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Bollywood actor Urmila Matondkar, who had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on a Congress ticket and quit the party later, will join the Shiv Sena on Tuesday, a party functionary said. ​​Harshal Pradhan, a close aide of Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, on Sunday said that Matondkar will join the party in the CM's presence. http://dlvr.it/RmgypV

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Rejecting Centre’s conditional talk offer, the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee - an umbrella body of farmers’ groups said that if the govt is serious about addressing the demands of the farmers then they should stop laying down any conditions (move to Burari Grounds) and should stop trying to "explain" farm laws. They demanded the govt to come out with a proposal. http://dlvr.it/RmdcHv

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation through his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' later today. http://dlvr.it/RmdG2f

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Doval's talks with Didi was part of a trilateral maritime dialogue among India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives being held here in the Sri Lankan capital. http://dlvr.it/RmZjYV

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As many as 39 people including pilgrims, police personnel and temple employees, have tested positive for coronavirus in Sabarimala so far since the Lord Ayyappa temple here was openedfor the annual pilgrimage season on November 16. http://dlvr.it/RmX2m1

Former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday claimed that she and her daughter, Iltija Mufti, have been put under house arrest for last two days and not allowed to visit the Pulwama residence of PDP youth wing leader Waheed Parra, who was arrested by the NIA earlier this week. http://dlvr.it/RmWX5N

"Elections are held at different places every few months and it hampers the developmental work and all of you know it. Therefore, it is must to have deep study and deliberation on `One Nation, One Election'," Modi said. He also said that having a single voters' list was desirable. "Only one voters' list should be used for Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha and other elections. Why are we wasting time and money on these lists?" he said. http://dlvr.it/RmTJnS

“The President read the preamble from Rashtrapati Bhavan which was live telecast by Doordarshan and joined by the people across the nation,” an official statement said. http://dlvr.it/RmSjG3

Normal life was partially affected in parts of West Bengal on Thursday due to the nationwide strike called by several trade unions in protest against the Centre's economic policies. http://dlvr.it/RmS8p2

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Alok Kumar, International Working President of VHP, told that the law is not against inter-faith marriages but has been brought in to safeguard the rights and interests of minor girls trapped in marriages using a fake religious identity. He also said that 'love jihad' word hasn't been used in the law but is a reality that perpetuates demographic aggression. http://dlvr.it/RmNxv6

India's Covid-19 caseload went past 92 lakh with 44,376 new cases reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surged to 86.42 lakh, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The number of total coronavirus cases rose to 92,22,216 in the country, while the death toll due to the disease climbed to 1,34,699 with 481 new fatalities, the ministry's data updated at 8 am showed. http://dlvr.it/RmNPjq

The CPM-led LDF government in Kerala on Tuesday decided to bring out an ordinance to withdraw the controversial amendment to the Kerala Police Act. A special cabinet which met in the afternoon decided to recommend Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to issue an ordinance to repeal Section 118-A which got his assent on Saturday. http://dlvr.it/RmKqC4

The Supreme Court Tuesday sought the Centre's response on a PIL seeking direction for fixing the maximum rate for the RT-PCR test for Covid-19 uniformly all over India. http://dlvr.it/RmK8n4

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India's Covid-19 caseload went past 91 lakh with 44,059 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries surged to 85,62,641, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Monday. ​​The total coronavirus cases mounted to 91,39,865 while the death toll climbed to 1,33,738 with 511 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. http://dlvr.it/RmDxR7

A massive operation is under way near the International border in Samba sector to unearth an underground tunnel which was suspected to have been used by four Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorists to sneak into the country from Pakistan, said officials on Sunday. http://dlvr.it/RmC025

He said that under the Jal Jeevan Mission, the life of our mothers and sisters is getting easier due to easy water access at the comfort of their homes and added that it has led to a reduction of many diseases like cholera, typhoid, encephalitis caused by dirty water. http://dlvr.it/RmBZd6

Though there are no formal celebrations on the occasion in view of the pandemic, hoardings have been put up all over the state capital wishing the leader on his birthday. http://dlvr.it/RmBCxL

The AIADMK’s alliance with the BJP will continue for the upcoming assembly polls, said Tamil Nadu deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam during home minister Amit Shah's visit to Chennai on Saturday. Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, O Panneerselvam and senior cabinet colleagues were at the airport to welcome Amit Shah. http://dlvr.it/Rm8Nzn

India on Saturday summoned the Charge d'Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest a day after intelligence inputs revealed that Pakistan-based terrorists will try and disrupt the upcoming local elections in Jammu and Kashmir. http://dlvr.it/Rm7xnP

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Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said "love jihad'' is a term manufactured by the BJP to divide the nation and disturb its communal harmony. ​​He said the marriage is a matter of personal liberty and bringing a law to curb it is completely unconstitutional, he said. It will not stand the scrutiny by any court of law, he added. http://dlvr.it/Rm5DRh

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday countered the claims of Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) that Siddique Kappan was illegally confined, saying that they have no objection to advocates meeting him inside the jail. Kappan was arrested while on his way to Hathras where a young Dalit woman had died after allegedly being gang-raped. http://dlvr.it/Rm4Xwx

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The Centre has rushed high-level teams to Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Manipur where they will visit districts reporting high number of Covid-19 cases and support the state's efforts towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of positive cases. Dr Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS, New Delhi is leading the three-member team to Haryana and Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog is heading the Rajasthan team. http://dlvr.it/Rm1QqZ

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 89.58 lakh with fresh 45,576 infections, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 83.83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.58 per cent, according to data updated by the Union health ministry on Thursday. http://dlvr.it/Rm0Cr9

Four terrorists travelling in a truck were killed on Thursday morning during an ongoing encounter near Nagrota in J&K' Jammu district, top police officials said. After they were intercepted the heavily armed terrorists threw grenades at the police party. During the gun battle the truck caught fire. http://dlvr.it/Rm0Cp3

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Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced that the state government has decided to form a 'Cow Cabinet' for the protection of cows in the state. Animal husbandry, Forest, Panchayat, Rural Development, Home and Farmer Welfare departments to be a part of the 'Cow Cabinet', Chouhan announced. http://dlvr.it/RlwM6h

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West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday triggered controversy by saying that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) would dig out the illegal properties allegedly amassed by several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and the culprits would spend "the rest of their lives in prison". http://dlvr.it/Rlshbz

A recent study published in Science magazine says it could be that children already have antibodies to other coronaviruses and these antibodies may block SARS-CoV2, saving children from the new pandemic. A group of researchers at Francis Crick Institute in London, led by George Kassiotis, who heads the Retroviral Immunology Laboratory at the institute, reported that on an average, only 5% of adults have these antibodies, as compared to 43% of children. http://dlvr.it/RlrSxf

Two days after Diwali, India recorded the lowest number of fresh Covid-19 cases in 129 days, with the daily tally falling below 30,000 on Monday for the first time since July 13. The steep decline in the national count of cases over the past two days — Sunday’s number was 30,126 — can be attributed to low testing as well as Diwali festivities. On Saturday, the country had recorded more than 42,000 new infections. http://dlvr.it/RlrStt

Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, being developed by Bharat Biotech is now undergoing phase-3 trials, Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director, Bharat Biotech said on Monday. http://dlvr.it/Rlnpcw

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The firecracker ban in Delhi-NCR went up in smoke on Saturday with people flouting it with impunity. While the sound of crackers could be heard during the day, its intensity rose after 6pm and continued well past midnight at some locations. The average hourly PM2.5 concentration in Delhi touched 910 micrograms per cubic metre (g/m3) at midnight, over 15 times the safe standard, before falling due to an increase in wind speed http://dlvr.it/RlmcY5

Punjab has recorded around 74,000 incidents of stubble burning this season, the maximum in four years, with experts saying anger over farm bills and the government not paying the Supreme Court-ordered financial incentive to farmers could be among the reasons for the spike in farm fires. http://dlvr.it/RlkXCW

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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday asked India and Pakistan to rise above their political compulsions and initiate dialogue, saying it was sad to see mounting casualties on both sides of the LoC. Mufti's remarks came after the two countries traded heavy fire on the LoC following ceasefire violations by Pakistan on Friday. The firing resulted in loss of lives on both sides. http://dlvr.it/RlgkdY

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tribute to the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Born in 1889, the Congress stalwart remains India's longest serving prime minister. "My humble tributes to the country's first prime minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary," Modi tweeted. http://dlvr.it/RlfsxW