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Navy also carries out Coordinated Patrol with Thailand in Andaman Sea and delivers food aid to South Sudan in western Indian Ocean under Mission Sagar-II.

In a first, MHA approves study on ‘status of radicalisation’

The study will attempt to legally define ‘radicalisation’ and suggest amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

CBI arrests ex-executive engineer, senior assistant for irregularities in Gomti project

The then executive engineer, Roop Singh Yadava, and a senior assistant in the Canal and Irrigation Department have been arrested in connection with the case

Attorney General gives consent for fresh contempt action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra

Venugopal says tweet tends to lower authority of Supreme Court and undermines public confidence in it

1st animal study in India on coronavirus moves to its final stage: AYUSH Ministry

It describes the study as one of the most sophisticated research projects in the country.

Sikh ‘jatha’ from India to visit Pakistan on 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak

Ministry of External Affairs announced that a Sikh ‘jatha’ from India will visit ‘Janam Asthan Gurdwara Nankana Sahib’ in Pakistan from November 27

ED assures Supreme Court of no coercive action against former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar in PMLA case

A Bench headed by Justice S.K. Kaul was informed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta that the agency would not take any coercive step in pursuance of the ECIR registered in ICICI Bank-Videocon Group loan case

India continues to be among top requester for Facebook’s user data

Of the 35,360 requests for 57,294 users or accounts, Facebook said some data was produced in 50% of the cases

1 in 9 children infected by COVID-19: UNICEF

As schools remain shut and health services continue to be disrupted, vulnerabilities of children and women have increased manifold, warns world body

Jaish plot to target democratic exercises in J&K foiled, says PM

On November 19, four terrorists were killed and two policemen injured in a gunfight at Ban Toll Plaza near Nagrota on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

I-T crackdown on leading cattle feed maker in North India

During the operation, which was launched on Nov. 18, searches were carried out at 16 locations in Delhi, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Noida and Ludhiana

In Supreme Court, U.P. says no objection to lawyer meeting journalist Siddique Kappan in jail

Uttar Pradesh government denies illegally confining him

SEBI moves SC for payment of ₹ 62K crore from Sahara firms, wants Subrata Roy in custody if not paid

In its intervention application stated the contemnors have not been complying with the orders.

Air pollution | Sonia Gandhi shifts to Goa on medical advice

The Congress president was asked to avoid smog and avoid air pollution in Delhi.

Leopard kills 5-yr-old girl in UP’s Bahraich

Villagers protested and pelted stones at Forest officials

PM Modi, Bhutan PM jointly launch RuPay card Phase-II

The prime ministers of the two countries had jointly launched Phase-I of the project during Mr. Modi’s state visit to Bhutan in August last year.

Private train operations: L&T, GMR, Welspun to participate in RFP stage for 12 clusters

The project envisages private investment to the tune of ₹30,000 crore for running passenger trains over the rail network for the first time.

Coronavirus India lockdown day 239 updates | November 20, 2020

India’s COVID-19 tally went past 50 lakh on September 16, 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11 and 80 lakh on October 28.

Morning digest: India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 9 million; Douglas Stuart’s ‘Shuggie Bain’ wins 2020 Booker Prize, and more

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Coronavirus | Oxford vaccine will cost ₹1,000, says Adar Poonawalla

Probably by 2024, every Indian would get vaccinated, says the Serum Institute of India’s CEO

Tributes paid to Indira Gandhi on birth anniversary

Rahul and Priyanka say she was a constant inspiration

Mining scam: CBI searches in premises of ex-AP MLA, others

The accused have allegedly caused revenue loss to government, says probe agency

Foreign Secretary’s Nepal visit likely next week

Both sides are trying to cool down rhetoric regarding territorial issues

Gold smuggling racket busted

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Thursday seized over 66 kg of gold worth about ₹30 crore, suspected to have been smuggled into the

A.P. stays below 2,000 COVID-19 cases for tenth day

Kerala records a dip in test positivity, adds 6,419 cases; 948 more cases in Telangana, 1,791 in Karnataka

Kerala records further dip in test positivity at 8.54%

Positivity in Andhra Pradesh at 1.75%; Karnataka witnesses 26 deaths.

Coronavirus | India’s COVID-19 tally crosses 9 million

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases went past 8 million on October 28.

Congress issues show-cause notice to ex-Jharkhand MP for outburst against Rahul Gandhi

Furqan Ansari said ex-party chief needed “political advisors” instead of MBA graduates

Anyone can be arrested now by being branded an urban naxal, says Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Real action against urban Naxals has been taken by Chhattisgarh govt. in arresting those supplying materials to Naxals, says Chief Minister

Office of profit | Panel mulls whether MPs can teach at universities

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on Office of Profit headed by BJP MP Satya Pal Singh on Thursday deliberated on whether a Parliamentarian can

PM Modi, Bhutanese PM to jointly launch RuPay card Phase-II on November 20

The implementation of Phase-I of RuPay cards in Bhutan has enabled visitors from India to access ATMs and Point of Sale terminals across Bhutan.

Indefinite strike continues against Bru settlement plan in Kanchanpur

80 non-tribal families take shelter in a school amid tension in some interior hamlets

Rahul Gandhi hits out at govt over high COVID mortality, low GDP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday targeted the Narendra Modi government over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy, saying

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