Uttarakhand rains LIVE: 34 dead, 5 missing, says CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

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12:09 AM

VP Naidu expresses anguish at loss of lives due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu expressed anguish on Tuesday at the loss of lives due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand and urged people to follow the instructions issued by the local authorities for their safety.
 

Incessant rains have claimed 28 lives in the hill state with the Kumaon region being the worst hit. Nainital remains cut off from rest of the state.

11:16 PM

7 people have been reported dead in Almora due to heavy rains

11:15 PM

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami chairs a review meeting in Haldwani

9:43 PM

Karnataka sets up help desk for people from the state stranded in Uttarakhand

The Karnataka government on Tuesday established a help desk for assisting stranded people like passengers, pilgrims, tourists and visitors from the state at various places in rain and flood ravaged Uttarakhand.

According to the Minister for Revenue R Ashoka, people, who are stranded or relatives of those stranded, can contact this help desk and give the information which will be flashed to Uttarakhand authorities for immediate action and quick response, an official release said.

9:05 PM

PM Narendra Modi condoles the loss of lives in Uttarakhand

7:53 PM

Uttarakhand rains: Rs 4 lakh compensation to families of the deceased

7:43 PM

Russia proposes week-long workplace shutdown as Covid deaths hit new record

Russia on Tuesday proposed to shut workplaces for a week at the start of November as its daily COVID-19 death toll hit a new record and a sharp rise in cases continued, leading to fresh calls from the Kremlin for people to get vaccinated.

 

Russia's COVID-19 task force reported 1,015 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day toll since the start of the pandemic, as well as 33,740 new infections, just shy of a record daily rise, with authorities blaming the surge on a vaccination campaign.

6:51 PM

22 people have lost their lives: Uttarakhand govt

4:55 PM

'About 200 people stuck at Lemon Tree resort'

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Govt putting in all efforts to rescue locals, tourists: Uttarakhand CM

3:31 PM

Restaurants in Maharashtra can remain open till 12am

3:12 PM

Uttarakhand: More than 200mm rainfall has been recorded in the last 24 hours

2:59 PM

Uttarakhand CM conducts aerial survey of areas affected by rains

2:23 PM

Significant reduction in rainfall activity likely over Uttarakhand from today: IMD

2:17 PM

Three helicopters to be deployed for rescue operations: Uttarakhand CM

2:10 PM

40% of the total election tickets to women in the state: Priyanka

2:09 PM

Uttarakhand rains: Around 100 people stranded at Ramnagar resort

12:17 PM

TMC leader Babul Supriyo to formally resign as BJP MP today

TMC leader Babul Supriyo arrives at the residence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. He will formally resign as BJP MP.

11:32 AM

CBSE to conduct CTET between December 16, 2021 and Jan 13, 2022

10:51 AM

Uttarakhand rain LIVE updates: Many feared trapped after cloudburst in Nainital district

An incident of cloudburst reported in a village of Ramgarh in Nainital district. People feared trapped under the debris. Police and administration teams rushed to the spot, TOI reported.

10:47 AM

PM Modi speaks to CM Dhami, Bhatt as heavy rains lash Uttarakhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to take stock of the situation in the state hit hard by incessant rains.

 

The chief minister briefed Modi about the situation and said the administration is fully alert. Modi assured Dhami of all necessary help to deal with the situation.

10:33 AM

US court junks Nirav Modi's plea seeking dismissal of fraud allegations

A bankruptcy court in New York has dismissed a petition of fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi and his associates, seeking dismissal of fraud allegations against them.

 

The allegations were made by Richard Levin, the court appointed trustee of three US corporations--Firestar Diamond, Fantasy Inc and A Jaffe--indirectly owned by Nirav Modi previously.

 

Levin had also sought a minimum compensation of $15 million for harm suffered by the debtors of Modi and his associates Mihir Bhansali and Ajay Gandhi. Read on...

10:19 AM

PM Modi to inaugurate the Kushinagar International Airport

10:11 AM

Gujarat govt raises cap on Eid-e-Milad procession participants to 400 within limited area

The Gujarat government has given a green signal to the Eid-e-Milad celebrations in the state with certain restrictions in view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation.

A total of 400 people can take part in a procession if it moves within a locality, colony or street and does not go out of that area, the government said.

 

However, not more than 15 people can gather in the procession if it goes out of the area.

10:07 AM

Rahul Gandhi greets people on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi

10:04 AM

Market update: IRCTC m-cap surpasses Rs 1-trillion; stock zooms 293% in 6 months

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) joined the elite club of companies commanding Rs 1-trillion market capitalization (m-cap) on the BSE, after its share price hit a new high of Rs 6,332.25 in the intra-day trade on Tuesday. The shares rallied nearly 8 per cent today and have zoomed 33 per cent in the past five trading days.

 

At 09:32 am, IRCTC, which is engaged in the travel support services business, was trading 6.9 per cent higher at Rs 6,283.50, with a market-cap of Rs 100,612 crore, BSE data shows. Click here to read more

10:00 AM

RBI unions ask Guv Shaktikanta Das to break deadlock in wage talks

The United Forum of Reserve Bank of India’s Officers and Employees has written to Governor Shatikanta Das requesting him to break the impasse over wage revision negotiations between the unions and the central bank management which hit a roadblock during the final round of discussions.

 

The revision of wages for all RBI staff is due since November 2017, but has been delayed due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Click here to continue reading

9:57 AM

More than 1.02 billion vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far: Govt

More than 1.02 billion vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far, free of cost, says govt.

9:44 AM

India's new Covid infections below 30,000 for 25 days

The daily rise in new coronavirus infections has been below 30,000 for 25 days running. Fewer than 50,000 daily new cases have been reported for 114 consecutive days now, PTI reported quoting ministry data.

9:21 AM

India logs 13,058 new cases of Covid-19

India reported 13,058 new cases of Covid-19 and 164 deaths from the disease, said the health ministry on Tuesday, marking the slowest rise in daily cases since early March.