1 SC trashes sacked BSF jawan's plea against rejection of nomination papers to contest polls against PM
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea of sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur against the rejection of his nomination papers to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Varanasi constituency.
2 PM Modi holds virtual meet with states over COVID-19 situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted via video conferencing with chief ministers of states that are witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases to review the COVID-19 situation.
3 India successfully test-fires land attack version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
India on Tuesday successfully test-fired a land-attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, sources said. The supersonic cruise missile was test-fired at 10 AM today and it successfully hit its target, which was on another island, they added.
4 M. Sivashankar arrested in Kerala gold scam case
The Customs on Tuesday formally arrested suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case.Sources said the sleuths from the Customs (Preventive)Commissionerate visited the jail where Sivasankar is presently lodged here after being arrested by the Enforcement Directorate probing the money trail in the gold smuggling case, this morning and recorded his arrest.
5 Deep depression off Tamil Nadu intensifies into cyclonic storm
The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclonic storm, 'Nivar' and it is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm and cross the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on November 25, the Met department said on Tuesday.
6 ED searches locations linked to Shiv Sena lawmaker
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided premises linked to Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik in Maharashtra on Tuesday in connection with a money-laundering case, official sources said.
7 Court to hear bail plea of godman Asaram in January
The Jodhpur bench of Rajasthan high court has agreed for an early hearing of the bail plea of Asaram Bapu who is currently serving life imprisonment in Jodhpur jail for sexually assaulting a minor in his ashram.
8 Police conduct simultaneous raids in Bihar jails
Bihar Police conducted raids across different jails in Bihar today early in the morning in several districts of the state.
9 Nagrota encounter: Truck driver, cleaner questioned by Delhi Police
The driver and the cleaner of the truck that ferried the terrorists who carried out Nagrota encounter in Jammu and Kashmir were questioned and later released by the special cell of Delhi police.
10 Consider paid menstrual leave, says Delhi HC
In a significant development, the Delhi High Court bench headed by Chief Justice DN Patel on Monday directed the Centre and the Delhi government to consider the demand for paid leaves during menstruation for women employees and workers.