Covid-19 updates, Bihar elections, Diwali, IPL 2020 Final

11 November 2020

• Coronavirus Updates: Telangana continues to record more COVID- 19 recoveries 

  Telangana continues to see more recoveries from COVID-19 than the new cases. According to the health department, 1,745 people recovered from the infection while 1,196 new cases were detected during the last 24 hours. The new infections pushed the overall tally to 2,53,651. Five more people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,390. The state's fatality rate stands 0.54 per cent against the national average of 1.5 per cent. 

• UN peacekeeping chief Lacroix tests positive for COVID-19 

  UN Undersecretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has tested positive for coronavirus, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. Dujarric told reporters at the regular noon briefing on Tuesday that the diagnosis was made while Lacroix was in Portugal, where he was scheduled to attend a meeting on Security Council Resolution 1325, Xinhua news agency stated.  

• NDA wins in Bihar Elections 2020 

  The top party leaders will address the party workers and give their reactions over the NDA's clear majority of 125 seats within the Bihar polls and therefore the sweeping success in the by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, etc. 

  They will be celebrating the triumph at its headquarters in Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg today at 5 p.m. 

• PM Modi pays tributes to Maulana Azad and Acharya Kripalani on their Jayanti 

  Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Maulana Azad and Acharya Kripalani on their Jayanti. "Maulana Azad and Acharya Kripalani are remembered as exemplary stalwarts who made outstanding contributions to national progress. They devoted themselves to empowering the lives of the poor and youth. I bow to them on their Jayanti. Their ideas continue to motivate us", the Prime Minister tweeted.  

• Ministry of Textiles has launched Campaign #Local4Diwali 

  Minister of Textiles has appealed that “To encourage Diwali sales through weavers, artisans, local and small businesses please show you're on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and use the hashtag #Local4Diwali. Take a picture of your favourite article – be it clothing or a handicraft product you would like to gift or use at home for Diwali, tag the person you purchase it from and go #Local4Diwali.” 

   

• Bahrain PM Khalifa Bin Salman passes away at 84 

  Bahraini Prime Minister Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, 84, died today in a hospital in the US, the country's royal court said. "The Royal Court mourns His Royal Highness... who passed away this morning at Mayo Clinic Hospital in the United States of America," stated by Bahrain News Agency said on Wednesday. 

• Security tightened ahead of 'Deepotsav' in Ayodhya 

  The entry of outsiders in Ayodhya has been banned for four days beginning Wednesday. This is one of the many security measures taken in the temple town to beef up security ahead of the Deepotsav event. The Deepotsav celebrations will be held on November 13 on 'Chhoti Diwali'. This year's celebrations are special since it is the first after the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for temple construction. 

• BHU to reopen in a phased manner 

  The Banaras Hindu University (BHU) will soon reopen in a phased manner. The university has been closed since March when the national lockdown was announced to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. 

• IPL 2020 Final: Mumbai Indians wins the fifth IPL title 

  Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets to win IPL 2020. With this win, Mumbai has won the title for a record fifth time. 

• Netflix & Amazon Prime under Govt. regulation: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 

  Now content providers like Netflix and Amazon Prime are under the ambit of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through an order. Online news portals have to been brought under it. The notification, which was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, was issued on Monday.