LIVE: Modi to lay foundation stone for new Parliament building on Dec 10

Karnataka bandh live updates: Several pro-Kannada outfits have called for a bandh in the state today against the formation of the Maratha Development Authority.

8:54 PM

Advocate writes to AG seeking consent to initiate contempt proceeding against Prashant Bhushan

8:54 PM

BJP making renewed attempts to topple my govt: Gehlot; Opposition rubbishes claim

8:53 PM

"Lost goodwill of people by joining hands with Congress": H D Kumaraswamy

8:24 PM

Central team visiting Pondy on December 7 to assess cyclone damage

An inter-ministerial Central team will be on a visit to Puducherry on December 7 to assess the damage caused by cyclone and rains.

 

Speaking to reporters here on Saturday, territorial Chief Minister V Narayansamy said the teamwould visit the cyclone-ravaged areas and that he would brief it on the loss faced.

 

He said he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant the Union Territory an interim relief of Rs 100 crores to restore normalcy.

8:23 PM

SP spokesperson booked for 'derogatory' comments against UP CM Adityanath

6:34 PM

Special CBI court grants bail to former Karnataka minister Roshan Baig in multi-crore IMA investment scam

6:02 PM

Religare case: Delhi court directs REL's ex-CMD Sunil Godhwani to surrender before Tihar jail authorities within 2 days

6:02 PM

Trade deficit might widen as Covid dents exports: Experts

The overall trade deficit is likely to widen as rising coronavirus cases and subsequent lockdowns in key export markets dent India's merchandise exports, experts said.

 

The recently released provisional data showed that India's merchandise exports dropped by 9.07 per cent in November to $23.43 billion from $25.77 billion in November 2019.

 

"The slippage in exports growth signifies the near term impact of fresh restrictions in trading partners. The average merchandise trade deficit is likely to reach substantially higher levels in H2FY21 as compared to Q2FY21," said Aditi Nayar, Principal Economist, ICRA.

 

Among commodities and products, iron ore, rice and pharmaceuticals continued to display healthy uptick in YoY shipments, whereas leather, textiles and engineering goods continued to show contraction.

5:57 PM

Air quality 'severe' in Ghaziabad, Noida, 'very poor' in Gurgaon, Faridabad

The air quality remained "severe" in Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida for the second day, while it stayed in the "very poor" category in Faridabad and Gurgaon,according to a government agency data issued on Saturday.

 

Presence of pollutant PM 2.5 and PM 10 also remained high in the five immediate neighbours of Delhi, according to the air quality index (AQI) maintained by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

 

According to the index, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.

5:49 PM

India vs Australia: Need to ensure concussion rules are used properly, says Mark Taylor

5:40 PM

A SpiceJet plane undershot the runway while landing at the Guwahati airport on Friday, but no one was hurt in the incident

5:15 PM

Discoms supplied record 14,856 MW power in MP on Friday

A record 14,856 MW power was successfully supplied by electricity distribution companies in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, an official said.

 

The state faced a peak demand of 14,856 MW on Friday and the same was supplied by power companies operating in the state.

 

This was the highest-ever power supply in the history of the state, a Jabalpur-based public relations officer of MP Power Management Company said.

5:07 PM

TRS may need support of others to retain GHMC mayor post

The ruling TRS in Telangana has emerged as the single largest party in the GHMC polls, but it may need the support of others to retain the Mayor's post, notwithstanding its strength of ex-officio members, who can participate in voting.

 

The results of 149 wards out of the total 150 were declared on Saturday (counting was stopped in one ward on Friday owing to a legal issue) and TRS is the single largest party after winning 55 seats.

5:04 PM

Estimated cost of new 64,500-sqm area Parliament building is Rs 971 cr; 1,224 MPs can together sit there: Om Birla

5:04 PM

A new office complex for all MPs of both houses will be built at existing Shram Shakti Bhawan: Om Birla

4:53 PM

On the completion of the 75 years of India's independence, we will begin the session of both the Houses in the new Parliament building: Speaker Om Birla

4:47 PM

Sony to shut a Malaysia factory, consolidate facilities

Sony Corp will close a factory in Malaysia next year to consolidate its operations in its other plant in the state for efficiency, the Japanese electronics giant said on Saturday.

 

The company told Reuters in an email to Reuters that it always takes into account market conditions, business growth potential and other factors, as part of a continuous review of its investments and business operations.

 

"As part of this review, Sony will consolidate its manufacturing operations by transferring its operations in Penang to Selangor, to further enhance operational efficiency," said Penang-based Human Resources Division head Ric Ong.

4:46 PM

Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway's first phase to be open for public from May 1

4:18 PM

High Court quashes parts of JNU adverts for appointment to posts of professor, associate professor

4:03 PM

PM Modi to inaugurate construction of first phase of Agra metro on December 7 virtually

3:52 PM

Hyderabad is mini Telangana. People showed support & gave blessings to BJP with 48 seats: Kishan Reddy

3:32 PM

A few people were injured as TMC and BJP supporters hurled bombs at each other during a clash in West Bengal: Police

3:24 PM

BJP tried to poach our MLAs, make the government fall in Rajasthan: Ashok Gehlot

3:02 PM

We will contest on all 234 seats in next Assembly elections. Our politics will be spiritual politics unlike the politics of hatred: Political advisor to Rajnikanth

2:53 PM

In order to enhance passenger convenience, Kolkata Metro has decided to run additional services and extend timings of its services from Dec 7

2:45 PM

Rainwater causes flooding in government hospital premises in Thoothukudi

2:37 PM

India has potential to export Rs 8 trillion worth motherboards between 2021-26: Report

India has potential to export motherboards, technically called printed circuit board assembly(PCBA), worth up to Rs 8 lakh crore between 2021-26, mobile devices industry body ICEA and EY said in a joint report.

 

However, in the absence of government incentives and subsidies the export potential will be around Rs 29,500 crore during the five year period, the report said.

 

India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said the government is required to realise the cumulative export potential of Rs 8 lakh crore by 2026.

2:32 PM

Winter onset: Mumbai, parts of Maharashtra see drop in temperature

2:23 PM

US not extending TikTok deadline for sale of its US biz: Report

After granting multiple extensions of the deadline set for TikTok to sell its US assets, the Donald Trump administration is not making another extension of the December 4 deadline for the Chinese parent of the short video-sharing platform, CNN reported on Saturday.

 

This, however, does not mean that TikTok which has over 100 million users in the US will stop functioning in the county as the Trump administration is not enforcing the executive order requiring the sale, said the report citing unnamed source familiar with the matter.

 

The talks between TikTok and US officials on reaching a deal will continue.

2:13 PM

BJP govt only understands language of street protests: Adhir on farmers stir

Ahead of the farmers scheduled meeting with the Union ministers on new farm laws, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said the BJP-led government at the centre only understands language of street protests.

 

He said the party had sought more consultation and scrutiny of the legislations through Parliament Standing Committee, but the plea was turned down and instead Congress MPs were suspended from Parliament when they opposed it.