Hyderabad man arrested for sending online rape threats to Virat Kohli’s daughter

The Mumbai Police have arrested a man from the city, identified as Ramnagesh Alibathini, a software engineer from Hyderabad on charges of giving online rape threats to the daughter of Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli.
According to news agency ANI, the Mumbai Police Cyber Cell had arrested the 23-year-old man. He was being taken to Mumbai, the agency quoted the Mumbai Police.

Woman in NCP leader’s house has links to underworld and ISI, says Maharashtra BJP leader Haider Azam

BJP leader Haider Azam has charged that a woman residing in Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik’s house underworld connections and to the Pakistani ISI.
Azam also accused the Congress MLA and minister Aslam Sheikh of having connections with the underworld including drug peddlers.

Union Health Minister to hold a meeting tomorrow morning with Health Ministers of all states and UTs on Covid-19 door-to-door vaccination campaign

Union Minister of Health Mansukh Mandaviya to hold a meeting on Thursday morning with health ministers of all the states and Union Territories on campaign ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ (door-to-door vaccination campaign). 

The government is targeting to complete maximum single and second-dose vaccination coverage.

2024 Lok Sabha polls in mind, Union Cabinet restores MPLADS

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the restoration and continuation of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).
An amount of Rs 2 crore per MP will be given in one installment for the remaining period of the financial year 2021-22 and Rs 5.00 crore in two installments during the FY 2022-23 to 2025-26, informed union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur.

Mumbai court issues non-bailable warrant against former Mumbai Police Chief Param Bir Singh in connection with extortion cases

A Mumbai magistrate’s court issued a non-bailable warrant against former Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh in connection with an extortion case filed at Marine Drive police station.

So far, two previous non-bailable warrants have been issued against the IPS officer who had applied for sick leave in May and has not reported for duty since.

Maharashtra Congress announces state-wide agitation against Modi government over inflation

The Congress’s Maharashtra unit has announced a statewide agitation over inflation, petrol-diesel price hikes, and policies that are weakening the common man financially, Congress Maharashtra chief Nana Patole said on Wednesday.

Various agitations will be held from November 14 to 19, he was further quoted as saying. 

PM Modi meets NSAs of seven countries on the sidelines of Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met NSAs of seven countries on the sidelines of the Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan.
The Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan gets underway in New Delhi. National Security advisers/secretaries of security councils of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan took part in the dialogue. Meeting chaired by NSA Ajit Doval.

Muslim man dies inside Kasganj police station, family suspects cops’ role

A Muslim man accused of kidnapping a Hindu woman died in police custody in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district on Tuesday evening. The police claimed that the man, 22-year-old Altaf, hanged himself in a police station washroom with the drawstring of his jacket hood. But the man’s family has alleged that he was murdered in custody.

Covaxin now on list of Covid-19 vaccines recognized by Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Vietnam have joined the list of nations that have approved Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin for emergency use. Hong Kong has approved 14 Covid-19 vaccines and Vietnam has approved nine vaccines so far, including the Covaxin. The US, UK, Switzerland are the other countries that have approved the Made in India coronavirus vaccine.

President Kovind to preside over conference of governors, Lt governors on Thursday

President Ram Nath Kovind will preside over the conference of governors, Lt governors on Thursday.
Apart from the governors and the lieutenant governors of all states and union territories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the conference.
The conference of governors is a tradition almost as old as the country’s independence.

12 burnt to death as bus catches fire after colliding with tanker in Rajasthan

At least 12 people were burnt to death on Wednesday after a private bus caught fire after colliding with a tanker trailer on Barmer-Jodhpur Highway in Rajasthan.
According to a passenger, the bus departed from Balotra at 9:55 am and the accident took place when the tanker, coming from the wrong side of the road, collided with the bus. The bus went up in flames following the collision.
There were 25 people travelling in the bus when the accident took place. So far, 10 people have been rescued.

Heavy rainfall continues in parts of Tamil Nadu, red alert issued for today and tomorrow

Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall for Wednesday and Thursday for 20 districts across Tamil Nadu, including Chennai after a well-marked low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression.
It is expected to move west-northwest and reach Tamil Nadu’s northern coast by tomorrow morning, leading to heavy to very rainfall over parts of the southern state as well as neighboring Puducherry and Karaikal.