After weeks of defiance, President Donald Trump on Monday allowed officials to proceed with a transition to President-elect Joe Biden, giving his Democratic rival access to briefings and funding even as he vowed to persist with efforts to fight the election results.

Trump, a Republican, has alleged widespread voter fraud in the November 3 election without providing evidence. Although he has not acknowledged Biden’s victory since the former vice president clinched the Electoral College more than two weeks ago, Trump’s announcement on Monday was the closest he has come to admitting defeat.

The Cyclone Nivar is expected to make landfall in Tamil Nadu on November 25 (Wednesday), the Regional Meteorological Centre of Chennai said. However, rainfall is expected to start from November 24 in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and will remain till November 26.

The depression over south-west Bay of Bengal to intensify in the south-east of Chennai, it is very likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, based on the current conditions it will approach north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coast and expected to landfall between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram by November 25 afternoon, said Director-General of Regional Meteorological Centre of Chennai, S Balachandran.

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and all states to file within two days status reports detailing steps taken to deal with the current COVID-19 situation, noting that the pandemic has worsened in places like Delhi and Gujarat.

The court said the situation is going out of control in Gujarat.

Shares of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) were locked in lower circuit for the fourth straight day after slipping another 10 per cent on Monday to hit a new low of Rs 8.10 on the BSE. The private sector lender's stock was trading below its face value of Rs 10 per share. It has tanked 48 per cent in the past four trading days after the government, last week, placed the lender under a one-month moratorium and superseded its board.

Universities and degree colleges across Uttar Pradesh have reopened from Monday (November 23) after nearly a gap of eight months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, only 50 per cent of the students will be allowed to attend at a time on a roster basis.

The Central University of Allahabad and its associated colleges have also re-opened with strict COVID guidelines in place.

NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede and 4 other people from his team have been attacked by a group of drug peddlers in the Goregaon area of Mumbai.

According to our sources, it was a crowd of around 60 people. In this, 2 NCB officers are badly injured. The name of the drug peddler that the NCB went to capture is named Carry Mandis. The situation was brought under control with the help of Mumbai Police.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that despite the practical problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kumbh Mela would be held in Haridwar next year in its "divine form." The Kumbh Mela will start from January 2021.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that despite the practical problems that COVID-19 will be in its divine form.

After the Delhi state department, last week directed authorities to involve medical students and interns as COVID warriors, hospitals and teaching institutes under the Delhi government have started working on the same to ensure better management of the coronavirus situation in the national capital.

However, the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) raised an objection on the same and in a letter to Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday, highlighted how students and interns are not qualified enough to treat COVID patients.

South Korean consumer electronics major Samsung will invest nearly Rs 5,000 crore in a smartphone display manufacturing facility in Noida.

The export-oriented unit (EOU) is expected to be ready by January-February 2021 and attain commercial production by April 2021.

India will host the G20 summit in 2023 and not in 2022, with a postponement of one year. Sources both in Saudi Arabia and Delhi confirmed the development that India will host the summit of the grouping of the 20 biggest economies in 2023.

Sources told WION, It has been decided on the basis of consultations and mutual convenience that we will be hosting in 2021 after Italy and Indonesia.

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