World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday urged leaders not to politicise the hunt for the origins of the novel coronavirus as it will not help in unearthing the truth of the virus.

Addressing a press briefing, Tedros said that the WHO will start the study from Wuhan and based on the findings, it will explore if there are other avenues.

Elaborate arrangements are in place as the stage is set for the elections to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) on Tuesday. Over 74 lakh voters will decide the political fortunes of 1,122 candidates in 150 divisions in one of the most bitterly-fought polls for any municipal body in recent times.

The polling will commence at 7 am today and conclude at 6 pm at 9,101 polling stations.

India continues to have one of the lowest deaths per million population globally, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday.

India continues to have one of the lowest deaths per million population globally (presently 99). Focussed measures to ensure a low and manageable fatality rate have resulted in daily mortality figures of less than 500, according to the MoHFW.

Gold price today went up to Rs 51,450 from Rs 51,440 per 10 gm, while silver was trending at Rs 59,200 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making changes.

In an emphatic statement of warship building capability in the private sector, Larsen & Toubro’s Hazira shipyard handed over the last vessel in an order of 54 fast interceptor craft to the Coast Guard on Sunday — ahead of time and within the budget.

With the four public sector shipyards — Mazagon Dock, Mumbai; Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata; Goa Shipyard; and Hindustan Shipyard, Visakhapatnam — invariably delivering warships years behind schedule and beyond budget, L&T has staked a powerful claim to be considered for future shipbuilding orders.

Borders areas around National Capital Delhi are witnessing blockades as the farmers’ protests against the Centre’s agricultural Bills continue. Tikri and Singhu (Delhi-Haryana) borders have been closed for any traffic movement, the Delhi Traffic Police said on Monday.

Farmers also stayed put at the Gazipur-Ghaziabad (Delhi-UP) border on Sunday late night and a group of farmers was seen sleeping on the road while others were seen sitting closely in a group around a bonfire in the cold winter night.

A few months before the assembly elections in West Bengal, the rebellion in the ruling Trinamool Congress has started appearing. Before the Assembly elections in Bengal, many Trinamool Congress leaders have started publicly expressing dissatisfaction against the party leadership.

Now TMC MLA Jatu Lahiri from Shibpur in Howrah district has joined this brigade. He has opened a front against the party's advisor Prashant Kishore.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has announced an extension of the general COVID-19 lockdown till midnight Dec 31, 2020 subject to certain relaxations.

In a statement, Palaniswami said that it was decided to extend the lockdown, with new relaxations till Dec 31, based on the discussions with the medical and public health experts, District Collectors to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The Serum Institute of India (SII), which has been conducting trials for its Covishield vaccine, said that it would seek damages of Rs 100 crore from one of its trial candidates. The candidate had alleged side-effects from the vaccine dose.

The Serum Institute of India will seek damages in excess of (Rs) 100 crore for the same and will defend such malicious claims, the Pune-based drugmaker said.

In order to contain the surging COVID-19 caseload in Rajasthan, a night curfew will be imposed within urban limits of 13 district headquarters from December 1 to 31. The state government made this announcement on Sunday night.

The towns of Kota, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Nagore, Pali, Tonk, Sikar and Ganganagar will be under night curfew from 8 pm to 6 am, ANI reported.

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