LIVE: CA arrested by ED in Mumbai in Rs 1,100-cr money laundering case

ED arrested Ravi Kumar, a Chartered Accountant (CA) at HAR Associates, Delhi on Nov 27

10:10 AM

India logs 9,216 new Covid-19 infections

India reported 9,216 new Covid-19 cases on Friday after announcing its first two Omicron cases the previous day. Total cases have now reached 34.62 million, health ministry data showed. Deaths rise by 391 to a total of 470,115.

9:32 AM

BJP MPs to introduce private member bills on uniform civil code, population

Rajya Sabha BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena will introduce a Bill seeking constitution of the National Inspection and Investigation Committee for preparation of ‘Uniform Civil Code’ and its implementation throughout India. BJP MP Harnath Singh Yadav will introduce the Population Control Bill and NCP MP Fauzia Khan will be introducing the ‘Universal Health Care Bill in the Upper House, IANS reports.

 

9:09 AM

Harvard University adds caste in non-discrimination protection

Harvard University has added caste as a protected category for all graduate and undergraduate student workers. The historic addition marks Harvard as the first Ivy League school to have caste equity protection in its non-discrimination clause for unionised student workers. More here

8:29 AM

Salvadoran military plane crashes in Pacific, 2 dead

A Salvadoran military plane crashed into the Pacific on Thursday, apparently killing all three people aboard, including the son of the defence minister.

The armed forces confirmed that the bodies of two victims had been recovered, and sea searches continued for the third, the AP reported.

7:24 AM

Farmers union says waiting to hear from govt

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha has said farmers continue their protests at Delhi’s borders because the government has not communicated to them about demands. SKM, a collective of 40 unions, said it want legal guarantee on minimum support price for crops and compensation to families of farmers who died during the protests against three agriculture laws that have now been repealed.

6:45 AM

Gita Gopinath appointed IMF's first deputy managing director

Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the chief economist of International Monetary Fund, is being promoted as IMF's First Deputy Managing Director, the fund announced Thursday. She would replace Geoffrey Okamoto who plans to leave the Fund early next year, PTI reported.

5:44 AM

Modi to inaugurate fintech conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday 10am inaugurate a conference on financial technology (fintech) that will have business leaders and policymakers in attendance. Modi is attending the video by video at a time when his government is finalizing a bill regulating cryptocurrencies in the country.

 

5:42 AM

Bommai to hold meeting to discuss Omicron cases

Chief Minister Basavaraj S Bommai meet his advisors in Bengaluru on Friday to discuss his government’s plan after India first two cases of the new Omicron variant of coronavirus were detected in Karnataka. The government "will come out with new SoPs (standard operating procedure). We are also trying to get expert views and guidelines of the Centre," he told reporters in Bengaluru.