Breaking News: December 1 | Highlights

The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 19 IPS officers. Most of the officers transferred are of 2015 batch.

According to the government spokesman, Sonbhadra, Sambhal, Shamli, Sant Kabir Nagar, Aurraiyya, Amroha, Ballia, Mainpuri, Hapur, Chandauli, Lalitpur, Fatehpur, Firozabad and Kannauj have got new police chiefs.

Sources said that more IPS officers would be shifted after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath returns from Mumbai on Wednesday.

A car drove into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing two people and seriously injuring 15 others, officials said.

Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary on Tuesday took over as the 27th Director General of Border Roads Organisation.

Nirav Modi, wanted in connection with the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case, was further remanded in custody on Tuesday by a court in London hearing India's extradition request for the diamond merchant.

The 49-year-old appeared on Tuesday via video link from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London, dressed in a maroon sweater and sporting a full beard, for his regular 28-day “call-over hearing” at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot extended his remand for another 28 days until December 29.

With a drop in the consumption of milk during the COVID-19 pandemic, the price of the commodity has been reduced to Rs 1 per litre in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district, an official said on Tuesday.

Consumers in the district will get milk for Rs 46 per litre as opposed to the earlier price of Rs 47, said Bharat Mathurawala, president of Indore Milk Vendors Association.

Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 40.31 per cent voting in the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections till 1 pm on Tuesday, officials said.

Banidpora district in Kashmir divisiom recorded the highest polling at 60.99 per cent across the state.

Equity benchmark Sensex rallied 506 points to close at a fresh lifetime high on Tuesday, backed by gains in IT and finance stocks amid persistent foreign capital inflows. A strengthening rupee and positive leads from other Asian markets too influenced market sentiment, traders said.

The 30-share BSE index ended 505.72 points or 1.15 per cent higher at 44,655.44. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty surged 140.10 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 13,109.05.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) legislator from Nagarjunasagar constituency, Nomula Narsimhaiah passed away at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Tuesday. He was 64.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to expand his cabinet in December as the winter session of the assembly concluded in November after the formation of the new state government.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar at latter's residence today.

Vaccine major Serum Institute of India on Tuesday rejected charges that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate 'Covidshield' has serious side effects, adding that the incident with the Chennai volunteer is no way induced by the vaccine. In a press note the drug maker said, "Covishield safe & immunogenic. Incident with the Chennai volunteer no way induced by the vaccine. All regulatory & ethical processes & guidelines were followed. Principal Investigator, DSMB & Ethics Committee stated it was non-related issue to vaccine trial."

Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik and son Vihang Sarnaik summoned by Enforcement Directorate, in connection with raid conducted at Pratap Sarnaik residence.

Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter scale occurred at 0941 hours near Haridwar, Uttarakhand

With 31,118 new COVID-19 infections, India's total cases rise to 94,62,810. With 482 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,37,621. Total active cases at 4,35,603. Total discharged cases at 88,89,585 with 41,985 new discharges in last 24 hrs.

Sensex opens with a gain of 67 points, currently at 44,190; Nifty at 12,981

Delhi air quality in 'very poor' category at Sonia Vihar, Anand Vihar, Okhla and ITO, as per Central Pollution Control Board.

Polling underway in the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir's Panchari, Udhampur.

The Depression over southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further into a Deep Depression during next 6 hrs & into a cyclonic storm during subsequent 12 hrs. It's very likely to move west-northwestwards & cross Sri Lanka coast & close to Trincomalee during 2nd Dec evening: IMD

Singhu Border still closed from both sides. Traffic diverted from Mukarba Chowk & GTK road. Traffic is very very heavy. Please avoid outer ring road from Signature Bridge to Rohini & vice versa, GTK Road, NH 44 & Singhu border: Delhi Traffic Police.

Tikri border is closed for any traffic movement. Badusarai and Jhatikara Borders are open only for two-wheeler traffic. Available open borders to Haryana are - Jharoda, Dhansa, Daurala, Kapashera, Rajokri NH 8, Bijwasan/Bajghera, Palam vihar and Dundahera.