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Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer 'Sooryavanshi' NOT to release in UAE on Thursday, here's why
The much-anticipated Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif-starrer action drama, 'Sooryavanshi', is all set to enthral the audience this Diwali weekend as the film hits theatres on November 5. The Rohit Shetty helmed flick which was originally slated for
Pakistan to Allow Banned Islamist Group to Contest Votes to End Clashes
Pakistan is to free more than 2,000 jailed activists of a banned Islamist militant group and allow the movement to contest elections, under a deal with the government struck to end weeks of violent clashes, negotiators on both sides said.� In return, the
Netflix launches mobile video games on Android with Stranger Things titles amid intense streaming competition
Netflix Inc on Tuesday rolled out its mobile games globally to members with
China's Covid-19 cases spike ahead of Communist Party conclave
BEIJING (REUTERS) - China's new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases spiked to a near three-month high�and tighter curbs to contain the spread are expected in the capital Beijing in the run-up to a key gathering of the highest-ranking members of the Communist
Hong Kong in final talks on opening China border
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong is in advanced discussions with Chinese officials about reopening their shared border, local media reports, a major breakthrough on reviving travel exchanges crucial to the Asian financial hub's economy. Experts from both
Fuel price today: Petrol, diesel rates remain unchanged after a gap of 7 days. Latest rates here
The petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged on Wednesday across various cities in the country including the national capital Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, etc. After a gap of seven days, the fuel prices have not witnessed any change across the country on
'Join my party:' Israeli premier asks PM Modi, ‘most popular man in Israel'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a "fruitful" first meeting with his Israeli counterpart Naftali Bennett on the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit on Tuesday during which they reviewed the bilateral ties besides exchanging views about expanding cooperation
J-K BJP leader booked for hurting religious sentiments
Jammu: A senior Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader has been booked for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of a community through his remarks, prompting the party to relieve him of all his responsibilities including the post of J&K; secretary. An FIR has been
China, Russia urge UNSC to end key sanctions on North Korea
China and Russia are urging the U.N. Security Council to end a host of sanctions against North Korea ranging from the export of seafood and textiles to the cap on imports of refined petroleum products and the ban on its citizens working overseas and sending
India Squad against Afghanistan: Probable XIs For ICC T20 World Cup 2021, Super-12, Match 33
India squad
Delhi Back to Breathing Toxic Air: AQI Dips to ‘Very Poor’ Category For 1st Time ...
Delhi recorded a
'Want To Go Back': When Ex-CBI Officer Left B'desh in 1964 for His Safety, Regrets ...
The guilt of betraying
Dengue outbreak: Centre sends central teams to 9 states, union territories
Over 1,530 cases of dengue have been reported in Delhi this year so far, of which nearly 1,200 were recorded in October alone, the highest count for the month in the last four years. Dengue leads to fever, body ache, nausea and vomiting.(Representative
India’s demands for a new finance goal wins support
India, in its updated nationally determined contribution, may make some of its contributions conditional to climate finance. “That is still being discussed,” a senior official from the Indian delegation said. PM Modi speaks at the World Leaders' Summit
High Court pulls up Siddipet collector for disdain for judiciary
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday expressed its anger over Siddipet Collector P. Venkatarama Reddy for his remarks on judiciary and warned him to face consequences for making open defiance of the courts. It may be remembered that Reddy said
BJP cannot read much into Huzurabad win for impact
Hyderabad: Despite being one of the most hyped, prolonged, expensive and bitterly fought byelections in years in Telugu states, and the first-of-its-kind in separate Telangana’s seven years of existence, Huzurabad would not have any major direct
Etala scripts history; gains landslide win in bypoll
Karimnagar: Former minister and BJP candidate Etala Rajendar created history by winning his seventh Assembly election in a row with the thumping majority from Huzurabad. Rajendar won with a
Huzurabad verdict a tight slap to KCR, democracy saved, says Etala
Karimnagar: People gave a big slap on the face of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and saved democracy in the state, said BJP candidate and former minister Etala Rajendar speaking to the media after receiving the winning certificate from the officials here
Etala scripts history; gains landslide victory in Huzurabad
Hyderabad/Karimnagar: In a major jolt to the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party wrested the Huzurabad Assembly seat in the fiercely contested bypoll on Tuesday. BJP candidate Etala Rajendar scripted history by
Delhi: Over 800 kg firecrackers seized from Sadar Bazaar ahead of Diwali
Delhi Police seized illegal firecrackers weighing around 879 kilograms from a man in the Sadar Bazaar area of Delhi on Tuesday in a
Virginia Governor’s Race: Youngkin Takes Early Lead Over McAuliffe — But It’s Still Too Close ...
Glenn Youngkin leads Terry McAuliffe by 5.7 points. ...
Minneapolis Votes Down Proposal To Replace Its Police Department
Voters in Minneapolis rejected a plan to replace the city’s embattled police department with a new “Department of Public Safety.” ...
Coronavirus pandemic latest: Nov. 3, 2021
Here are the latest COVID-19 updates from Japan and beyond: Operations of a swan-shaped sightseeing boat, called Hakucho Maru, resume at Lake Inawashiro in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Inawashiro, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2021, under a new operating
Ex-U.S. envoy Kennedy among foreign recipients of Japan decorations
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, is one of 124 foreigners recognized in this year's fall decorations for enhancing friendship with Japan, the Japanese government said Wednesday. Kennedy,
Japan Kishida, U.S. Biden agree to beef up alliance in 1st in-person talks
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday agreed in their first in-person talks to enhance the bilateral alliance and closely cooperate toward a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China's assertiveness in the region. Kishida
Sock industry upgraded in Zhuji, China's Zhejiang
A saleswoman promotes socks via live streaming in Zhuji, east China's
R'sthan bypolls: Cong makes clean sweep as BJP slides to 3rd & 4th position
Jaipur, Nov 2 (IANS) The ruling Congress on Tuesday made a clean sweep on two seats in the bypolls held in Dhariyavad and Vallabhnagar assembly constituencies on October 30 leaving the rival BJP red-faced being third and fourth respectively. The total vote
TN CM meets parents of girl who committed suicide after NEET
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin met the parents of a 17-year-old girl who committed suicide three days after she took the National Eligibility Cum Entrance
Congress says bypoll results harbinger of change
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Congress after the results of the bypolls on Tuesday said that it indicates that the country is moving towards a change at the national level. Rajeev Shukla, Congress In-charge of
BJP in J&K removes Vikram Randhawa from all party posts
Jammu, Nov 2 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday relieved former legislator and party leader, Vikram Randhawa from all
DRI seizes 155 kgs of Hashish in Oct
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In its continued crackdown on smuggling of narcotic drugs into India, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in two different cases in October, 2021 have seized 155 kg of Hashish which
BJP, ally sweep bypolls to all 5 Assam assembly seats
Guwahati, Nov 2 (IANS) The ruling BJP and its ally United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) in Assam on Tuesday swept all the five assembly seats where bypolls were held on Saturday. The Bharatiya Janata Party won the Bhabanipur, Thowra and Mariani Assembly seats
Huzurabad result not of much significance: KTR
Hyderabad, Nov 2 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao on Tuesday said that the result of by-election to Huzurabad Assembly seat is of not much significance or
India reviewing Taliban's offer to resume work on TAPI gas supply pipeline
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) India is reviewing the Taliban's offer to resume work on Tapi (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India) gas supply pipeline, as the security issues remain a challenge, official sources said. According to the officials, India is
Victory of Congress workers, keep fighting hate: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has credited the bypoll results to the party workers. He said this win is the victory of ground level workers. In a tweet on Tuesday said, "Every victory for the Congress is a
Regional imbalance, financial incentives included in new guideline
Excluding tourism, a sector that was dealt a heavy blow by the COVID-19 pandemic, in the first eleven months of 2020, China's trade in services rose 2.2 percent year-on-year, according to data from the Ministry of Commerce. While such growth was notable in a
Policy Digest
Cram school activities to be closely tracked Education authorities have been asked to create a mechanism to identify, verify and keep track of all cram schools to make sure none escape oversight by the national watchdog. The decision was announced in a
Guangdong builds new multiuse infectious disease wards
Guangdong province in southern China will complete construction of special multivalent wards for infectious diseases in 77 public hospitals in 57 counties at the end of this year, a senior health official said. They will add at least 5,623 inpatient beds,
Chinese mainland reports 93 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases
BEIJING -- The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 93 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National
Bharat Biotech's Covaxin set to get WHO's approval; announcement likely today
The World Health Organization (WHO), which has sought additional clarifications from Covid-19 vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech, will be meeting today, that is October 3, to conduct a final Emergency Use Listing (EUL) risk-benefit assessment for global use
PM Modi offers to world ISRO's 'solar calculator' app, other climate tools
Modi also participated during the day in an event hosted by US President Joe Biden on 'Build Back a Better World' ...
Few gains, some losses for BJP; TMC sweeps Bengal
The Trinamul Congress continued its victory sweep in West Bengal as the party bagged all four seats in the Assembly bypolls ...
India saw 125 extremely heavy rainfall events this Sept, Oct: IMD
New Delhi: India recorded 125 extremely heavy rainfall events during September and October of 2021, the highest in five years, owing to late withdrawal of the southwest monsoon and higher-than-normal low-pressure systems, India Meteorological Department (IMD)
‘Competition not conflict,’ Biden tries to redefine US-China ties
US President Joe Biden says he is not concerned about the possibility of a “physical conflict” with China. "Am I worried about an armed conflict or something happening accidentally with China? No, I'm not," the Democratic leader said at his closing press
Ministries redouble focus on services
Sector has driven economy since 2012, but reform needed to match global importance China's newly issued guideline for the development of the trade in the services sector is expected to help bring it in line with the information age and widen market access,
President Xi to address opening ceremony of CIIE
President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech via video
Tibetan cooperatives change people's lives
The Tibet autonomous region plans to establish more than 700 cooperatives, each with assets in excess of 1 million yuan ($155,000), at the end of this year, according to the region's Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. There are also plans to
German engineer looks back on two decades working with China
During his time in China, Peter Lippold, an electrical engineer from Germany, has seen the country's automobile industry grow. He works as the head of product management for B-class cars at FAW-Volkswagen Automotive, a Sino-German joint venture headquartered
Master designer helps keep art form alive
Through his apprentices, inheritor of Chongqing filigree inlay ensures craft will live on Li Changyi, a 72-year-old master who has been preserving and modernizing filigree inlay art in Chongqing for 50 years, is now glad to see it gaining a firm foothold in
COP26: Indonesia could phase out coal by 2040 with financial help, says minister
LONDON (REUTERS) - Indonesia could phase out coal-fired power plants by 2040 if the country gets sufficient financial help from the international community, its finance minister told Reuters on Tuesday (Nov 2). The South-east Asian archipelago is the world's
India and China's border dispute will not end anytime soon, former ambassador says
The latest round of border tensions began 17 months ago following a fatal standoff in the Himalayas. ...
Indonesia could phase out coal by 2040 with financial help -minister
LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Indonesia could phase out coal-fired power plants by 2040 if the country gets sufficient financial help from the international community, its finance minister told Reuters on Tuesday. The Southeast Asian archipelago is the
Dollar stands tall as Fed heads toward taper
SINGAPORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The dollar held within striking distance of the year's peaks on the euro and yen on Wednesday, as investors looked for the Federal Reserve to begin unwinding pandemic-era policy support faster than central banks in Europe and
Four-year-old Australian girl missing from campsite found alive after two weeks
SYDNEY, Nov 3 (Reuters) - A 4-year-old girl who went missing from an Australian outback campsite more than two weeks ago has been found "alive and well" in a locked house, authorities said on Wednesday. Police broke into
More trouble ahead for erratic emerging market currencies: Reuters poll
Summary <a href=""reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=ZAR=" rand poll data"></a><a href=""reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=CNY=" yuan poll
Indonesia's GDP growth set to slow in Q3 as COVID-19 curbs bite: Reuters poll
Summary <a href=""reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=IDGDP%3DECI" poll data"></a>Q3 GDP predicted at 3.76% y/y, vs 7.07% in Q2 (Govt f'cast Q3 growth at 4.5%)Data due on Friday, Nov. 5 at 0400 GMT
New Zealand central bank flags inflation risks, financial system sound
WELLINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank warned on Wednesday that growing global inflationary risks could lead to higher interest rates and declines in asset values. In its bi-annual Financial Stability Report, the Reserve Bank of New
Rate differentials set to gently jostle strong U.S. dollar: Reuters poll
Summary <a href=""reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=EUR=" poll data"></a> BENGALURU, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The dollar's performance against major currencies will be mixed as investors are expected to
China's U.N. ambassador slams 'empty slogans' at COP26
SHANGHAI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Tackling global climate change needs more than "empty slogans" and big entourages, China's senior envoy to the United Nations Zhang Jun said on Wednesday, amid criticism of Chinese President
Dreams on hold: Afghan girls, women desperate to get back to class
KABUL, Nov 3 (Reuters) - To fill her days and keep her mind occupied, university student Hawa sits by the window in her Kabul home and pores over a book. Like hundreds of thousands of other Afghan girls and young women, the 20-year-old Russian literature
New Zealand unemployment rate drops to record low in Q3
WELLINGTON, Nov 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand's jobless rate fell to an equal record low in the third quarter, beating expectations and sending the Kiwi dollar higher as markets bet the data will prompt a further hike in interest rates later this month. The
Introducing the Girard Perregaux Laureato Chronograph Aston Martin Edition
Haute Horlogerie watchmaker Girard Perregaux just announced today the release of the Laureato Chronograph Aston Martin Edition, an absolutely stunning version of their already popular Laureato Chronograph. ...
New infections spike to over 2,600 amid 'Living with COVID-19'
A medical worker wearing protective gears prepares to take a sample at a temporary screening clinic for coronavirus in Seoul, Nov. 2. AP-Yonhap South Korea's new coronavirus cases spiked to over 2,600 on Wednesday, two days after the country began its "Living
Scientists make gender equality push
At forum, need for women to become more engaged in STEM promoted At a forum for the scientific community held in Shanghai on Tuesday, some of the world's top female scientists announced an initiative encouraging worldwide institutions in all arenas and at all
Action plan outlines measures to reduce waste
China recently issued an action plan on saving food to ensure supplies and security amid challenges caused by increasing food demand and global climate change. The plan, released by the general offices of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Foreign media welcome at Olympics
Beijing said on Tuesday it is committed to preparing for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in an open way and has always welcomed media outlets around the world to come to report on the events. Dismissing a statement made by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN to hold in-person fan meeting in Seoul
K-pop boy band ENHYPEN will be holding an in-person and online fan meeting to mark their first anniversary since debut. Belift Lab, ENHYPEN’s agency, announced that the 2021 ENHYPEN [EN-Connect: Companion] will be held on Nov. 19 and 20. ENHYPEN for their fan
India needs a judicial corps: All-India cadre can tackle dearth of judges
Successive Union governments have failed
Covid-19: PM Modi to meet officials of over 40 districts with low vaccination coverage
According to the statement, these districts are of states including Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, and others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI Photo) Copy Link Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday hold a
Monoclonal antibodies prevent severe disease and deaths in high-risk patients of COVID-19 Delta variant by ...
Hyderabad (Telangana) , November 3 (ANI): Monoclonal Antibody therapy has been proven to be effective in reducing disease severity and chances of death in high-risk individuals infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 by 100 per cent, as per a study by AIG
'Come join my party': Israeli PM Bennett tells PM Modi, calls him 'most popular person'
PM Modi also extended an invitation to Bennett to visit India as he recalled that next year would mark 30 years of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between India and Israel. 'Join my party': Israeli PM tells PM Modi, calls him ‘most popular
Strong CMs behind bypoll wins: BJP
While it managed to win all five seats in Assam, the party’s performance in Himachal Pradesh, which goes to polls in 2022, and where the BJP is in power, Rajasthan where it emerged third and fourth in the two assembly seats where bypolls were held, and in
Breaking news: WHO likely to discuss emergency use of Covaxin today
Breaking News Updates November 3, 2021: Get latest news, breaking news, latest updates, live news, top headlines, breaking business news and top news of the hour. Get latest news,
Key victories for Congress but challenges remain
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “Every victory for the Congress is a victory of our party worker. Keep fighting hate. No fear!” The victories are important for the principal Opposition party ahead of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
China Makes No New Pledges but Calls on COP26 Countries to Act
SAN FRANCISCO - Chinese President Xi Jinping called on other nations to "step up cooperation" and act on climate targets, but offered no new commitments in a statement to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, known as COP26. "Visions will
J&K: BSF personnel celebrate Diwali with locals in RS Pura, near international border
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel celebrated Diwali with locals near the international
Taiwan to boost reserve forces training amid growing tensions with China
Taipei , November 2 (ANI): Taiwan on Tuesday said it will boost the training of reserve forces by 2022 amid growing tensions with China. This comes as China has escalated its military activities near the island in recent times. Taiwan's defence ministry noted
Biden Sets Sights on Methane Reduction Plan at Global Climate Summit
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a sweeping U.S. plan to reduce methane emissions, as leaders from more than 100 nations met for a second day of talks at the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. 'What we're going to do between now and 2030 is
China cuts down magnesium production, disrupts Europe's car industry
Berlin , November 3 (ANI): China has built a monopoly on the global supply of magnesium in the last two decades and they have managed to overcome their European rivals by engaging in large-scale dumping. POREG (Policy Research Group) reported that China that
Hong Kong protests: filmmakers decry new law that could censor a moment in history
The 2019 protests spawned documentaries that may never see broad release amid growing intolerance of anything linked to the fight for democracy When the DVD came back shattered, it felt like a sign. The creators of Hong Kong protest documentary, Inside the Red
The Bangladesh Genocide. 8. The World Protests, India Intervenes
International awareness of the mass killings created the conditions for Indian intervention and the end of the war. by Massimo Introvigne Article 8 of 8. Read article 1, article 2, article 3, article 4, article 5, article 6, and article 7. George Harrison’s
600 Church of Almighty God Members Sentenced in 2021
Jail penalties are increasingly severe for common devotees, guilty only of living their faith. One died in prison. by Wang Yichi Since the CCP started carrying out a 3-year “Final Solution” plan against The Church of Almighty God (CAG) last September, the
Nation assists in food security
Countries worldwide have gained from China's dispatched agricultural experts China has made contributions to the world's food security by lending a hand to countries in need in recent years, according to official sources. During the 13th Five-Year Plan
Li emphasizes need to make market fairer
Further removing unreasonable barriers in economy important, premier says Premier Li Keqiang has underlined the necessity to improve the long-term mechanism of market regulation to fight monopolies and unfair competition and crack down on hoarding and
Gig economy offers more freedom and choice
Workers cushioned when they switch careers Talent management expert Li Wenjing, 36, was close to despair in June when she decided to quit her full-time job at a leading multinational company due to the numerous business
Bank holidays: Banks to remain closed for 5 days from today in these cities
With the five-day festival of lights that kicked in with Dhanteras on Tuesday, 2 November, banks across the country will be closed for a total of 5 days starting today. These holidays are observed as per a list released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). So,
Chip-short season non-festive for Indian auto firms
The ongoing global semiconductor shortage has hamstrung Indian auto firms, which are mostly reporting lower sales during the festive season. Although demand had been showing signs of revival after Covid-19 restrictions were lifted, the car dealers have been
President Xi to address CIIE opening ceremony via video
BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping will
Delhi govt to provide free coaching to 15,000 students, check details here
Students will also get Rs 2,500 per month as a stipend which they can use for travel or purchasing study material. ...
Amid concerns over low vaccination, PM Narendra Modi to hold review meeting with DMs of ...
As per an official statement from the Prime Minister`s Office, the meeting will include districts with less than 50 per cent coverage of the first dose and low coverage of the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. ...
Yahoo pulls plug on services in China: Report
Yahoo has reportedly cited 'increasingly challenging' environment for its exit out of China. ...
Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021 latest updates: Dates, eligibility, fees and seat intake
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will conduct online Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling for admission to various MBBS and BDS programmes at government and private medical colleges around the state. The KEA's responsibilities are limited to
