Breaking News: November 2, 2020 | Highlights

With public transport buses being allowed to run with full seating capacity in the national capital, the Transport department's task force has extended the trials of contactless ticketing and added more DTC buses under it.
 
The contactless mobile ticketing in DTC buses has been extended up to November 31, said RS Minhas, deputy chief general manager (PR), Delhi Transport Corporation(DTC).

Rajasthan Assembly on Monday has passed a bill to make wearing face mask mandatory at public places.

Tamil Nadu School Education Minister K A Sengottaiyan on Monday reviewed the precautionary measures to be taken for students vis-a-vis COVID-19, ahead of the reopening of schools for classes XI-XII.

In its latest set of relaxations of lockdown norms, the state government had announced the reopening of schools for Classes IX to XII from November 16.

The air quality in Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Faridabad in the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded marginal improvement on Monday but oscillated between "poor" and "very poor" levels, a government agency said.

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday announced that the biennial election to 11 seats of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council -- five Graduates' and six Teachers' constituencies -- will be held on December 1.

After a gap of over seven months, inter-state bus services between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh resumed on Monday as officials of the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation and its AP counterpart came to an understanding and signed an MoU, a senior TSRTC official said.

The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad on Monday launched an on-site coronavirus testing laboratory, giving travellers the added facility for a safe journey. 

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday no manufacturing unit will be allowed in new industrial areas of the city and only service and hi-tech industries will be permitted there. Addressing an online press conference, he said the Centre has okayed the Delhi government's proposal in this matter and issued a notification to implement it.

Kejriwal said the existing manufacturing units, which cause pollution, will be given the option to shift to service or hi-tech industry.

Tax payers generated 4.95 crore e-invoices in the first month of the launch of the service, the ministry of electronics and IT said on Monday.

Equity benchmark Sensex ended 144 points higher on Monday, tracking strong buying sentiment in financial stocks amid positive cues from global markets.

After gyrating 633.11 points in a choppy session, the 30-share BSE index settled 143.51 points or 0.36 per cent higher at 39,757.58. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 26.75 points or 0.23 per cent to 11,669.15.

A woman was allegedly set afire on Monday by her son, daughter-in-law and others in Jalalabad area over a family dispute, police said. Ratna Devi (58) was set ablaze by her son Akash Gupta, his wife Deep Shikha and Akash's parents-in-law, Superintendent of Police Aparna Gautam said.

An FIR was registered in this regard by the victim's other son, Kishan Gupta, and acting on it, police detained Akash Gupta and two others. A probe is on in the matter.

Chitrakoot-Banda zone Inspector General of Police, Satyanarain, has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday. All those deputed at the IG's residence and office are being tested. "On Sunday 26 people, including IG Satyanarain, were found positive for COVID-19," Chief Medical Officer, Banda, Dr ND Sharma said.

Five members of a family, including two children, were killed after their car rammed into a stationary truck in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Monday, police said. The incident took place at Latani in East Tundi police station area early in the morning when the Pakur-bound vehicle was coming from Bihar's Gaya district, a police officer said.

Supreme Court stays Election Commission's revocation of Congress leader Kamal Nath's star campaigner status

Inaugurated New SAI Centre's building in Zirakpur, Punjab. It will further provide better facilities to our young athletes in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will also be included, says Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

CM has been wearing 'Sushasan' babu tag for the last 15 years. But now, his loot is being exposed. He never spoke about Munger & doesn’t speak a word on corruption. He is known as Palturam as he was against Lalu & then formed govt with them in 2015, says LJP President Chirag Paswan attacking Nitish Kumar 

Two persons were killed and one severely injured in a road mishap in Mizoram''s Champhai district on Sunday, police said. Two persons were killed on the spot and one severely injured when their motorcycle skidded off the road and fell into a nullah in Champhai town this morning, they said.

Zonunmawia (36), and Lalrinfela (24), both from New Champhai locality died on the spot while Lalrinhlua (24), a resident of Khuangleng village in Champhai district sustained severe injury and was rushed to Champhai district hospital, the police added. 

Britain’s Prince William (file pic) contracted COVID-19 in April at a similar time to his father Prince Charles, British media reported on Sunday, citing Kensington Palace sources. He kept his diagnosis a secret as he didn't want to alarm the country.

Director-General of World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to go into self-quarantine over the coming days after being identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19

Bahraich: Six people died, 10 injured after their vehicle was hit by another vehicle at Shivdaha Mod in Payagpur

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot directs officials of the state for a ban on the sale of fire-crackers and action against vehicles without fitness certificate, as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 and safety of people