Breaking News: November 21, 2020 | Highlights

Assam reported 223 new COVID-19 cases today. Total cases in the State now at 2,11,427 including 2,07,219 recoveries, 3,232 active cases, and 973 deaths. 

Delhi reported 5,879 new COVID-19 cases, 6,963 recoveries, and 111 deaths, according to Delhi Health Department

• Total cases: 5,23,117
• Total recoveries: 4,75,106
• Active cases: 39,741
• Death toll: 8,270

Jharkhand reported 175 new COVID-19 cases, 333 recoveries, and 6 deaths, according to the State Health Department.

• Total cases: 1,07,332
• Total recoveries: 1,03,957
• Death toll: 945 
• Active cases: 2,430

West Bengal reported 3,639 new COVID-19 cases, 3,794 discharges, and 53 deaths, says State Health Department

• Total cases: 4,52,770
• Active cases: 25,391 
• Death toll: 7,976 
• Total discharges: 4,19,403

270 new COVID-19 cases, 193 recoveries, and 1 death reported in Manipur today. The total number of cases now at 23,018 including 19,813 recoveries, 2,972 active cases, and 233 deaths. The recovery rate is 86.07%.

NCB raided the production office and the house of comedian Bharti Singh and from both the places 86.5 gms of Ganja was recovered. Both Bharti and her husband Harsh Limbachiya accepted the consumption of Ganja. Bharti Singh arrested and the examination of Harsh Limbachiya is underway.

Rajasthan reported 3,007 new COVID-19 cases, 16 deaths and 1,963 recoveries/discharges today. The total cases in the state rise to 2,40,676  including 2,146 deaths and 2,16,579  recoveries/discharges.The active cases stand at 21,951.

Andhra Pradesh reports 1,160 new COVID-19 cases taking the total positive cases in the State to 8,61,092. There are 14,770 active cases and 8,39,395 recovered cases in the State; the death toll is at 6,927, as per the State Health Department.

Candidate Shubham Yadav tops the all India exam for a masters course in Islamic Studies at Central University of Kashmir

"I believe societal problems can only be solved if we study each other's culture. So I chose this as one of the subjects for my masters," he says.

COVID-19 positivity rate stands at nearly 8% in Indore at 37,115 total cases. The recovery rate has fallen and currently stands at 90.7% with 33,693 recoveries. We're expecting a rise in cases due to weather change and the flouting of norms during festival season. 

278 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported on November 20, taking the total count of active cases in Bihar to 5,881.

Fire breaks out in a building at Noukaghat More in West Bengal's Siliguri. Three fire tenders at the spot. No casualties reported.

A low-pressure area has formed over equatorial Indian Ocean & adjoining central parts of south Bay of Bengal today. It's very likely to concentrate into a depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal during next 48 hrs & is likely to intensify further during the subsequent 48 hrs, IMD informed on Saturday.

It is likely to move west-northwestwards towards Srilanka – south Tamil Nadu coast and reach near Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast on 25th November.

ICMR has increased RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests/day to 37,200 RT-PCR tests per day on directions of Home Minister Amit Shah. 30,735 RT-PCR samples collected in Delhi on 19 November as compared to 12,055 RT-PCR samples on 15 November: Ministry of Home Affairs

Demonstrators block the national highway in Dolubari village of North Tripura district in protest against the rehabilitation of Bru refugees from Mizoram in the state. Heavy security deployed at the spot, tear gas shells also fired.

Tamil Nadu: Suspended DMK member and former Member of Parliament, KP Ramalingam joins the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chennai.

Narcotics Control Bureau conducts raid at the residence of comedian Bharti Singh in Mumbai.

Today, we are moving forward with the goal of reducing the country's carbon footprint by 30-35%. Efforts are on to increase the use of natural gas for energy needs by 4 times in this decade, PM Modi at convocation of Pt Deendayal Petroleum University.

Today, you are entering the industry at a time when due to the pandemic, major changes are taking place in the energy sector of the world. At this time, there are many opportunities for growth of entrepreneurship & employment: PM at convocation of Pt Deendayal Petroleum University

Prime Minister Narendra Modi e-inaugurates 45 MW production plant of Monocrystalline Solar Photo Voltaic Panel at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University.

Three people were killed and 11 more were wounded as 14 rockets landed in various parts of Kabul today morning.

More than 10 rockets fired on Kabul city in Afghanistan, no casualties reported yet: Pajhwok Afghan News

 As many as 46,232 new Covid-19 infections were recorded in the past 24 hours, taking India's total tally to 90,50,598. With 564 new deaths, the toll mounts to 1,32,726. Total active cases at 4,39,747. Total active cases at 4,39,747, Total discharged cases at 84,78,124 with 49,715 new discharges in last 24 hrs.

One person dead in firing at the residence of SP MLC Amit Yadav last night in Lucknow.Police investigation underway.

Delhi's air quality in the 'very poor' category as per System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India)

Eight people were injured in a shooting at a US mall in Wisconsin on Friday according to police, who said they were still hunting for the shooter. The FBI and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office tweeted that their officers were on the scene at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, supporting the "active" response by local police.

Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, tested positive for COVID-19. Trump Jr tested positive at the start of the week and has been "quarantining out at his cabin since the result”, his spokesman said.

“He has been completely asymptomatic so far and is following all medically recommended COVID-19 guidelines," the spokesman added.

Trump Jr, 42, is the latest in the First Family to have been tested positive for coronavirus.

Devotees offer 'Usha Arghya' to the rising sun at Patna College Ghat on the last day of Chhath Puja today in Bihar.

The Trump administration is ready with a plan to distribute COVID-19 vaccine across the country as soon as the US Food and Drug Administration gives the necessary Emergency Use Authorisation to them, the White House said on Friday.

As many as 40 million doses of such vaccine will be available by the end of the year, it said.

The COVID-19 death toll in West Bengal mounted to 7,923 on Friday after 50 people succumbed to the virus, the health department said in a bulletin.

The state's coronavirus tally mounted to 4,49,131 with 3,626 fresh cases reported from different districts of the state, it said.

Assam reports 164 new COVID-19 cases today.

Total cases in the State now at 2,11,204 including 2,07,026 recoveries, 3,204 active cases, and 971 deaths: Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

US President-elect Joe Biden appoints Indian American Mala Adiga as Policy Director for Jill Biden