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11:30 PM

4.2 magnitude earthquake recorded in north Gujarat's Patan district; no damage reported

An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude was recorded in Patan district of north Gujarat on Friday night, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said.

While people came out of their houses after feeling the seismic movement, no casualty or loss of property was reported in the region, officials of the state control room in Gandhinagar said. The quake was recorded at 10:15 pm with its epicentre located 13 km south south-west of Patan, the Gandhinagar-based ISR said. Reports from northern districts of Banaskantha, Patan, Sabarkantha and Mehsana claimed that tremors were felt for two to three seconds.

11:17 PM

UAE launches 'Global Energy Efficiency Alliance' at COP29

The UAE has announced the launch of an initiative to establish the "Global Energy Efficiency Alliance" at COP29, aiming to double annual global energy efficiency rates by 2030 and reduce emissions.

This initiative aligns with the UAE's historic 'UAE Consensus' from COP28, where countries, organisations, and companies committed to reducing carbon emissions and minimising natural resource consumption.

10:46 PM

Lebanon's prime minister asks Iran to help secure cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister on Friday asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah and appeared to urge it to convince the militant group to agree to a deal that could require it to pull back from the Israel-Lebanon border.

The prime minister made the comments in talks with Ali Larijani, a top adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei. Larijani's visit to Lebanon comes as the United States continued pushing both sides to agree to a deal to end 13 months of exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah.

10:29 PM

COP29: NGT chairperson addresses judicial event

National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava on Friday addressed a judicial event at the ongoing annual UN climate conference, COP29, in Azerbaijan's Baku, a release said. Justice Shrivastava was part of a panel on the 'Role of the Judiciary in the Implementation of Forest Laws'.

9:55 PM

Govt so far has identified Rs 9.74 trn borrowing by YSRCP regime: Andhra CM

Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said Andhra Pradesh has incurred a debt of Rs 9.74 lakh crore during the YSRCP rule, and it is not clear if the previous regime had borrowed even more or not. Listing the components of the debt, the chief minister said it includes Rs 4.3 lakh crore state debt, Rs 80,914 crore Public Account Liabilities (PAL), Rs 2.47 lakh crore corporations debt, civil supplies debt of Rs 36,000 crore, power sector debt of Rs 34,267 crore, outstanding dues to vendors Rs 1.13 lakh crore, dues to employees Rs 21,980 crore, and non-contribution of syncing fund Rs 1,191 crore.

8:14 PM

J'khand election battle of two ideologies — love and hatred: Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday termed the Jharkhand election as a contest between two ideologies — one rooted in hatred and division, and the other focused on love, development, and constitutional protection. Addressing an election rally in Deoghar, Yadav accused the BJP of conspiring to topple the JMM-led government in Jharkhand, alleging that the party had failed in its efforts to form a government in 2019 and had used central probe agencies to destabilise the state administration.

8:10 PM

Public procurement through GeM portal crosses Rs 3 trn so far this fiscal

The government's procurement through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal has crossed Rs 3 lakh crore so far this financial year, an official said.

Higher buying activities by various ministries and departments have helped in reaching the figure, the official said.
 

In 2023-24, the portal handled procurement of Rs 4 lakh crore by government departments of centres and states and public sector enterprises.

The Government e-Market (GeM) portal was launched on August 9, 2016, for online purchases of goods and services by all central government ministries and departments.

In October, the GeM signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sikkim to facilitate procurement by the state on the platform.

"That covers all the states under the GeM," the official said.

7:09 PM

Sexual harassment case against Brij Bhushan: Court to record on Nov 26 wrestler's statement

A Delhi court will resume on November 26 recording statement of one of six female wrestlers who have accused former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.

6:40 PM

Delhi to have 106 additional buses, 60 extra trips by metro trains to combat air pollution

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday said an additional 106 cluster buses would ply in the city while metro trains would make 60 extra trips in view of GRAP-3 measures imposed due to worsening air quality.
 

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has imposed GRAP 3 measures as the national capital recorded the worst pollution levels in the country, with the air quality remaining in the "severe" category for two consecutive days.

5:54 PM

Technical snag in aircraft could not be rectified; Modi flew to Delhi after delay of over 2 hrs: DC Deoghar

Technical snag in PM's aircraft could not be rectified; Modi flew to Delhi in another plane after delay of over 2 hours: DC Deoghar.

5:12 PM

PM Modi works for billionaires, waived Rs 16 trn of capitalists, did nothing for poor: Rahul Gandhi in J'khand

PM Modi works for billionaires, waived Rs 16 lakh crore of capitalists, did nothing for poor, Rahul Gandhi alleges in Jharkhand rally

4:51 PM

ED recovers Rs 8.8 crore from office of 'lottery king' Santiago Martin

The Enforcement Directorate has recovered Rs 8.8 crore from corporate office of Chennai-based 'lottery king' Santiago Martin, officials said today.

4:39 PM

PM Modi will amend Waqf Act despite opposition from Uddhav and Pawar: Amit Shah

Union minister Amit Shah on Friday said PM Narendra Modi will amend the Waqf Act despite opposition from leaders like Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. “Modi ji wants to change the Waqf Board law, but Uddhav ji, Sharad Pawar and Supriya Sule are opposing it,” Shah said, addressing a rally at Umarkhed in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district.

4:20 PM

Sarai Kale Khan ISBT chowk renamed after tribal icon Birsa Munda

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced that the chowk outside Sarai Kale Khan ISBT here has been renamed after tribal icon and freedom fighter Birsa Munda. The announcement, coming ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, was made by Khattar on the occasion of the unveiling of a statue of Birsa Munda by Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the Baansera Bamboo Park near Sarai Kale Khan inter-state bus terminus (ISBT) in south-east Delhi.

4:19 PM

BJP believes in free, fair elections: Amit Shah after poll officials check his chopper, bags

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that election officials at Maharashtra's Hingoli checked the helicopter ferrying him and his bags. Shah is in the state to campaign for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance ahead of the November 20 assembly polls.

 

3:59 PM

Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy demands SIT probe into allegation of Rs 50 cr for 50 Cong MLAs

Chief Minister Siddarmaiah has alleged that BJP offered Rs 50 crore each to 50 Congress MLAs to topple his government in Karnataka. Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday said that the ruling Congress should utilise its power and get the bribery case investigated.

3:45 PM

Fire breaks out at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex metro basement

A fire broke out in the basement of the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) underground metro station in Mumbai on Friday afternoon, prompting the authorities to suspend the train services there. Firefighting operations are currently underway. 

3:35 PM

PM Modi's plane experiences technical snag at Deoghar airport; return to Delhi delayed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in Bihar's Jamui today to unveil multiple development projects in the state.

3:12 PM

Rahul should remember that even if his fourth generation were to come, Article 370 won't be revoked: Shah

Amit Shah stated thath Sonia Gandhi tried to launch her son 20 times; her “Rahul plane” will crash for the 21st time in Maharashtra elections. 

2:45 PM

BJP confident of winning 2/3rd of 43 seats that went to polls in Jharkhand in first phase: Rajnath Singh

No BJP CM in Jharkhand ever faced corruption charges or went to jail, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said today. 

2:35 PM

Private construction, demolition activities banned under Grap III measures imposed in Delhi: Gopal Rai

PM 2.5 level high due to vehicular pollution; BS III petrol, BS IV diesel four-wheelers banned in Delhi, says Gopal Rai

 

2:16 PM

Non-consensual intercourse with minor wife is rape, says HC; upholds man's 10 year sentence

Non-consensual intercourse with a wife who is below 18 years of age constitutes the offence of rape, the Bombay High Court said while upholding the conviction of a man sentenced to 10 years for the crime. The Nagpur bench of Justice G A Sanap, in an order passed on November 12, dismissed the 24-year-old man's appeal challenging the 2021 judgment of a sessions court holding him guilty under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Indian Penal Code for sexually assaulting his underage wife.

2:06 PM

Assam online trading scam: CBI arrests primary accused

The CBI has made a fresh arrest in the Rs 2,200 crore online trading scam in Assam, officials said on Friday. The accused Gopal Paul was arrested from a hideout in Siliguri in connection with the AJRS Marketing case, one of the 41 cases related to the scam being investigated by the agency, a CBI spokesperson said.

2:02 PM

Centre undertaking reforms to ensure entrance exam system error-free: Pradhan

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre is undertaking various measures, including reforms, to ensure that the entrance examination system is error-free. Recalling that the government had faced serious challenges in the conduct of the entrance exam last year, he said it had appointed a high-powered committee under the leadership of former Isro chief K Radhakrishnan.

1:41 PM

Not afraid of PM Modi, he is puppet of billionaires, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that PM Modi trying to hand over land worth Rs 1 trillion in Mumbai's Dharavi to industrialist. 

1:30 PM

Had PM Modi read Constitution, he wouldn't have spread hatred, divided society, says Rahul Gandhi

We are protecting Constitution, BJP trying to dump it in trash bin, alleges Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

1:24 PM

'Will take this to my grave': Narayana Murthy stands firm on 6-day workweek

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday said the Centre is undertaking various measures, including reforms, to ensure that the entrance examination system is error-free. Recalling that the government had faced serious challenges in the conduct of the entrance exam last year, he said it had appointed a high-powered committee under the leadership of former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan.

12:49 PM

India's tribal community did not get justice earlier: PM Modi in Bihar's Jamui

If country got independence because of one family, then why Birsa Munda launched 'Ulgulan' movement, asks PM Modi at Bihar rally.

12:34 PM

Despite Covid crisis, India growing at 7 to 8 pc: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Though several developed economies suffered badly due to the Covid crisis, India continued to grow at 7 to 8 per cent during the last 10 years, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday. In his keynote address at the Indian School of Business (ISB) here, Pradhan said India is set to surpass Japan and France and become the third largest economy in the world in the next three to four years.

12:16 PM

Two dead as govt bus fall into roadside gorge in Andamans

Two persons were killed and 10 others seriously injured after a government bus fell into a roadside gorge in Buddha Nallah, North and Middle Andaman, on Friday, police said. The accident took place around 7:30 am after the driver lost control while plying on Rangat-Mayabunder route, allegedly due to a brake failure, police said.