Breaking News LIVE, November 27:
7:05 PM| Maharashtra government has extended the lockdown in the entire state further till midnight of December 31, 2020.
3:15 PM| Police has opened Tikari border for farmers protest. Trucks and barricades removed.
2:40 PM| Protesting farmers will be allowed to enter the national capital. They will have the permission to protest at the Nirankari Samagam Ground in the Burari area: Delhi Police Commissioner (ANI)
2:20 PM| In a setback for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) ahead of the Assembly elections next year, senior party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday resigned as transport minister from the Mamata Banerjee government.
In his resignation letter, Adhikari wrote that he is resigning from his office as minister and “steps may be taken for its immediate acceptance”. He also wrote to the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that “I thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve the people of the State, which I did all through with a commitment, dedication, and sincerity.”
West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari resigns as the state Transport Minister pic.twitter.com/lagBRIrE3w
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2020
1:05 PM| Pakistan Army resorted to ceasefire violation in Sunderbani Sector, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir today. Two Jawans of Indian Army – Naik Prem Bahadur Khatri and Rifleman Sukhbir Singh – got critically injured and later succumbed to injuries: PRO Defence, Jammu
12:05 PM| Farmers groups, including women, head towards Delhi while protesting & raising slogans on the main highway in Sirsa.
Haryana: Farmers groups, including women, head towards Delhi while protesting & raising slogans on the main highway in Sirsa. pic.twitter.com/i19PVU51sq
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2020
11:30 AM| Bombay High Court has pronounced its verdict in Kangana Ranaut’s plea matter, which challenged the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s demolition of her property in Bandra. Demolition notice of September 7 and demolition order of September 9 were both quashed and set aside by the HC. Further, the court stated that Kangana Ranaut is allowed to make an application to the BMC to carry out restoration of the demolished work and BMC has to decide it within a week. (ANI)
11:10 AM| After Tikri border, the Delhi Police used tear gas shells to disperse farmers who reached the Singhu border as part of their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march to protest against the Centre’s new farm laws.
#WATCH: Plumes of smoke seen as security personnel use tear gas to disperse farmers protesting at Singhu border (Haryana-Delhi border).
Farmers are headed to Delhi as part of their protest march against Centre’s Farm laws. pic.twitter.com/eX0HBmsGhL
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2020
10:30 AM| Entry and exit gates of Brigadier Hoshiar Singh, Bahadurgarh City, Pandit Shree Ram Sharma, Tikri Border, Tikri Kalan, and Ghevra stations on Green Line are now closed.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and ZYDUS pharma in Gujarat on Saturday, November 28, to review work on Covid-19 vaccine development. PM Modi is also scheduled to visit Pune’s Serum Institute of India on November 28 to take stock of the work on the development of the Covishield vaccine.
Four people, including a woman, were injured in a clash between two groups over dancing in a wedding procession. The incident took place in Mubarakpur village of Muzaffarnagar district on Thursday.
According to Mansurpur Station House Officer (SHO) Kushalpal Singh, the trouble started when Hardeep and Surender, who were allegedly in an inebriated state, confronted each other over the issue of dancing during ‘ghudchadi’ (horse riding) ritual. More people from both the factions soon joined in, leading to a violent clash in which batons and sharp-edged weapons were used, the SHO said.
The total number of active coronavirus cases in India crossed the 4.5 lakh mark for the first time after nine days on Thursday, when 43,082 new COVID-19 infections were recorded, government data shows. Meanwhile, AstraZeneca is likely to conduct an additional global trial to assess the efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine, according to the company’s chief executive officer, after current studies raised questions over its level of protection.
