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TRS MLC K Kavitha on Thursday she and her party leaders who are currently under the radar of the central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate and CBI are ready to face any inquiry. She was reacting to reports that her name was mentioned in a remand report by the Enforcement Directorate as one of the accused in Delhi liquor scam case.

Assam CM gives 35,800 scooters to meritorious students of higher secondary Sarma said it was a historic milestone in the lives of those who made it to the list of eligibles for Dr. Banikanta Kakati Merit Award Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday inaugurated the ceremonial distribution of scooters to meritorious candidates who cleared the last higher secondary examinations conducted by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council with percentage above a certain threshold at a ceremony held at the Veterinary College Playground in the state's capital city. Banikanta Kakati Merit Award, under the Pragya Bharti scheme, this year is being awarded to a total of 35,800 beneficiaries, of which 6,052 are boys and 29,748 are girls.

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India today (Thursday, December 01) launched the first pilot for retail digital Rupee (e₹-R). The pilot would cover select locations in closed user group (CUG) comprising participating customers and merchants.  "The pilot will test the robustness of the entire process of digital rupee creation, distribution and retail usage in real time. Different features and applications of the e₹-R token and architecture will be tested in future pilots, based on the learnings from this pilot," RBI has said.

Heading G20 will give India a foreign affairs year like it has never had in history. You can trust Narendra Modi to exploit this to India's benefit. And, of course, to his own in his election year, explains Shekhar Gupta. India takes over the G20 presidency today, December 1, 2022. Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi at the G20 Summit in Bali, November 15, 2022. 

Voting is currently underway across 89 seats in the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly Election to decide the fate of 788 candidates. An average 4.92 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the first hour of polling in 89 seats across 19 districts of Saurashtra-Kutch and southern regions. Surat district recorded a turnout of about four per cent, while Dang and Tapi, two tribal-dominated districts in the south region recorded brisk voting 7.76 per cent and 7.25 per cent, respectively. Porbandar recorded the lowest turnout of 3.92 per cent so far, while Kutch district reported five per cent polling, the EC said in its latest update. Stay tuned to india.com for latest news updates on Gujarat Assembly Election 2022.

Protesters in China opposing the Xi Jinping regime’s zero-Covid policy are using blocked dating apps and social media platforms to evade censors and share information with each other. Netizens are saving videos, images and accounts of protests on platforms abroad before official censors can delete them, according to the Reuters news agency. Many rely on virtual private networks (VPNs), which are banned, to get past China’s Great Firewall and on to encryptedmessaging apps. For three days starting Nov25, protesters gathered in several cities across the country in a show of civil disobedience unprecedented since President Xi assumed power a decade ago. Frustration with the policy had been building, but the spark for the protests was an apartment building fire in Urumqi that claimed 10 lives. Authorities denied accusations on social media that a lockdown had prevented people from escaping the blaze. However, that did not stop people in Urumqi from taking out protests. Videos ...

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said on Tuesday that eHospital data has been restored on its servers. The network is being sanitised before full services can restart, the hospital said. “The process is taking some time due to the volume of data and large number of servers/computers for the hospital services. Measures are being taken for cyber security,” AIIMS said. All hospital services continue to run on manual mode. On November 23 AIIMS’ servers were hit by a ran-somware attack. The India Computer Emergency Re-sponse Team, Delhi Police and representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs are investigating the incident.

Boxer Nikhat Zareen, Badminton players Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, Steeplechaser Avinash Sable, and chess player R Praggnanandhaa and others visited War Memorial. For the year 2022, over 40 sports awards are being given including one Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, 25 Arjuna Awards, and seven Dronacharya Awards.  

It is our responsibility to preserve our traditions and traditional knowledge, to promote it and to take it forward as much as possible: Shri Narendra Modi

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Anurag Thakur has today said that, “presenting authentic information is the prime responsibility of media and that facts should be properly checked before they are put in the public domain”. Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly 2022, the Minister said, “while speed with which the information is transmitted is important, accuracy is even more important and should be primary in the minds of communicators”. With the spread of social media, fake news has also proliferated, the Minister added. To that end he informed the audience of broadcasters from the Asia-Pacific region that the Government promptly established the Fact Check Unit in the Press Information Bureau of Government of India to counter unverified claims and present truth to the people.  

The National Zoological Park, New Delhi (Delhi Zoo) celebrated the International Jaguar Day, today.  On this occasion National Zoological Park organized activities like Zoo Walk and Expert talk on ‘Big Cats and Jaguars’. Students from Little Star Public School participated in these events. Participation certificates, literature on wildlife conservation and souvenirs were given to the students to encourage them and arouse their curiosity in understanding the importance of nature and wildlife conservation.    

Visitors overwhelmed on visiting ‘Kashi Vishwanath’. The 5th batch of business delegation from Tamil Nadu reached Varanasi to participate in the month long ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’.   The delegation comprising 216 people were accorded a ceremonious welcome late yesterday night at Varanasi Cantt. Railway station.  The guests were seen to be at ease and were delighted at the grand reception amidst playing of ‘Damru’ and showering of flowers petals.  

  Raksha Mantri appeals for generous contribution to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund during CSR Conclave in New Delhi Terms welfare of soldiers & their families as moral & collective responsibility of every citizen “Well-being of soldiers, who ensure national security, should not be government’s responsibility alone, it should be the duty of all” Private sector should provide jobs to ex-servicemen, they are country’s valuable assets: Shri Rajnath Singh. Bank Name & Address Account Number IFSC Code 1 Punjab National Bank, Sewa Bhawan Branch, RK Puram, New Delhi-110066 3083000100179875 F'UNB0308300 2 State Bank of India  (Saving A/c) RK Puram, New Delhi-110066 34420400623 SBIN0001076 3 State Bank of India  (Current A/c) RK Puram, New Delhi-110066 40601079720 SBIN0001076 4 ICICI Bank, IDA House, Sector-4 RK Puram, New Delhi-110022 182401001380 ICIC0001824

Indian Navy today organised a multi-specialty medical and wellness camp at the remotely located district Niuland at Nagaland, 35 Km from Dimapur. This was as part of a series of activities planned as an outreach from the  IN  to the North-Eastern States and building awareness about the Indian Navy. The camp was inaugurated by Surg Rear Admiral Ravinderajeet Singh, Additional Director General Medical Services (Navy) and Mrs Sara S Jamir, District Commissioner of Niuland. The multi-specialty camp included consultation by Medical Specialist, Gynaecologist, ENT Specialist, Ophthalmologist, Radiologist and Dental Specialist, deputed from various Commands of the Indian Navy. The medicines prescribed by the Specialists are being distributed free of cost to the patients. The services offered during the camp besides specialist consultation and free medicines were Complete Body Analyzer, Bone Mineral Densitometry, Ultrasonography, Lab investigations and Anthropometry. Health education, ...

India has emerged as a net security provider in Indo-Pacific, says Raksha Mantri at multi-agency HADR exercise ‘Samanvay 2022’ in Agra. Representatives from ASEAN nations & national & regional stakeholders involved in disaster management attending the exercise. Shri Rajnath Singh calls for sharing of information, resources & equipment to deal with future natural disasters.  

The new route will enhance the Northeast region’s connectivity with the 2 major metro cities The new routes will further expand its wings in Northeast India Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia, along with General (Dr) V. K. Singh(Retd.) Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Road Transport and Highways, inaugurated multiple flights to further expand the connectivity to Northeaster Region. Enhanced connectivity in the Northeastern region of India will help bolster tourism and trade in the region and contribute to the economic development of the states.  

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness on Phone exports getting more than double YoY in April-Oct as mobile phone exports raced past $5-billion mark within 7 months. This is more than double of $2.2 billion that India clocked in same period last year. On a tweet by Union Minister Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Prime Minister replied: “India continues to make strides in the world of manufacturing.”  

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has applauded the vendors for displaying their products on GeM platform. The GeM platform crosses Rs. 1 Lakh crore Gross Merchandise value till 29th November 2022 for the financial year 2022-2023.  In a reply to a tweet by Union Minister, Shri Piyush Goyal, the Prime Minister tweeted; "Excellent news! @GeM_India is a game changer when it comes to showcasing India’s entrepreneurial zeal and furthering transparency. I laud all those who are displaying their products on this platform and urge others to do the same."  

Tripura and other North Eastern states are the pillars of India's Act East Policy - Vice President Shri Dhankhar visits and prays at Mata Tripureswari Temple at Udaipur, Tripura Vice President concludes maiden visit to Tripura, says touched by the warmth and affection of the people.  

  President of India Graces International Gita Seminar;  Launches/Lays Foundation Stone for Various Projects of Government of Haryana Related to Health, Road Transport and Education. Gita is a Life Code and Spiritual Beacon for The Humanity; Putting The Teachings of Gita into Practice is Important: President Murmu.

The President said that today the whole world is going through a phase of rapid change. Due to the technological revolution, the nature of jobs as well as the basic needs of the people is changing. These changes are also challenging the existing methods of engineering. In view of changes taking place due to the technological shift, it becomes very important that our technical institutions including NIT Kurukshetra become 'future-ready'. She was happy to note that NIT Kurukshetra is moving towards introducing futuristic-courses like artificial intelligence and data science, robotics and automation and industrial internet of things. She was also happy to note that NIT Kurukshetra has established a state-of-the-art 'Siemens Centre of Excellence' in which special emphasis is being laid on smart manufacturing and automation designs and e-mobility. She said that it is a matter of pride that NIT Kurukshetra is the first NIT in North India and second in the country to establish...

Addressing the gathering, the President acknowledged the contribution of Haryana in various fields such as politics, space science, sports, food security of the country, industrial production, service sector, defence etc.  She said that with the area of less than 1.4 percent and population of less than 2 percent of India, Haryana has been contributing immensely in the overall development of the country. Farmers of this state have made invaluable contributions to the food security of India. She noted that ‘Centres of Excellence’ have been set up in Haryana in collaboration with countries like Israel, Brazil and Netherlands to adopt successful modern practices in the agriculture sector. The President said that along with agriculture, Haryana is also a leading state in industrial production and service sector. It is a major automobile producing state. She noted that more than 250 Fortune-500 companies have their offices in Gurugram and this city is called ‘Global City’....

Chandigarh, November 29 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should own responsibility for “failing” to maintain law and order and ensuring that no one is allowed to disturb communal harmony in Punjab. In a statement here, the SAD president said instead of instilling confidence in people of Punjab by taking appropriate steps, the Chief Minister had fled the state to campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Gujarat along with his cabinet.

New Delhi, November 29 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said industries and businesses can never flourish in a country where national security is not strong. In his address at the Armed Forces Flag Day CSR Conclave here, he also asserted that the “welfare of soldiers, who ensure our national security, should not be the responsibility of only the government but it should be the duty of all”.

New Delhi, Nov 29 : (PRESS RELEASE) United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Usha Rao-Monari, will be on her first official visit to India beginning November 30 and is expected to meet ministers and key government officials to discuss India's development practices in Sustainable Development Goals. During the three-day mission, Rao-Monari will meet key government officials, development partners, private sector leaders and young people to deepen the India-UNDP partnership for development of over 70 years.

Go First, which is dealing with a number of challenges, has secured an additional Rs 400 crore through a government programme and anticipates operating more aircraft after it receives 16 new P&W engines in the upcoming weeks, reports PTI. The no-frills airline has at least 25 aircraft grounded, mostly because the Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines that power its A320 fleet are not available.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday declined to entertain a plea seeking to double the number of judges in the high courts and trial courts, saying more judges does not mean more disposal, instead good judges are required. A bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha told the petitioner, advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, that doubling the number of judges is not the solution to address pendency of cases. “More judges do not mean more disposal, you need good judges,” the Chief Justice told Upadhyay.

Hyderabad: High drama unfolded here on Tuesday when police dragged away the car of YSRTP Chief Sharmila Reddy with the help of a crane, even as she sat inside it protesting against the Telangana CM K. Chandrashekhar Rao. Sharmila tried to go to CM KCR’s office-cum-residence Pragati Bhavan as a protest against an attack on her by alleged TRS workers yesterday. Sharmila was detained by police from Somajiguda after she tried to go to Pragathi Bhavan to gherao CM’s residence. She was shifting her to a local police station, reported news agency ANI.

Auli (Uttarakhand), Nov 29: Indian Army troops are using trained Kites to prey on enemy drones in a first-of-its-kind usage of these birds. Indian Army is using trained Kites along with dogs for military operations, Army officials said. Such a capability can help the security forces to tackle the menace of drones coming from across the border to Indian areas in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. Several cases have come to light where drones coming from Pakistani side dropped consignment of drugs, guns and money in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. Recently on November 24, Jammu and Kashmir Police recovered a consignment of weapons and Indian currency that were dropped by a Pakistani drone in the Samba district of Jammu. The Indian Army demonstrated the use of kites to prey on enemy drones during the ongoing joint training exercise Yuddh Abhyas in Auli, Uttarakhand. 

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) received a major setback as former MLA Krishna Hegde on Monday joined the Eknath Shinde faction. The development comes weeks after Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar recently joined the Eknath Shinde camp. Eknath Shinde took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on June 30 earlier this year. This came after a faction of Shiv Sena under Shinde shifted its alliance to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from MVA.

Ravindra Jadeja is campaigning for his wife Rivaba Jadeja for the upcoming Gujarat Elections 2022. She is contesting from the Jamnagar (North) constituency on the Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. She joined the political outfit in 2019. She is fighting against Congress’ Bipendrasinh Jadeja and Aam Aadmi Party’s Karsan Karmur. BJP has decided to not field the sitting MLA from the seat once again. With PM Modi campaigning for Rivaba, the Jadeja family would be hoping for a good show.

The High Court Of Uttarakhand recently directed the state government to stop all construction activities on the bed of a lake in Nainital. The court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) suo motu on preserving Sukhatal.  A Bench of Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice RC Khulbe issued notices to the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority and the State Wetlands Management Authority. All encroachments in the area were ordered to be removed.

As China’s “zero-COVID” policy enters its third year, millions across the country have lost patience. On November 23, 2022, the National Health Mission reported 31,444 locally transmitted cases which is the highest daily figure since COVID-19 was first detected in 2019. After China reported the first COVID death in the last six months, another series of lockdowns has been imposed across the country. A country that has barely seen protests experienced a series of public outbursts over the past two weeks as a result of recurrent lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing. One of the first instances was workers in Guangzhou crashing through lockdown barriers and marching on the streets. On November 24, 10 people were killed in a fire at a residential building in Urumqi and lockdowns were held responsible for hampering the escape and rescue operations. Workers at Foxconn iPhone manufacturing in Zhengzhou also defied the strict measures and escaped from the facility. Similar outbur...

A bust of Mahatma Gandhi will be inaugurated as a gift from India to the United Nations during India’s presidency of the Security Council next month, the first sculpture of the Mahatma to be installed at the world body’s headquarters. The bust, made by renowned Indian sculptor Padma Shree awardee Ram Sutar, who has also designed the 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat, will be inaugurated on December 14 during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to the U.N. for India’s presidency of the Council for the month.

Mumbai: Maharashtra is building the third Mumbai between Mumbai and Navi Mumbai which is bigger than both the existing cities. It will be home to the nation's most data centres along with being a centre of India's digital economy and industry 4.0. The third Mumbai will come up in the vicinity of the currently under-construction New Mumbai Airport. Major data centres and a New international airport are coming up already in the area, According to Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government has notified 136.25 sq km consisting of 60 villages to develop the satellite town of Chengalpattu, according to a Government Order (GO) issued by Housing Secretary Hitesh Kumar S Makwana.The GO, issued on Wednesday, said a study was done for delineation of planning area boundaries for the proposed Chengalpattu New Town, which includes 60 villages from Chengalpattu, Thirukazhukundram, and Thiruporur taluks. “The contiguous villages around the central core of Chengalpattu town, bounded by the natural boundary of Palar River on the west, GST Road and Mahindra City or Singaperumal Koil on the north, several non-continuous hillocks on the east, and the new administrative headquarters on the south have been considered for the delineation of planning area boundary,” the GO stated. This will help tap the potential of new residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional activities along GST Road, Chengalpattu-Thiruporur Corridor, and the Chengalpattu-Wal...

An American woman dressed up as an Indian bride for her wedding. Her family's reaction was just priceless. The video was shared by Bianca Louzado on Instagram. Choosing your wedding outfit can be a mammoth task and requires a lot of time and patience for some people. It has to be the perfect lehenga, gown or saree that has to be a scene-stealer. While we are on that, a video of an American woman dressed as an Indian bride is swiftly going viral online. That's not all. Her family and friends had the best reaction and you should definitely check it out.

Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday flagged off first flight from Itanagar to Mumbai via Kolkata. This is the first flight from Donyi Polo Airport at Hollongi, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh.

India and the EU are scheduled to begin their third round of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations on November 28 and continue until December 9. On June 17, the two regions formally resumed talks on the proposed agreement after a break of nearly nine years. In Brussels, the two regions held their second round of discussions.

Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh, today (27 November) said that India is taking steps for development of Small Modular Reactors (SMR), with up to 300 MW capacity to fulfill its commitment to clean energy transition. In his address to a Workshop on Small Modular Reactors (SMR) organized by NITI Aayog and Department of Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the participation of private sector and Start-ups needs to be explored in development of this critical technology within India. He emphasized that technology sharing and availability of funding are the two crucial links for ensuring commercial availability of SMR technology. As we have already taken steps for clean energy transition with penetration of non-fossil based energy resources and achieving net-zero by 2070, nuclear in terms of base load power can play a big role in the de-carbonization strategy. It is in this context that the role of nuclear energy will be critical for the cl...

Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years, US authorities said, spewing lava and ash Monday as emergency crews went on alert.

A team of officials from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department of the Tamil Nadu government inspected a temple hall of the Malaimandala Perumal temple, in Chaturangapatnam, that has been converted to a place of Islamic worship by local Muslims. This Perumal (Vishnu) temple, in Chengalpattu district, is believed to have been constructed during the days of the Vijayanagar Empire. The area near the temple hall was the venue for Uriyadi held on Janmashtami. Uriyadi is similar to Dahi Handi wherein devotees try to break a pot filled with eatables like butter, seedai and murukku. The employees of the temple, which is under the control of the HR&CE department, were not aware of the existence of the structures. Uriyadi has not been conducted at the temple for over 50 years now. Seeing that Muslims had suddenly started visiting this neglected place regularly in the last few years, some local Hindu residents cleared the bushes and found that it was ...

Indian GM SL Narayanan says he “felt humiliated” after he was made to stand barefoot in the middle of a playing hall before his match while playing in the Bundesliga chess league on Sunday. So affected was he by the humiliation, that he lost his first match of the season for his team SV Deggendorf. He was beaten by the Czech Republic No. 1 GM David Navara. This was his first loss of the season for the team SV Deggendorf.

China is witnessing widespread protests against strict Covid control measures. The unrest started after an apartment fire in Urumqi killed 10 people. Many of Urumqi's four million residents have been under Covid lockdowns for months.

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), which launched its first electric formula racing car on Monday, is all set to come out with driverless race cars by 2025. The racing car will be featured at student-led formula championships like Formula Bharat in India in January and Formula Student Germany next August.

Fedeli will engage with business leaders and promote Ontario at the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber’s Annual Convention in New Delhi. The Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Ontario, Canada will visit India from November 28 to December 2, 2022. During his visit, Fedeli will engage with business leaders and promote Ontario at the Indo-Canadian Business Chamber’s Annual Convention in New Delhi and at the Canada-India Business Council’s Mumbai Forum.

Shillong, Nov 28: In a major political development, three of the sitting MLAs of the state including two from the ruling NPP who are set to join the BJP next month, resigned as MLAs on Monday. The three MLAs are: TMC MLA from Mawsynram, HM Shangpliang, Raksamgre NPP MLA, Benedic R Marak and NPP Selsella MLA Ferlin CA Sangma. They submitted their resignation to Assembly Speaker, Metbah Lyngdoh.. The NPP heads the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government in the hill state.

Mahendragarh/Rewari, Nov 27 After the declaration of the results for the zila parishad (ZP) elections, BJP leaders in Rewari and Mahendragarh today claimed that more than 50 per cent victorious ZP candidates were associated with the BJP. However, no major parties, including the BJP, Congress and JJP, contested the elections on their symbol.

Yamunanagar, November 27 Two students, Taranpreet Singh and Udit Sraw, of Indian Public School, Jagadhri, have found a way to tackle stubble-burning by making false ceiling tiles/bricks from paddy and wheat crop residues. The research model of these students bagged the silver medal in India International Innovator and Inventor Expo (INEX India), Goa, which was organised from November 16 to November 18.

Umsaw, Nov 27: A group of students from carbon-negative Bhutan has this message for the world — do much more to ensure increased participation of youngsters in the fight against climate change. This group of 12 boys and girls from Orong Central School in Bhutan’s Samdrup Jongkhar district was here for the just-concluded Northeast Green Summit.

London Olympics bronze medal winner Gagan Narang will also be elected unopposed as a vice-president. Sprint queen PT Usha will be the next president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The deadline for filing nominations for the IOA election ended today and Usha is the only candidate for the president’s post The elevation of Usha to the top post, to be officially announced on December 10, makes her the first female athlete to head IOA.

University students join stir I Shanghai sees fresh demonstrations despite heavy police presence. China’s rare public protests opposing stringent Covid lockdowns turned political on Sunday with protesters raising slogans against President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party as the demonstrations spread to university campuses in Beijing and Nanjing. Shanghai, where thousands of protesters converged at the Wulumuqi Road, named after Xinjiang provincial capital Urumqi, on Saturday night, witnessed fresh demonstrations on Sunday despite the police presence..