The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts of Kerala for December 3. There is a red alert for four districts of Tamil Nadu too.
After remaining elusive for weeks, former BBMP corporator AR Zakir was nabbed by Central Crime Branch Bengaluru in connection with Bengaluru violence. Zakir is said to be a close aide of riot conspirator ex-Mayor Sampath Raj.
Cyclone Burevi barrelled through Sri Lanka overnight, rattling the island nation but leaving it relatively unscathed on its way to the southern Indian coastline.
India's Covid-19 caseload rises to 95,34,965, with 35,551 new cases reported in the last 24 hours. While the death toll mounted to 1,38,648 with 526 new deaths.
Indian Navy's indigenously-built aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, will be commissioned next year. Vice Admiral AK Chawla, Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command, confirmed the report.
Even as the deadlock between protesting farmers and the Centre continued with no consensus being arrived at during their meetings, there is a view emerging among government negotiators that the protests have been stage-managed and farmers have been misled.
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to install CCTV cameras and recording equipment at the offices of probe agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Enforcement Directorate and National Investigation Agency.
Chennai Police central crime branch has arrested former Madras and Calcutta High Court Judge C S Karnan for passing defamatory remarks against women and several judges of the Supreme Court and high courts in his online videos.
"India has done commendably well (when it comes to handling the pandemic). It is all on account of the country's visionary leadership," West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed "27 self-contained teams in the coastal area of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala".
