increasing the number of beds for Covid-19 patients at hospitals amid a massive Covid-19 surge. He also appealed to the people not to celebrate Chhath at ponds and other water bodies in the city.<br />
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		Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart from Luxembourg Xavier Bettel held a virtual summit today, covering a wide spectrum of bilateral relationship.<br />
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Supreme Court will today take up pleas seeking extension of Covid-induced loan moratorium

Supreme Court&rsquo;s Justice Ashok Bhushan led bench will today take up plea(s) seeking extension of the Covid-19 induced loan moratorium &amp; waiver of accruing interest.

Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will resume hearing plea against Sudarshan News channel

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	Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud will resume hearing plea against Sudarshan News TV for its Bindaas Bol - UPSC Jihad show on Muslims infiltrating the Civil Services.&nbsp;</div>

West Bengal: 12-hour Bandh call given by state BJP

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	12-hour Bandh call given by state BJP after their party worker was allegedly beaten to death in Cooch Behar.</div>
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	&quot;Our workers are constantly being killed by TMC but police is not doing anything. So, today&#39;s bandh is our protest against such killings,&quot; says a BJP worker.</div>

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Bengaluru Tech Summit, 2020 today

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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Bengaluru Tech Summit, 2020 today through video conferencing.</div>
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	The Tech Summit is scheduled from 19th to 21st November.</div>

Jammu and Kashmir: An encounter is underway near Ban toll plaza in Nagrota, Jammu

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a> Jammu and Kashmir: An encounter is underway near Ban toll plaza in Nagrota, Jammu. Security tightened, Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed. More details awaited.<br />
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Loan moratorium case | Supreme Court to resume hearing interest waiver petitions today

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	The Supreme Court will hear a batch of petitions seeking interest waiver during the loan moratorium period today. The case was listed for November 18, but the apex court adjourned the matter.</div>
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