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The charge sheet was submitted before a magistrate's court by the police's Crime Intelligence Unit (CIU), which is conducting a probe into the case, an official said.

Severe cyclone Nivar is expected to make landfall on Wednesday evening and is likely to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph, gusting up to 145 kmph. Heavy rains have lashed Chennai and adjoining areas. Here are some glimpses

Supreme Court has stayed the gag order issued by Andhra Pradesh high court barring the media from reporting on the FIR filed in the Amaravati land scam case. The FIR filed by the state's Anti Corruption Bureau allegedly names the daughters of a sitting senior judge of the Supreme Court.

Severe cyclonic storm Nivar is very likely to intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during the next 12 hours. It is expected to cross Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts between Karaikal and Mamallapuram during November 25 late evening as a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 120-130 kmph gusting to 145 kmph. Almost 1,200 National Disaster Response Force rescue personnel have been deployed in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry and 800 others are on standby in view of cyclone Nivar. Here are the latest updates

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who had been hospitalised after testing positive for the coronavirus last month, passed away in early hours of Wednesday due to multiple organ failure.

In a latest development, the Central government on Tuesday banned another set of 43 Chinese mobile apps.

Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswamy declared a public holiday on Wednesday as the cyclone is set to intensify. Meanwhile, authorities in Puducherry clamped prohibitory orders and said only milk shops, petrol stations and pharmacies will be allowed to operate as Cyclone Nivar is expected to cross the coasts of Tamil Nadu and the Union territory and make landfall on Wednesday evening.

Interacting with chief ministers, Modi also cautioned states and union territories against any laxity in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and called for reducing the positivity rate to at least 5% and fatality rate to below 1% by focusing on curbing the virus transmission.
 

COVID-19 cases in Delhi decreasing since November 10 when the city recorded 8,593 fresh infections in a day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a coronavirus strategy meeting with heads of 8 worst-hit states.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has confirmed the involvement of former Chief Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah in allegedly encroaching upon government land at Sunjwan.