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Farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, are holding protests at the Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur borders of the national capital against the Centre's new agri-marketing laws. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/37i4Dy8

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India's Covid​-19 caseload rose to 94.62 lakh with 31,118 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 88,89,585, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Tuesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qj11o7

India on Tuesday test-fired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory. The test is part of the trials being conducted by the Indian Navy, according to sources. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lt9MIC

Protesting farmers have called a meeting later in the day to take a decision on the Centre's offer to hold talks as they continue their agitation at Delhi border points against the government's new agri laws. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday had invited leaders of farmer unions for talks on Tuesday, instead of December 3, citing the Covid-19 pandemic and cold. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qiTLsk

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed pride on the occasion of the 56th 'Raising Day' of the Border Security Force (BSF) and said the force has distinguished itself with its unwavering commitment to protect the nation and assist citizens during natural calamities. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3q9O6ou

The BJP has distanced itself from the controversial remark made by senior party leader and Karnataka rural development minister KS Eshwarappa over not giving ticket for election to any Muslim candidate. The BJP has sought to distance itself from Eshwarappa’s comment which has triggered a controversy. No party leader has come to his defence. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33vWm8x

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Up to 7,000 HIV detections may have been missed in Maharashtra due to inaccessibility of screening services in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mumbai alone is likely to have missed at least 1,000 cases, giving rise to concerns over a possible spurt in infections if testing is not intensified. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mkRBGm

There cannot be a compromise on testing bulletproof jackets, the state told Bombay high court while justifying rejection of jackets meant for use during operations of anti-terror and anti-naxal units, such as Quick Response Teams, Force One and Gadchiroli police. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mkSAq2

A 73-year-old retired BMC employee’s defence that he was toothless, surviving on mashed food and thus could not have bitten a 10-year-old girl, has not helped him secure bail. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/36oCrdL

California-based IT giant Cohesity may offer the highest pay packet of US$ 2,00,000 at some IITs this placement season. However, number of US profiles offered on the campuses may drop, with leading recruiters from last year - Microsoft and Uber - likely to offer only Indian jobs. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3odyvmi

When Malabar Hill resident Paresh Mehta requested a magistrate court to return his wife’s Rs 50 lakh worth diamond earrings stolen from their home and recovered by police, he had to furnish a surety of Rs 1 lakh and an indemnity bond of Rs 50 lakh. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mp1nHr

This November, Delhiites experienced the coldest nights in any November month since India became a Republic in 1950. The month's mean minimum temperature, 10.2 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, equalled the lowest post-1947 mean for November recorded in 1949. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3moncXG

The fifth day of protests at UP Gate saw many more groups of farmers joining the agitation from Baghpat and as far as Uttarakhand. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/39xNJya

Delhi government reduced the rate of an RT-PCR test from Rs 2,400 to Rs 800 from Monday evening. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/33NnMXZ

A racket providing ‘expert’ exam writers managed to get at least 100 candidates who availed of its services qualification for government jobs, and all of them are now working in different government departments as well as Delhi Police and Haryana Police, an investigation by Noida police has found so far. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/37p1QTM

The air pollution situation in the capital was worse this November than the same month last year, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data shows. The average air quality index (AQI) this year was 328 compared with 312 last November. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/33wdJq5

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The number of Covid-19 cases reported in India in a span of 24 hours dropped below 40,000 for the seventh time this month, taking the infection tally to 94.31 lakh, while the recoveries surged to 88,47,600, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Monday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 94,31,691 with 38,772 new infections, while the death toll climbed to 1,37,139 after 443 more fatalities were reported, the data updated at 8 am showed. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o5rRyg

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Farmers decided to stay at the Gazipur-Ghaziabad (Delhi-UP) border on Sunday late night as their protest against Central Government's farm laws continues. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fPZAZF

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Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar, who had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket and quit the party later, will join the Shiv Sena on Tuesday, a party functionary said. ​​Harshal Pradhan, a close aide of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Sunday said that Matondkar will join the party in the CM's presence. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o7Kyl0

By the time the sun set on the eve of Gurpurab on Sunday, Sardar Katna Singh had made over 800 rotis and was ready to make more at Sant Nirankari Samagam ground at Burari. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/33vUzAC

The south district police have busted a gang of crooks who duped owners of newly bought vehicles by impersonating as representatives of finance companies and threatening to take away the vehicle due to pending dues. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fMwXMM

Stopped thrice from entering Delhi, about 700 farmers protesting against the three agriculture laws passed by Parliament have decided to camp at UP Gate till December 3, when the second round of ministerial talks on the issue are scheduled. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fMqa5M

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The third day of the blockade at Delhi's five major borders saw more tractor-trolleys pouring into the capital from Singhu border, extending the already long line of vehicles on Delhi-Chandigarh highway for several kilometres. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qcdJ8h

The farmers’ protest against the three agriculture laws have led to a surge in the price of vegetables in Gurugram, Faridabad and other adjoining districts. The rates have spiralled mostly because of the lack of supplies, which have been hit because the borders are sealed and the trucks carrying vegetables are stuck. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Jb4che

On Sunday, Delhi recorded 68 Covid-19 fatalities - the lowest since November 7 - even as the total death toll breached the 9,000 mark. Delhi is the fourth state in the country to register more than 9,000 Covid-related deaths so far after Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/39qXA99

The Delhi government has set up rooftop solar projects atop 150 school buildings under a central government scheme, creating a revenue stream with potential savings of Rs 433 crore for the institutions struggling with high maintenance costs amid disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/39s64ws

CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged the Centre to hold talks "immediately and unconditionally" with the protesting farmers at Delhi-Haryana borders at Singhu and Tikri. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vhvy7G

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A 37-year-old man, Fayyaz Nempurwala, was stabbed and left bleeding in full public view on a foot overbridge at Kurla railway station around 3.45 pm on Saturday. The masked assailant fled from the site, but did not rob the injured victim of the Rs 2 lakh he had in a bag. People on the bridge were numb with shock; a woman passed out at the sight. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3o9ThDk

The Bombay Bar Association (BBA) and several senior lawyers on Sunday requested Bombay high court chief justice Dipankar Datta to rethink a move to bring back physical hearings in place of the video-conferences that have become the norm since the lockdown began. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mkFSHV

While United Airlines began operating flights over the last weekend to gear up for shipments of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for distribution in India, preparations like having a dedicated Covid task force to handle the cargo is on at Mumbai airport, India’s largest gateway for pharmaceutical exports and imports. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3nZHN58

An 18-year-old student raised by a single mother and orphaned two years ago after her death, scored an all-India rank of 270 in JEE and secured a seat of his choice in BTech electrical engineering course at IIT-Bombay. He lost the seat within a fortnight last month. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3mxt1C4

Barely three days after a fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site, a section of the Bhalswa landfill was found burning on Saturday evening. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fNg2Kb

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India's Covid-19 caseload inched closer to the 94-lakh mark, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 88 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.71 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33qOANv

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation through his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' later today. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/36f2eoG

(This story originally appeared in MumbaiMirror on November 29, 2020) from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KLutTv

Chinese scientists are now arguing that the coronavirus originated in India in July-August 2019 when an unbearable heatwave in May-June that year forced animals and humans to share the same water sources. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3lfHxwT

A five-year-old boy stepping out of a lift on the fourth floor of a Dharavi building died when the lift moved up and he fell down the open shaft on Saturday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fIkB8C