Maharashtra caretaker CM Eknath Shinde on Monday afternoon cancelled all his meetings. This comes a day after Devendra Fadnavis’ name was finalised for the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended an invitation to Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India.

Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov during a briefing said, “Our leaders have an agreement to hold meetings once a year. This time, it’s our turn. We received Mr. Modi’s invitation and we will certainly consider it positively. We will figure out the tentative dates early next year.

Farmers, under the aegis of BKU (Bhartiya Kisan Union), gathered at the Maha Maya flyover in Noida to begin their march to Delhi.

A farmer said, “…The govt and the officials have the time to fulfil our demands…without that, we won’t return to our homes… We have already told them our programs – if they won’t announce something by the evening, we will announce our programs further…”

The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned for the day and will meet again on December 3 at 11:00 am. 

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned for the day and will meet again on December 3 at 11:00 am. 

The Mumbai Police have registered a case against 10 to 15 CISF personnel for allegedly assaulting a doctor, his brother and another person in a road rage incident in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai township, officials said on Monday.

The accused personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) have been issued notices in connection with the incident which took place at 10.15 pm on November 29, they said.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin visited Marakkanam in Villupuram to witness the effects of cyclone ‘Fengal’ on Monday. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will watch the film ‘The Sabarmati Report’ today at 4 pm at Balyogi Auditorium in Parliament. 

The Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till noon amid sloganeering by opposition MPs.

The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till noon amid sloganeering by opposition MPs.

The Lok Sabha proceedings in the Winter session of the parliament began amid sloganeering by Opposition MPs.

At least three people were killed and several others were injured after a bus crashed into a divider on the Chikkanahalli flyover in Sira Taluk in Tumakuru, the police said.

The incident occurred during the wee hours of Monday. The three deceased have been identified as Shefali Singh, Urvi and Priyanka.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday is expected to address and make a statement regarding the recent developments in India-China relations following the border disengagement agreement in the winter session of Lok Sabha

The Trinamool Congress on Monday skipped an all-party meeting called by Congress. 

The IMD on Monday issued a ‘red’ alert for Kerala’s Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargod districts predicting extremely heavy rain.

Stepping up the security measure in Noida, police set up barricades as farmers are all set to begin marching towards Delhi starting today.

A massive traffic jam was seen at Chilla Border as farmers are all set to march towards Delhi today.

DMK parliamentary party leader T R Baalu seeks to move an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha on Monday to discuss ‘unprecedented’ rainfall and heavy flooding that damaged standing crops and properties in several parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

Bengaluru and parts of Karnataka are bracing for a spell of intense rainfall as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an ‘orange’ alert for the tech hub.

However, despite a rain alert, there has been no official announcement on whether the schools and colleges will be shut for the day. 

An eight-year-old girl was shot dead in Meerut as attackers, who were allegedly targeting her brother Sahil due to a two-year-old dispute, mistakenly shot her when she intervened, police said.

The incident took place on Saturday evening at the Kalindi village in Sardhana.

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Amid heavy rains in the Nilgiris district, a holiday has been declared today for schools and colleges, District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya said.

Furthermore, the IMD predicts light thunderstorms & lightning with light to moderate rain in the Nilgiris.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red alerts for four districts in Kerala on Monday, December 2, cautioning of isolated heavy rainfall in the state.

The four northern districts of Kerala, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, and Kannur are forecasted to experience extremely heavy rainfall.

Rainfall activity will increase, with light to moderate rainfall at most places, heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations on December 2, followed by heavy rainfall at isolated places on December 3,” the weather department said.

Meanwhile, an orange alert” has been issued for the districts of Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, and Thrissur, while a “yellow alert” has been placed for Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod.

On Monday, December 02, a layer of smog engulfed the area around India Gate as the Air Quality Index (AQI) across Delhi continues to be in the ‘poor’ category as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

A group of farmers is set to march towards Delhi on Monday, December 02. Sukhbir Khalifa, leader of the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP), confirmed the farmers’ plans, stating that they are ready to march towards Delhi.

The protest march comes ahead of the scheduled protest march to Delhi by other farmer organisations, including the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) and the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), from December 6.

Khalifa said, “Tomorrow, on December 2, we will begin our journey from beneath the Mahamaya flyover at 12 pm, where we will gather and demand compensation and benefits according to the new laws.”

The key demands of the farmers, who will commence a protest march towards Delhi from Haryana and Punjab, include compensation demands, benefits under the new agricultural laws, and a guaranteed Minimum Support Price (MSP).

According to reports, the Mahayuti alliance might meet today to formulate a power-sharing pact in Maharashtra as caretaker CM Eknath Shinde returned from his hometown in Satara.