Breaking News, December 10

I strongly condemn the attack on the convoy of BJP President J P Nadda in West Bengal today. It's clear that the state is not safe for the common man. Incident reflects poor condition of law & order situation. We won't accept such cowardly acts by TMC goons: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

On Human Rights Day, US State Dept is designating 17 officials of foreign govts & their immediate family members under Foreign Operations & Related Programs Appropriations Act 2020, due to officials’ involvement in gross violations of human rights. State Department is also designating Chief Huang Yuanxiong of Xiamen Public Security Bureau Wucun Police Station for his involvement in gross violations of human rights in Xiamen, China. Today’s action also applies to Mr Huang’s spouse: Mike Pompeo,U.S State Secretary

Gujarat reports 1,270 new COVID-19 cases, 1,465 discharges and 12 deaths today. There are 13,820 active cases in the State, as per Gujarat Health Department

Jammu and Kashmir Police today arrested a Congress member Gowhar Ahmed Wani for ferrying militants in Shopian district. He was held on December 7: J&K Police

"This (incident) speaks volumes about the mentality of Mamata Ji...I've been told she has given me a lot of names. Mamata Ji this speaks about your culture. This is not Bengali culture. We're proud to adhere to Bengali culture. The glossary which Mamata Ji uses for PM, tells how much low she has taken down Bengal. We feel hurt. Bengal belongs to everyone... In the coming elections, people will say 'Namaskar' to her & BJP's lotus will bloom, we'll win more than 200 seats"

Modiji is known for the management of #COVID19 management & Mamata is known for mismanagement of Covid. Deaths & cases were not reported and the Central govt team was not allowed to visit hospitals...Bengal's public won't spare her now

We'd given an ultimatum till Dec 10 that if PM doesn't listen to us & doesn't repeal laws, we'll block railway tracks. It was decided in today's meeting that all the people of India will take to the tracks. Sanyukt Kisan Manch will fix a date & announce: Farmer leader Boota Singh

The Central government has admitted that the laws have been made for traders. If agriculture is State subject, they do not have the right to make laws regarding it: Balbir Singh Rajewal, Bhartiya Kisan Union (R)

"It is an impressive project and I wish it all success. I am privileged to be invited to the foundation stone laying ceremony," says Ratan Tata, Chairman Tata Trusts'

Tata Projects Ltd has been given contract for the construction project of the new Parliament building.

Such is corruption under Mamata ji that High Court had to say there's no accountability about the Rs 1,000 cr central assistance given to State & CAG should audit it. She went to Supreme Court against it. Why is she scared?: BJP president JP Nadda in Diamond Harbour

A Jammu and Kashmir Police constable posted on security duty outside a polling station in Baramulla district of the union territory was injured on Thursday after his service weapon accidentally went off, officials said.

The incident took place at Tujjar Shareif in Sopore area of the district, the said.

Constable Ashraf sustained an injury in his foot after his service weapon accidentally went off outside the polling station for the District Development Council elections, the police officials said.

He was taken to SKIMS hospital here for treatment, they said.

The body of an 18-year-old woman, who had been missing since last week, was found floating in a pond in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said on Thursday.

The body was spotted by children playing near the pond in Rajhad village under Garhi Pukhta police station on Wednesday, they said.

SHO Mahabir Singh said the body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. A probe is underway to ascertain the cause of the death.

According to a complaint lodged by the woman's family, she stepped out of home on December 3 to relieve herself but did not return, the police said.

Telangana reported 643 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to nearly 2.76 lakh while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,482, the state government said on Thursday.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 109, followed by Medchal Malkajgiri (84) and Rangareddy (82), it said in a bulletin, providing details as of 8 PM on December 9.

As many as 7,497 patients are under treatment and53,396 samples were tested on Wednesday. Cumulatively, over 59.73 lakh samples have been tested.

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,10,830 as 191 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said on Thursday.

The death toll rose to 991 after three more patients succumbed to the disease, he said.

Two new fatalities were reported from Ranchi and one from Dhanbad, the official said.

Ranchi district registered the maximum number of fresh cases at 97, followed by Dhanbad at 16 and Bokaro at 14.

Drone movement was noticed at the international border in RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir last night. The drone went back after the alert troops fired at it: Border Security Force (BSF)

 Three persons dead, six injured after a car hit a lorry near Takkellapadu village in Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh