Top news of the day: Terrorism biggest global downside, says PM Modi at BRICS Summit; Nitish Kumar allocates portfolios, retains Home, and more

Asserting that terrorism is the “biggest problem” dealing with the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday mentioned there was a necessity to make sure that international locations supporting and aiding terrorists are held responsible, in an indirect reference to Pakistan. Addressing the summit of five-nation grouping BRICS by way of videoconferencing, the prime minister additionally mentioned there was a must sort out the downside of terrorism in an organised method.

Portfolios had been allotted amongst members of the Nitish Kumar Cabinet in Bihar on Tuesday with the Chief Minister retaining key Departments reminiscent of Home which he had held in the earlier authorities.

The Centre has positioned private-sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank Ltd. underneath a moratorium and has restricted withdrawals of more than ₹25,000 rupees, based on a Finance Ministry assertion on November 17.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday mentioned the BJP authorities was planning a legislation that will invite 5 years’ imprisonment for ‘love jihad’. Speaking with reporters right here, Mr. Mishra mentioned the authorities would desk the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Bill, 2020, in the subsequent Vidhan Sabha session. “We are deciding that the use of inducements, seduction, fraud or duress for marriage and religion conversions will invite five years’ imprisonment,” he mentioned.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday termed the coalition of political events in Jammu and Kashmir, generally known as the Gupkar Alliance, an “unholy global gathbandhan” towards the nationwide curiosity. He questioned whether or not the Congress, reported to be in casual seat-adjustment preparations with the People’s Alliance of the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) for the District Development Council (DDC) polls, endorsed what the leaders of the alliance had mentioned on the restoration of Article 370.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday sought assist from the Centre to impose lockdown in chosen marketplaces which can emerge as COVID-19 hotspots. He additionally proposed to withdraw a earlier order on permitting 200 visitors to attend marriage ceremony capabilities.

The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed displeasure over the Centre’s affidavit in the case associated to media reporting of Tablighi Jamaat congregation throughout the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, and mentioned it ought to contemplate establishing a regulatory mechanism to take care of such content material on TV.

The navies of India, the US, Australia and Japan on Tuesday started the second section of the Malabar naval train in the northern Arabian Sea involving two plane carriers and a quantity of frontline warships, submarines and maritime reconnaissance plane, officers mentioned.

Delhi Police mentioned on Tuesday that two suspected militants had been arrested on Monday evening. Two semi-automatic pistols and 10 reside cartridges had been recovered from their possession, police mentioned.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has rejected the allegation by M. Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, that it had exerted stress on him to call leaders of political events in the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case.

In a primary, the Army has accorded mission sanction order to OshoCorp Global for improvement and provide of specialised ammunition for its T-72 and T-90 most important battle tanks.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea searching for path to the CBSE and the Delhi authorities to waive examination charges for college students of lessons 10 and 12 in the present educational 12 months in view of COVID-19 and monetary issues being confronted by some mother and father.

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has moved the Supreme Court towards the issuance of a discover by Uttarakhand High Court on a plea for initiating a contempt continuing towards him for his failure to comply with its order to pay market hire for a authorities bungalow allotted to him as a former Chief Minister.

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has mentioned many more Americans are at the threat of dying from coronavirus, if he and incumbent President Donald Trump don’t coordinate on tackling the virus outbreak. According to media projections, Democrat Mr. Biden has gained the November 3 presidential election. However, Mr. Trump, a Republican, has alleged election fraud and mounted authorized fights in a quantity of battleground states.

Barack Obama has mentioned that he had dominated out involving Pakistan in the raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout as a result of it was an “open secret” that sure parts inside Pakistan’s navy, and particularly its intelligence providers, maintained hyperlinks to the Taliban and maybe even al-Qaeda, generally utilizing them as strategic belongings towards Afghanistan and India.

The BCCI on Tuesday formally introduced MPL Sports attire and equipment as the official package sponsor and merchandise companion of each the nationwide males’s and girls’s sides in addition to the U-19 crew, changing Nike. The deal was cleared by the Board’s apex council on November 2. Nike had a five-year deal throughout which they paid ₹370 crore from 2016 to 2020.