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The Bombay High Court had on Monday refused to grant interim relief to Arnab Goswami and two others in connection with the case and directed him to approach a lower court to seek bail.

As trends from all 243 seats became available, the NDA constituents were ahead in 125, with BJP candidates leading the table in 72 seats and the JD(U) in only 47.

The bypolls were necessitated after sitting Congress MLAs resigned ahead of Rajya Sabha polls in June this year.

The total number of active cases is at 5,05,265 after a decrease of 4,408 in the last 24 hours.

The smog reduced the visibility to merely 300 meters in the morning affecting traffic, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The incident took place on November 2 but came to light on Monday after Delhi-based student organizations raised the issue since the girl was a BSc Mathematics student in Lady Shri Ram College for Women in New Delhi.

The HC noted that the petitioner (Goswami) has the remedy under law to approach the sessions court concerned and seek regular bail.

Goswami and two others - Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda - were arrested by Alibaug police on November 4 in connection with the suicide of architect-interior designer.

Sundergarh and Balasore districts reported the highest number of new cases at 107 each, followed by Cuttack (106).

The Election Commission is making sure that the winds of potential change cause no disruption in the counting process.

The city has reported the highest daily new cases, also its highest tally so far with 7,745 new cases.

The incident, that took place on November 4, came to light after the survivor's parents lodged a police complaint on Saturday evening, an officer said.

The cities/towns where air quality is 'moderate' or below, only green crackers be sold, and the timings for use and bursting of crackers be restricted to two hours during festivals.

The total cost implication of these projects is Rs 614 crore, according to the Prime Minister's Office.

The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 79,17,373, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.56 per cent.

With Diwali around the corner, the Delhi Government had already banned the sale and bursting of firecrackers in the city to prevent further deterioration of air quality.

Expects new US President-elect to be in favour of liberal immigration policies like H-1B and L-1 visas

The Biden administration will support family-based immigration and preserve family unification as a core principle of the US' immigration system, which includes reducing the family visa backlog, it said.

Asked about the slogan "Ab ki baar, Trump sarkar" at the Howdy Modi event and whether such things could affect ties, Congress leader Ajay Maken seemed to take an indirect swipe at the Modi dispensation,

The same day, he however sent a message to the boy's father through a stolen phone to demand Rs 2 lakh for his release, Hardoi Superintendent of Police Anurag Vats said.

The villagers had earlier held special prayers for Harris' win and once they were answered, celebrated it with much fanfare on Sunday.

The Raigad crime branch found Goswami was active on social media using somebody's mobile phone, despite his personal mobile phone having been seized by police.

Thackeray said wearing of masks will be mandatory in places of worship.

The militants made an abortive bid during the night to infiltrate into the Indian side of the LoC in Machil sector in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.