Twitter is buzzing with breaking news and news alerts from India and rest of the world. Here is the live coverage of all breaking alerts and latest updates from the micro-blogging site on one page:
Live Breaking News of December 2
10:56 pm: Trump says he had to fire Flynn because he lied to the VP and FBI, but "there was nothing to hide (AP)
10:42 pm: Kerala govt has decided to ask the Union government to declare Ockhi Cyclone a national calamity. The Chief Secretary has been entrusted to prepare the memorandum in this regard,says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan (ANI)
10:24 pm: Centre withdraws rules to regulate fish, aquarium markets (PTI)
10:23 pm: 1st phase of Chabahar port to be inaugurated tomorrow by Iranian prez opening up new strategic transit route among Iran, India & Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan (PTI)
10:09 pm: Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeks Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik assistance for setting up Rs 750-crore ethanol plant in Bargarh district (PTI)
10:06 pm: US wants Pakistan to act in "its best interest" and take action against terror safe havens, says Jim Mattis, ahead of his first visit to Islamabad as America's Defence Secretary (PTI)
09:22 pm: Tamil actor Vishal to take political plunge by contesting Dec 21 RK nagar polls , his office says (PTI)
09:14 pm: Kerala govt decides to urge Centre to declare Cyclone Ockhi, which left a trail of destruction in the state, as national calamity (PTI)
09:04 pm: Andhra Pradesh Legislature adopts bill seeking to provide 5 percent reservation for Kapu community, including its 3 sub-castes, in educational institutions & public appointments (ANI)
08:50 pm: FIR registered in connection with local TV reporter attacked by BJP members in Karnataka's Tumkur for reporting on issues of illegal mining (ANI)
08:41 pm: I want to ask the young men of Congress, if GST was 'Gabbar Singh Tax, then why did you support it in the Parliament: Home Minister RajnathSingh in Chaurasi (ANI)
08:38 pm: Congress did politics based on caste & creed for all these years. Now, they are trying to divide Gujaratis on the basis of community. My sympathies are with the three young men who have made an alliance with Congress, says Rajnath Singh in Chaurasi (ANI)
08:31 pm: Woman police SI, constable suspended in #Goa after they tried to bribe senior officer earlier probing complaints against them: Police (PTI)
08:22 pm: BJP Lok Sabha MP Meenakshi Lekhi questions Rahul Gandhi's claim of being "Shiv bhakt", asks him to clear his stand on Lord Ram (PTI)
08:20 pm: Terrorists fired upon 28-year-old local man near his home in J&K's Shopian, victim received multiple bullet injuries on both legs (ANI)
08:16 pm: US President Trump says 'not worried' by what ex-adviser might tell Russia investigator (ANI)
07:43 pm: Trump again insists 'no collusion' with Russia (AFP)
07:40 pm: BJP announces Karu Nagarajan as candidate for upcoming by-polls in RK Nagar, Chennai (ANI)
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07:28 pm: A day after BJP sweeps UP civic polls, opposition parties demand all elections in future be held through ballot paper instead of electronic voting machine (PTI)
07:23 pm: EAM Sushma Swaraj makes stopover at Tehran on way back from Russia, holds luncheon meeting with Iranian counterpart Javed Zarif to discuss issues of mutual interest (ANI)
07:21 pm: Tamil Nadu govt urges Centre to deploy naval & Coast Guard helicopters for search & rescue of missing fishermen, mostly from Kanyakumari in Cyclone Ockhi (ANI)
07:17 pm: Terrorists hurled a grenade at a police station in J&K's Baramulla (ANI)
06:55 pm: Bihar Former Chief Minister Rabri Devi leaves from Enforcement Directorate office in Patna, she had appeared before ED in connection with railway hotels tender case (ANI)
06:47 pm: Chhattisgarh Border Security Force recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Manhakal forest area (ANI)
06:23 pm: 1 person dead, 24 people injured after high tension wire fell on a bus in Chittorgarh's Gangrar, injured admitted to hospital (ANI)
06:18 pm: We have banned Padmavati film because it is based on a woman and we respect women in Gujarat, says Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (ANI)
05:56 pm: Whenever I have visited Bengal, I have met Didi (Mamata Banerjee). Her secular battle is not hidden from anyone and Samajwadi Party stands with her in her battle: Former UP Chief Minister (ANI)
05:53 pm: 3 rescued fishermen brought to Trivandrum Air Force Station, admitted to hospital for treatment in Kerala (ANI)
05:03 pm: Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh may lose licence if found guilty of negligence & declaring premature baby dead, says Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain (PTI)
04:59 pm: 531 fishermen, stranded in choppy waters off Kerala & Lakshadweep coasts due to Cyclone Ockhi, have been rescued: Kerala Cm Pinarayi Vijayan (PTI)
04:57 pm: Delhi- Around 23 kg silver, 350 gm gold stolen from a jewelry shop in Budh Vihar, complainant says 10-15 intruders entered his shop and stole the valuables (ANI)
04:50 pm: I think this has to be the best month of my sporting career. This achievement is very close to my heart. I am very happy that I have been able to bring two World titles for my country, says Snooker Pankaj Advani after winning IBSF World Snooker Championship (ANI)
04:48 pm: Andhra Pradesh assembly adjourned sine die (ANI)
04:47 pm: Gujarat-6 fishermen along with their boat go missing off Porbandar, security agencies alerted (ANI)
03:37 pm: Delhi Woman allegedly molested by an unknown man on terrace of an office in Connaught Place; case registered (ANI)
02:58 pm: 3rd Test, Day 1: HUNDRED! Virat Kohli hits 20th Test century. IND 264/2 in 61.1 overs vs Sri Lanka
02:53 pm: I invoke memories of more than 100 people who lost their lives while standing in queues as a result of demonetisation. I say with immense pain and a sense of deep responsibility that the 8th of November was a black day for our economy and democracy: Manmohan Singh in Surat, Gujarat (ANI)
02:45 pm: There was no tampering but setting. BJP won wherever EVMs were used and SP won wherever ballot papers were used: Azam Khan, Samajwadi Party (ANI)
02:35 pm: Rahul Gandhi khandani shakhsiyat hain. Main maanta hoon ki wo paripakv ho gaye hain aur waqt aa gaya hai ki iss desh ka netritiva unke jaisa khandani aadmi kare. Hamein apne neta pe poorn vishwas hai. Haar ko jeet mein tabdeel karne ka kaam wo kar rahe hain: Navjot Singh Sidhu (ANI)
02:15 pm: 3rd Test, Day 1: India 245/2 at tea vs Sri Lanka. Vijay 101*, Kohli 94*, Gamage 1/45
02:04 pm: 3rd Test, Day 1: HUNDRED! Murali Vijay hits 11th Test century. IND 240/2 in 55.2 overs
