Covid LIVE: Kerala sees 6,546 new cases, 6,934 recoveries in last 24 hours

Live news: Reactions come in to the government's unexpected decision to help reduce petrol and diesel prices.

1:38 PM

10 people died in a fire incident at Ahmednagar District Hospital

1:18 PM

Man, 7-year-old son die as crackers explode on their scooter

A man and his son, aged 7, died of burns in Puducherry after the crackers they were carrying on a two-wheeler exploded. Two bystanders were injured. Police suspect the crackers exploded due to friction, PTI reported.

1:08 PM

8 dead, many injured at music festival in Texas

Officials in Texas say at least eight people are dead and several others have been injured in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival. Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pena told reporters the compression of the crowd toward the stage occurred while Travis Scott was performing at the music festival, the AP reported.

 

12:41 PM

IT dept freezes deposits worth Rs 53 crore at Maharashtra cooperative bank

The Income Tax Department has frozen deposits worth Rs 53 crore at an urban credit cooperative bank in Maharashtra for "glaring irregularities", said a statement on Saturday. "More than 1,200 new bank accounts were opened in the said branch without PAN (permanent account number)," said the Central Board of Direct Taxes about Buldana Urban Cooperative Credit.

 

12:18 PM

Indian Coast Guard rescues 7 fishermen

Indian Coast Guard saved seven fishermen in distress after a fire on their boat 10 nautical miles off the coast from Karwar in Karnataka. The fishermen are in good health, said a press release.

12:08 PM

Bengal assembly to adjourn for day on Nov 8

The West Bengal assembly will make an obituary reference to Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee in the first half of its meeting on November 8 and will adjourn for the day, PTI reported. Mukherjee, 75, died at a state-run hospital Thursday night following a massive cardiac arrest.

11:53 AM

Air quality in Delhi 'severe' two days after Diwali

Air quality in Delhi improved but was still "severe" on Saturday two days after Delhi and the wind will flush out pollutants in the next two days, PTI reported quoting weather experts. The city's air quality was 449 in a state-monitored index at 8 am, compared to 462 on Friday

11:00 AM

Twitter temporarily disables its 'trends' section in Ethiopia

Social network Twitter Inc has temporarily disabled its Trends section in Africa's conflict-hit nation of Ethiopia over threats of physical harm, the company said on Friday, and was monitoring the situation. "Inciting violence or dehumanizing people is against our rules... Given the imminent threat of physical harm, we've also temporarily disabled Trends in Ethiopia," it said, according to Reuters. 

9:56 AM

Boeing directors agree to $237.5 mln settlement over 737 MAX safety oversight

Boeing Co current and former company directors have reached a $237.5 million proposed settlement with shareholders to settle a lawsuit over the board's safety oversight of the 737 MAX aircraft, Reuters reported citing documents released on Friday.

 

9:11 AM

India logs 10,929 new Covid-19 cases, 392 deaths

India recorded 10,929 new cases of Covid-19 and 392 deaths from the disease in 24 hours, said the health ministry on Saturday, marking a 14.1 per cent decline in daily cases since yesterday.

9:02 AM

India says climate change targets depend on financing from rich world

India’s climate change targets by 2030 will depend on receiving finance from developed countries, a senior civil servant has said, referring to the commitments Prime Minister Narendra Modi made in Glasgow this week. “The Prime Minister had mentioned the failure of the developed countries to fulfil their financial commitments under the Paris Agreement and had demanded that they make available US$ 1 trillion at the earliest,” Environment Secretary R P Gupta told the 'Indian Express'.

 

8:42 AM

More than 249 mln people infected by Covid_ Reuters tally

More than 249.06 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 5,268,304 have died, according to a Reuters tally.

Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.

7:24 AM

Mukesh Ambani not relocating to London: RIL

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani has no plans to relocate or reside in London or anywhere else in the world, his Reliance Industries Ltd said on Friday as it sought to scotch speculations over India's richest family dividing time between the UK and Mumbai.

6:54 AM

Sidhu withdraws resignation as Punjab Congress chief

Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday said he has withdrawn his resignation as Punjab Congress chief, a month after he announced he was stepping down to protest portfolios given to some ministers in the new government headed by Charanjit Singh Channi.

 

6:52 AM

Pakistan to skip India’s security meeting on Afghanistan

Pakistan will skip a security dialogue India is hosting on November 10 to discuss Afghanistan, which was taken over by the Taliban on August 15. India’s national security advisor Ajit Doval will chair the meeting. India had formally invited the NSAs of Pakistan, Russia, Iran, China, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.