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8:52 PM

Uttarkashi Tunnel Accident

We will send food, mobile, and charger to the people who are trapped inside the tunnel. We will also try to install a WiFi connection inside. DRDO robots are also working, says Colonel Deepak Patil.

8:52 PM

Israel: Families of hostages hold protest in Tel Aviv

8:51 PM

India, Australia hold '2+2' ministerial dialogue at Hyderabad House in New Delhi

India, Australia hold '2+2' ministerial dialogue at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles in New Delhi today. Both the ministers reaffirmed their commitment towards further strengthening the bilateral defence relations.

They expressed satisfaction at the increasing military-to-military cooperation between the two countries, including joint exercises, exchanges and institutional dialogue. The Raksha Mantri congratulated Minister Marles on the maiden and successful conduct of multilateral exercise ‘Malabar’ by Australia in August this year.

8:10 PM

OpenAI staff threaten to quit, join Sam Altman unless board resigns

OpenAI's staff has threatened to quit the artificial intelligence startup and join former boss Sam Altman at Microsoft's new division unless the board resigns, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Apart from Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, Chief Data Scientist Ilya Sutskever, and Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap, about 500 members of OpenAI staff said they would resign, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

 

6:25 PM

A roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ongoing in Bikaner, Rajasthan

5:51 PM

Murmu urges writers to create awareness among tribals

President Droupadi Murmu Monday stressed on creating awareness among tribal communities and urged writers to be involved in it.

 

The President said that literature is a mirror to the culture of a community and urged writers to write about the lifestyles of tribal communities so that others know about their life values.

 

Most of the Santali literature is available in the oral tradition and writers play a big role in popularising any language, she said addressing the 36th Annual Conference and Literary Festival of All India Santali Writers' Association.

 

"Authors are vigilant watchdogs of the society. They make society aware and guide it through their works. Many litterateurs showed the path to our national movement during the freedom struggle ... Building a strong and vigilant society is possible only through continuous awareness," the president said.

4:46 PM

Spicejet offers shares to Kalanithi Maran; says it has "no cash to pay"

Spicejet on Monday offered equivalent number of its equity shares in lieu of the balance outstanding sum of Rs 194 crore payable to Kalanithi Maran as per the arbitration award, saying it has no cash to pay. However, Maran has rejected the offer. Next date Dec 10.

4:28 PM

Health Ministry releases draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill

The Union Health Ministry has released the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, which seeks to repeal the Pharmacy Act of 1948 and replace the Pharmacy Council of India with a national commission.

 

The ministry put up the draft bill on its website on November 14 seeking comments from the public.

4:24 PM

DRDO's Robotics Machine Team at site to rescue 41 trapped workers

DRDO’s Robotics Machine Team reaches the Silkyara Tunnel site for the rescue of 41 workers trapped in the tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The 41 workers who are trapped beneath the debris of a collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi have spent nearly 180 hours waiting to be rescued. And it may take at least another two days if the current rescue plan works with full accuracy. Along with food, water, and essential medicines supplied at regular intervals, some of the trapped workers are also being given anti-depressants now. A part of the Silkyara tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi on November 12.

3:00 PM

Health Ministry releases draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill

The Union Health Ministry has released the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, which seeks to repeal the Pharmacy Act of 1948 and replace the Pharmacy Council of India with a national commission. The ministry put up the draft bill on its website on November 14 seeking comments from the public. The proposed bill aims to provide for a pharmacy education system that improves access to quality and affordable pharmacy or pharmaceutical education, ensures availability of adequate and high-quality pharmacy professionals in all parts of the country, promotes equitable and universal healthcare, and makes services of pharmacy professionals accessible to all citizens.

 

2:48 PM

First, they should declare what Congress has done for OBCs: Patra

2:35 PM

Andhra HC grants bail to Chandrababu Naidu in skill development case

Andhra Pradesh High Court grants regular bail to former CM N Chandrababu Naidu in skill development case. Naidu is on interim bail till 28th November

 

2:21 PM

18 rescued, 2 missing after tug boat capsizes in Vaitarna river

At least two persons were missing after a tug boat carrying 20 workers capsized in the Vaitarna river in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday morning, police said. Eighteen workers have been rescued so far, an official said. The incident took place at around 6 am when the workers were travelling in the tug boat of a company which is engaged in the construction of the JNPT-Vadodara Expressway, he said.

2:05 PM

Rules of origin for medical devices sector remains a sticking point under India-UK proposed FTA

Finalising the rules of origin for the medical devices sector remains a sticking-point in the proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK and the talks are on to iron out the differences, an official said. Huge potential is there in the medical devices sector in India, as it imports about 80 per cent of its requirement, with the US, Germany, China, Singapore and Netherlands being top exporters of such devices to the country. "In the medical devices sector, a lot of issues related to rules of origin are still there. Demand for customs duty concessions is also there," the official said, adding negotiations are going on between the two countries to resolve the differences in both goods and services sectors.

1:54 PM

43 per cent increase in global measles deaths from 2021-2022: WHO

The number of measles deaths globally increased by 43 per cent from 2021-2022, following years of declining vaccination rates, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report noted that in 2022, 37 countries experienced large or disruptive measles outbreaks compared with 22 countries in 2021. Of the countries experiencing outbreaks, 28 were in the WHO Region for Africa, six in the Eastern Mediterranean, two in the South-East Asia, and one in the European Region, WHO said.

1:10 PM

Alleged intoxicated passenger misbehaves with IndiGo crew on flight, arrested at Bengaluru airport

A passenger on board an IndiGo flight from Jaipur to Bengaluru who was allegedly intoxicated and misbehaved with crew members despite multiple warnings was arrested, police said on Monday. After landing on November 17, the 32-year-old passenger was handed over to the police at the Kempegowda International Airport here, a senior police officer. "Based on the complaint received from IndiGo, we registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and arrested the passenger. He was later released on bail," he added.

12:59 PM

CM Adityanath addresses public meeting at Amber assembly constituency

12:26 PM

Uttarakhand govt to bear travel expenses of relatives of trapped workers

The Uttarakhand government will bear the travel, food and lodging expenses of relatives of the 41 workers trapped at the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi district for over a week. Assuring the families of the trapped workers that they will be rescued soon, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday said officials have been asked to stay in touch with the relatives of the trapped workers so that they do not face any inconvenience. The state government will bear the expenses of people who want to visit Silkyara to enquire about their well being, he said.

12:06 PM

Operational level cooperation of our militaries is important: US Ambassador

11:52 AM

Pak's caretaker PM Kakar rejects concerns about bias against some parties

Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has dismissed allegations that his government was biased against some political parties, underlining that holding general elections and handing over responsibilities to the elected government was his utmost priority.Reacting to concerns voiced by two major political parties about the "transparency" of the upcoming general election in Pakistan, Kakar on Sunday night said the victim card could be a narrative of any political party.
Pakistan is going to the polls on February 8 next year.

11:31 AM

President Murmu begins three-day Odisha visit

President Droupadi Murmu reached Baripada in Mayurbhanj district on Monday morning, beginning her three-day visit to Odisha. She reached the Police Lines in Baripada on an Indian Air Force helicopter, and was received by Governor Raghubar Das, Union MoS for Tribal Affairs Bishweswar Tudu, who is also the local MP, and state ST and SC Development Minister Jagannath Saraka. From there, the president went to attend the inaugural session of the 36th Annual Conference and Literary Festival of All India Santali Writers' Association, officials said.

11:30 AM

Fire at jute mill in Bengal's Howrah district

A fire broke out at a jute mill in West Bengal's Howrah district on Monday morning, officials said. Two fire tenders were pressed into service to put off the flames, first spotted around 4.50 am, they said. There was no immediate report of casualty or anyone being trapped inside the mill that is located on the Foreshore road, the fire brigade officials said. The blaze has been brought under control, they said.

11:20 AM

Will implement HC order, remove religion-based reservations in state: G Kishan Reddy

10:40 AM

We are going to get those men out: Arnold Dix on Silkyara tunnel situation

10:24 AM

Marathwada awaits water release from Jayakwadi dam, request letter submitted to CM Shinde

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar faction MLA and former state minister Rajesh Tope said that a request letter was written to Chief Minister Eknath Shinde regarding the release of water from the reservoir of the upper Godavari valley dam into the Jayakwadi dam to address the acute water shortage in the region. The former state minister took to X on Sunday and said, "Today at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, a request statement was given to the Chief Minister Eknath ji Shinde, regarding the release of water from the reservoir of the upper Godavari valley dam group into the Jayakwadi dam." The former state minister also said that Marathwada is likely to continue protests by the Marathwada Pani Parishad (MPP), an umbrella body representing water rights activists and farmers.

10:04 AM

Australian Foreign Minister Wong arrives in India for 2+2 dialogue

9:52 AM

BJP puts up posters mocking Congress' 'six guarantees' in Hyderabad

The Bhartiya Janata party put up posters mocking the Congress' six guarantees outside the Gandhi Bhawan in Hyderabad. This comes days after the Congress released its 'Abhyas Hastam' manifesto which constituted of six guarantees.

The BJP said that the promises made by Congress were nothing but "Scamgress Guarantee card". On the land rights issue, the posters said that the party would only give impetus to land encroachments and 70 percent commissions.

 

9:20 AM

PM Modi discusses Uttarkashi Tunnel rescue situation with CM Dhami

9:10 AM

At AQI of 310, air quality in Delhi continues to remain in 'very poor' category

The air quality in the national capital continued to remain 'very poor' on Monday morning, with an AQI of 310. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India), the air quality index in Delhi was recorded at 310 at 8:30 am on Monday, categorising it as 'very poor.' As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data recorded at 7:00 am on Monday, the air quality index at Anand Vihar was recorded at 361; it was 368 at Alipur; Ashok Vihar at 342; ITO, Delhi at 318; and at RK Puram, it was recorded at 344, all falling into the 'very poor' category.

8:57 AM

Far-right Milei wins Argentina presidential elections amid inflation rage

Pulling off a major upset, Javier Milei -- considered a far-right conservative leader -- won the Argentina presidential elections in provincial results, CNN reported on Sunday (local time). Provisional results so far show Milei with over 55 per cent of votes (13,781,154) with more than 94 per cent of votes counted, CNN reported, citing the data from the country's National Electoral Chamber, which has not yet declared an official winner. His rival Sergio Massa conceded the run-off vote even before official results were announced with a brief speech. "Milei is the president elected for the next four years," said Massa, adding that he had already called Milei to congratulate him.