The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Friday carried out a successful test of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system. The missile hit its target directly during the test. The missile launch took place from ITR Chandipur at 3.50 PM off the Odisha coast. 
Fresh snowfall lashed higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday, which led to the closure of Srinagar-Leh road for traffic, while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said. Many areas in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, including the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, north Kashmir's Baramulla district, and the tourist resort of Sonamarg in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district received snowfall which was going on when last reports came in, the officials said.
President-elect Joe Biden has wrested Georgia and President Donald Trump has retained North Carolina, major US media outlets have projected, bringing the closely-fought and bitter 2020 presidential race to a close. Trump, who has not yet conceded the election to the projected winner, Biden, has repeatedly asserted, without evidence, that fraud and other irregularities deprived him of millions of votes in key battleground states.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who was on a visit to Himachal Pradesh, has been rushed to a hospital after he complained of "respiratory distress". According to news agency ANI, Khattar has been taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC). 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday celebrated Diwali with the armed forces in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer, in continuation of his set tradition since he took over in 2014. In his address from Longewala, Modi asserted India's belief in the policy of "understanding" and "making others understand" while also warning of what may follow otherwise. "But if attempts are made to test us, the reply is intense," Modi thundered as he referred to Pakistan and China. He said the entire world felt troubled by expansionist forces and expansionism that show a "distorted mindset". His unambiguous message came amid continuing standoff with China at Ladakh border.
Now, those not wearing face mask in Nagaland will have to pay a fine of Rs 100, the state government has said. Other than this, institutions without handwashing facilities too will have to pay a fine of Rs 500, with immediate effect. The Nagaland Disaster Management Authority observed that wearing masks, especially in public places, making the provision of handwashing facility by various establishments, maintaining physical distance in high-risk settings, are often not being followed which poses a serious risk of infection not only to the defaulters but also to other people around them, said Chief Secretary J Alam in an order issued on Friday.
Two men were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida on Saturday for allegedly selling firecrackers, police said. Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
