Calcutta High Court has ordered a preliminary inquiry by CBI into alleged irregularities in the appointment of Group D staff of West Bengal Board of Secondary Education; asks the agency to submit the report by December 21. (ANI)
There has been a news article today that SBI is not refunding charges recovered from the customers on digital transactions. We confirm that Bank is in full compliance with Government andregulatory directives in this regard: SBI. (ANI)
Imran Khan allows India's Humanitarian Assistance Package for Afghanistan to go through Pakistan
US stocks S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record highs following Powell nomination
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit record highs on Monday after President Joe Biden picked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to lead the bank for a second term, keeping the status quo as the central bank plans to wind down pandemic-era stimulus.Read more
GoDaddy security breach exposes WordPress users' data
Web hosting company GoDaddy Inc said on Monday email addresses of up to 1.2 million active and inactive Managed WordPress customers had been exposed in an unauthorised third-party access.
The company said the incident was discovered on September6 and the third-party accessed the system using a compromised password. "We identified suspicious activity in our Managed WordPress hosting environment and immediately began an investigation with the help of an IT forensics firm and contacted law enforcement," Chief Information Security Officer Demetrius Comes said in a filing.
The company, whose shares fell about 1.6 per centin early trading, said it had immediately blocked the unauthorized third party, and an investigation was still going on. (Reuters)
The fifth East Asia Summit (EAS) Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation will be held in Kolkata on November 23 and 24. The event is being organised by India in partnership with Australia: MEA. (ANI)
"We will raise the issue of inflation in the upcoming session of Parliament. Congress Parliamentary Strategy Group will meet in New Delhi on November 25 to finalise the strategy for the Parliament session,"Congress General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal.
Condition of actor Kamal Haasan is stable, says Chennai's Shri Ramchandra Medical Centre where he is admitted.
Tamil Nadu reports 750 fresh Covid-19 cases, 843 recoveries, and 13 deaths today.
TMC leader and former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro elected member of Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. (ANI)
NCB is conducting raids in several districts of Maharashtra including Nanded, Jalna, and Aurangabad. (ANI)
Mumbai's Esplanade Court rejects bail applications of police officials Nandkumar Gopale and Asha Korke in the extortion case involving former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. (ANI)
Kerala reported 3,698 Covid-19 cases, 7,515 recoveries, and 75 deaths today.
Military drills of the Ukrainian Air Assault Forces in Zhytomyr Region
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech during a debate with local representatives and public and private actors involved in renovation projects during a visit to Amiens focused on the attractivity of the Somme department, France. (Reuters Photo)
"Democracy is under attack in Tripura. If voters can exercise their franchise freely, which is quite unlikely given the prevailing situation, BJP will fail to open its account (in next Assembly polls),"TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee saidin Agartala. (ANI)
TMC leader Saayoni Ghosh granted bail in attempt-to-murder case
Actor andTMC leader Saayoni Ghosh granted bail by Chief Judicial Magistrate court in West Tripura She was arrested by Agartala Police yesterday on charges of attempt to murder and provocation. (ANI)
Delhi records 26 Covid-19 cases; positivity rate 0.06%
Indian Army chief General MM Naravane had telephonic interaction with Major General Talgat Mamyrtaevich Koibakov, Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces of Kazakhstan anddiscussed issues of bilateral defence cooperation. (ANI)
Congress fields Satej alias Bunty D Patil and Gaurav Devendralal Wani for the biennial elections to Maharashtra Legislative Council from local authorities' constituencies. (ANI)
Activists from Ocean Rebellion demonstrate outside the International Maritime Organization (IMO), where the Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is meeting, in London. (ReutersPhoto)
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel evacuate the residents of Kendriya Vihar from a flooded area due to overnight rain and a breach of adjacent Yelhanaka lake wall, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo)
Amit Shah assures violence in Tripura will stop, says TMC after meeting
Amit Shah has assured the TMC delegationof MPs that 'violence will stop'in the meeting over alleged police violence in Tripura, according to a TMC leader told after the meeting.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today placed in the public domain a draft scheme of amalgamation of Punjab andMaharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank with banking company Unity Small Finance Bank Ltd (USFB). (ANI)
"Patalpani railway station in Indore to be renamed as Tantya Mama railway station,"Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced. (ANI)
TMC delegation reaches Amit Shah's residence to meet on alleged police brutality in Tripura
A delegation of TMC MPs reaches the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to meet him over the alleged police brutality in Tripura. (ANI)
"Assets worth about Rs 1.80 crore belonging to Suresh Singh of gangster Mukhtar Ansari's gang, have been seized by the Mau DM, under Uttar Pradesh Gangsters andAnti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act of 1986,"City Magistrate Tribhuvan said. (ANI)
Sensex closes 1,170 points lower at 58,465, Nifty ends at 17,416
Kamal Haasan tests positive for Covid-19
Pedestrians walk at the city centre during the coronavirus diseaseoutbreak, as Austria's government imposed a general lockdown from Monday, in Salzburg, Austria. (Reuters Photo)
Tamil Nadu defeat Karnataka by four runs, retain Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes bill to repeal three capitals legislation
Will express solidarity with TMC MPs protesting attack on party workers in Tripura; raise this matter when I meet PM: CM Mamata Banerjee
(ANI)
Bill to repeal the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Act, 2020, introduced in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly by finance, legislative affairs minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy.
(DHNS)
A grenade blast occurred near Triveni Gate of an Army camp in Pathankot last night. State's Counter Intelligence wing investigates the spot.
(ANI)
Param Bir Singh gets protection from arrest, Supreme Court asks him to join probe
The Supreme Court Monday granted protection from arrest to former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh in criminal cases lodged against him in Maharashtra and sought responses from the state government, its DGP and the CBI on his plea.
TMC MPs protest outside MHA over alleged police brutality in Tripura
Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman accorded Vir Chakra
Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday was accorded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind, for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during aerial combat on February 27, 2019.
Compensation of Rs 1 lakh will be given for house collapses. We have released Rs 500 crore for roads and bridges and have made emergency rescue teams all around the city: Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai
(ANI)
Xi says China will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia
Chinese leader Xi Jinping says his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbours, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea. (PTI)
16 TMC MPs, including Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Santanu Sen and Mala Roy, arrive at the party office in Delhi
Maharashtra reduces excise duty by 50% on imported liquor
\"State Govt reduces excise duty by 50% on imported liquor. The excise duty will be reduced from 300% to 150%, reducing excise duty will help in curbing smuggling (of liquor). State is expected to get double revenue from it which is currently at Rs 100 cr annually", theMaharashtra Govt said.
Abhinandan Varthaman to be awarded the Vir Chakra today
Paytm slides for second day after debut debacle (Reuters)
India reports 8,488 new Covid-19 cases, 249 deaths
India's Active caseload stands at 1,18,443.
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to arrive in Delhi today
One killed, more than 20 injured as SUV plows into Christmas parade in Wisconsin
More than 20 people were injured when an SUV drove through a crowded Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, the local police chief said, and at least one person was killed, a local CBS affiliate reporter tweeted.
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Grenade blast in Pathankot army camp
A grenade blast took place near Triveni Gate of an army camp in Punjab's Pathankot,ANIreported.
Candidates from far-right, left parties ahead in Chile presidential race
Two men on polar opposites of Chile's political spectrum took a convincing lead in a first-round presidential election Sunday, two years after protests that set the country on the path to constitutional change.
With 65 percent of votes counted, far-right candidate Jose Antonio Kast, 55, of the Republican Party, was ahead with 28.4 percent of the vote, followed by leftist lawmaker Gabriel Boric, 35, of the Approve Dignity alliance with 24.9 percent, the Servel electoral service said. (AFP)
Over 24 people lost their lives due to heavy rains in Karnataka: CMO
A total of 24 people lost their lives due to heavy rain in Karnataka. Crop damage at over 5 hectares of land. As many as 658 houses were completely damaged while 8,495 homes were partially damaged. At least 191 livestock were reported dead: CMO
Air Quality Index (AQI) is presently at 352 (overall) in the 'very poor' category,
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