Breaking News Today, Latest Updates, Highlights Of November 12

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday met former Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia’s wife at the latter’s residence in New Delhi. This came a day after Sisodia met his ailing wife after permission from the court. 

A massive fire engulfed a scrap godown in Ghaziabad’s Nandgram. As many as six fire tenders were rushed to the spot. No injuries or casualties were reported. 

Streets in Delhi witness huge crowds on the occasion of Diwali. People thronged a market in Lajpat Nagar area of the national capital for festive shopping. Watch:

Speaking to the soldiers at Lepcha, PM Modi said, " It is said that Ayodhya is where Lord Ram is, but for me, Ayodhya is where Indian Army personnel are."

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday announced that women will receive an annual grant of Rs 15,000 if the Congress is voted back to power in the state. The announcement came just days ahead of second phase of polling for the 2023 Chhattisgarh Assembly election on November 17.

MP Polls 2023: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds a roadshow in Sagar ahead of the Assembly election in the state. 

#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds a roadshow in Sagar pic.twitter.com/MDUE9sT6R3

— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2023

The death toll due to the multiple blasts that ripped through a convention centre in Kerala's Ernakulam district last month has risen to 5, news agency ANI reported on Sunday, citing authorities. The latest casualty has been identified as Sally Pradeep.

Information was received from the District Control Room, Uttarkashi that 36 people are feared to be trapped in the tunnel which collapsed. SDRF is carrying out relief and rescue work on a war footing in coordination with other rescue units.

A part of the tunnel under construction from Silkyara to Dandalgaon in Uttarkashi collapsed. DM and SP of Uttarkashi district are present at the spot. SDRF and Police Revenue teams are also present at the spot for relief work. Rescue operations are underway.

After joining Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), Palvai Sravanthi she finds a lacking in the Congress party. 

" I very strongly believe one needs respect and honour to be recognised as a leader...but I found it totally lacking in the Congress party...This time the kind of glass ceiling and humiliation that I have encountered have given me a different perspective and view and a need for me to move forward, out of the old trap and into a new beginning," Sravanthi tells to ANI.

The priests at the Ujjain Makaleshwar Temple in Madhya Pradesh performed the morning 'aarti' with sparklers in their hands on the occasion of Diwali.

Former Congress leader Palvai Sravanthi joins Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ahead of the state polls. 

On the occasion of Diwali, Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai appeals to people of the national capital not to bust firecrackers. 

"...I appeal to people of Delhi and nearby areas of Delhi, Diwali is a festival of diyas, celebrate #Diwali in a grand manner by lighting diyas but don't burst crackers and make it difficult for people to breathe because the festival is to spread happiness..." Rai says as quoted by ANI. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Lepcha, Himachal Pradesh on Sunday morning to celebrate Diwali with personnel of the Indian Armed Forces. 

"Reached Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with our brave security forces," he posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).