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Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy dies aged 75 after prolonged illness

Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy dies aged 75 after prolonged illness, as per media reports.

10:33 PM

Iceland prepares to shield geothermal plant from risk of volcanic eruption

Icelandic authorities were on Tuesday preparing to build defence walls around a geothermal power plant in the southwestern part of the country that they hope will protect it from lava flows amid concerns about an imminent volcanic eruption. Seismic activity and underground lava flows intensified on the Reykjanes peninsula near the capital Reykjavik over the weekend, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 4,000 people from the fishing town of Grindavik on Saturday. The probability of an eruption remained high despite a decrease in seismic activity, the Icelandic Meteorological Institute said in a statement on Tuesday. Nearly 800 earthquakes were recorded in the area between midnight and noon on Tuesday, fewer than the two previous days, it said.

10:29 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Ranchi, Jharkhand

10:21 PM

Neeraj Chopra shortlisted for 'Men's World Athlete of the Year' award

Indian Olympic gold medalist and World Champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is among the five finalists of the World Athletics' 'Men's World Athlete of the Year' award. "The names of the five finalists for Men's World Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed, as the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2023 continues," said a statement from the worldwide governing body of athletics.

10:03 PM

Punjab's first 'rail coach restaurant' opens at Pathankot station

Punjab's first 'rail coach restaurant' was inaugurated at the Pathankot Cantt railway station on Tuesday, said railway officials. The restaurant has been set up under the concept of 'restaurant on wheels' or 'food on wheels' of the railways, said officials. Under this initiative, old train coaches are refurbished and converted into rail coach restaurants. In this air-conditioned restaurant, passengers can enjoy food at the station itself at affordable rates, said officials, adding that this facility will be available 24 hours for rail passengers and the general public, and will provide them a unique experience, said the officials.

9:37 PM

Holiday declared for all schools in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on November 15

9:12 PM

Priyanka Gandhi gets EC notice over 'unverified' comments on PM Modi

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly making unverified and false statements with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Acting on a complaint made by the BJP that she had made "false" and "unverified" statements against Prime Minister Modi at an election rally in Madhya Pradesh recently, the poll panel asked her to explain her statement by 8 pm on Thursday.

8:21 PM

AIIMS-Delhi to provide free insulin vials to poor patients suffering from diabetes

AIIMS-Delhi has decided to provide insulin for free to poor patients suffering from diabetes from Tuesday to mark World Diabetes Day. Patients prescribed insulin from any AIIMS out-patient department will be provided free insulin vials, said Dr Rima Dada, the professor in-charge of AIIMS' media cell. AIIMS has opened two new counters at Amrit Pharmacy in front of the New Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur OPD for the purpose.

7:47 PM

EC issues show-cause notice to AAP for remarks against PM Modi

EC has issued a show-cause notice to AAP for alleged disparaging remarks against PM Modi on social media, PTI reports.

7:36 PM

Delhi Maximum temperature touches three notches below normal at 25.9 degrees Celsius

The maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded three notches below normal at 25.9 degrees Celsius, the weather office said on Tuesday. The minimum temperature settled a notch below normal at 12 degrees Celsius on a cold morning in the national capital.

7:30 PM

Air pollution in Delhi nears 'severe' category again, relief unlikely

Air pollution in Delhi neared the "severe" category again amid unfavourable meteorological conditions on Tuesday and a relief is unlikely soon. The capital's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded at 4 pm everyday, stood at 397, worsening from 358 on Monday and 218 on Sunday. Air pollution levels hit the severe category (AQI above 400) at many places within the city, including ITO (427), RK Puram (422), Punjabi Bagh (423), Nehru Nagar (450), Anand Vihar (439) and Nehru Nagar (450).

7:09 PM

Chhattisgarh polls: Cong leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, CM Bhupsh Baghel hold a roadshow in Raipur

6:49 PM

PM Modi promises free education for tribal girls in Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday trained his guns at the main opposition party in the state- Congress, alleging that the grand old party always treated tribals as a 'vote bank' in contrary to his party-BJP, which has been working for the welfare of the community. Addressing a public rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh's tribal-dominated Jhabua district, PM Modi also promised to provide free education to girls from KG to their post-graduation and to open medical colleges in tribal districts once the BJP government is formed in the state.

5:39 PM

UN chief calls for an 'ambition supernova' as nations make minor progress on climate action

The countries' climate action plans are still far behind what's needed to curb human-caused warming and limit the devastating effects of extreme heat, storms and droughts, but some nations have taken marginal steps toward slashing emissions, a United Nations analysis of national plans found Tuesday.

3:50 PM

Adani advisor's role in environment ministry panel sparks political uproar

The inclusion of an advisor from Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) in an environment ministry panel created a political uproar on Tuesday, with opposition parties slamming the government for a perceived 'conflict of interest'. Janardan Choudhary, a key advisor to Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), was named as one of the seven non-institutional members by the Union Environment Ministry when it reconstituted the Expert Appraisal Committee for hydroelectricity and river valley projects in September. The AGEL's 1,500 megawatt Tarali pumping storage project in Maharashtra's Satara came up for consideration during the reconstituted EAC's first meeting on October 17-18, according to the minutes of the meeting available on the Environment Ministry's PARIVESH portal.

3:31 PM

Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolts Ladakh, Sri Lanka hit by 6.2 quake

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 has struck Sri Lanka, as per media reports. Simultaneously, Ladakh was also struck by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake. More details are awaited.

 

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Today, India is fifth largest economy, soon will be third-largest economic power: PM

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CM Patnaik sanctions Rs 45 cr to build community centres for minorities

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday approved Rs 45 crore for constructing 150 multi-purpose community centres for preserving the culture and heritage of the people belonging to minority communities in the state. The construction of multi-purpose cultural-cum-community centres will be taken up in 22 districts, he said. An amount of Rs 45 crore has been sanctioned for setting up these centres, he said.

 

2:25 PM

Dabur group chairman, director booked in alleged Mahadev betting app case

Mumbai Police have registered a case against 32 people including Director of Dabur, Gaurav Burman and company chairman Mohit Burman in connection with Mahadev betting app under various sections of fraud and gambling.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), Mohit Burman has been listed at 16 number while Gaurav Burman is at number 18 as alleged accused in the alleged Mahadev betting app.

 

2:09 PM

Low pressure likely to intensify into depression, heavy rainfall forecast for parts of Andhra Pradesh

The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast heavy rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh for two days from Tuesday, as an existing low pressure over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression. The department said that parts of South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP) and Rayalaseema are expected to receive heavy rainfall. It has also forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in a few more parts of the same region, North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP) and Yanam.

1:52 PM

Centre to launch Rs 24,000 crore scheme for welfare of tribals: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Centre will launch a scheme worth Rs 24,000 crore for the welfare of tribals in the country on Wednesday when the entire nation will celebrate Bhagwan Birsa Munda's birth anniversary. Addressing a public meeting in Betul district, Modi noted the presence of a large number of people on the last day of his campaign for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections scheduled on November 17, and said it is an indication that the BJP's victory is assured in these polls.

1:39 PM

Pollution spikes in 9 of 11 state capitals post-Diwali, highest in Delhi

Nine out of 11 state capitals analysed in India have recorded higher pollution in the first 12 hours after Diwali celebrations this year than what it was last year. The government's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) tracker analysed PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter) data for 11 capital cities--Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai and Patna--for the day before Diwali, the day of Diwali and the day after Diwali (till 12 pm) for the years 2022 and 2023. The highest spike (recorded at 15-minute intervals) was seen in the national capital Delhi. It was at 999.5 ug/m3 at Pusa on November 13 at 1:30 am.

1:24 PM

Atishi submits primary report to CM Kejriwal over complaint against CS Naresh Kumar

Delhi Vigilance Minister Atishi has submitted a 650-page primary report to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with a complaint against Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar regarding the Bamnoli land acquisition matter, official sources said on Tuesday. The complaint alleged that the chief secretary's son was employed by a relative of a man who was awarded enhanced compensation for his land acquired for a road project.

12:48 PM

Shinde gave consent to provide land for building Kamakhya temple in Maharashtra: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde has given consent to a proposal for providing land for the construction of a Kamakhya temple in the western state. While interacting with a group of visiting journalists from Maharashtra recently, Sarma said he plans to build a Namghar, a place of worship for Vaishnavites, along with the temple.

12:39 PM

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: CM Dhami reviews rescue operations

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday reviewed the status of relief and rescue operations with senior officials at his residence to save 40 people trapped in Silkyara tunnel located on Uttarkashi-Yamnotri road. Rescue operations continued for the third day to evacuate 40 workers still trapped inside an under-construction tunnel that collapsed on Sunday.

12:15 PM

Are you owner of Ram Lalla: Raut questions BJPs use of Lord Ram in campaign

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party over the use of Lord Ram and Ram Mandir in the election campaign in five states. Addressing a public rally in Guna's Raghogarh, Amit Shah promised that the BJP would bear the cost for the darshan of Lord Ram Lalla if its government is formed in Madhya Pradesh.

 

12:01 PM

Nehru's progressive ideas advanced India's social, economic development: Congress

The Congress leadership on Tuesday paid rich tributes to India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary, describing him as the prime architect of modern India. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi, AICC treasurer Ajay Maken were among the party leaders who visited Nehru's memorial at Shanti Van here and paid homage to him.

11:46 AM

World Diabetes Day: AIIMS Delhi to start free insulin distribution services from today

The All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Delhi will start free insulin distribution services today for poor patients suffering from diabetes on the occasion of World Diabetes Day. For all patients who are prescribed insulin from any OPD of AIIMS, free insulin vials will be provided to them. To provide this free facility, AIIMS has opened two new counters at Amrit Pharmacy, in front of the New Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur OPD building in the national capital. These counters will be open from 9 am to 5 pm every day.

11:32 AM

ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus: Rajnath to visit Indonesia

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will pay a two-day visit to Indonesia to attend a meeting of a grouping comprising 10-nation ASEAN and some of its dialogue partners that is expected to deliberate on evolving regional security scenarios. Singh is likely to present India's views on dealing with major security challenges facing the region at the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus). ADMM-Plus is a platform comprising 10-nation ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and its eight dialogue partners -- India, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States.

11:19 AM

You have police, why didn't you stop firecrackers: Gopal Rai questions BJP

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has accused Bharatiya Janata Party leaders of promoting the bursting of firecrackers on Diwali which led to an increase in pollution in the city. Air quality in parts of the national capital continued in the 'Severe' category on Tuesday morning as the city woke up once again to smog that limited visibility.