12 Dec, 21:53 (IST)

Popular Malayalam writer UA Khader has died at the age of 85 in Kozhikode, news agency ANI reported.

12 Dec, 21:51 (IST)

West Bengal Minister Subrata Mukherjee on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may attempt to assassinate Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. "If BJP doesn't win by fighting the election against Mamata Banerjee, they may conspire to assassinate her by sending people secretly," he said.

12 Dec, 21:02 (IST)

India is not only on track to achieve its Paris Agreement targets but to exceed them beyond expectations: PM Narendra Modi at the Climate Ambition Summit 2020

12 Dec, 20:32 (IST)

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost in the state.

12 Dec, 20:07 (IST)

"Progressive farmer leaders from Haryana met me and submitted a memorandum with their signatures supporting the three farm laws. They also shared their experiences on how these laws are benefiting them," said Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.

12 Dec, 19:43 (IST)

The CJI-led bench of the Supreme Court will hear petitions on farmer protests on December 16.

12 Dec, 19:37 (IST)

"Centre is ready 24 hours a day to hold discussions with the farmers. If protest is freed from Maoists and Naxals, then our farmers will definitely understand that laws are in their and country's interest: Even after that if they've any doubt, we're open for talks," said Union Minister Piyush Goyal.

12 Dec, 18:33 (IST)

Uttarakhand reported 728 new COVID-19 cases, 435 recoveries, and 10 deaths today: State Health Department, Govt of Uttarakhand.Total cases: 81,939Total cured: 73,422Death toll: 1,351Active cases: 6,207.

12 Dec, 18:04 (IST)

Delhi reports 1,935 new COVID-19 cases,3191 recoveries and 47 deaths in the last 24 hours.Total cases 6,05,470
Total recoveries 5,78,116
Death toll 9981Active cases 17,373.

12 Dec, 17:45 (IST)

"On 14th Dec, all farmer leaders will sit on a fast sharing same stage at Singhu border. We want govt to take back 3 Farm bills, we're not in favour of amendments. Centre wants to thwart our movement but we'll continue it peacefully," said Kamal Preet Singh Pannu, Sanyukta Kisan Andolan.

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New Delhi, December 12: Delhi on Saturday witnessed fog during morning hours, with some areas receiving light rain. According to the IMD, the minimum temperature is expected to be 11°C & the maximum to be 26°C in the national capital today. Meanwhile, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is blocked due to snow accumulation at the Jawahar Tunnel, the Jammu & Kashmir Traffic Police informed. Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates that take place throughout the day.

In India, a total of 15,26,97,399 samples tested for COVID-19 up to 11th December. Of these, 10,65,176 samples were tested yesterday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Saturday.

The US Food and Drug Administration authorizes Pfizer Inc’s COVID19 vaccine for emergency use. A high powered vaccine advisory panel, after a marathon 9 hour debate on safety and efficacy data, had endorsed emergency use approval of the Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine for mass vaccinations of Americans.