Crowded rallies by day, curfew at night: Election Commission met Union Health Secretary to review the Covid-19 situation ahead of assembly polls in five states early next year; many states have night curfews to control covid, but large and crowded rallies in the day

Uttar Pradesh last on central government’s health index: Uttar Pradesh is last again in NITI Aayog’s Health Index 2019-20, Kerala tops ranking

Air India takeover delayed: Tata Group's takeover of loss-making national carrier Air India is most likely delayed by a month as the completion of procedures taking longer than expected 

Encounter of Maoists: At least six Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh-Telangana border area 

Aadhar link with voting ID: Lack of Parliamentary debate and discussion on the recent Bill has opened a can of worms; questions on government motives abound; a world of manipulative possibilities could be opened by the government’s decision; An expert says, “With all this polling booth-level data, it becomes very predictable who is going to vote for whom… It will be the end of the secret ballot.”