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10:12 PM

FSIB names Rahul Bhave for IFCI MD post

FSIB, the headhunter for directors of state-owned banks and financial institutions, on Monday recommended Rahul Bhave for the position of Managing Director (MD) and CEO of IFCI Ltd.
 

Bhave is currently the Deputy Managing Director of IFCI.
 

The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) interviewed four candidates for the position of MD & CEO of IFCI, FSIB said in a statement.

8:34 PM

Automobile news: Maruti Suzuki says Suzuki unveils its first battery EV, E Vitara in Europe

Maruti Suzuki says Suzuki unveils its first battery EV, E Vitara in Europe 

8:09 PM

Such acts won't weaken India's resolve; expect Canadian govt to uphold rule of law: PM Modi on temple attack

Such acts will never weaken India's resolve; we expect Canadian government to ensure justice, uphold rule of law: PM Modi on temple attack

7:09 PM

UP bypolls postponement brings EC under questioning, says AAP's Sanjay Singh

AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Monday alleged that the dates for the UP by-elections were deliberately postponed to favour the ruling BJP and said the move has brought the Election Commission under questioning. He also met SP president Akhilesh Yadav and said his party will campaign for SP in the state.

6:33 PM

Court of Inquiry ordered in IAF's MiG-29 jet crash

A MiG-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a field near Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Monday during a routine training sortie after it encountered a "system malfunction", officials said. The pilot manoeuvered the aircraft to ensure no damage to life or property on the ground before ejecting safely, the IAF said, adding, a Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash.

6:18 PM

Southwest names aviation veteran Rakesh Gangwal as board chairperson

Southwest Airlines on Monday named aviation industry veteran Rakesh Gangwal as the chairperson of its board. The airline brought in the co-founder of India's InterGlobe Aviation to its board in July after pressure from activist investor Elliott Investment Management.

5:54 PM

Cong will snatch reservation for tribals, give it to its vote bank: PM Modi in Jharkhand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused Congress of making attempts to snatch reservations meant for tribals and hand them over to its "vote bank". Addressing an election rally in Chaibasa in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, the PM said he worships those who have been rejected by the others.

5:37 PM

Maharashtra polls: Cong left red-faced in Kolhapur North as Madhurima Raje pulls out

The end of the process to withdraw nominations for Maharashtra assembly polls on Monday left the Congress in despair in Kolhapur North seat after its candidate Madhurima Raje Chhatrapati withdrew, while the BJP managed to convince Gopal Shetty to opt out from Mumbai's Borivali.

5:18 PM

Mig-29 fighter jet crashes near Agra, pilot safe

Mig-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in a field near Agra. The piolt ejected himself safely from the aircraft. According to some reports, a court of enquiry will be ordered to look into the exact casue of crash.

5:09 PM

IAF plane catches fire, crashes in field in Agra, no casualties

An IAF plane has caught fire, and crashed in a field in Agra. No casualty is reported acording to the officials.

 

4:57 PM

Kolkata court frames charges against RG Kar prime accused

Eighty-seven days after the body of a woman medic was discovered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a city court on Monday framed charges against the prime accused, Sanjay Roy, who claimed he has been framed. Roy has been booked under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) Section 66 (which pertains to punishment for causing death or resulting in a persistent vegetative state) and 103 (punishment for murder).

4:50 PM

Assembly bypolls: Elections for 13 seats in UP and Punjab, one in Kerala rescheduled from Nov 13 to 20

The Assembly bypolls to all nine and four seats in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab and one seat in Kerala has been rescheduled from November 13 to November 20 in view of festivals.  In Kerala, the byelection to the Palakkad assembly seat has been rescheduled, while that in Chelakkara assembly and Wayanad Lok Sabha seats will be held as scheduled earlier on November 13. Multiple parties had asked the poll body to reschedule the bypolls in view of various festivals.

4:39 PM

NCSC launches revamped e-grievance management portal

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has launched the revamped e-grievance management portal, which has been designed to speed up complaint processing and improve service delivery for the Scheduled Castes community.  The portal now allows complaints to be submitted both online and in person through a web portal and a mobile application, the NCSC said in a statement.

4:33 PM

Efforts on to contain Delhi factory fire raging for 35 hours

A massive fire that broke out in a factory complex in outer Delhi's Alipur area late on Saturday continued to rage even after 35 hours, a Delhi Fire Services official said. More than 100 water tenders were rushed to the spot and the cooling operation is still underway, the official added. 

4:31 PM

Have lifted 250 million people out of poverty in 10 years through various schemes, says PM Modi

Modi worships those rejected by others, the prime minister said at a poll rally in Jharkhand's Chaibasa. 

4:16 PM

Delhi BJP workers stage protest demanding appointment of civil defence volunteers, detained

Multiple BJP workers were detained by the Delhi police when they were staging a demonstration near Chief Minister Atishi's residence demanding immediate reappointment of 10,000 civil defence volunteers (CDVs) who were removed last year as bus marshals. Leading the protesters, Sachdeva accused Atishi of failing to do anything for reappointment of the bus marshals.

 

4:12 PM

History will be scripted in Jharkhand this time with BJP winning highest number of seats, says PM Modi

RJD opposed the creation of Jharkhand; now JMM sitting on its lap, PM Modi stated today at a poll rally.

3:56 PM

BJP, Congress busy hurling allegations at each other, announcing freebies: Mayawati

BSP supremo Mayawati stated that at a time when crores of people are troubled by inflation and unemployment, the BJP and Congress are busy hurling allegations at each other and announcing freebies in the poll campaigns for Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections. Instead of focusing their attention on public issues, these parties are busy in "negative politics" with their false propaganda and promises ahead of the elections, she added.

3:54 PM

16th Finance Commission team arrives in Nagaland

Members of the 16th Finance Commission arrived in Nagaland on Monday on a three-day visit, an official said. The Finance Commission team comprising chairman Arvind Panagriya and members Ajay Narayan Jha, Annie George Mathew and Manoj Panda was received at Dimapur Airport by Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton and Chief Secretary J Alam. During the three-day stay, the Finance Commission team would hold a closed-door meeting with the chief minister, ministers and senior officers in Kohima on Tuesday.

3:35 PM

Supreme Court adjourns plea against withdrawal of CBI consent for investigation against Karnataka deputy CM

The top court on Monday adjourned by four weeks the hearing on a plea against the withdrawal of consent to the CBI for probing a DA case against Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan deferred the matter after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had also filed an appeal against the Karnataka High Court order.

3:11 PM

Waqf properties case: BJP's protest is nothing but politics, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today labelled the BJP's state-wide protest against the Congress government on the Waqf issue as nothing but politics. "I have said very clearly after holding a meeting that notices issued to farmers should be immediately revoked, and any unauthorised amendments in land records without due notice must also be nullified. And farmers should not be evicted for any reasons, whether they are Muslims or Hindus or Christians anyone else," he added. Siddaramaiah directed officials that all notices issued to farmers be immediately revoked, and said any unauthorised amendments in land records without due notice must also be nullified.

3:05 PM

Will discuss issues of inter-state movement of elephants with Chhattisgarh govt: MP CM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday said he will discuss with his Chhattisgarh counterpart about challenges arising due to herds of elephants entering MP from the neighbouring state. Yadav, who is scheduled to visit Chhattisgarh later in the day, also advocated for coordination between the forest departments of the two states over various issues. Last week, 10 elephants died at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in MP's Umaria district.

2:46 PM

India's factory growth accelerates in October, shows PMI

The HSBC final India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, complied by S&P Global, rose to 57.5 in October from an eight-month low of 56.5 in September and was above a preliminary estimate of 57.4.

2:40 PM

BJP leader BB Tyagi joins AAP

 Ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, its leader and former municipal councillor BB Tyagi joined the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday. This comes after three-time former MLA Brahm Singh Tanwar quit the party and joined the AAP last week.Tyagi, a former two-time municipal councillor and standing committee chairman of erstwhile East Delhi Municipal Corporation, also contested the assembly polls in 2015 from Laxmi Nagar constituency on a BJP ticket.

2:26 PM

BJP MP files defamation case; journalist arrested in Uttar Pradesh

The editor of a local Hindi daily in Ghaziabad has been arrested after BJP MP Atul Garg filed a complaint accusing him of defamation for a report that was published over six months ago. The report in question  mentions a Congress leader's allegations of land grab against Garg and his family members.

2:12 PM

Uttrakhand bus accident: CM Dhami announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for the next of those killed in the accident and a financial assistance of Rs one lakh for the injured, according to an official statement. Officials said the chief minister is on his way to the accident spot.

1:56 PM

CBSE to open office in Tripura after affiliated schools' dismal performance in board exams

The CBSE will open a sub-regional office in Agartala amid outrage over the dismal performance of state-run schools affiliated to it in board examinations, an official said on Monday. After the BJP came to power in Tripura in 2018, 125 state-run schools were rechristened as Vidyajyoti Schools, and the CBSE's English-medium curriculum was introduced. This year, while 61 per cent of students of these schools cleared the CBSE class 10 examinations, 59 per cent of students were successful in the class 12 exams.

1:46 PM

Oppn MPs say they may disassociate with Waqf committee, protest Chair's 'unilateral' decisions

Opposition MPs in the parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill are likely to meet Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday over its chairperson Jagdambika Pal's alleged unilateral decisions and attempts to "bulldoze" proceedings without giving them reasonable time to prepare.

Claiming that they have been "stonewalled" during the committee's proceedings, opposition MPs have written in their letter, which they circulated among themselves on Monday, to Birla that they may be forced to disassociate with the panel.

1:46 PM

News update: 20 killed after bus falls into gorge near Uttarakhand's Pauri-Almora border

A privately operated bus fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand's Almora district on Monday, killing at least 36 of the about 60 people on board and injuring 24.

1:16 PM

Waqf properties row: BJP stages state-wide protest against Cong govt in Karnataka

Upping the ante following allegations by a section of farmers in certain parts of Karnataka that their lands were marked as Waqf properties, BJP on Monday held a state-wide protest, accusing the ruling Congress government of indulging in "land jihad". The opposition party also demanded the sacking of Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan from the Cabinet