India

The elections for 243 constituencies took place in three phases on October 28 (for 71 seats), November 3 (for 94 seats) and November 7 (for 78 seats).

Jailed erstwhile promoter of DHFL Kapil Wadhawan said 63 Moons is seeking to give precedence to the recovery of its dues over the Rs 80,000 crore of outstanding that other creditors would get to settle in the insolvency process.

Farmers protests entered Day 12 as agitators continued to sit in and demonstrate on Chilla border in Noida and Singhu in Delhi-Haryana border.

The special branch of Delhi police said the Singhu and Tikri borders should remain largely peaceful but the Ghazipur, Chilla and Noida borders could see more volatility.

Karnataka Revenue Minister Ashoka said the BJP came to power in the state not because of 'Operation Lotus' but due to 'timely help' from Congress leader Siddaramaiah.

A government official said the reviewing process for the applications filed by Pfizer and Serum Institute has been accelerated.

Sushil Modi was handed over his certificate in the presence of a host of dignitaries, including CM Nitish Kumar, his successors as deputy CM Tar Kishore Prasad and Renu Devi and state BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal.

"This is not the bandh for raising demands of a political party, but to strengthen the voice of farmers of the country," the Rajya Sabha member said.

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, are protesting at various border points of Delhi against the new farm laws.

Racing Point team owner Lawrence Stroll hailed his race winner Sergio Perez on Sunday and said he hoped Formula One rivals Red Bull signed the Mexican for next season.

As per the results declared for graduates' constituency seats gradually since Saturday, BJP bagged a total of three seats with Dr Manvendra Pratap Singh 'Guruji' winning the Agra seat and Dinesh Kumar Goyal Meerut's.

The M K Stalin led grouping appealed to farmers' unions, traders' bodies, government employees' associations, labour unions and others in the state to extend "grand support" to the bandh and make it a success on Tuesday.

"The process of dispute resolution is more complex now compared with the APMC level system under the APMC Acts. In addition, there are many provisions of farmers' interest that are missing from the new laws, like no mention of contract cancellation clause...

Ambedkar was conferred with the Bharat Ratna, posthumously, in the year 1990. He passed away in his sleep on December 6, 1956.

The apex court had taken suo-motu note in April of the condition of the children in protection, juvenile and foster or kinship homes across the country amid the pandemic, issuing directions to the state governments and other authorities to protect them.

The Delhi Traffic Police took to Twitter to inform commuters about the closure of Singhu, Lampur, Auchandi, Safiabad, Piao Maniyari, and Saboli borders. It also said that National Highway-44 was closed on both sides.