Breaking News Updates: TMC-BJP clash in Agartala; Tripura Police arrests Saayoni Ghosh

Welcoming PM Modi's announcement of withdrawing the 3 Farm Laws, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) submitted 6 conditions in front of the Union government in exchange for putting an end to their protest.

The 6 conditions put forth by the farmers

1. MSP be made legal entitlement
2. Withdraw the draft "Electricity Act Amendment Bill, 2020/2021" proposed by the government 
3. Remove the provisions of punishment to farmers in the "Commission for Air Quality Management Act, 2021 in the National Capital Region and its allied areas".
4. Immediately withdraw cases against thousands of farmers have been implicated in cases during this movement (June 2020 till date) in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, and many other states.
5. Ajay Mishra Teni, the mastermind of the Lakhimpur Kheri murder case and accused of section 120B be sacked and arrested.
6. During this movement so far about 700 farmers have given martyrdom. A system of compensation and rehabilitation of their families be introduced. Land should be given on the Indus border to build a martyr memorial in the memory of the martyr farmers.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Coastal Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal on November 22. 

Rajasthan government appointed six MLAs including Jitendra Singh, Babulal Nagar, Rajkumar Sharma, Sanyam Lodha, Ramkesh Meena, and Danish Abrar as advisors to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

MS Warkade, zone officer, Jabalpur Forest Park told ANI, "Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a leopard near Temer Bhita village of Jabalpur".

Accusing BJP over alleged attacks on State Convenor Subal Bhowmik, TMC plans to stage a protest tomorrow. TMC shared images of the attack on Twitter and wrote, "Biplab Kumar Deb has unleashed his terror once again! They haven't even spared our State Convenor Subal Bhowmik. His house was attacked by BJP goons and Tripura Police continues to be silent spectator! Nothing can stop us from continuing our fight to restore democracy!".

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat at an event said, "In these 75 years, we have not progressed as much as we should have. If we follow the path of taking the country forward, we will move forward, if we do not follow that path, we will not move forward".

More than 15 TMC MPs will reach Delhi tonight. They have sought an appointment with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the alleged police brutality in Tripura. The MPs will sit on a dharna from tomorrow morning in the national capital.

A new FIR has been registered against Riyaz Bhati, who along with former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh is absconding in an extortion case, at Versova police station in Mumbai.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated, "Retrieving Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) is next on the agenda". The MoS PMO said. "Retrieving PoJK is not only a political and national agenda but also a responsibility towards the respect for human rights because our brethren in PoJK are living in inhuman conditions and have been mercilessly denied even basic amenities like healthcare and education".

Former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said that he will be contesting from his stronghold Patiala. Outlining that his family has been living in Patiala for over 400 years now, Amarinder Singh added that he is not going to leave the Punjab district because of Navjot Singh Sidhu.

The Border Security Force (BSF) seized 6.060 kg of the suspected heroin from Abohar in Punjab's Fazilka district near the Indo-Pakistan border. According to BSF, narcotics is worth around Rs 30 crore in the international market.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 20-21 attended 56th DGsP/IGsP Conference in Lucknow. The conference was attended by 62 DGsP/IGsP of States/UTs and DGs of CAPFs/CPOs. More than 400 officers of various ranks attended the conference virtually from IB offices across the country.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will hold a meeting on Monday, November 22, to review the progress of COVID-19 vaccination in North-Eastern states Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland as well as Puducherry, as per the official sources. The meeting is conducted in a bid to address the worrying first dose coverage in the aforementioned areas, which is less than 70%, as per the Ministry of Health.

The Income Tax Department raided more than 20 premises of a Gujarat-based group engaged in the manufacturing of chemicals and the development of the real estate. The officials seized more than Rs 2.5 crore in cash and jewellery worth Rs 1 crore during the raid.

Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani has announced that the schools for classes 1-5 will be reopened now. The Education Department has decided that the schools will reopen on Monday, November 22, 2021.

The Directorate of Education informed that all schools in Delhi will remain closed for physical classes till further orders while online education will continue.

Trinamool Congress Youth President Saayoni Ghosh has been arrested by Tripura Police on an attempt to murder charges after three hours of interrogation. The police informed that a video went viral on social media where Saayoni was seen 'Khela hobe Biplab babu" at an election rally of the Chief Minister in the Ashram Chowmuhani area on Saturday. 

While TMC alleged that the Tripura police reached the hotel Saayoni Ghosh was staying and called her for interrogation at the station. And after a few minutes of interrogation, over 25 workers of BJP attacked TMC workers in the police station wearing helmets and holding sticks. 

The Uttar Pradesh ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad)  arrested two Rohingyas who were involved in facilitating illegal human trafficking from Bangladesh and Myanmar into India and sending them to European, Gulf and Southeast Asian countries after making their forged Indian passports.

Zahida Khan and Rajendra Gudda have been sworn in as ministers of state in the Rajasthan Government.

Govind Ram Meghwal and Shakuntala Rawat took oath as Cabinet ministers in Rajasthan Govt. Also, Brijendra Singh Ola and Murari Lal Meena were sworn in as ministers of state in the Cabinet. 

Congress MLAs Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Ramlal Jat, Mahesh Joshi, and Vishvendra Singh were sworn in as Cabinet ministers in Rajasthan government by Governor Kalraj Mishra

Hemaram Choudhary takes oath as a Cabinet minister in the Rajasthan Government at Raj Bhavan, Jaipur.

According to IMD, widespread light to moderate rain with isolated heavy rain is likely to occur over South Interior Karnataka & Malnad regions between 2:30 pm today & 8:30 am tomorrow. While scattered to widespread light to moderate rain is likely over Coastal & North Interior Karnataka regions.

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot at the Congress party's office in Jaipur said, "The contribution to the governance of those who could not be inducted in the Cabinet is no less than those who have been made ministers today".

Having already acquired around 30 Rafale fight planes from France, the Indian Air Force would begin upgrading its fleet of French-origin fighters from January 2022, with India's particular enhancements.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Congress in-charge for the state Ajay Maken arrived at the party's office in Jaipur, ahead of the state cabinet reshuffle. The new cabinet ministers will take oath at 4 p.m. 

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Sunday has two Rohingya members, belonging to Kolkata, West Bengal. They were arrested for allegedly making fake documents of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas and aiding their illegal entry into India. As per officials, the fake documents used to illegally bring citizens of Bangladesh and Myanmar to India

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the commissioning of INS Visakhapatnam at Mumbai dockyard, today. 

J&K: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and her party workers marched in protest from her residence to Governor's House in Srinagar, over Hyderpora encounter. "They'll have to return the bodies & give a compensation. LG will have to apologize. There should be a judicial probe," she says.

With the cabinet approval likely to come on the withdrawal of farm laws this week, the farmer leaders have decided to wait to make any formal announcements regarding the continuation of protests. The meeting has been postponed till November 27, but then scheduled events such as the November 26 Lucknow Mahapanchayat will take place as usual.

In an indication of a further rift within the Rajasthan government, sources told Republic TV that at least 12 MLAs from the Ashok Gehlot camp will not be attending the swearing-in ceremony today, over dissatisfaction with the new cabinet. Moreover, sources claim that 4 BSP MLAs have already left the WhatsApp group of the leaders in Rajasthan. 

BSP MLAs leave Joginder Singh Awana, Lakhan Meena, Sandeep Yadav, and Wajib Ali say that despite helping save the Ashok Gehlot Government during Sachin Pilot's revolt, they were not rewarded by the Congress.

"Those who were accused of corruption, the government included them in the cabinet. There is no resentment but we won because of the people, Congress did not make us big. mWe are strong on the ground, who will try to weaken us on ground." Wajib Ali told Republic. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took the first-hand experience of INS Visakhapatnam as he took a tour of the majestic ship minutes after its commission into the Indian Navy on Sunday. 

During his fourth visit to Uttarakhand ahead of elections, Delhi CM and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal interacted with auto-rickshaw drivers in Haridwar on Sunday. Kejriwal promised to implement welfare schemes for the drivers like in Delhi and vowed to wipe out corruption from the state. Making promises for free and quality education to the children of the state, the CM was seen taking rides in the auto-rickshaw of a local driver. 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally commissioned INS Visakhapatnam into the Indian Navy today, November 21. India's first stealth-guided missile destroyer ship was inducted at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in the presence of  Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh. 

The commissioning of the Visakhapatnam comes as a significant milestone for the Indian Navy as it demonstrates the indigenous capability to build complex combat platforms. The destroyer, once commissioned is set to increase the Navy’s capacity and firepower to battle threats by a margin.

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of the farmer unions is holding its core committee meeting to discuss the committee's future course of action after the government announced the withdrawal of the farm laws. The farmers' body has decided to continue protests at the borders until three farm laws are officials repealed in the Parliament and other demands are met. 

Acting on PM Modi's announcement, the Union cabinet will table the proposal to withdraw the three farm laws on Wednesday at its scheduled meeting, reported sources. The proposal is likely to be approved and will then be officially withdrawn from the Parliament in the upcoming Winter session. After year-long protests against the three farm laws, the Modi govt succumbed to farmers' whim and has announced its withdrawal.

Ahead of the Parliament session this month, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to visit the national capital from November 22 to November 25, 2021. Her visit to Delhi which is considered significant before the winter session of the Parliament begins on November 29 will include discussions with opposition leaders on the strategies against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with the agrarian laws on centre stage. 

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh arrived at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai to commission India's first stealth-guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam into the Indian Navy. The Defence Minister is the guest of honour at the commissioning event, attended by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh. 

Republic Media Network arrived at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, where Stealth Guided-missile Destroyer  INS Visakhapatnam will be commissioned into the Indian Navy by Defence Minister Rajastha Singh in a grand ceremony on Sunday. Officials from the Indian Navy and Defence Ministry have gathered at the Dockyard. Watch Republic live to catch the inside glimpse of the advanced Indian ship. 

Congress leader Sachin Pilot held a press conference ahead of Rajasthan cabinet expansion on Sunday. At least 5 MLAs from the Pilot camp have secured ministerial berths in the Ashok Gehlot cabinet. Pilot hailed the representation of minorities (SC, ST, OBC) and women in the revamped government, along with considerable recognition to the defected MLAs.

"New ministers will be sworn in today. The step taken by the party and leadership after discussions is sending a positive message across the state. We had raised this issue time and again. I'm happy that party, high command and state Govt took cognizance of it," the Congress leader said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Lucknow to attend the 56th Conference of Director Generals of Police (DGP) and Inspector Generals of Police (IGP) at Police Headquarters on Sunday. About 250 officers in the rank of DGP and IGP from all states, union territories, and the central government took in the meet organised by the Intelligence Bureau.

Sharing pictures from the conference on Twitter, PM Modi said it is an important forum for extensive deliberations on the modernization of our police setup.

To strengthen its might in international waters, the Indian Navy is all set to commission INS Visakhapatnam into its arsenal on Sunday, November 21. Named after the 'city of destiny' located on Andhra Pradesh's east coast, INS Visakhapatnam is the first stealth guided-missile destroyer ship of Project 15B.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will officially induct the ship into the Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai although the commanding officer (designate) of Visakhapatnam, Capt Birendra Singh Bains informed that once the ship is inducted, it will undergo a few more trials.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to visit J&K on November 22 and 23. She will visit Srinagar on Monday and Jammu the following day. In Jammu, she will announce a major package for the business sector in the presence of J&K LG Manoj Sinha.

This is her first visit to J&K post-August 05, 2019. Sitharaman was not part of Union Govt's Public Outreach Program 2.0 i September-October, 2021.

Ahead of the Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be visiting Uttarakhand's Haridwar on November 21 and Punjab on November 22. He is likely to some big announcements in both the states ahead of the elections.

Kejriwal will address a Press Conference at 1.00 PM followed by a Roadshow at 2.00 PM in Haridwar, Uttarakhand today.

INS Visakhapatnam, the indigenously built guided-missile destroyer, is all set to be commissioned by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today.

In another setback for the Congress, mass resignations from the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit continued on Sunday, with several of its workers quitting over dissatisfaction. Last week, at least 20 leaders close to the G23 leader and former CM Ghulam Nabi Azad had resigned from their party positions.

The Rajasthan government led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will finally be expanded on Sunday, with new ministers taking oath at 4 pm. As per sources, five MLAs from former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot's camp will get a place in the Gehlot government. The cabinet rejig holds major significance for Sachin Pilot who is known to be unhappy on account of having missed out on the CM's post when the Congress came to power. 

Earlier all ministers of Rajasthan had submitted their resignations to the Chief Minister a day ahead of a reshuffle. 

A total of 15 Congress MLAs are set to be sworn in as ministers on Sunday at 4 PM, including 5 from the Sachin Pilot camp and 6 from the Ashok Gehlot camp. The list of MLAs who have secured ministerial berths in the Rajasthan Cabinet are as follows.

1. Hemaram Choudhary
2. Murari Lal Meena
3. Zahida Khan
4. Rajendra Singh Gudha
5. Brijendra Ola
6. Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya
7. Shakuntala Rawat
8. Govind Ram Meghwal
9. Mahesh Joshi
10. Ramlal Jat
11. Vishvendra Singh
12. Mamta Bhupesh
13. Tikaram Juli
14. Ramesh Meena
15. Bhajanlal Jatav

Murari Lal Meena, Zahida Khan, Rajendra Singh Gudha, and Brijendra Ola will take oath as ministers of state, while others will be inducted as cabinet ministers.

An 11-year-old Hindu boy was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered in Pakistan's Sindh province on Saturday. The boy went missing on Friday evening and his body was found the next day in an abandoned house in Babarloi town in Khairpur Mir area of the province, his family members said.

The family, which was busy with Guru Purab events, was unaware when the child went missing. Station House Officer (SHO) of Babarloi police station said the boy was strangled to death before the culprits sexually assaulted him.

In a major political development coming from Rajasthan, all of the state's cabinet ministers resigned post-meeting with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot ahead of the long-pending cabinet expansion on Sunday. Gehlot met Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra late on Saturday and handed him the list of new cabinet ministers., who is set to take oath at 4 pm today. As per sources, On Friday, state's education minister Govind Singh Dotasara, health minister Raghu Sharma and revenue minister Harish Chaudhary have resigned from their respective posts.