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O Pannerselvam, Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister

O Panneerselvam, Deputy CM of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK coordinator

5:36 PM

Jammu and Kashmir: Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducts searches at 7 locations in Srinagar and Anantnag districts in a case relating to suspicious transactions in J&K Bank.

5:21 PM

Maharashtra: Raza Academy writes to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, requesting to allow Muslims to offer Friday prayers in the Raj Bhavan Mosque.

5:00 PM

CBI summons Karnataka Cong chief DK Shivkumar with link to raid at his residence

Karnataka: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) summons state Congress president DK Shivakumar (in file photo) to appear before it on November 23 in connection with the CBI raid on his residence on October 5. The Congress leader says he will appear on November 25.

4:57 PM

I urge Central Govt to resume rail services to Punjab forthwith: Punjab CM

4:08 PM

Punjab farmers' union allow resumption of trains from Monday for 15 days

Farmer unions have announced allowing resumption of all trains from the day after tomorrow for 15 days during which Central Govt should open talks. If talks don't happen in 15 days, then agitation will resume: Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab

2:59 PM

Delhi AQI improves to 252, forecast predicts deterioration in coming days

The residents of Delhi received a bit of a breather as the overall air quality of the national capital improved from 'very poor' to settle at the 'poor' category on Saturday as the day progressed. The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) improved from 313 in the morning and stood at 252 at noon, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).

The ministry of earth sciences informed that the farm fire count in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and neighbouring areas that had decreased marginally from Thursday showed a significant increase and stood at 1264 on Friday, adding that the share of stubble burning in Delhi's air pollution was estimated at 13 per cent on today.

The ministry forecast that the AQI is likely to improve and in the lower end of the Poor to Moderate category on November 22 as informed earlier as well. However, calm surface winds and low night time boundary layer height are likely to cause adverse dispersion conditions for a few days leading to a deterioration in AQI expected from November 23 which is predicted to sustain for a few days.

2:55 PM

Comedian Bharti Singh, husband arrives at NCB office

2:54 PM

NCB conducts raids at comedian Bharti Singh's house in Mumbai

2:09 PM

Petrol, diesel price hiked for second day in a row

Petrol price on Saturday was hiked by 15 paise per litre and diesel by 20 paise, the second straight day of increase in rates after firming international oil rates broke nearly a two-month-long hiatus in price revision. The price of petrol in Delhi was hiked to Rs 81.38 per litre from Rs 81.23, according to a notification from oil marketing companies.

Diesel rates went up from Rs 70.68 to Rs 70.88 per litre. On Friday, petrol price was raised by 17 paise per litre and diesel by 22 paise. This is the first revision in petrol prices since September 22. Diesel rates had not changed since October 2.

1:54 PM

Demonstrators in Tripura block highway to protest against rehabilitation of Bru refugees

12:52 PM

Narcotics Control Bureau conducts a raid at the residence of comedian Bharti Singh in Mumbai

12:51 PM

Bihar YouTuber opposes Rs 500 crore defamation notice by Akshay Kumar

YouTuber Rashid Siddiquee has opposed the defamation notice issued against him by actor Akshay Kumar in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput death case and refused to pay Rs 500 crore damages sought by the star, saying there was nothing defamatory in his videos.

Siddiquee has also urged Akshay Kumar to withdraw the notice, failing which he would initiate "appropriate legal proceedings" against the actor. Read on...

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