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Yellow alert warning for Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts for tomorrow: Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai (Maharashtra)

Fire broke out in Hansa Heritage building, Kandivali; 7 fire brigade vehicles are present at the spot for fire fighting operations

Anil Deshmukh brought to Arthur Road Jail

Maharashtra's former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh brought to Arthur Road Jail. Special PMLA court sent him to 14-day Judicial custody, earlier today. He was arrested on Nov 1 in a money laundering case.

Farmers stop screening of Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Sooryavanshi' in Punjab's Hoshiarpur

A group of farmers protesting the central farm laws on Saturday forced five cinema halls here to stop screening Akshay Kumar-starrer "Sooryavanshi".
Some of them tore posters of the movie put up outside the theatres, saying they were opposing actor Akshay Kumar for not supporting their protest.
Activists of the Bharti Kisan Union (Kadian), led by the outfit's district president Swaran Dhugga, staged a demonstration and a protest march from the local Shaheed Udham Singh Park to Swaran cinema against the screening of the movie.

(PTI)

Maharashtra sees 661 new Covid-19 cases as number of tests dips due to Diwali; 10 die

Maharashtra on Saturday reported 661 fresh coronavirus positive cases and ten fatalities, taking the tally of infections to 66,16,762 and the toll to 1,40,372, the state health department said. With 896 patients being discharged during the day, the number of recoveries in Maharashtra rose to 64,58,045, leaving the state with 14,714 active cases. However, the new cases were recorded after testing only 70,179 samples as the number of tests decreased due to Diwali. Maharashtra has so far examined 6,31,75,053 samples.

(PTI)

US orders non-emergency government employees in Ethiopia to leave

The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees in Ethiopia to leave due to an armed conflict, civil unrest and potential supply shortages, its embassy in Addis Ababa said on Saturday.

(Reuters)

Air quality in the national capital is in the 'severe' category, with PM10 at 412 and PM2.5 at 286

Karnataka reports 224 new Covid-19 cases, 317 recoveries and 5 deaths in the last 24 hours

Five workers die after inhaling toxic gas while cleaning underground tank at pharmaceutical unit in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district

Punjab CM says he will solve all issues of drugs and sacrilege in the state

I can be poor but I am not weak. I will solve Punjab's issues that people in every house of Punjab will say "Ghar ghar de vich chali gal, Channi karda masle (issues) hal (solve)". I will solve all issues including sacrilege, drug: Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi in Rupnagar

French Defence Min Florence Parly & NSA Ajit Doval discussed ways to expand bilateral & regional cooperation, deal with new threats & support India’s defence industrialisation & self-reliance: Indian Embassy in Paris

Congress seeks apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Congress seeks apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asks him to "withdraw" his "clean chit" to China that no one has entered into Indian territory while citing Pentagon report that claims China has entered 4.5 km into Arunachal Pradesh

Uddhav Thackeray condoles Ahmednagar Hospital fire

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has expressed his condolences over the fire that broke out in the ICU ward of Ahmednagar District Hospital today & orders probe into the incident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets former Nagaland chief minister and veteran Congress leader S C Jamir and lauds him as respected statesman

Modi offers his condolences to kin of Ahmednagar hospital fire victims

10 killed in fire at hospital in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar

At least 10 persons died and seven others were injured after fire broke out in the ICU at the civil hospital in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Saturday.

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Navjot Sidhu obstructing functioning of govt, spreading misinformation: Punjab AG APS Deol

Kedarnath, Yamunotri temples closed for winter

Portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri temples in the Himalayas were closed on Saturday amid traditional rituals for the winter months when they remain snowbound. Gates of Kedarnath were closed at 8 am and those of Yamunotri at 12.15 pm with chanting of Vedic hymns, Chardham Devasthanam Board media cell said. A large number devotees turned up at both the temples to witness their wintertime closure, it said.

After the temples’ closure, idols of Baba Kedar (Lord Shiv) and goddess Yamuna were carried in decked up palanquins to Ukhimath and Kharsali -- their winter abodes -- respectively. (PTI)

Eighty dead in Sierra Leone fuel explosion: Red Cross

At least 80 people were killed in an explosion at a fuel depot in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, a rescuer worker said Saturday.

"We recovered 80 bodies from the site of the accident last night with our ambulances," a rescue worker from the Red Cross told AFP, adding rescue operations were ongoing on Saturday morning. (AFP)

'Dollu', 'Talendanda', 2 other Kannada movies to be screened at IFFI

Four Kannada feature films -- Dollu, Talendanda, Act 1978 and Neeli Hakki -- are among the 25 movies selected in the Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India starting on November 20. Read more

8 dead, many injured at Astroworld Fest 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.

The surge happened around 9 pmFriday night. The show was called off shortly after several people began suffering injuries.

New twist in drugs-on-cruise case: BJP alleges Sunil Patil 'closely associated' with NCP leaders

In a new twist in the drugs-on-cruise case, BJP leader Mohit Bharatiya has alleged that Sunil Patil, whose name surfaced during an investigation on corruption allegations against NCB officials, is closely associated with NCP leaders. Read more

Kerala gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh walks out of jail

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh will be produced before a special PMLA court today.

Anil Deshmukh, arrested by ED, taken for medical examination

Ocugen seeks USFDA nod for Covaxin EUA for children

Bharat Biotech's US partner Ocugen announced that it had asked authorities for emergency use authorisation for Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin in USfor children below 18."We are pleased to announce our EUA filing to the US-FDA through our partners-Ocugen," Bharat Biotech's clinical lead for Covid-19 vaccines, Dr Raches Ella tweeted.

Delhi's overall air quality continues to be 'severe'

Delhi's overall air quality continues to be in 'severe' category, with overall air quality index (AQI) standing at 533, according toSystem of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research.

US to convene foreign ministers on Covid-19 next week

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday he would convene a virtual meeting of foreign ministers from around the globe to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic next week, pledging to work to address global inequalities in access to vaccines.

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