Mumbai: 400 workers, four cranes deployed to dismantle 150-year-old Carnac ROB

Four big cranes and around 4,00 manual resources have been deployed in the dismantling process of the Carnac Road Over Bridge, Mumbai. A 27-hour-long mega block was imposed by the Central Railway on the line for the dismantling of the 150-year-old bridge. The 150-year-old bridge is located between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Masjid Bunder on the suburban line in Mumbai.

9 prisoners escape from jail in Nagaland after getting hold of their cell keys; massive search operation underway: Police.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds rally in Gujarat’s Veraval, to begin address soon.

2nd T20 International | New Zealand wins the toss, chooses to bowl first.

Calicut-bound Air India flight returns to Mumbai within 10 minutes due to technical glitch.

Don’t vote for those who want to stop development & welfare work in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal at MCD poll campaign in Paharganj.

China, US officials to attend Southeast Asia defense meeting

The defense chiefs of rival powers China and the US will both attend next week’s expanded meeting of Southeast Asian security ministers in Cambodia, opening up the possibility the two will hold face-to-face discussions. China’s Defense Ministry said Gen. Wei Fenghe will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus from Sunday to Thursday. The Department of Defense said Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III will also attend following stops in Canada and Indonesia. Both officials plan to meet with participants on the margins of the main gathering of ministers from the 10-nation organization known as ASEAN.

EU ‘disappointed’ with UN climate deal on emissions

The European Union said Sunday that it was “disappointed” with a lack of ambition on reducing emissions in the climate deal agreed at the COP27 summit. “What we have in front of us is not enough of a step forward for people and planet. It doesn’t bring enough added efforts from major emitters to increase and accelerate their emission cuts,” European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans told the closing session of the two-week summit.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to attend ASEAN Defence Ministers Plus meeting & India-ASEAN Defence Ministers meeting during his visit to Cambodia on November 22-23.

Student killed in shooting at US university campus

A student was killed and another was injured in a shooting at a university in Albuquerque, the largest city in the US state of New Mexico, said authorities. The incident took place on Saturday at the University of New Mexico (UNM), reports Xinhua news agency. The 19-year-old casualty was a UNM student and the 21-year-old injured is a basketball player of the New Mexico State University (NMSU), said local media. The shooting happened near Alvarado Hall, a student dormitory on its main campus, according to the UNM.

COP27 fails to deliver plan to ‘drastically reduce emissions’: UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the COP27 climate talks had fallen short in pushing for the urgent “drastic” carbon-cutting needed to tackle global warming. “Our planet is still in the emergency room. We need to drastically reduce emissions now and this is an issue this COP did not address,” Guterres said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the Somnath temple.

New Zealand defence minister visits Ukraine, reaffirms support

New Zealand said on Sunday Defence Minister Peeni Henare has visited Kyiv to reaffirm the Pacific nation’s support for Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. “We discussed New Zealand’s recent extension of the infantry training support mission in the UK for Ukrainian troops out to July 2023,” Henare said in a statement after holding bilateral talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov. “Visiting Kyiv sends a strong message that … our support for the Ukrainian defensive effort against Russia’s illegal invasion is unwavering.”

Single-day rise of 492 new COVID-19 cases pushes India’s infection tally to 4,46,69,015; death toll climbs to 5,30,574: Health Ministry.

Active COVID-19 cases in India have declined from 6,782 to 6,489: Health Ministry

Explosion in Mangaluru auto an ‘act of terror’: Karnataka DGP

The explosion in a moving autorickshaw in Mangaluru was an ‘act of terror,’ Karnataka Director General of Police, Praveen Sood said on Sunday. In a tweet, the DGP said, “It’s confirmed now. The blast is not accidental but an ACT OF TERROR with intention to cause serious damage. Karnataka State Police is probing deep into it along with central agencies.” The blast occurred on Saturday evening inside an autorickshaw, near a police station, leaving the passenger and the driver injured. Both have been admitted to the hospital.

Delhi’s AQI a shade below ‘very poor’ category on Sunday

The air quality index in the national capital dipped to just below the ‘Very poor’ category with an overall AQI of 297, as per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). The Air Quality Index in Noida and Gurugram this morning is 328 and 239, respectively, SAFAR data showed. Air Quality Index is a tool for effective communication of air quality status to people in terms, which are easy to understand. It transforms complex air quality data of various pollutants into a single number (index value), nomenclature and colour.

UN’s COP27 summit adopts final statement urging ‘rapid’ emissions cuts

Magnus Carlsen crowned 2022 Tour Finals champion with a round to spare

Magnus Carlsen showed his near-complete dominance in online chess once again as he marched to victory in the 2022 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals with a round to spare. The World champion blew away 17-year-old sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa of India to seal the final event of the season held at the SHACK15 venue in San Francisco on Saturday. Going into Sunday’s Round 6 matches, only Poland’s World Cup winner Jan-Krzysztof Duda stood any real chance of overtaking Carlsen on the tournament leaderboard.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar departs for visit to Qatar, to represent India at the inauguration of FIFA World Cup 2022. During visit, besides attending the inaugural ceremony, the Vice President will also interact with members of the Indian community.

Blast in autorickshaw in Karnataka’s Mangaluru “act of terror”, says police chief.

17 new COVID-19 cases in Thane; active tally at 120

As many as 17 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Maharashtra’s Thane district, taking its infection count to 7,47,235, a health official said on Sunday. With the addition of the latest cases on Saturday, there are currently 120 active COVID-19 cases in Thane, which comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, he said. The death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,967. The recovery count has reached 7,35,899 he added.

PM Modi to address four rallies in Saurashtra region of poll-bound Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address four public rallies in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region on Sunday, the second day of his visit to the poll-bound state. The PM will offer prayers at the Somnath temple and thereafter, he will address a rally in Veraval town of Gir Somnath district. From there, he will leave for Dhoraji in Rajkot district to address another election rally as part of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s poll campaign, a BJP functionary said. The PM is also scheduled to address rallies in Amreli and Botad later in the day.

Encounter underway in J-K’s Anantnag

An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Cheki Dudoo area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district early Sunday morning following specific input about the presence of terrorists there, a police official said.

Visuals from the National Capital where AQI continues to be in the ‘Very poor’ category

BJP Leaders including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, Haryana CM ML Khattar, Union MoS Jitendra Singh, MoS Meenakshi Lekhi among others to hold Road Shows for MCD Election today.

The UN’s COP27 climate summit approved on Sunday the creation of a special fund to cover the losses suffered by vulnerable nations hit by the impact of global warming.

Last minute objections threaten historic UN climate deal

A last-minute fight over emissions-cutting and the overall climate change goal keeps delaying a potentially historic deal that would create a fund for compensating poor nations that are victims of extreme weather worsened by rich countries’ carbon pollution. Final discussions were put off for several hours late Saturday and into the wee hours of Sunday morning. Delegates, activists and others tried to grab catnaps on couches and chairs as negotiators kept looking for solutions. Promised documents outlining potential agreements kept being more wishes than reality.

VP Harris to visit, support Philippine island amid sea feud

Vice President Kamala Harris would underscore America’s commitment to defending treaty ally the Philippines with a visit that starts on Sunday and involves flying to an island province facing the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has accused China of bullying smaller claimant nations. After attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Thailand, Harris will fly to Manila Sunday night to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the next day for talks aimed at reinforcing Washington’s oldest treaty alliance in Asia and strengthening economic ties, a senior U.S. administration official said in an online briefing ahead of the visit.

Trump account reappears on Twitter after Musk reinstatement

Donald Trump’s once-blocked Twitter account reappeared on the platform, minutes after company owner Elon Musk announced he was lifting the 22-month suspension on the former president over incitement of violence. Trump’s account — dormant since days after the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol by his supporters — was visible to users after Musk tweeted that “Trump will be reinstated” following a poll on the subject.

Polls open in Nepal to elect House of Representatives and Provincial Assemblies

Voting has started in Nepal to elect new House of Representatives (HoR) and Provincial Assemblies as the Himalayan nation holds its periodic general election in search of stability. The second general election for federal and provincial parliament needed to be held every 5 years since the promulgation of the constitution in 2015 and is expected to end the political deadlock in the Himalayan nation which it had longed for ages. Thousands of eligible voters have queued outside the nearby polling centres to exercise their franchise braving the chilling cold. The polls opened at 7 AM (local time) and will close at 5 PM (local time).

Elon Musk says will reinstate Donald Trump on Twitter

Dead bodies of a 27-yr-old woman and her 7-yr-old daughter were found in a pond at Devtaha village in Deoria district. Their missing complaint was lodged on November 17. Prima facie seems to be the case of suicide. Further probe underway, said Sankalp Sharma, SP, Deoria.

MCD polls: BJP to hold 14 roadshows across Delhi today

With elections for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) around the corner, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday will hold 14 roadshows across the national capital. Each of these 14 roadshows will be led by 14 big leaders of the party in 14 different districts of Delhi on Sunday. The leaders who will lead these power-packed roadshows included BJP president JP Nadda, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta, Uttar Pradesh BJP President Bhupender Chaudhary and Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.

Two men arrested in connection to threats against Jewish community in New York

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officers identified the two men late on Friday night after being alerted to warrants for their arrests by the FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force, the MTA said in a statement. Police seized a hunting knife, an illegal Glock 17 firearm and a 30-round magazine after investigating the individuals. The FBI/NYPD task force became aware of threats to the Jewish community on Friday night and “moved swiftly to gather information, identify those behind it and operationally neutralize their ability to do harm,” NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said in a statement, thanking “sharp-eyed” MTA officers for spotting the pair.

Allahabad HC suspends sentence for disqualified BJP MLA

The Allahabad High Court has suspended the sentence handed out to disqualified BJP MLA Vikram Saini in a 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots case and has listed the hearing for the suspension of his conviction for Monday. “The prayer for bail/suspension of sentence is allowed,” said Justice Samit Gopal. The High Court was hearing an appeal against the Additional District and Sessions Judge/Special Judge MP/MLA Court order which convicted Saini.

Ukraine power supplies are under control, no need to panic: ministry

Ukrainian electricity supplies are under control despite a series of Russian attacks on power-generating infrastructure and there is no need to panic, the energy ministry said on Saturday. Separately, the head of DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company, said there was no need for people to leave Ukraine. Russian missile strikes have crippled almost half of Ukraine’s energy system and Kyiv authorities said on Friday that a complete shutdown of the capital’s power grid was possible.

Musk’s Twitter poll showing narrow majority want Trump reinstated

Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former U.S. President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk. With less than 40 minutes before the poll closed, some 14.8 million Twitter users voted in the poll with 51.8% voting in favor of the reinstatement.

Moody’s closing its consulting business in China, laying off staff

The US-headquartered credit rating firm, Moody’s Corp is shutting it’s China consulting business and is laying off its staff. Two people with knowledge of the matter said that Moody’s Corp is laying off people associated with the unit in multiple locations across the country, reported The News International. Moody’s Corp started winding down the business, Moody’s Analytics, in China this week, the people said on condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to media. First announced internally on Monday, the move has affected more than 100 employees across Moody’s Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen offices, one of the sources said, reported The News International.