New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: In our today's Jagran English's 'Latest Updates, Breaking News' blog, we will keep a tab on Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's rally in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba. Priyanka, party's general secretary, has been addressing multiple rallies in Uttar Pradesh ahead of next year's assembly elections as Congress prepares to take on the BJP in the all crucial state.
We will also keep a check on Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chied Arvind Kejriwal's visit to Punjab. On Saturday, Kejriwal is expected to express his support for teachers protesting in Mohali over "regularisation of the services of contractual teachers".
Here are the highlights of the day:
12:56 hours: Every person returning from South Africa will be quarantined on arrival in Mumbai and their samples will be sent for genome sequencing, says Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar.
12:34 hours: BREAKING: Major fire breaks out at Rani Sati Dyeing Mill of Pandesara GIDC in Surat, Gujarat. 15 fire tenders have been rushed to the site for firefighting.
12:25 hours: Farmer organizations had demanded to decriminalize stubble burning by farmers. Government of India has accepted this demand as well, says Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
12:20 hours: The bill to repeal the three farm laws will be tabled in the Parliament on the first day of the winter session (on November 29), says Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
12:15 hours: Gujarat government mandates RT-PCR testing for travellers landing at the airports in the state from Europe, UK, Brazil, South Africa, Bangladesh, Botswana, China, Mauritius, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong over the new variant concerns.
11:54 hours: Eight people have died in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu, out of which 3 people lost their lives yesterday. Two teams of NDRF have been deployed in Chinglepet and one in Kanchipuram, says State Revenue and Disaster Management Minister KKSSR Ramachandran.
11:41 hours: While I was on a trip abroad, some people caught 2 persons in a car, taking pictures. It was found that one of them has been writing against me on his Koo handle. He's usually seen wherever I go to the authorities or submit documents, says Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik.
We'll give his information to Mumbai Police Commissioner and ask for a probe. I've multiple pieces of evidence against many conspirators. People are framing me like they framed Anil Deshmukh. It's not like we are scared, but what's the intention, he added.
11:30 hours: Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari will embark on a 5-day visit to attend Egypt Air Power Symposium and Defence Exposition scheduled from November 28-December 2. He will deliver a keynote address on 'strategic air intelligence in confronting new and non-organised threats', says IAF.
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10:30 hours: India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Wriddhiman Saha has stiffness in his neck. The BCCI medical team is treating him and monitoring his progress. KS Bharat will be keeping wickets in his absence, says BCCI.
9:55 hours: Just In: India reports 8,318 new COVID-19 cases, 10,967 recoveries and 465 deaths in the last 24 hours, says Union Health Ministry.
Active cases: 1,07,019
Total recoveries: 3,39,88,797
Death toll: 4,67,933
Total vaccinaion: 121.06 crore doses
9:37 hours: In an order dated November 16, the "Reserve Bank of India has imposed Rs 1 crore penalty on State Bank of India based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance. It is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers."
9:17 hours: BREAKING: PM Modi to chair a meeting with top government officials on the COVID-19 situation and vaccination at 10:30 am today.
8:54 hours: Number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka's Dharwad's SDM College of Medical Sciences reached 281, with 99 people testing positive yesterday. Out of the 281 cases, only 6 patients are symptomatic: District Collector Nitish Patil
8:40 hours: Just In: Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, says National Center for Seismology.
8:23 hours: World Trade Organization (WTO) says it has postponed its in-person ministerial conference in Geneva over concerns regarding "an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus".
7:52 hours: Just In: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was admitted to Delhi AIIMS on Friday after he complained of fever. His health condition is stable, reports ANI.
7:25 hours: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will also visit Punjab's Mohali today.
7:19 hours: Delhi's AQI is presently at 386 (overall) in the ' Very Poor' category, says SAFAR.
7:15 hours: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress general secretary, will address a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Mahoba today.