Breaking News, November 9 | Highlights

US Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a four-day visit to Paris and charm offensive Tuesday aimed at shoring up relations with France, America's oldest ally.

Washington's relationship with Paris hit a historic low this year after a U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia scuttled a French contract to sell subs to the Australian navy. Late last month, President Joe Biden told French President Emmanuel Macron the U.S. had been “clumsy” in its handling of the issue.

Harris started her trip by meeting with American and French scientists working on COVID-19 preparedness at the Pasteur Institute in Paris.

The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates met with Syria's once widely shunned president in Damascus on Tuesday, sending the strongest signal yet that the Arab world is willing to re-engage with strongman Bashar Assad.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan's visit is the first by a UAE foreign minister since Syria's conflict began a decade ago and comes as some Arab countries are improving relations with Syria. The UAE has been slowly mending ties with Damascus, as the tide of the war has turned in favor of Assad.

Tamil Nadu government has declared local holidays on November 10 and November 11 for nine districts - Chennai, Kancheepuram, Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, and Mayiladuthurai in wake of weather forecast.

I will drop a hydrogen bomb tomorrow  in connection with Devendra Fadnavis. I will expose Devendra Fadnavis' underworld links: Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik

Delhi govt to launch campaign against open burning of garbage from Nov 11 to Dec 11: Environment Minister Gopal Rai.

Bengal | Night curfew lifted in Nadia & Hooghly Districts on 12th & 13th November on the occasion of 'Jagadhatri Puja': State Government

Mahindra & Mahindra Q2 standalone profit jumps over 8-fold to Rs 1,431.73 cr; revenue from ops up 15 pc at Rs 13,305.37 cr

Russia on Tuesday resumed regular air traffic, interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Bahamas, Iran, the Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Slovenia, Tunisia, Sweden and Thailand. Moscow also removed restrictions on air communications with Austria, Switzerland, Finland and the United Arab Emirates and increased the number of flights to and from Albania, Bulgaria, Venezuela, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Spain, Italy, Maldives, Malta, Macedonia, France.

Nawab Malik has dealings with people from the Underworld people convicted in '93 Mumbai bomb blasts case. He purchased land from convicts of the case on rates cheaper than market rates. Was this deal to save prime land from being forfeited under TADA law?: Devendra Fadnavis, BJP

Will ensure free spraying of bio-decomposer in Punjab to curb crop residue burning if AAP forms govt in that state: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai.

• The foam in the Yamuna is at Okhla Barrage area, which comes under UP irrigation govt, it's UP govt's responsibility. But like every year, they failed this year too...The polluted water is not Delhi's, it's a 'gift' to Delhi by UP, Haryana govt 
• BJP govts in UP and Haryana should be blamed for this. Year after year we have written to UP govt to use irrigation technology, bio-culture method...but BJP govts didn't pay any heed
• The foam in the Yamuna is at Okhla Barrage area, which comes under UP irrigation govt, it's UP govt's responsibility. But like every year, they failed this year too...The polluted water is not Delhi's, it's a 'gift' to Delhi by UP, Haryana govt

A new type of COVID-19 treatment developed overseas will be imported into Korea from February next year. According to Koh Jae-young, the spokesman of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDC), at the KCDC briefing on the 8th, the Korean government has decided to import oral COVID-19 treatment for 404,000 people and will phase it in from February next year.

Tamil Nadu received average rainfall of 16.84 mm in last 24 hours with Chengalpet district receiving the highest: KKSSR Ramachandran, Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Minister

5 deaths in Tamil Nadu due to rain. 538 huts damaged, 4 houses fully damaged. More damage expected if rain intensifies: KKSSR Ramachandran, Tamil Nadu Revenue and Disaster Management Minister

BJP worker Ajay Sharma injured due to bullet injuries in stomach and shoulders. Assailants intruded into his house and shot him: Prayagraj Police