Latest news live: Maharashtra allows religious places to open from Monday

Maharashtra government allows religious places in the state to re-open from Monday, says chief minister Uddhav Thackeray

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale hits 119 km East of Champhai in Mizoram: National Centre for Seismology (NCS)

Telangana government announces 50 per cent property tax rebate for those who pay the tax up to Rs 15,000. It was announced by Municipal administration minister KT Rama Rao announced on Saturday. The state government also hikes salaries of sanitation workers to Rs 17,500 from Rs 14,500 a month.

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar leaves from Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. He says, "I am fine now." (ANI)

Odisha's Covid-19 death toll crosses 1,500-mark with 15 more people succumbing to infection, 902 new cases push tally to 3,07,906; active case count 11,098: Official (PTI)

Shimla: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is on a visit to Himachal Pradesh, has been taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) for examination after he complained of having some respiratory distress. (ANI)

Nagaland govt decides to impose fine of Rs 100 on people who don't wear face masks in public places and Rs 500 on institutions without handwashing facilities with immediate effect: Official (PTI)

CM K Chandrashekhar Rao decides to appoint Arya Vaishya Mahasabha Telangana president Sri Amaravadi Laxminarayana as chairman of Telangana State Industries Development Corporation (TSIDC)

Covid-19: 57 more people test positive in Arunachal Pradesh, tally rises to 15,758; active case count 1,392. (ANI)

Telangana records 1,050 fresh Covid-19 cases, taking tally to over 2.56 lakh, four more fatalities push death toll to 1,401; number of active cases now 16,404: Govt bulletin

With new 44,684 Covid-19 infections, India's total cases rise to 87,73,479. With 520 new deaths, toll mounts to 1,29,188. Total active cases 4,80,719 after a decrease of 3,828 in last 24 hrs. Total discharged cases 81,63,572 with 47,992 new discharges in last 24 hrs. (ANI)

Uttarakhand: One dead, 6 injured as a SUV falls in gorge in Dugadda area of Pauri district this morning.

Tamil Nadu: Fire broke out at a shop in Navabathkana area of Madurai late last night; two fire officers have lost their lives in the fire fighting operations. (ANI)

Medical and dental colleges in Karnataka to reopen from December 1

All colleges affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) will reopen from December 1, according to minister for medical education K Sudhakar on Friday. Read full story

Bengalureans venture out for last-minute Deepavali shopping, but crowds thin

Trucker gets 110kg ganja to Bengaluru