Breaking News Live: In Uphaar tragedy, Ansal brothers convicted for evidence tampering

Setting what is being called yet another instance of nepotism in politics, Congress on Monday appointed Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa's son-in-law Tarunvir Singh Lehal as the Additional Advocate General (AAG) in the office of the Advocate General, Punjab. The appointment of Tarunvir Singh Lehal is contractual and extends up to March 3, 2022, but the same is extendable on year-to-year basis.

"It is intimated that you have been engaged as Additional Advocate General in the Office of Advocate General Punjab at Chandigarh, with immediate effect, for defending the cases for and behalf of the state of Punjab in the Hon'ble Punjab & Haryana Court, Chandigarh on prevailing terms and conditions," read a notification issued by the department of home affairs and justice in this regard. Along with advocate Tarunvir Singh Lehal, another advocate, Mukesh Chander Berry, has also been appointed as an AAG. 

After a taxi driver informed that a man carrying a bag asked for Mukesh Ambani's residence's exact location, security has been heightened outside Antilia. Presently, the taxi driver is being interrogated. 

The custody of NCB's drug bust case independent witness Kiran Gosavi, who was arrested in a cheating case by the Pune police, has been extended on Monday. As per ANI, Kiran Gosavi will remain in the custody of the Pune Police for one more day. The witness was remanded to 8-day police custody till November 8 after he was nabbed post a long manhunt. A lookout order was issued against him and 4 police teams were on his tail, the police had said.

The extension of Gosavi's custody comes at a time when the NCB SIT, investigating the 'extortion' case against Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede, was expected to summon him next. Gosavi was one of the 27 witnesses to the NCB drug cruise raid on October 2 and his bodyguard - Prabhakar Sail (also a witness) - has accused him of demanding Rs 18 crore to let off Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan. KP Gosavi's selfie with Aryan after his arrest had added fuel to the rumours.

Read more here 

A Delhi court on Friday convicted real estate barons Sushil and Gopal Ansal for tampering with evidence in the 1997 case of the Uphaar Cinema fire which claimed 59 lives. The court has awarded a sentence of seven years jail each to Sushil Ansal and Gopal Ansal, and has imposed a fine of Rs 2.25 crore on them. 

Mumbai-Karnataka region has been re-named as 'Kittur Karnataka', JC Madhuswamy, Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister informed. Earlier, Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai had reiterated that the state government would rename the region because the title held no meaning since there were no ties between the two after the restructuring of states in 1956.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Padma awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan. 119 Padma Awards were presented by President Kovind this year. 

On the first day of Chhath Puja, several devotees took a dip in Delhi's Yamuna river, which was covered in a thick layer of toxic foam. Every year, during the Chhath Puja, devotees taking a dip in toxic foam in the river grab the spotlight. 

Riding a boat in toxic foam-covered Yamuna at Kalindi Kunj, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari told ANI, "Delhi govt bans people from coming to ghats but makes false claims of cleaning it. SC should take suo motu cognisance". 

Considering the heavy rainfall alert issued by the IMD, two teams comprising of 44 personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) pre-positioned in Madurai district. Earlier, the NDRF had deployed four teams in Thiruvallur, Chengalpattu, and Madurai. 

In case you want to request or report your situation, please message your location and other details on +91 73044 34381 and the Republic TV network will report your case to the authorities.

Ahead of the Goa Assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal visited the state and promised educational reforms. He stated the AAP will make the Goa government corruption-free. Kejriwal had earlier announced free 24/7 electricity and a job guarantee if the party comes to power in Goa. 

The NCB's vigilance team is likely to record the statement of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's manager Pooja Dadlani. The team is led by NCB Deputy Director General (northern region) Gyaneshwar Singh, who is investigating the pay-off allegations in the Mumbai cruise drug bust case. While Pooja Dadlani has cited health issues. 

Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan has been summoned again by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the NCB for questioning in connection with drugs-on-cruise-case. Earlier on Sunday, Aryan Khan had skipped the summons of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) SIT due to a slight fever. 

Supreme Court suggested that Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain (Retd) or Justice Ranjit Singh (Retd) from Punjab and Haryana High Court can oversee the Lakhimpur Kheri investigation. The court expressed dissatisfaction over the mixing of witnesses in different FIRs in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and proposed to appoint a former judge from Punjab and Haryana High Court to monitor the ongoing investigation. It also mentioned that there is nothing in the status report apart from saying that more witnesses have been examined. 

Republic’s WhatsApp number is open for the people stranded in the Tamil Nadu floods. To request or report your situation, please message us your location and other details on +91 73044 34381 and we will report your case to the authorities.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) informed that it has ordered an inquiry into a case of fratricide at a camp under Maraiguda Police Station limits in Sukma district where a jawan killed four of his colleagues and injured three others. The CRPF further stated that the jawan may have been suffering from emotional stress leading to sudden psychological imbalance.

Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu was awarded the Padma Bhushan. On August 1, PV Sindhu became the second Indian athlete to win two Olympic medals consecutively. The badminton champion created history at Tokyo Olypimcs 2020 as she clinched a Bronze Medal against China.

119 Padma Awards will be presented by President Ram Nath Kovind this year. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah arrived at the event.

India on Monday, November 8, has reported 11,451 fresh Coronavirus infections with 13,204 recoveries and 266 deaths 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 0.42%, the lowest since March 2020. The COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 98.23%. 

To date, India has administered a total of 1,08,51,50,976 COVID-19 vaccine doses across 73,414 vaccination sites. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the residence of veteran BJP leader LK Advani to wish him on his 94th birthday. PM Modi wrote on Twitter, "Birthday greetings to respected Advani Ji. Praying for his long and healthy life. The nation remains indebted to him for his numerous efforts towards empowering people and enhancing our cultural pride. He is also widely respected for his scholarly pursuits and rich intellect".

The four-member special investigation team (SIT) of the Punjab Police led by Inspector General SPS Parmar left for the Sunaria jail in Haryana's Rohtak to question Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with a 2015 sacrilege case. Dera Sacha Sauda's sect head lodged in the Sunaria jail since his conviction in 2017 for raping two of his disciples. He was named as an accused in the theft of a "bir" (copy) of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of Sikhs, from a Burj Jawahar Singh Wala gurdwara. 

During the next 24 hours, heavy to very heavy spells are possible for over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu coast. According to IMD, heavy rainfall is expected in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu from November 9 to November 11 due to the northeast monsoon. While Coimbatore is likely to experience a generally cloudy sky with heavy rain. In Chennai, following heavy rainfall, waterlogging was observed in parts of Chennai, further affecting normal life.

Schools and colleges in Chennai and three other districts will be closed for the next two days due to heavy rainfalls. Most government offices will also be shut down today. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has appealed to private firms to declare a holiday or allow employees to work from home. 

J&K police constable, identified as Tauseef was shot dead by a terrorist in Srinagar. As per the reports, the constable was shifted to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Forces have launched search operations to arrest the terrorists.

Farmers staged a protest in the Hatta area of Damoh district, demanding an adequate supply of fertilizers. District Collector SK Chaitya told ANI, "A meeting of departments concerned has been held on the smooth supply and stock of DAP & NPK fertilizers". 

United Nations chief António Guterres, US President Joe Biden, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned an armed drone assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. According to officials, in an incident that raised tension in Iraq weeks after a general election disputed by Iran-backed militia groups. Joe Biden said in a statement, "Perpetrators of this terrorist attack on Iraqi state must be held accountable". 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for four-laning of two key roads in Maharashtra through video conferencing at 3:30 pm. The projects undertaken include five sections of Shri Sant Dnyaneshshwar Maharaj Palkhi Marg (National Highway 965) and three sections of Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg (NH-965G). The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in a press release stated that this is done to facilitate people's movement to the pilgrimage town of Pandharpur in the western state. 

Puducherry government informed that schools in Puducherry and Karaikal regions will be closed on Nov 8 and Nov 9 for students of classes 9 to 12 considering the inclement weather and incessant rains. The government has also delayed the reopening of the government and the private school for classes 1 to 8 due to heavy rains. 

The Jammu & Kashmir Police has asked the Home Department to grant prosecution sanctions against 9 persons including a Hurriyat leader- Mohammad Akbar Bhat of the Salvation Front and an advocate, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. This case is concerned with MBBS seats being sold in Pakistan to aspirants from Kashmir which otherwise costs up to Rs.12 lakh each. 

Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan is likely to appear before Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in Mumbai. On November 7, Aryan Khan was summoned by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the NCB for questioning in connection with drugs-on-cruise-case.  He skipped the summons of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) SIT due to a slight fever, the NCB officer informed.

As per the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) report, overall air quality in Delhi continues to remain in the 'severe' category for the third consecutive day with Air Quality Index (AQI) at 432.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert due to heavy rainfall caused by the northeast monsoon that began on Nov 7 night and continued through Sunday. The heavy downpour has flooded several regions of Chennai and its neighboring areas. IMD has informed that 21 cm of rainfall was recorded in Chennai between 8.30 am on November 6 and November 7. People living in low-lying areas to be on alert, government officials informed. 

Indian Coast Guard has saved about 7 fishermen from the firing that was observed while they were fishing in the Arabian Sea, approximately 50 miles off the Gujarat coast. "Fishermen are being brought to Okha, Gujarat," said the Coast Guard. Two Indian boats, 'Jalpari' and 'Padma' were attacked by a branch of the Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency