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"Spoke to Tamil Nadu CM, Thiru @mkstalin and discussed the situation in the wake of heavy rainfall in parts of the state. Assured all possible support from the Centre in rescue and relief work. I pray for everyone’s well-being and safety," PM Modi tweeted.

Aryan Khan was summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning in connection with drugs-on-cruise-case today. However, due to a slight fever, he will not be coming, NCB Official said

National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at two locations in the Latehar district of Jharkhand in connection with a case of extortion and disruption of government works, the agency said on Sunday.

India knocked out of T20 World Cup after New Zealand enter semifinals with an eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their last Super 12 game.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slams the government on the issue of poverty alleging that those who were in middle-class in the country are poor now and the poor are being crushed.

"Will lay the foundation stone for the four laning of sections of Shri Sant Dnyaneshawar Maharaj Palkhi Marg and Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg. Dedicated walkways for Palkhis will be constructed for the benefit of pilgrims. Various road projects will also be inaugurated," PM Modi said.

"Pandharpur has a special place in the hearts and minds of many. The Temple there draws people from all sections of society, from all over India. At 3:30 PM tomorrow, 8th November, I will join a programme relating to upgrading Pandharpur’s infra needs," he added.

PM Modi at BJP national executive asked party workers to become bridge of faith for common man, Bhupender Yadav said.

Election to the post of French Councillors underway at the French consulate in Puducherry. Around 4,600 French citizens are coming to vote today to elect councillors for the French living abroad: Lise Talbot Barré, Consulate General of France in Puducherry and Chennai

Punjab BJP president Ashwani Sharma who is attending the national executive meeting virtually says BJP will contest on all seats in the upcoming Assembly elections in the State.
 

Centre must hold an emergency meeting of states on crop residue burning issue, says Delhi Minister Gopal Rai amid 'severe' air pollution in the city.

Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday for taking the "bold decision" of implementing the lockdown as soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began and further for tackling several economic issues and challenges. "Decision to impose the lockdown was a taken by PM Modi and within three months after the lockdown, all essential facilities were made available to people across the country. The methodology applied to fight COVID has three Ts- Track, Test, and Treat", he said. 

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Sunday announced a major reduction in the prices of petrol and diesel across the state. Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan in Chandigarh he said, "We have decided to decrease petrol and diesel prices by Rs 10 per litre and Rs 5 per litre, respectively, to be effective from midnight today."

A marine ship of Pakistan has attacked two boats carrying Indian fishermen at the International Maritime Boundary Line off the coast of Gujarat leaving one dead. According to sources, the Pakistani side opened fire on the fishermen and further captivated them along with their boat. The men reportedly went for fishing after which the side suddenly started firing. 

Condemning the recent incidents of political violence in Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party has assured to support every party worker in the state and will help them to get justice from the court. Speaking on the same, FM Nirmala Sitharaman while addressing a press meet said, "We will stand by them during all legal processes and will support every BJP worker in the party in Bengal."

Addressing a press conference after BJP's national executive meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined the initiatives carried out by the PM Modi-led Union government during the pandemic period. She said, "Within 48 hours of announcing the lockdown, we came up with giving people food for free for 8 full months - for 80 crore people." Further speaking on Centre's Jan Aushadhi Yojana, Sitharaman said that affordable medicines are being made available to the poor and middle class. Also, over 75,000 health and wellness centres have been set up across the country. 

While addressing a press conference after BJP's national executive meeting on Sunday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave details of resolutions by the party. She also slammed opposition parties for questioning the Centre's vaccination programme and said, "While remembering the commendable work of vaccination done in India all over the world, we are also remembering how the opposition parties had raised many question marks on vaccination from the very beginning."

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With an aim to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the Uttar Pradesh government has set a target to vaccinate at least 25-30 lakh people on a daily basis further to complete the inoculation process for the 100% eligible population. As a part of it, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed health officials to start preparations. 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will write a new story in West Bengal, said party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sunday. While addressing the party's national executive meeting in the national capital, the BJP President assured all the people of West Bengal that BJP is with the people and will chart a new story in the state. Several senior party leaders from BJP's Bengal unit including Swapan Das Gupta, Anupam Hazra, and Kailash Vijayvargiya were present at the meeting. 

As the national capital continues to battle poor air quality amid Diwali celebrations and stubble burning in neighbouring states, Agra is also undergoing the same situation as the city remains in 'severe' category as informed by the Central Pollution Control Board. The famous Taj Mahal was enveloped in a thick smoky haze on Sunday as visitors failed to witness a clear view due to less visibility. 

The Bombay High Court on Sunday remanded Maharashtra's former home minister and NCP leader Anil Deshmukh to Enforcement Directorate's custody till 12th November, 2021. Earlier, he was arrested on November 1 in a money laundering case and was sent to Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail. Based on allegations levelled by former Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh, he was accused of being involved in several illegal activities. 

Turmoil inside West Bengal BJP has risen as ex-BJP state president Dilip Ghosh hit out at ex-Governor Tathagata Roy on Saturday. Suggesting that the veteran leader can quit the party if he was so upset with the party, Ghosh said that Roy's comments had no effect on the party. Tathagatha Roy has been criticising the top BJP leaders for the humiliating poll loss in West Bengal.

Amid Nawab Malik's continued attack on NCB Sameer Wankhede, his father Dynandev Wankhede has filed a defamation suit against Malik on Sunday. The elder Wankhede has filed a claim of Rs 1.25 crore seeking action on social media reports about his family. The matter will be heard in court on Monday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah and many other BJP leaders begins the party's national executive meeting at the NDMC Convention Centre. 

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Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary Kunal Ghosh on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of indulging in “cheap politics” regarding fuel prices. Ghosh’s comment came after opposition-ruled states drew criticism from BJP leaders for not reducing excise on fuel prices. The TMC leader said that the Centre should reduce base prices and restructure taxation to bring the prices further down.

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As the Bharatiya Janata Party's national executive meeting is likely to begin shortly, senior BJP leaders Union Ministers Anurag Thakur, Hardeep Singh Puri, Dr S Jaishankar, Dharmendra Pradhan, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Piyush Goyal, Uttar Pradesh CM and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath, BJP President JP Nadda, and Home Minister Amit Shah, have arrived at the NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi. 

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Chennai continues to receive heavy rainfall on Sunday resulting in waterlogging and flooding in many areas. The heavy downpour has caused waterlogging in areas like Koratur, Perambur, T Nagar, Anna Salai, Guindy, Perungudi, Adyar, and many others. 

Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted more rain in the coming 5 days in Tamil Nadu. Puducherry, and Karaikal. “A cyclonic circulation lies over Southeast Bay of Bengal & adjoining equatorial Indian ocean off Sumatra Coast and extends up to 3.1 km above mean sea level. Under its influence a low-pressure area is likely to form over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood around 9th November,” IMD said.

Earlier on Saturday, Chennai and its suburban areas were lashed with heavy rain causing waterlogging all around. As a result, a preliminary flood alert has been issued to people as two city reservoirs are set to be opened.

IRCTC is all set to depart its first train on the 'Ramayana Circuit' on Sunday, November 7. As informed by the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Saturday, the tour will start from Delhi's Safdarjung Railway station on Sunday and will cover all the prominent places associated with Lord Rama. The journey which is said to be a 17-day tour is currently fully booked and the next tour will be run in December. 

Meanwhile, the deluxe AC train will provide two types of accommodation for passengers including 1st AC and 2nd AC followed by many other features like CCTV cameras, security guards for each coach, 2 fine dining restaurants, a modern kitchen, shower cubicles in coaches, etc. 

As farmers in Punjab continue to demand compensation from the government for managing stubble burning, several farmers in Patiala's Seona village burnt their stubble on Saturday. Further demanding proper machinery and compensation, a farmer said that only this can stop stubble burning. 

After the Centre announced cuts in excise rates on fuel prices, petrol and diesel prices remained steady for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, November 7. Earlier on Thursday, petrol and diesel prices fell by Rs 5 and Rs 10 respectively as many BJP-led state governments also announced cuts on VAT. With this, a total of 23 states and UTs announced a cut in value-added taxes on fuel prices. 

Meanwhile, the petrol prices in the national capital stood at Rs Rs 103.97 per litre followed by diesel at Rs 86.67 per litre. Similarly, petrol prices in Mumbai at Rs 109.98 per litre, Chennai at Rs 101.40 per litre, and Kolkata at Rs 104.67 per litre. Diesel prices also remained the same. The price of diesel in Mumbai is Rs 94.14 per litre, Rs 91.43 per litre in Chennai, and Rs 89.79 per litre in Kolkata. 

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India on Sunday reported 10,853 new COVID-19 cases and 12,432 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The country's active caseload stands at 1,44,845 and is the lowest in 260 days. With 526 deaths, the total death toll has climbed to 4,60,791. 

As the Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to hold the party's national executive meeting on Sunday, it will be chaired by BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda and will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting is said to deliberate majorly on the party's strategies for the upcoming Assembly elections in seven states across the country. Apart from that, the meet may also see discussions on the recent by-poll results. 

The meeting which also hints towards some major organisational changes in the party Bengal unit will start from 10 AM on Sunday and is expected to last for around five hours. It will be attended by several senior party leaders including Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman among others. Furthermore, many leaders are said to join the meeting virtually under the view of COVID-19 protocols. 

Haryana government will provide 75% reservation to job seekers in the private sector from the state, informed a government official on Saturday. Later, an official notification issued by the state government confirmed the same and stated that the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 which provides 75% reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the state will come into force from January 15, 2022. 

Speaking on the same, CM Manohar Lal Khattar said that the act will be made applicable from January 2022 and will aim to employ local youth in the private sector. The state, however, issued another notification whereby the upper limit of gross monthly salary or wages under the said Act has been reduced from Rs 50,000 to Rs 30,000, Khattar said.

Earlier in March this year, Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya had given his assent to the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020, providing 75% reservation for those having domicile certificates and seeking private-sector jobs that offer a monthly salary of less than Rs 50,000 a month.

After NCB cases were transferred from NCB's Mumbai zonal unit director Sameer Wankhede to the SIT on Friday, NCB's special investigation team arrived in Mumbai on Saturday. It will further take over the Aryan Khan drugs case followed by five other cases from Wankhede. This came under the view of the recent controversies surrounding Wankhede and the witnesses in the case. Apart from that, serious corruption allegations made by NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik have also created a storm for the NCB director. 

Meanwhile, the team is said to carry forward the investigation done by Wankhede after official formalities are done. 

Speaking on the recent organisational changes that are being estimated in the Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, national president Dilip Ghosh said that this is going to happen after a very long time. "Our state unit will speak with the central leadership, there might be some changes after that (in WB unit of the party). For now, we have a national executive meeting", he added. Further speaking on the statement made by BJP leader Tathagata Roy concerning the party's organisation, Ghosh said that it is not an issue for the party, but it might be an issue for the media. He further proclaimed that Roy does not hold any office-bearer post in BJP. 

An American research firm, Morning Consult has ranked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the top position of 'Global Leader Approval Tracker' further rating him as the most approved world leader with a total score of 70%. Leaving behind US President Joe Biden along with others, PM Modi retains the first position followed by Mexico President López Obrador with 66% and Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi with 58% at the second and third position respectively. 

Apart from that, Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel (54%), Australia PM Scott Morrison (47%), US President Joe Biden (44%) and Canada PM Justin Trudeau (43%) followed shortly after.

BJP National Vice President Dilip Ghosh hinted at organisational changes in the West Bengal unit of the party saying that a decision regarding the same might be taken at the National Executive Meeting on November 7. According to Ghosh, the state unit will speak to the Central leadership, following which changes may be introduced in the West Bengal BJP.

BJP's National Executive Meeting will be chaired by party president JP Nadda on Sunday and will have Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman amongst others in attendance. While PM Modi will be present at the Centre in person, several leaders of the top brass are expected to attend virtually.

As air quality continues to remain under the 'severe' category in the national capital, the System of Air Quality & Weather Forecasting & Research (SAFAR) in its latest update informed that the air quality index in Delhi stood at 436 thus pushing it under 'severe' category. However, SAFAR has predicted a possible improvement in Delhi's AQI further pushing it to the upper end of the 'very poor' category because of the surface winds becoming stronger which will help in dispersing air pollutants from the evening of November 7.

Earlier on Saturday, with PM10 at 412 and PM2.5 at 286, the air quality in Delhi retained the 'severe' condition. 

According to a recent notification by the Odisha government, it has revised the monthly consolidated remuneration for contractual employees including outsourced personnel working in different government departments. According to the latest revises, the remuneration of Rs 8,070 has been revised to Rs 10,100, Rs 8,390 to Rs 10,500, Rs 8,750 to Rs 10,900, and so on. With a 33% hike in the salaries of the employees, their existing contracts may also be modified.