A look at the headlines right now:

  1. Congress has agreed to Patidars’ demand for reservation, says Hardik Patel: He said the Patidar outfit will not openly support the Congress in the upcoming Assembly polls, but will fight against the BJP. 
  2. Voting under way as five municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh go to polls: Chief Minister Adityanath cast his vote at a polling booth in his constituency of Gorakhpur early in the morning.  
  3. Youth Congress online magazine tweets, and later deletes, meme on Narendra Modi as a tea seller: Yuva Desh apologised for the post and took it down after BJP leaders called it ‘derogatory’ and an ‘insult to the hard-working poor’.
  4. Centre to bring in law during Winter Session of Parliament to ban triple talaq, say reports: The government felt the need to bring in new legislation because of repeated reports about people practising it despite the Supreme Court ruling.
  5. Google honours Rukhmabai Raut, one of India’s first practicing women doctors, with a doodle: She played a key role in enacting the Age of Consent Act, 1891. 
  6. Uber CEO says company failed to disclose a breach that exposed data of 5.7 crore customers: The hackers downloaded the names and licence numbers of six lakh drivers, Dara Khosrowshahi said.  
  7. Delhi cannot be granted the status of a state, Centre tells Supreme Court: The Delhi government is meant to take care of the ‘daily utilities’ of the national Capital, said Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh.  
  8. Hyderabad Police impose restrictions on residents around hotel Ivanka Trump will visit: The US president’s daughter and advisor will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit and meet international delegates at the Taj Falaknuma Palace on November 28.
  9. Voting under way for UP civic election as five municipal corporations go to polls: Chief Minister Adityanath cast his vote at a polling booth in his constituency of Gorakhpur early in the morning.
  10. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe resigns hours after his impeachment was set in motion: The Parliament cheered after Speaker Jacob Francis Mudenda announced the news.