On the fourth anniversary of note ban, Prime Minister Nare­ndra Modi on Sunday said it helped reduce black money, increase tax compliance and formalisation, and gave a boost to transparency.

On November 8, 2016, Modi announced the decision to ban all currency notes of denomination of 500 and 1,000 from midnight.

Delhi residents faced heavy smog on Monday as the national capital continued to remain in the 'severe' air quality index category for the fifth consecutive day on Monday.

The Air Quality Index was at 472 in the 'severe' category at ITO. Air Quality Index (AQI) is at 484 in Anand Vihar, 470 in Mundka, 465 Okhla Phase 2 and 468 in Wazirpur, all in 'severe category', as per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of 30 development projects in Varanasi Today. The inauguration will be done through video conferencing.

The total cost of these projects that include those related to agriculture, tourism and infrastructure is about Rs 614 crore.

With 45,903 new coronavirus infections and 490 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, India's overall COVID-19 caseload and death toll stood at 85,53,657 and 1,26,611, respectively, on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Currently there 5,09,673 active cases, while 79,17,373 people have been discharged so far.

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake was registered on Saturday near the Japanese island of Chichijima in the Ogasawara archipelago over 600 miles southeast of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said.

The epicenter of the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 kilometers (more than 6 miles).

France confirmed a new record of 60,486 COVID-19 cases within 24 hours, beating Thursday's tally of 58,046 cases, official data showed.

The cumulative number of people who caught the coronavirus stood at 1,661,853, the world's fifth highest tally, according to figures posted on the government's coronavirus information website on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.

Democrat Joe Biden said Friday that he was going to win the US presidency as his lead grew over President Donald Trump in battleground states, although television networks held off from declaring him the victor as officials continued to count votes.

The numbers tell us ... it's a clear and convincing story: We're going to win this race, Biden said, adding that he and his running mate Kamala Harris were already meeting with experts as they prepare for the White House.

A new study has revealed that a blood cancer patient in the US carried the coronavirus for about 105 days, and "remained infectious for at least 70," without experiencing any symptoms of the deadly viral disease.

It is to be noted that the majority of coronavirus-infected patients shed the pathogen for about 8 days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to voters for the last phase of polls in Bihar to cast their votes in maximum numbers and set a new record.

In a tweet, he also asked them to wear masks and maintain social distancing.

Telangana recorded 1,607fresh coronavirus cases taking the tally to2.48 lakh while sixmore deaths pushed the toll to 1,372.

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 296, followed by Rangareddy 115 and Medchal Malkajgiri 113, a government bulletin said on Saturday providing data as of 8 PM on November 6.

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