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New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) Following are the top stories at 1.40 pm: DEL8 VIRUS-LD CASES Daily COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 538 days New Delhi: India recorded 8,488 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 538 days, taking the country"s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,18,901, while the active cases declined to 1,18,443, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday.
DEL13 AUSTRALIA-TRAVEL STUDENTS Australia announces easing of travel restrictions from December 1 New Delhi: Australia on Monday announced easing of its stringent pandemic-related travel restrictions from next month, a decision that is expected to help thousands of Indian students return to that country.
DEL15 PM-LD MULAYAM PM Modi greets Mulayam on his birthday New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday greeted Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on his 82nd birthday and said the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister has made an important contribution in the politics of the country.
DEL21 DL-POLLUTION-RAI Delhi govt lifts ban on construction and demolition activities: Rai New Delhi: The Delhi government has lifted the ban on construction and demolition activities in view of an improvement in the air quality, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Monday.
DEL16 PB-LD BLAST Grenade blast near Pathankot Army cantonment, alert sounded in district Pathankot: A grenade blast occurred near the gate of the Army cantonment here following which an alert has been sounded in the border district, police said on Monday.
DEL12 CBI-NAVY-BAIL Navy officer arrested in information leak case gets bail New Delhi: Serving Naval Commander Ajit Kumar Pandey, arrested by the CBI in the alleged leak of confidential information on maintenance and purchase of naval equipment, received default bail from a special court, officials said.