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Nifty, Sensex hit record highs as Biden win boosts IT stocks, Asian markets

Indian markets touched record highs on Monday as IT stocks gained after a report said that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden planned to ease policy on work visas, with his victory also boosting broader Asian markets and aiding domestic sentiment.

Nov 9, 2020

Chiranjeevi is COVID positive; had met Telangana CM KCR without mask recently [Details]

Telugu actor and politician K Chiranjeevi announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus. Recently, the megastar met Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao along with Nagarjuna at Pragathi Bhavan in Hyderabad. They were spotted without masks.

Nov 9, 2020

'Counting minutes until divorce': Melania to leave Trump, former aide makes shocking claims

Incumbent First Lady Melania Trump is "counting every minute" until Donald leaves the White House and she can divorce him, a former aide claims.

Nov 9, 2020

Coronavirus update: India reports over 45,000 new COVID cases, 490 deaths

With 45,903 new coronavirus infections and 490 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, India's overall Covid-19 caseload and death toll stood at 85,53,657 and 1,26,611, respectively, on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Nov 9, 2020

Coronavirus update: J&K records 555 Covid cases; total tally hits 98,892

Another 555 persons tested positive in Jammu & Kashmir on Sunday while 456 were discharged from hospitals after they recovered from the Covid-19 infection.

Nov 9, 2020

PM Modi's action-packed Monday schedule for Varanasi projects | Details inside

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various development projects in his constituency Varanasi on Monday through video conferencing. The total cost of these projects is about Rs 614 crore.

Nov 9, 2020

Coronavirus update: Global COVID cases exceed 50 million after 30-day spike

Global coronavirus infections exceeded 50 million on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, with a second wave of the virus in the past 30 days accounting for a quarter of the total.

Nov 9, 2020

Thousands of km away from US, TN villagers ecstatic over Kamala's win

As the news of Kamala Harris' election as the new US Vice President began to pour in, villagers thousands of km away in Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu celebrated the occasion by bursting crackers and distributing sweets.

Nov 9, 2020

Arnab Goswami shifted to Taloja Central jail | All you need to know about the notorious jail

The editor in chief of Republic TV, Arnab is one of the three accused in abetment to suicide case. Ahead of two crucial hearings on November 9, Goswami was allegedly using someone else's mobile phone in the quarantine centre which is why the police shifted him to Taloja jail.

Nov 8, 2020

Maharashtra temples may reopen after Diwali, says Thackeray

Amid the clamour for reopening of temples in Maharashtra during the Unlockdown phases, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday indicated that places of worship - closed since mid-March - would be opened up after Diwali.

Nov 8, 2020

Powerful video of Biden's 1986 speech against apartheid in South Africa goes viral | Watch

A powerful video has remerged online showing US President Joe Biden speaking powerfully against the then apartheid government in South Africa in 1986 and in favour of the black majority.

Nov 8, 2020

Bengaluru-bound Ethiopian aircraft makes emergency landing in Mumbai; 3 fire brigades on spot

The Ethiopian Airlines flight from Riyadh to Bengaluru was diverted to Mumbai international airport due to hydraulic leakage, a statement from MIAL.

Nov 8, 2020

In Donald Trump's defeat lies Melania's victory, freedom [here's why]

The side-steps, hand-pushing and other attempts at avoiding contact publicly, former US President Donald Trump and the First Lady Melania have made headlines before which got people talking about their relationship. With Trump losing the US Presidential Elections, netizens question 'will it impact their relationship?'

Nov 8, 2020

Bengalureans can now give feedback on public works as BBMP launches 'Citizen view' [Deets inside]

The Citizen view website launched by BBMP Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad and Administrator Gaurav Gupta showcases details of all works taken up since June 2015. This is launched in a bid to bring about more transparency and encourage citizen's to provide feedback on projects.

Nov 8, 2020

Three Army, BSF soldiers martyred in ongoing operation at LoC in J&K's Kupwara; 3 terrorists killed

Three Indian Army soldiers and a Border Security Force trooper were killed while neutralising three terrorists during a major gun battle near the LoC in Kupwara district as they foiled an infiltration bid from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir.

Nov 8, 2020