Bihar Assembly Elections | Voting concludes in third and final phase
An estimated 54.06% of the total 2.35 crore electors exercised their franchise till 5 p.m. in the 78 Assembly seats of Bihar. The votes will be counted on November 10.
U.S. Presidential Election | Joe Biden maintains narrow lead as votes are still being counted
Joe Biden said that he was going to win the U.S. presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump in battleground States, although television networks held off from declaring him the victor as officials continued to count votes.
India will give you ease of doing business, you work for providing ‘ease of living’ to people: Modi tells IIT students
Addressing the 51st annual convocation of IIT-Delhi via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said that the post-COVID-19 world is going to be very different and technology will play the biggest role in it.
India launches Earth Observation Satellite EOS-01, nine other satellites
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49) lifted off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 3.12 p.m. IST at the end of a 26-hour countdown, and injected the satellites into orbit one after another 20 minutes later.
Coronavirus | India reports 577 COVID-19 deaths, Delhi records maximum number of new cases
Over 27.9% of the new fatalities were reported from Maharashtra (161) in the 24 hours ending 8 a.m. on November 7. Delhi and West Bengal followed it with 64 and 55 respectively.
IMD to issue forecast for malaria outbreak from next monsoon: Official
It has studied the phenomenon of occurrence of the disease and its relationship with rainfall and temperature.
Court to hear police revision plea over Arnab Goswami’s judicial remand on November 9
The district sessions court at Alibaug passed the order on November 7 after it was informed that the Bombay High Court is presently hearing petitions filed by Mr. Goswami and two other accused in the case — Feroze Shaikh and Nitesh Sarda — seeking interim bail and challenging their “illegal arrest”.
Rail Board chief rules out partial resumption of train services in Punjab, says farmers still around station premises
Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav said States cannot “pick and choose” and it is not feasible to allow anyone to dictate which trains to run on which tracks.
Delhi Police register case against Niira Radia, others for alleged loan fraud
The Economic Offence Wing of Delhi Police has registered an FIR against Nayati Healthcare’s Niira Radia and four others for alleged embezzlement of over ₹300 crore of bank loan, following a complaint filed by orthopaedic surgeon Rajiv Sharma from whom they had acquired two hospitals.
Gupkar Alliance to fight upcoming Jammu and Kashmir DDC elections
Seven mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, who are part of the Gupkar Alliance, announced they would unitedly fight the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union Territory.
Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha takes oath as Chief Information Commissioner
Mr. Sinha was short-listed for the post by a three-member committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Besides Mr. Sinha, the panel has short-listed journalist Uday Mahurkar, former Labour Secretary Heera Lal Samariya and former Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General Saroj Punhani as the Information Commissioners, officials said. All three will be administered the oath of office by Mr. Sinha later in the day.
Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to U.N. Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
Members are selected on the basis of broad geographical representation, personal qualifications and experience.
Coronavirus | White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows diagnosed with COVID-19
Mr. Meadows travelled with President Donald Trump in the run-up to Election Day and last appeared in public early on November 4 morning without a mask as Mr. Trump falsely declared victory in the vote count.
Nawaz Sharif trying to create rebellion in Pakistan Army: Imran Khan
Sharif, the 70-year-old supreme leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) who was ousted from power in 2017 by the apex court on graft charges, in October directly named Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI head Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed for interfering in the general elections of 2018 to ensure victory of Mr. Khan.
India’s domestic air passenger traffic reaches over half of pre-COVID levels: MOCA Secretary
MOCA Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said when flights resumed after a hiatus of two months due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there were only 30,000 air passengers on the first day but the number reached over two lakh on November 2.
Indian Premier League 2020 | Qualifier 2: Hyderabad holds edge over Delhi
Peaking at the right time and with all their boxes ticked, Sunrisers Hyderabad are certain to hold sway over a dishevelled Delhi Capitals in the second Indian Premier League qualifier in Abu Dhabi on November 8.
