Cinema halls, drama theatres and auditoriums reopened in Maharashtra on Friday following  several months of closure due to second wave of Covid-19.

These establishments reopen with 50 per cent seating capacity and other Covid-19 protocols as the second wave of the pandemic appears to be ebbing in the state. 

Namaz disrupted again in Gurugram but in a new sector, protesters raise Jai Shri Ram slogans

Muslims offering namaz on a private property in Gurgaon’s Sector 12-A on Friday were faced by a crowd shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans.

This underlines the growing tensions in the area over this issue as similar tense scenes in Sector 47 (a more urban area), where namaz offered outdoors on government-owned land led to demands it stop or move indoors.

Contentious England vs India 5th Test to be played in July 2022 at Edgbaston says ECB

The fifth and final Test between India and England was on Friday rescheduled to July 2022, said the England and Wales cricket board. The test was suspended due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the visitors’ camp last month.

The England and Wales Cricket Board announced that the game has been moved to Edgbaston from Manchester and will be part of India’s white-ball tour. The match will be held from July 1. Read story

Bhima Koregaon inquiry commission summons former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh

Bhima Koregaon Commission of Inquiry passed an order to summon former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and IPS officer Rashmi Shukla to appear before them on November 8.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds talks with WTO Director General Ngozi Okanjo-Iweala, stresses on fair, equitable outcome at WTO Ministerial meet

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met World Trade Organization (WTO) director-general Dr Ngozi Okanjo-Iweala in New Delhi and held discussions on fair, just and equitable outcome at the WTO which will take place from November 30 till December 3. 

Bill Gates hails India’s billion Covid-19 shots milestone

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has hailed India’s billion shots Covid-19 milestone. Calling it a testament to india’s innovation and ability to manufacture at scale, he said India has administered one billion vaccine doses succesfully. He also hailed the efforts of millions of health workers backed by CoWIN. 

Congress shunts Harish Rawat from AICC Punjab in-charge role, Harish Chaudhary to replace Uttarakhand leader

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday relieved Harish Rawat of the charge and appointed Harish Chaudhary as All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Punjab. Chaudhary, who was the AICC secretary for Punjab, has also been made the in-charge for Chandigarh.

Chaudhary played a key role as the pointsperson between Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Congress leaders during recent developments in the state.

Mumbai high-rise blaze, fire on 19th floor of residential tower in Lower Parel, 1 Dead

30-year-old man has been reported dead after he fell from the 19th floor of the high rise after a level-4 fire broken out on the 19th floor of a residential building in South Mumbai’s Lalbaug area. Fourteen fire engines are on the spot. The incident is reported from South Mumbai’s luxury One Avighna Park society.

7 killed in Rohingya refugee camp shooting, Bangladesh police say

At least 7 people have been killed and many left injured by gunmen on Friday on a seminary in a Rohingya refugee camp on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, Bangladeshi police said.

PM Modi says for the BJP, democracy means Sabka Saath

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the address said that for them democracy means sabka saath and they made sure to take everyone along.

PM Modi says they stopped VIP culture in vaccination drive

PM Modi said that they stopped VIP culture in the vaccination drive and a lot of people were requesting preferential treatment but they didn’t get any, because the vaccination drive is for all just like their government’s schemes.

PM Modi speaks on 100 crore vaccine doses, says we achieved an extraordinary thing

PM Modi in his address said that we achieved an unexpected thing by crossing the mark of 100 crore vaccine doses. He said that this is not just a number, it is a beginning of a new chapter, a new India, said PM Modi.

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PM Modi begins address

PM Modi has started the address to the nation that was scheduled for 10 am. Earlier, he addressed the nation on the occasion of International Yoga Day.

PM Modi to address nation at 10 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation today at 10 AM. PM Modi’s announcement to address the nation came a day after India scripted history by crossing the 100 crore doses vaccination mark.