Breaking News, November 8 | HIGHLIGHTS

UP CM Yogi Adityanath criticises Samajwadi Party for attempting to divide society, vowing tough consequences for wrongdoers during a public meeting in Muzaffarnagar.

Shiv Sena's Shaina NC, actor Govinda, and Union Minister Kiren Rijiju offered prayers at the Mumba Devi Temple in Mumbai.

CJI DY Chandrachud acknowledges criticism and emphasises transparency in farewell address.

SCBA President Kapil Sibal praises CJI DY Chandrachud's legacy, highlighting his judgments, simplicity, patience, and his adaptability to the times.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, in Kharsawan, Jharkhand, pledged that the BJP would raise pensions to Rs 2500 and provide Rs 2100 to women. He also vowed to take strict action against those involved in leaking exam papers, ensuring they face jail time regardless of their influence.

PM Modi accuses Congress and MVA of undermining Marathi language and abusing Veer Savarkar's legacy.

The Supreme Court sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking inclusion of ayurveda, yoga, and naturopathy in the national Ayushman Bharat scheme. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra issued the notice to the Centre and others on the petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will be wiped out in Maharashtra in the assembly elections the same way the Congress faced a defeat in Haryana. He also said that while Uddhav Thackeray wants his son (Aaditya Thackeray) to become the chief minister of Maharashtra and Sharad Pawar wishes the same for his daughter (Supriya Sule), there are a number of leaders in the Congress who are vying for the post. Shah was addressing an election rally at Shirala in Sangli district to garner support for BJP candidates from Shirala and Islampur constituencies ahead of the November 20 assembly polls.

Asserting that delay or weak action encourages unethical people, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that prompt legal action against corrupt persons is extremely important. Addressing the vigilance awareness week function of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) here, she said trust is the foundation of social life.

In light of the recent deaths of 10 elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR), the Madhya Pradesh forest department plans to use satellite collars to track the movements of tuskers, an official said on Friday. The state government has been announcing a slew of measures following the deaths of pachyderms last month. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav earlier announced that forest officials from Madhya Pradesh would be sent for training in other states with a high population of elephants.

A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Friday delivered four separate judgements in the Aligarh Muslim University minority status case. Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, who headed the bench, said there were four separate opinions, including three dissenting verdicts. The CJI said he has written the majority verdict for himself and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, JB Pardiwala, Manoj Misra. Justice Chandrachud said Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma have penned their separate dissenting verdicts. The pronouncement of verdict is underway.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the occasion of Chhath and said the glimpses of nature and culture witnessed during the four-day rituals of 'Mahaparva Chhath' will instill new energy in people. Chhath is a Hindu festival celebrated mainly in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and discussed with him ways to take forward contemporary bilateral partnership, with a focus on areas like industrial parks, innovation and semiconductors. Jaishankar is here on the second leg of his two-nation tour which also took him to Australia.

A man was arrested Thursday in the fatal shooting of two workers at Chicago's popular Navy Pier tourist attraction.

A self-described Nazi became the first person in Australia to be sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed salute when he was ordered by a magistrate on Friday to spend one month behind bars.

President Joe Biden will become the first sitting president to visit the Amazon rainforest later this month when he travels to Brazil as part of a six-day trip to Latin America for a pair of international summits, the White House said Thursday. Biden will start his trip with a November 14-16 visit to Lima, Peru, where he will meet with President Dina Boluarte and attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. From there, he will travel to Manaus and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil from November 17-19.