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November 15, 2022

SC asks Centre on steps taken to deal with forced religious conversions.

The Supreme Court on Monday said the issue of forced religious conversion is \"very serious\" and may affect the security of the nation and as well as freedom of citizens and asked the Centre to make its stand clear on what steps can be taken to curb forced conversions.

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India records 547 new Covid cases, one death in last 24 hours

India recorded 547 new COVID-19 cases while one death was reported due to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.

1 min

Mamata apologises for her minister's statement

CM Mamata Banerjee today condemned state correctional administration minister Akhil Giri’s comments on President Droupadi Murmu and apologised on behalf of the Trinamul Congress by saying that she has great regards for her.

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Judicious use of financial resources key to armed forces combat readiness: Rajnath

Inaugurating the two-day Controllers’ Conference of DAD here, he described officials of the department as the sentinels of the defence finance system who play their part in nation-building by managing the allotted funds with financial prudence.

1 min

Gruesome murder: Accused watched 'Dexter' before committing crime

Delhi police have solved a six-month-old gruesome murder case of a 28-year-old woman in the national capital and arrested a man for allegedly killing his live-in partner, chopping her body into 35 pieces and disposing of them at different places in and around the city.

2 mins

Biden meets Xi for the first time after taking charge

US President Joe Biden told his China counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday that he is committed to keeping lines of communication open with the latter.

1 min

G20 Summit: PM Modito address global challenges

Modi said he would hold bilateral meetings with leaders of several other participating countries

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Darj varsity classes to begin in Feb

Meeting held with principals of the 13 colleges in Darj, Kalimpong

1 min

Blood separation unit to open at Siliguri hospital

The much awaited blood component separation unit is set to be functional at the Siliguri District Hospital from tomorrow.

1 min

1 more dies of dengue; platelet shortage hits city

Dengue claimed yet another life on Sunday night raising the death toll to 90 unofficially across the state since January.

1 min

Another person killed by sand dumperin Asansol

One Gariban Dhari (56) was run over by an overloaded sand-laden dumper in Damra, near River Damodar, under Asansol South police station.

1 min

Give chance to rectify mistakes: CM Mamata

The CM is critical of forces trying to defame state through conspiracies

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HC: CBI needs more manpower to probe teachers’ job scam

He also wanted to know why the agency was lagging behind in arresting those who had lapped up jobs by giving money.

1 min

HC penalty on advocate for filing groundless PIL on Sourav Ganguly

The cricket board said that it was an autonomous institution.

1 min

TMC attacks Suvendu for anti-tribal remark

All India Trinamul Congress on Monday slammed BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari for his anti-tribal and derogatory remarks against tribal leader and minister Birbaha Hansda.

1 min

Bus operators anxious over moving to Santragachi depot

Bus operators in the city are demanding proper infrastructure before shifting to Santragachi depot.

1 min

CM meet on price control, self-sufficiency

CM on dengue: Miss Banerjee will hold a meeting to take stock of various health issues particularly the dengue situation in the state on 21 November. “The dengue situation is stable now and it will be better once the winter sets in. If someone falls sick then he/she can take rest at home but a blood test should be done to check whether it is dengue or not,” she said.

2 mins

VHP warns of state-wide protests

Vishwa Hindu Parishad ((VHP) has warned that it will launch statewide protests if action was not taken against the students who had assaulted a fellow law student in ICFAI Business School (IBS).

1 min

GST raids at Rajagopal Reddy's Sushee infra in Hyderabad

The TRS seems to have borrowed a leaf from the BJP’s book when it comes down to dealing with their opponents.

1 min

Central agencies, TN Police on alert after release of Rajiv Gandhi case convicts

Central Intelligence agencies and Tamil Nadu Police's Special Branch are on high alert after the release of six convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, amid reports that the now-defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) trying to regroup itself through a series of fundraising initiatives.

1 min

Stalin visits rain-aftected areas in TN's Mayiladuthurai district

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday visited the rain-affected areas of the state's Mayiladuthurai district and inspected the submerged paddy fields on either side of Sirkazhi Madhanam road in the district.

1 min

Kerala HC quashes appointment of Dr Riji John as VC of KUFOS

Riji Jonn was among the nine vice chancellors to whom the Governor had asked to resign

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BJP Kerala chief moves HC against forcing govt employees to attend Raj Bhavan march

The BJP Kerala president K Surendran has on Monday approached the Kerala High Court against forcing government employees and beneficiaries under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA) to participate in the protest march and demonstration before the Kerala Governor's residence(Raj Bhavan) on Tuesday, 15 November.

1 min

Goa Cong to file disqualification petition against 8 rebels

\"Two different Congress\"

1 min

MP govt to implement PESA Act on Tribal Pride Day

The BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh government is all set to implement the Centre approved Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act 1996.

1 min

Rebellion hits BJP, Cong as nominations continue

Prominent among the rebels is six-time BJP legislator Madhu Shrivastava

1 min

‘PM’s commitment to develop J&K becoming reality’

Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S. Puri today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to the development of J&K is now turning into reality.

1 min

India submits its low emission development strategy to UNFCCC

India today submitted its ''Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy'' to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), during the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27).

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Cost of Pollution

Policy makers should be more concerned with damages to human health as human capital is the primary contributor to economic welfare. The health effects are more intense in cities with significant emission sources, unfavourable dispersion characteristics and high population densities. Many health problems like eye irritation, respiratory illnesses etc., may be directly attributable to exposure to air pollution

5 mins

ALLEGED INTERVIEW WITH THE VICEROY

The alleged account gives a wholly misleading and inaccurate version of the conversation.

1 min

MADRAS PORT TRUST ACT

Madras Chamber of Commerce

1 min

O'DWYER INSTITUE FOR INDIAN TROOPS

His Excellency referred to a remark made by Sir Valentine Chirol that, if six persons had to be named who had helped in the winning of the war, Sir Michael O'Dwyer's would be one of them.

1 min

THE DISTRESS IN NORTHERN BENGAL

Difficulty in transport has been experienced at Bhangura, but S. Jogendra Nath Maitra, zemindar of Pabna, has now made the necessary arrangements.

1 min

Can India Broker Peace?

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s recent visit to Russia was watched with keen interest.

4 mins

Events that undermine democracy

Recently, two events in the news shook the world. One was the tragic disaster in Itaewon that took away the lives of 156 people, including 26 foreigners from 14 countries, who died in a crowd crush while celebrating Halloween in Seoul.

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₹depreciates 48 p to close at 81.26versus$

The Indian rupee rallied during early session on Monday and depreciated 48 paise to close at 81.26 versus the US dollar, tracking the flat trend in Indian markets.

1 min

SC dismisses SEBI's review petition against RIL

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition by Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) by a 2:1 majority opinion, seeking review of its August 5 judgment, which directed the market regulator to share certain documents with Reliance Industries (RIL).

2 mins

Chhattisgarh pavilion all decked up to woo visitors at India International Trade Fair 2022

Chhattisgarh is all set to showcase its spectrum of products including handlooms and handicrafts at the 41st edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF), which began today at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

1 min

US futures down slightly following last week’s big gains

U.S. stock futures drifted lower Monday following a volatile week on Wall Street as a massive crypto scandal and hints of easing inflation tugged markets in opposite directions. Coming off its best week since summer, futures for the S&P edged 0.3% lower Monday, while the Dow slipped 0.2%.

1 min

ED files chargesheet against 7 J&K based bizmen, entities in 'Bank of India loan fraud’ case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint or chargesheet against seven Jammu and Kashmir-based businessmen and entities in a money laundering case related to bank fraud involving Bank of India (BOI).

1 min

Wholesale inflation eases to 8.39 per cent

It was also less compared to 10.70 per cent in September, mainly due to a slide in commodity prices.

1 min

Sensex down 170 points

Metaljumped 1.7 per cent with IT and Realty indices also ending with decent gains

1 min

Over 1,000 duped of crores in pan-India online Olascootyscam

Delhi cyber crime police busted a gang involved in online pan-India Ola electric scooty scam with the arrest of its 20 members from various parts of the country including Karnataka's Bengaluru, Haryana's Gurugram and Bihar's Patna, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Devesh Mahla said on Monday.

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Yogi govt to invest ₹5,000 cr to strengthen power infrastructure in UP by 2024

In a bid to reform the structure of the energy system in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to work on a mission mode to roll out the Centre's and State's Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), in which the state government has a 60 per cent stake, at the earliest.

1 min

6.1-magnitude quake hits Japan

The earthquake, felt as far north as Aomori prefecture and as far south as Shizuoka, logged 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale which peaks at 7, in Fukushima and Ibaraki prefectures, the JMA said.

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Indonesian officials: Russia’s Lavrov treated at hospital

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was taken to the hospital because of a health concern following his arrival for the Group of 20 summit in Bali, multiple Indonesian authorities said Monday. Russia denied that he had been hospitalized.

1 min

Seoul to extradite New Zealand murder suspect within 30 days

South Korea will extradite a New Zealand murder suspect within 30 days, about two months after she was arrested in South Korea in connection with two dead children found in suitcases in Auckland, officials said Monday.

1 min

Biden, Xiseek to 'manage our differences’ in meeting

They greeted each other with ahandshake at a luxury resort hotel in Indonesia, where they are attending the Group of 20summitof large economies

4 mins

Israel rushed to protect marine life as Mediterranean warms

Between the cliffs and crags of Israel’s submerged prehistoric coastline, a Mediterranean ecosystem is surging back to life.

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Project EKA Foundation and Barista Coffee join hands for free education

This collaboration will help EKA support our students with quality education and an opportunity for overall development.

1 min

'Hardik to be made T201 skipper till 2024'

Pandya, who led Gujarat Titans to winning IPL 2022, will be filling in as captain for Sharma in the upcoming T20I series against NZ

2 mins

BML Munjal University invites applications for MBA 2023

Students who have not appeared in any standardized tests can appear for BMU-MAT, BMU's management aptitude test for securing a seat.

1 min

I feel'betrayed', have'no respect' for ManU coach Erik ten Hag: Ronaldo

In an interview with Piers Morgan for Talk TV, released by The Sun, Ronaldo also claimed there has been \"zero progress\" at the club since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in the summer of 2013.

1 min

ATP Finals: Nadal suffers defeat against Fritz

Taylor Fritz on Sunday produced a famous upset as he defeated Rafael Nadal in the ATP Finals in Turin.

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