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November 11, 2022

Campaigning ends for HP polls, ruling BJP confident of defying 'rivaj'

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Shimla (L) and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (R) in Sirmaur for the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.

1 min

SC: Gautam Navlakha can be put under house arrest

Activist Gautam Navlakha, accused in Bhima Koregaon case will not use Internet, computer, or any other communication device and permitted him to use a mobile phone, provided by the police personnel on duty, without Internet connectivity for 10 minutes in the presence of the police

1 min

Guj polls: BJP releases first list of candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced the first list of 160 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections.

1 min

Eight Indians killed in Male fire mishap

At least 11 people, including nine Indians, were killed and several others injured when a fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in Male, the Maldivian fire service said.

1 min

Modi to visit Bali for G20 Summit on 14 November

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bali in Indonesia from 14-16 November to attend the 17th G20 Summit at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

1 min

Utter domination: England shatter India's title dream

England will take on Pakistan, who demolished NZ in the first semi-final at Sydney

3 mins

Need genuine solution: SC refuses urgent plea on stubble burning

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to grant an urgent hearing on a plea seeking a ban on stubble burning as a measure to curb air pollution in Delhi-NCR.A counsel mentioned the matter before a Bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.

1 min

MOS Yasmin's remarks kick up Malda political row

Minister of state for Irrigation Sabina Yasmin today claimed that the election fight for the ruling Trinamul Congress this time around will be \"against the TMC,\" as, according to her, there would be no opposition party soon.

1 min

Pupil dies in roof collapse; school turns battlefield

Angry mob ransacks school in Malda after toilet roof fall kills student, injures another; DM forms enquiry committee

2 mins

Darj admin plans alternative roads to ease traffic congestion in town

At a time when the traffic system in Darjeeling town has become a nightmare, the district administration, in association with the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA), has planned to prepare some alternative routes to divert traffic during the peak tourist seasons.

2 mins

Handicraft competition

The District Industry Centre (DIC) in North Dinajpur organised a district-level Handicrafts Competition & Exhibition on the premises of the DIC in Raiganj today.

1 min

SMC pulls down hoardings

The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has pulled down several unauthorised hoardings in the town.

1 min

Army, police nabimposter posing as JCO

The Military Intelligence Unit of TriShakti Corps of the Indian Army and the civil police, in a joint operation, apprehended a person who had been posing as a Junior Commissioned Officer of the Army.

1 min

Researchers find multiple dengue serotype infections in NB patients

Researchers have found multiple dengue serotype infections in individual patients.

2 mins

3 trucks with cattle seized

The seized trucks also were bearing registration numbers of Bihar.

1 min

CRS inspects Joka to Taratala Metro stretch

The truncated stretch of Joka-Taratala was inspected by the commissioner of railway safety today.

1 min

Class Vill student dies of dengue

Yet another case of dengue death of a student reported on Thursday within less than 24 hours of two children succumbing to the mosquito-borne fever in two separate hospitals in the city on Wednesday.

2 mins

High Court gives bail to nabbed TET protesters

The police yesterday denied the incident.

2 mins

Cattle smuggling scam: Now, Anubrata’s brother-in-law under ED scanner

ED sources further said that the role of Monish Kothari, the chartered accountant of Mondal, is especially crucial on this count.

1 min

High Court upholds right to agitation against teachers’ recruitment scam

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday upheld the right to peaceful agitation and demonstration against the teachers' recruitment scam in West Bengal.

1 min

CM virtually inaugurates new-age fabric unit

The state chief minister Mamata Banerjee today virtually inaugurated a new-age fabric manufacturing unit at Gurap.

1 min

Mamata accuses NIA Of stoking tension in Bengal

CM made the allegations while holding an administrative meeting at Ranaghat in Nadia

2 mins

Job scam: Manik’s custody till 24 Nov

Bhattacharya's counsel moved a petition at the court seeking bail for his client on health grounds and under any condition.

1 min

State to enter into retail liquor trade

After completely monopolising the wholesale liquor trade in West Bengal in 2017, the cash-strapped state government has now decided to enter retail liquor trading in association with private entities.

1 min

Kerala HC issues notice to Trivandrum mayor Arya Rajendran

The Kerala High Court on Thursday issued notice to Thiruvananthapuram Mayor Arya Rajendran, on a plea seeking a CBI probe or a judicial enquiry into the letter that was allegedly sent by her seeking a list of members of the CPIM, for appointment to various posts in the Municipal Corporation.

1 min

TRS dismisses T'gana Guv's phone tapping allegations

I fear that my phones are being tapped. the Telangana governor had said

2 mins

'Sisodia wanted access to files of Delhi liquor deals'

Delhi's deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, accused number one in the CBI FIR in excise policy scam case, had sought the liquor deal papers through his OSD, but the request was turned down by the state law department.

1 min

Rohini Acharya to donate kidney to dad Lalu Prasad

Recently, Lalu Prasad had visited Singapore where the doctors subjected him to a series of tests.

1 min

Central agencies are 'dacoits', should shut them down: Uddhav

Shiv Sena (UBT) President Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday accused the central probe agencies of being \"dacoits\" who take \"contracts\" from the Centre to hound political opponents.

1 min

'Strong India won't be built at cost of others'

Sovereign equality, mutual respect basis of ties with other nations: Rajnath

2 mins

Dera Sacha Sauda follower shot dead in Punjab's Faridkot

Earlier on 4 November, a Shiv Sena (Taksali) leader, Sudhir Kumar Suri, was shot dead in Amritsar.

1 min

President walks 2 km like ordinary devotee to Puri Jagannath Temple

President Droupadi Murmu, who is on her maiden trip to her home State after assuming charge of the top constitutional post of the country in July, walked like an ordinary devotee for about 2 km on Puri Grand Road to visit the Jagannath Temple.

1 min

Deng and Gorbachev~I

Deng's leadership provided China with a different model and trajectory than the one followed by the Soviet reformers from Khrushchev to Gorbachev. China continued to remain a socialist country committed to Marxism-Leninism and Maoism with Chinese characteristics. Deng, till the end continued to believe in the dictatorship of the proletariat

5 mins

Who the people want as their leader

IT isn’t likely that Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will be the Prime Minister if Barisan Nasional wins the general election. He is a seasoned politician, and he knows the game well.

2 mins

Could things get worse in Israel?

The likely restoration of Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister has stirred some angst among a few long-standing friends of Israel, not because of his abrasive personality, toxic ideology or the unresolved corruption charges against him, but because he can only return to power at the helm of the most extreme-right coalition his country has thus far experienced.

3 mins

Consequences of America's mid-term poll jamboree

One very powerful feature of American democracy is its midterm election that occurs halfway through a president’s term and acts as an additional check in the political system.

5 mins

Stocks slump, ₹declines ahead of US inflation data

Indian stock indices extended their losses from the previous session to trade substantially lower this morning tracking weak cues from overnight US markets.

1 min

Centre formulates plan to promote export of millets

The government has prepared a comprehensive strategy to promote the exports of Indian millets across the globe from December 2022.

1 min

Double engine govt must for growth: FM Sitharaman

She said best examples of growth is Ayushman Yojana of Central govt & Himcare scheme of the state govt

1 min

Indo-US economic partnership driven by common interest: Piyush Goyal

The forum continues to be an effective platform for dialogue across key sectoral themes and to identify areas for closer collaboration for the mutual benefit of both economies. Ambassador to the US also participated in the meeting.

1 min

Musk ends remote work at Twitter, tells staff' difficult times ahead'

Elon Musk has brought an immediate end to remote work at Twitter for the remaining 50 per cent of the employees, warning them that \"the road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed\".

1 min

Twitter's global market share grows by 55 pc as Musk takes over

Twitter’s market share has surged by 55.8 per cent in 2022 amid Elon Musk's takeover, while Facebook's share plunged by 11.86 per cent till November across desktop and mobile devices worldwide, a new report has revealed.

1 min

'BIMSTEC nations should evolve regional strategy to promote agriculture'

India today urged BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) nations to evolve a comprehensive regional strategy to strengthen cooperation for the transformation of agriculture.

1 min

Railways accomplishes electrification of 82 pc of total BG network

Indian Railways has embarked upon an ambitious plan of electrification of its complete Broad Gauge (BG) network which would not only result in better fuel energy usage resulting in increased throughput, and reduced fuel expenditure but also savings in precious foreign exchange.

1 min

Taliban official: Women banned from Afghanistan's gyms

The Taliban is banning women from using gyms in Afghanistan, an official said Thursday, the religious group’s latest edict cracking down on women’s rights and freedoms since they took power more than a year ago.

1 min

Pak Army tightlipped over key meetings as COAS's retirement date draws closer

As Pakistan Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa's date of retirement draws closer, the concerned stakeholders are already at work, mulling potential options that they believe would best protect their interests, according to political sources.

2 mins

Iran protests rage on streets as officials renew threats

Protests in Iran raged on streets into Thursday with demonstrators remembering a bloody crackdown in the country’s southeast, even as the nation’s intelligence minister and army chief renewed threats against local dissent and the broader world.

2 mins

War-triggered gas boom threatens world climate goal

Energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would add 2 billion tons of CO2 equivalent

2 mins

Palestinian seeks early release in case that shook Jerusalem

It was a crime that convulsed Jerusalem.

3 mins

Trump urged to delay 2024 launch after GOP'suneven poll

It was supposed to be a red wave that former President Donald Trump could triumphantly ride to the Republican nomination as he prepares to launch another White House run.

1 min

Putin won't attend G-20 summit in Bali

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia next week, an Indonesian government official said Thursday, avoiding a possible confrontation with the United States and its allies over his war in Ukraine.

1 min

GOP nudges closer to House win; Senate could hinge on runoff

Republicans inched closer to a narrow House majority Wednesday, while control of the Senate hinged on a few tight races in a midterm election that defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and President Joe Biden’s leadership.

2 mins

EU proposes emission rules for last combustion engine cars

The European Union’s executive arm proposed pollution standards Thursday for new combustion engine vehicles that are expected to remain on European roads well after the 27-nation bloc bans their sale in 2035.

1 min

Midterms full of firsts for female, Black, LGBTQ candidates

A Massachusetts Democrat is the country’s first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the office of governor. In Maryland, voters elected the state’s first Black governor. Vermont will finally send a woman to Congress, after being the only state never to have had female representation in the House.

4 mins

Russia claims pullout from occupied city; Ukraine skeptical

Russia’s military said Wednesday it will withdraw from the only Ukrainian regional capital it captured, but Kyiv was skeptical and an analyst warned this could be a ruse to lure the country’s forces into a deadly trap. A forced pullout from the city of Kherson would mark one of Russia’s worst setbacks in the 8-month-old war.

2 mins

Strikes over price hike paralyse Greece

The participants asked for more support to cope with rising inflation which has decreased their purchasing power.

1 min

EU pledges $250M to Moldova

European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid an official visit to Moldova Thursday, where she announced a 250 million euro (-dollar) support package to help the small nation overcome an acute winter energy crisis amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.

1 min

Music and film go hand in hand

There are some classic films in which music is so integral to a scene, it would be hard to imagine the scene without it.

4 mins

Kohli becomes first player to smash 4,000 runs in T201

Virat Kohli also becomes first player to complete 1,100 runs in T20 World Cups

2 mins

PKL 9: Haryana Steelers look to return to winning ways against UP Yoddhas

Haryana Steelers will look to get back to winning ways against U.P Yoddhas on Friday in Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, here.

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India to face South Africa, West Indies in T201 tri-series next year ahead of Women's T20 WC

As part of the final stages of their preparation for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 to be held in South Africa in February next year, India will be participating in a T20 tri-series featuring the Proteas and 2016 champions West Indies in East London from January 19-February 2.

2 mins

Abhyudaya Yadav becomes India's No. 1 ranked 3x3 basketball player

Abhyudaya Yadav has recently moved up in the ranking and became India's no 1 ranked 3x3 basketball player.

1 min

Govt to support Khelo India women's leagues incycling, swimming, wrestling

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will be conducting the Khelo India Women's Leagues across India from November 12 in cycling, swimming and wrestling.

1 min

2022 Asian Elite Boxing: Sumit, Govind end their campaign with bronze medal

The 2022 Thailand Open Champion duo of Sumit and Govind Kumar Sahani both suffered defeats in their semifinal bouts and secured bronze at the 2022 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Thursday.

1 min

Mohun Bagan win through

The ISL, of course, carries on but will the Indian game survive it?

1 min

Afshan maintains lead as 14th Leg of WPGT heads to a needle finish

Afshan Fatima stumbled in the middle of the round but managed to stay in the lead at the end of the second round of the 14th Leg of the Hero Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Panchkula Golf Club.

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