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Bengaluru, Nov 16: The state’s Covid-19 numbers have continued to slip for the last 14 days in a row. Bengaluru’s tally of 840 fresh cases on Sunday suggests that the city’s Covid curve is seeing a dip towards the pre-surge era of July, when only triple-digit new numbers were being reported daily.

Singapore, Nov 15: Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations, including China, on Sunday signed the world's biggest trade agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), sans India with hopes that it will help recover from the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dubai, Nov 15: An Indian couple in the UAE has organised a “drive-by wedding ceremony” where guests were allowed to wish them from their cars only, in a bid to maintain social distancing due to the Covid-19, a media report said.

The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will likely feature nine or 10 teams. Adani Group and Sanjiv Goenka Group are reportedly interested in buying an IPL team for the next year.

After being elected as the Chief Minister of Bihar unanimously by the NDA on Sunday, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar said that he was not keen on becoming the CM, but accepted the responsibility at BJP's request.

Patna, Nov 15: Nitish Kumar may take oath as Bihar chief minister for the seventh term on Monday (November 16).

Mangaluru, Nov 15: M J Roopa, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada has directed the authorities to reopen final year degree and PG classes in Mangalore University jurisdiction by adhering to Covid-19 guidelines from November 17.

Moscow, Nov 15: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin told his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev on Saturday to take care of Christian shrines in parts of Nagorno-Karabakh that Azerbaijan gets under this week’s ceasefire agreement, the Kremlin said.

Mexico City, Nov 15: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mexico has topped 1 million, while the death toll is close to 100,000 people, Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Sunday.

Kalaburagi, Nov 15: A week after the Maharashtra Police raided and seized a car belonging to the wife of Kalaburagi Rural MLA Basavaraj Mattimud, the BJP leader rued that he had been made the target of political machinations by his opponents.