Breaking news live: PM Modi likely to visit LoC for Diwali celebrations with Army Jawans

Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in Delhi illuminated on the occasion of Diwali. 

JDU leaders garland CM Nitish Kumar in Patna a day after the party won both the seats in assembly by-polls held on October 30. "I have said earlier that the public is supreme. They'll decide & they've decided. Hence I want to thank them for reposing their faith in us," Kumar said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that 9 lakh diyas will be lit in Ayodhya representing the 9 lakh houses given to people under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban. He further informed that the UP government has provided houses to 43 lakh people so far in rural and urban areas. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kedarnath on November 5. PM Modi will offer prayers at the Kedarnath Temple and then inaugurate the samadhi of Shri Adi Shankaracharya. He will also unveil the statue of Shri Adi Shankaracharya. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to celebrate Diwali with Army Jawans at the army positions on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. 

Prime Minister Narendra held a review meeting on low vaccination coverage in over 40 districts. After the meeting, PM Modi said, "You will have to remember that the states that have achieved the goal of administering 100% first dose of vaccine, also faced different challenges in many areas. There were challenges of geographical situation, resources but these districts overcame those challenges to go ahead". 

He further stated the country fought against the Coronavirus by finding innovative methods to resolve the problem. He urged the people to work on finding more innovative techniques to ensure everyone in the particular area is vaccinated. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds review meetings via video conferencing with district magistrates over the low rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in about 40 districts. Districts with less than 50 per cent coverage of the first dose and low coverage of the second dose of the vaccine spread across Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, and other states are participating in the meeting.  

PM Modi is holding the meeting immediately upon his return from abroad after participating in the G20 and COP26 meetings. 

Sadhguru, Founder of Isha Foundation, opposed the ban on the bursting of firecrackers and offered a simple alternative. The spiritual leader urged the adults to sacrifice their share of burning firecrackers so that children can experience the joy of Diwali. 

Sadhguru said, “Concern about air pollution is not a reason to prevent kids from experiencing the joy of firecrackers. As your sacrifice for them, walk to your office for 3 days. Let them have the fun of bursting crackers".

Taliban's top military commander Qari Qayum Hamdullah was killed on Tuesday in an explosion in Kabul. According to reports, the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the military hospital attack carried out in Kabul that killed several people and left 50 injured.

SM Vaidya, Chairman, Indian Oil Corporation informed, "We will be setting up 10,000 EV charging stations in the next three years". Detailing on the plan, Vaidya said that in the next 12 months, 2000 EV charging stations will be established and in two years, another 8000 will be done to achieve the said target. 

Delhi government is planning to launch a web portal titled, 'Delhi Bazaar' which will serve as a global platform for small businesses and industries to promote and sell their products. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a press briefing, "We are preparing a web portal named Delhi Bazaar for our businessmen, industrialists, professionals, through which they can promote their products all over the world".

Considering the rising number of dengue cases in the country, the Central government has sent expert teams including officials from the National Centre for Disease Control and National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme to nine states and union territories to provide them technical assistance for managing the outbreak. 

Former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's lawyer Aniket Nikam has arrived at Enforcement Directorate Office. A Mumbai court has sent Anil Deshmukh to the Enforcement Directorate's custody till November 6.

The officers of the Border Security Force (BSF) celebrated the Diwali festival at the international border in the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir. BSF officers are dedicated to serving the nation and so couldn't go home and be with their families to celebrate the festival. Constable Randeep Singh told ANI, that they are celebrating Diwali around the border region because of the affection of this country. He further wished for a positive environment to persist in the country. "It will lead to progress. People here are my family," he added. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to all public representatives in the state who are more than 8 lakh in number to adopt one house each and contribute towards lighting diyas and distributing sweets to them. He further requested them to give Diwali gifts to the children in those families. 

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party President OP Rajbhar met Bahubali Mukhtar Ansari in Banda Jail and had a conversation for about an hour. According to sources, the two spoke regarding the upcoming UP assembly elections. 

The Narcotics Squad of the Outer North District police has seized 6kg heroin worth over Rs 18 crores. Brijendra Kumar Yadav, DCP, Outer North-Delhi, informed that two persons have been arrested in connection to the drug seizure. 

India on Wednesday, November 3, has reported 11,903 fresh Coronavirus infections with 14,159 recoveries in the past 24 hours. According to Union health ministry data, out of the total infections, the active cases account for less than 1%, which is currently at 0.44%, the lowest since March 2020. The COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.22%. 

To date, India has administered a total of 1,07,33,59,191 COVID-19 vaccine doses across 54,389 vaccination sites. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a review meeting with district magistrates over the low rate of COVID-19 vaccinations in about 40 districts.To date, India has administered a total of 1,07,33,59,191 COVID-19 vaccine doses across 54,389 vaccination sites. 

Coal India Limited has initiated the process of retrofitting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) kits in its dumpers as a part of a pilot project started by the Coal Ministry to reduce carbon footprint and further change the fuel requirement in the large trucks used for transportation of coal in mines. As per the Ministry of Coal, CIL uses more than 4 lakh kilolitres of diesel per annum with an expense of about Rs 3,500 crores. 

The World Health Organization technical committee to meet for a closely watched decision on giving an emergency use listing (EUL) to Covaxin today. This recognition will help pave the way for people who have taken the dose to qualify for vaccine mandates in other countries. Bharat Biotech has been stuck in a regulatory loop, since October 26, as WHO’s Technical Advisory Group for Emergency Use Listing (TAG-EUL) had sought more clarification from the vaccine maker.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to India after attending G20 and COP26 Climate Summit. PM Modi held bilateral talks with several global leaders. He discussed a collaborative approach to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and presented five commitments from India on climate change. 

Facebook announced that it was shutting down the facial recognition system and also deleting the templates of billions of people. It further informed that people who have opted in the Face Recognition setting will no longer be automatically recognized in photos and videos.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the 'Ayushman Bharat CAPF' healthcare scheme on a pan-India basis for the personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). The scheme will be rolled out in a phased manner from November 2, across all states and Union Territories (UTs). 

The government of India has released 10 Pakistani fishermen who were arrested for trespassing, about 4-5 years ago. Protocol Officer Sunil Pal informed ANI, "They were arrested about 4-5 years ago for trespassing and have now been released after completion of their jail term".

To meet the addressing goals of climate change, Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav called upon the Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDC) to work closely to protect the interests of developing countries. India said that climate finance cannot continue at the levels decided in 2009 and should be increased to at least 1 trillion dollars. Yadav further requested the LMDC members to join India to support the global initiatives it has pioneered including the International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, and Leadership Group for Industry Transition. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for India after his 5-day visit to Italy and UK during which he participated in the G20 Summit and COP26 meeting. At the COP26 meeting, PM Modi prested five ‘Amrit Tatva’ from India on climate change. 

US President Biden said, "I think it's been a big mistake. The world will look to China & say what value-added they provided. They've lost the ability to influence people around the world here at COP. The same way I would argue with regard to Russia". He further added that focus on what China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia are not doing will be continued.