Breaking News, November 29 | HIGHLIGHTS

Dr Subash Giri, Director, Lady Hardinge Medical College on pneumonia outbreak in China

"...H9N2 is being reported a lot in China... It is a viral infection...There is a danger of pneumonia in those children who have low immunity... In India, viral infections occur during the change of season and the start of winter routinely... I have not read any reports of H9N2 in India till now... It is important to stay alert..."

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Uttarakhand tunnel rescue | "Whole of the Himalayas is a very rubble-like mountain, if you disturb it can come down but at the same time, human beings have their needs... it was an unfortunate human tragedy but fortunately they all came out successfully."

Ahead of voting for Telangana elections tomorrow, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says, "100% confident, we will win all the four states. We will win Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. One will be in fighting - in the northeast (Mizoram)."

MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) has ordered to extend the Services of Delhi’s Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar for a period of 6 months.

The Union Cabinet has given its nod for continuing fast track special courts for another three years for delivering swift justice in cases involving sexual offences.

A case has been registered against a Congress candidate contesting from Nampally assembly constituency here for allegedly trying to distribute money to voters, police said on Wednesday.

Navi Mumbai police have registered an FIR against five persons for allegedly demanding Rs 1 crore from a builder in Panvel, an official said on Wednesday.

The NIA on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against two arrested accused in the Islamic State-sponsored pressure cooker blast in Karnataka's Mangaluru last year, an official said.

"There is no Narendra Modi factor anywhere, we saw in Karnataka. He was not able to pull votes. Many places, where he went, people lost," he said.

A post graduate student of Jadavpur University, which was in the eye of the storm after the death of a fresher due to alleged ragging, on Wednesday levelled harassment charges against some seniors of the boys' main hostel.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to build consensus on new criminal-penal laws among stakeholders, rather than rushing them.

Women councillors from Congress staged a sit-in outside Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi's office over some "sexist" comments allegedly passed against them during the MCD House meeting on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Centre's decision to extend the tenure of Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar, who was all set to demit office on November 30, by six more months.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in an apparent reference to Mahua Moitra's cash-for-query case, asserted on Wednesday that TMC MPs have compromised the dignity of Parliament by accepting bribes and gifts.

The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday acquitted Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in two cases of corruption in which he was convicted in 2018.

The West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to increase the salary of MLAs and ministers to Rs 40,000 a month.

Three persons were killed and four others injured after a vehicle collided with a truck due to low visibility caused by fog in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.

"We were all imagining how terrible it must have been in this appalling situation and their families wondering what their fates would be and how joyful we all feel and relieved that they are safe and sound & back in the arms of their loved ones," said Australia’s High Commissioner to India Philip Green.

Telangana assembly elections preparations are underway in Hanumakonda district.

ITBP DG AD Singh has been given additional charge of the post of DG CRPF.

Officials say a US Osprey helicopter carrying 8 has crashed into the sea off Japan; no details on occupants' condition, reports AP.

Telangana | A case has been registered against Congress Nampally MLA candidate Feroz Khan for allegedly offering an amount of Rs 1 lakh to a voter. The case has been booked under sections 171C, 188 and 123 RP Act, said Hyderabad Police.

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami meets and enquires about the health of rescued tunnel workers at Chinyalisaur Community Health Centre, and also hands over relief cheques to them.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin flags off new buses of Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, and minister Priyank Kharge attend the opening ceremony of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2023.

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms hits USD 4 trillion-mark for the first time ever.

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party MLAs hold protest outside State Assembly against State government.

Matli: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami meets the ITBP personnel involved in the Uttarkashi Silkyara tunnel rescue.

Military transport aircraft Chinook deployed at Chinyalisour airstrip to rescue Silkyara tunnel workers.

The passing out parade of Delhi Police's PSI batch is underway at Delhi Police Academy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's telephonic conversation with the workers who were successfully rescued from Uttarakhand's Silkyara tunnel after 17 days.

Rescued worker gives a thumbs up the moment he comes out of the rescue pipe after being trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel for 17 days.

Medical checkup of 41 workers who were successfully rescued from Silkyara Tunnel is underway at Chinyalisaur Community Health Centre.

Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy said, "I request the people of Telangana to vote for the double-engine government to uproot corruption and dynastic politics from the state. BJP will work for the development of the state." 

Israel releases 30 Palestinian prisoners on the fifth day of the temporary cease-fire, reports AP.