An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each will be given to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each to those injured in the wake of cyclone Nivar and heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, the Prime Minister's Office said on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Chief Minister K Palaniswami.

The PMO said the monetary assistance to the next of kin of the deceased and injured will be provided from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) and central teams are being sent to the state to assist in the rescue and relief work.

In yet another grim milestone, the overall number of coronavirus cases in the US, currently the world's worst-hit country, has surpassed the 13 million mark, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

In its latest update on Saturday, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the country's caseload and death toll stood at 13,086,367 and 264,842, respectively.

Braving the pandemic, consumption of petrol has increased by 4.5 per cent in the month of November, while that of diesel was seen 7.3 per cent down.

The consumption of petrol was seen at 1,939 TMT till November 26 this year, as against 1,855 TMT during November 2019.

Even as the farmers protest may intensify in the coming days, after support from their counterparts in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, who will join the stir in the next few days, there is something more to worry about.

A day after the son of a farmers' body leader stole the limelight during the 'Delhi Chalo' march, the youth has been booked under charges of attempted murder which carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

With over 41,000 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Saturday (November 28) crossed the 93 lakh-mark, while the death toll has topped the 1.36 lakh-mark as well.

At 9:30 AM on this day, the COVID-19 tally in the country has reached 93,51,110 cases, which include 4,54,940 active cases; 87,59,969 cured, discharged, or migrated patients, and 1,36,200 deaths.

Polling for the first phase of the first-ever elections to the District Development Councils (DDCs) in Jammu and Kashmir began on Saturday morning.

43 out of 280 constituencies in the Union Territory are going to polls in the first phase of DDC elections. The polling will end at 2 pm.

Amidst World Health Organisation (WHO) team all geared up to investigate the origin of the Covid-19 virus, China has claimed that just because corona cases were first reported in Wuhan, does not mean the contagion originated from here.

State-run Chinese media have been carrying stories that a number of imported food products from different countries, including a consignment of fish from India, were found to have traces of the Covid-19, alleging that the virus may have entered China through foreign routes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Ahmedabad and proceeded to Zydus Biotech Park of the pharma major Zydus Cadila to review the vaccine development.

The visit is the first of his three-city tour to personally review the vaccine development and manufacturing process in the country.

Shares of automobiles companies were in focus at the bourses on Friday ahead of the November month sales numbers, which release next week. The stock market will remain closed on account of Gurunanak Jayanti on Monday, November 30.

At 11:00 am, the S&P BSE Auto index, the top gainer among sectoral indices, was up nearly 2 per cent, as compared to 0.19 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Hyderabad-based Hetero Labs would be working with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to produce 100 mn doses per year of the Sputnik V vaccine.

The parties intend to start the production of Sputnik V in the beginning of 2021, the statement said.

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