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Noida Airport to bring up to Rs 35,000 crore in investment, 1 lakh jobs: UP CM Adityanath

Apple sues Israeli spyware maker for targeting its users

Punjab logs 42 fresh Covid cases, 1 death in a day

Assam reported 207 new COVID cases, 157 discharges, and 2 deaths today

Chhattisgarh sees 39 COVID-19 cases, 1 death; no fresh case in 14 districts

It’s not that only RSS workers are being killed, activists of CPI (M) and Congress were also murdered. But they’re scared of speaking against Islamic terrorism. Kerala Govt isn’t taking strict action for terrorists’ votes

– Union Min V Muraleedharan on killing of RSS worker in Palakkad

U.S. banking regulators to clarify banks’ crypto role in 2022: Statement

U.S. banking regulators intend to clarify in 2022 what role traditional banks can legally play in the cryptocurrency market, they said on Tuesday.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has firm alliance with BSP, will not join hands with former partner BJP: Sukhbir Badal

US, Russian military chiefs speak by phone: Moscow

Assam reports 207 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

Punjab Govt has appointed Sikhs for Justice office bearer’s brother (Balwinder Singh Kotlabama) as chairman (of Punjab Genco Ltd). CM (Charanjit Singh) Channi should answer to people on this

– Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal

Telangana reports 153 COVID-19 cases, two fatalities. Infection tally rises to 6,74,845, death toll 3,984. Number of active cases stands at 3,533.

Karnataka Govt lays down conditions for waiver of RT-PCR test requirement for those returning to their homes in Karnataka within two days of their stay in Maharashtra

Maharashtra reports 766 COVID-19 cases, 19 fatalities

Infection tally rises to 66,31,297, death toll 1,40,766. There are 9,493 active cases of the disease in the state now.

Uttarakhand Cabinet gives nod to raise the honorarium of female cooks working in govt schools to Rs 3,000/month from Rs 2,000/month; increases salary of PRD jawans to Rs 2100/month

Assam Govt will issue a notification within a week to fill 6000 vacant posts in the police department: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Tamil Nadu reports 741 fresh COVID cases, 808 recoveries, and 13 deaths today

Uttarakhand Cabinet approves ‘Uttarakhand Sports Policy 2021’ which seeks to promote sports in the state

117.63 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

Odisha Cabinet approves “Odisha Electronics Policy 2021” to promote the electronics manufacturing sector in the state

Govt of India lists ‘The Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021’ in the legislative business to be taken up in Lok Sabha during the winter session of Parliament

UN to evacuate families of international staff from Ethiopia: document

Govt to introduce ‘The Cryptocurrency & Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021’ in winter session of Parliament

Bill seeks to create a facilitative framework for creation of official digital currency to be issued by RBI & ban all private cryptocurrencies in India

Retail tomato prices at Rs 80/kg in most cities, rise up to Rs 120/kg in south due to rains

Retail tomato prices are ruling at Rs 80 per kg in most cities across India but the rates have shot up to as high as Rs 120 per kg in few southern states because of widespread rains, according to government data. In Chennai, retail price of tomato was at Rs 100 per kg, Puducherry Rs 90 per kg, Bengalure Rs 88 per kg and Hyderabad Rs 65 per kg.

Special courts set up by SC to try lawmakers are valid, says Amicus tells top court

Special courts for expeditious disposal of cases against sitting and former MPs and MLAs, set up by the Supreme Court under its special power, are valid and no illegality can be attached to trial of cases by these courts against lawmakers. The submissions were made before a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana in a report by amicus curiae Vijay Hansaria and Sneha Kalita in response to vexatious legal issue whether minor offences, triable by magisterial courts, against lawmakers can be prosecuted before a special court presided over by a sessions judge who is senior to a judicial magistrate.

Gujarat ATS has arrested 11 people in connection with the seizure of 120 kgs of heroin

Yesterday we arrested 4 persons and also seized 2 kgs of heroin. So far we’ve seized 146 kgs of heroin worth Rs 730 crores: KK Patel, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gujarat ATS

India strongly believes that pricing of liquid hydrocarbons should be reasonable, responsible & be determined by market forces

– Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

CCI approves acquisition of minority stake in Delhivery by FedExIndia and acquisition of certain operating assets of FedEx India and TNT India Private Limited by Delhivery

Kashmir Police says it has arrested three people, all residents of Pulwama, for killing a salesman, Ibrahim Ahmad in Bohri Kadal area of Srinagar on Nov 9

The trio, linked to LeT (TRF), killed the salesman on the instructions of their Pak-based handlers, as per the police.

CBI today arrested an enforcement officer of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation(EPFO), Jagadhari (Haryana) and a private person in an alleged bribery case of Rs one lakh, the agency says

Karnataka reported 224 fresh COVID cases, 379 recoveries, and 5 deaths today

Noida International Airport in Jewar will become functional in 2024. It will be the 5th international airport in UP. Being developed with an estimated investment of Rs 34,000 crores, this airport will create employment opportunities for over 1 lakh people

– CM Yogi Adityanath

ED has carried out searches at the business premises of IREO group of companies, entities and premises of its director Lalit Goyal in Gurugram and Delhi and seized incrementing documents, digital devices and currency worth Rs 14 lakhs

– ED

Himachal Pradesh: Senior BJP leader Kripal Singh Parmar resigns from the post of state BJP vice president

“I was being neglected in the party for the past few years,” Parmar tells ANI.

Indian Govt clears commercial export of Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine Covaxin

Reports Times Now

France urges citizens to leave war-hit Ethiopia ‘without delay’: Embassy

Reports AFP

Compensation of Rs 10,000 for houses which were affected due to water entering premises, Rs 5 lakhs for the houses which were completely destroyed & Rs 1 lakh for houses which were damaged due to incessant rain & flooding in Bengaluru’s Yelahanka would be paid soon

– Karnataka CM

Galwan valley clash hero Colonel Santosh Babu accorded Mahavir Chakra posthumously

Induction of GSAT-7C Satellite and Ground Hubs for Software Defined Radios (SDRs) will enhance the ability of our Armed Forces to communicate beyond Line of Sight (LoS) among one another in all circumstances in a secure mode

– Defence Ministry

Procurement proposal of IAF was for GSAT-7C Satellite & Ground Hubs for real-time connectivity of Software Defined Radios. The project envisages complete design, development and launching of satellite in India

– Defence Ministry

Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) accords Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for one Capital Acquisition proposal of IAF for its modernization & operational needs amounting to Rs 2,236 crores under ‘Make in India’ category

– Defence Ministry

FIR registered against actor Kangana Ranaut in Mumbai for allegedly portraying the farmers’ protest as Khalistani movement and calling them ‘Khalistanis’ on social media

Kerala reported 4,972 new COVID cases, 5,978 recoveries, and 57 deaths today

Winter session of Madhya Pradesh Assembly to be held between Dec 20 and Dec 24

Today there is only one leader that can defeat BJP. Mamata Banerjee defeated them in Bengal. Like farmers made this govt bow down to their demands, I think the opposition also needs to come together and defeat BJP in 2024

– Former Congress leader Ashok Tanwar after joining TMC

It will encourage anti-social activities, so it’s a dangerous thing

– Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath on state govt legalizing liquor made of mahua

WHO says it fears 700,000 more Covid deaths in Europe by spring

Reports AFP

Ashok Tanwar joins Trinamool Congress

Lt Gen CP Mohanty, Vice Chief of Army Staff, receives Param Vishisht Seva Medal from President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi

Lt Gen Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon receives Uttam Yudh Seva Medal from President Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi

White House: US to release 50 million barrels of oil from strategic reserve to bring down energy costs.

Joe Biden orders release of 50 mln barrels from US strategic oil reserves.

Congress leader Kirti Azad formally joins TMC in Delhi in presence of WB CM; says BJP’s politics is divisive.

Kerala HC issues notice to Centre on plea challenging PM’s photo on COVID-19 vaccination certificate

Kerala High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Central Government in a petition challenging the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi being affixed on the COVID-19 vaccination certificates. The notice has been issued by the Single Bench of Justice N Nagaresh and the court will take up this matter again after the respondent files counter. The petition was filed by an RTI activist Peter Myaliparampil. The petition reads, “Petitioner had received the paid COVID-19 vaccination from a private hospital and thereafter received a vaccination certificate. The certificate had the Prime Minister’s colour photograph and the message: “medicine and strict controls (in Malayalam), together India will defeat COVID-19 (in English)” with attribution to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

Tamil Nadu CM inaugurates Investment Conclave in Coimbatore

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin inaugurated Investment Conclave 2021 in Coimbatore on Tuesday. MoUs for investment worth Rs 35,000 crore were exchanged between various Indian and foreign companies during the conclave. Chief Minister Stalin pledged to make Tamil Nadu a 1 trillion economy by 2030.

Punjab polls: SAD, BSP exchange Mohali, Ludhiana North seats with Raikot, Dina Nagar

Ahead of Punjab Assembly elections, Shiromani Akali Dal and Bahujan Samajwadi Party on Tuesday announced the exchange of Mohali and Ludhiana North seats with Raikot and Dina Nagar seats. Former Punjab Education Minister and SAD leader Dr Daljit S Cheema informed today that the total seat share of both parties remains the same. In a tweet, Cheema wrote, “The SAD President S Sukhbir Singh Badal and BSP President S Jasbir Singh Garhi have jointly announced the exchange of Mohali and Ludhiana North seats which were with BSP with Raikot and Dina Nagar seats which were earlier with SAD. The total seat share remains the same. Punjab is scheduled to go for Assembly polls in 2022.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, while chairing a meeting on self-employment schemes in Dehradun today, directed the officers concerned to achieve the target set for disbursing loans under various schemes this year by December 15: CMO

We discussed various political issues. The main issue is inflation that the govt is unable to control. We will mount an attack on the Central Govt on the issue of inflation

– Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra after meeting party interim president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi

Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a resolution, requesting Govt of India to take up a caste-based census of backward classes.