Breaking News, November 6

Till 6th Nov, 79 positive cases for Zika virus have been detected in Kanpur district. Health dept's RRT (rapid response team) is visiting the house of every such patient, their vitals are being taken & they are also being told about the precautions to be taken: Kanpur DM Vishak G

After a reduction in diesel prices in Odisha, the bus fare gets cheaper in the state. The State Transport department today issued an order to decrease the fare of buses of different categories plying in the State.

Yellow alert warning for Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts for tomorrow: Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai

• Bettiah - 15
• Gopalganj - 13
• Samastipur - 4

Mangaluru, Karnataka | Founder of the famous 'Ideal Ice Cream brand', Shibaroor Prabhakar Kamath passed away today morning

Elderlies, patients with lung & heart problems, COVID-recovered patients, and pregnant women are very much susceptible to such kind of poor air quality. Air pollution is now a much bigger threat than COVID: Dr. Ambuj Roy, professor of Cardiology at AIIMS

Authorities confirm at least 92 people are dead after an oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone's capital

Delhi Government announced the extension of its own free ration scheme for 6 months, today.

Rs 5 lakh each has been announced to the kin of the deceased. DC had been ordered to conduct the enquiry of the incident and to submit the report in a week's time: Maharashtra Health Minister, Rajesh Tope on fire incident at Ahmednagar District Hospital

Tripura Police have taken up a case against a total of 102 Twitter accounts under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for spreading fake & distorted information related to the recent violence that took place at Panisagar: Tripura police PRO Jyotishman D Choudhary

Maharashtra | A total of 10 people died in a fire incident at Ahmednagar District Hospital, said District Collector Rajendra Bhosale

Kerala: The prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh released from jail today. Kerala High Court granted her bail on Nov 2 in the case registered by NIA under UAPA. Bail granted to her on a Rs 25 Lakhs bail bond and 2 solvent sureties.

At least 8 dead, several injured at US music festival, reports AFP News Agency quoting authorities.

Mumbai: Former Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh, who was arrested in a money laundering case, is being taken for medical examination from the ED office. A Mumbai court on Tuesday remanded Deshmukh to ED custody till November 6. Former Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh will be produced before special PMLA court today.

Bharat Biotech's US partner Ocugen announced that it had asked authorities for emergency use authorization for Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin in US, for children below 18. "We are pleased to announce our EUA filing to the US-FDA through our partners- Ocugen," Bharat Biotech's clinical lead for Covid-19 vaccines, Dr Raches Ella tweeted.

US Congress passes Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, reports AFP News Agency. 

Uttarakhand: Portals of Kedarnath temple closed for the winter season, today at 8 am.

Air Quality Index from Delhi - PM10 in Connaught Place at 654, PM 2.5 at 628; PM10 is at 382 and PM2.5 at 341 near Janta Mantar and PM2.5 is at 374 near ITO.

Tamil Nadu Water Resources Minister Durai Murugan inspected Mullaperiyar Dam yesterday in wake of concerns expressed by Kerala Govt about its safety.

WATCH: Nihang Sikhs demonstrated their horse riding skills during 'Bandi Chhor Divas' celebrations in Amritsar, Punjab on November 5.

Delhi's overall air quality continues to be in 'severe' category, with overall air quality index (AQI) standing at 533: System of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research.