News highlights: President Murmu to give away National Sports Awards on November 30

Famous Bhojpuri writer Brajkishor Dubey was found dead under suspicious circumstances in his friend's flat on Monday, police said.

Dubey, who had been awarded by the President for his contribution in Bhojpuri literature, had taken the key to friend's flat in Rajiv Nagar area a couple of days ago, saying that he wants to stay alone in a peaceful manner to write an important piece for his upcoming book.

Patliputra Colony SHO S.K. Shahi said that the writer had left a suicide note where he has not blamed anyone.

. Bodies of two minors were retrieved on Monday after they were swept away in a canal here in separate incidents, police said.

Nandni (12), along with her cousin sisters Radha (21) and Archana (16), and brother Sawan (14), all residents of Dabar village, had gone to take a dip in Darbar canal on Sunday, police said.

. Union Minister and president of Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) Pashupati Kumar Paras on Monday ruled out the possibility of merging his party with his estranged nephew Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) till the latter publicly apologises for fighting the 2020 elections alone.

Talking to reporters here, Paras said, "Chirag Paswan may have returned to the NDA, but it does not mean that I have forgiven him. There is no question of coming together with Chirag until he apologises publicly for what he did in 2020. His decision to fight elections alone, despite our advice against doing so, was wrong".

. Amazon.com Inc plans to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

. Indian air rifle shooters continued their dominating run at the 15th Asian Airgun Championship, registering 1-2 finishes in both the junior and senior mixed team events on day four of the competition in Daegu, Korea on Monday.

Mehuli Ghosh and Arjun Babuta won the senior's gold medal match 16-10 against compatriots Kiran Ankush Jadhav and Elavenil Valarivan, while Divyansh Singh Panwar and Ramita emerged 17-11 winners over Sri Karthik Sabari Raj Ravishankar and Nancy in the junior event.

. CIA chief warns Russian counterpart of consequences of nuclear use: White House

. NCW chief Rekha Sharma has writtento CP Delhi Sanjay Arora over the murder of a woman in Delhi, asking for the 'action taken' report and medical records of the woman within five days.

. JUST IN | National Sports Awards likely to be given away on November 30, 2022.

. Jailed human rights activist Gautam Navlakha, who was last week allowed to be placed under house arrest for a month by the Supreme Court owing to his medical condition, is yet to walk out of Navi Mumbai's Taloja prison, where he is lodged in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, as formalities for his release are still under process.

The 70-year-old activist, who claims to suffer from multiple ailments, is in custody since April 2020 in the 2017-18 case. On November 10, the Supreme Court allowed Navlakha to be put under house arrest for a month with certain conditions and had said its order should be implemented within 48 hours.

. Turkey on Monday accused a Syrian woman of planting a bomb that killed six people in Istanbul, blaming the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of carrying out the attack.

Two girls, aged nine and 15, were among those killed when the bomb exploded shortly after 4:00 pm (1300 GMT) on Sunday in Istiklal Avenue, home to smart boutiques and European consulates. More than 80 other people were wounded.

"The person who planted the bomb has been arrested," Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said in a statement broadcast by the official Anadolu news agency early Monday.

. People in Delhi will now be able to enjoy open-air dining at their favourite restaurants with the MCD allowing the use of open spaces and terraces for serving food, albeit with some restrictions.

According to an official document, eateries in the national capital with terraces and open dining spaces will also not require any additional fire safety certificate from the Delhi Fire Service as long as certain conditions laid by the authority concerned have been met.

"The MCD has approved the grant of licence for use of open space and terrace for dining purpose. In supersession of all earlier orders, servicing of food is now allowed in open space and terraces," said an official order issued on November 4.

. BREAKING | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has apologised for controversial comments made by a TMC minister about the President of India Droupadi Murmu, NDTV reported.

. Police arrested four moneylenders from Katwa in Bengal's Purba Barddhaman district for threatening and abetting a suicide attempt by a school teacher after he failed to repay a loan for which they charged him exorbitant rate of interest. Animesh Sarkar had taken a Rs 5 lakh loan in 2019 for his father's treatment.

. Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has once again targeted the Army and accused it of weakening independent institutions in the past and acting together with political dynasties as if “they’re above the law”.

The 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician, who is recovering from injuries sustained during an assassination bid, has been at the loggerheads with the Army for a few months after his ouster as the prime minister in April.

Khan alleged that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Major General Faisal Naseer were part of a sinister plot to assassinate him in the same way former Punjab governor Salman Taseer was killed in 2011 by a religious extremist.

In an interview with the Financial Times, he said: “The army can play a constructive role in my future plans for Pakistan.”

. Forceful religious conversion is a very serious issue. Itaffects freedom and security of country and citizens, saysSupreme Court

. Sensex declined170.89 points to settle at 61,624.15; Nifty dipped20.55 points to 18,329.15

Rupee fell 48 paise to close at 81.26 (provisional) against US dollar.

. A shooting on the campus of the University of Virginia late Sunday left three people dead and two wounded, university police said in a tweet, adding that the suspect was still at large and "armed and dangerous".

The university police identified a student, Christopher Darnell Jones as the suspect, and said multiple agencies were engaged in an active search.

Jones was described as wearing a "burgundy jacket, blue jeans and red shoes", and may have been driving a black SUV, according to the authorities.

.JUST IN | An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit 84 km South Southeast of Toba, Japan today.. An encounter between Army, Assam Police, and suspected militants is under way in the Borpathar area on the Pengeri-Digboi road, Tinsukia district. The encounter started at around 9:20 am today, as per Defence PRO-Guwahati. ( ANI )

. Kerala High Court cancels the appointment of the Vice-Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) Dr Riji John. With this, the period from the date of appointment shall be void. The High Court did not accept the government's plea to stay the order. ( ANI )

. Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking direction to declare a national holiday on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The court dismisses the PIL saying that itis a matter for the Centreto decide.

. A 37-year-old retired soldier identified as Kumar died after being hit by a truck in Mandya district yesterday. His family says that the incident happened while he was trying to avoid a pothole on the road. ( ANI )

. Visitors at the historic fair of Ballia, more popularly known as Dadri fair, on the banks of River Ganga, in Ballia district. ( PTI Photo)

. A PFI member, Maulana Irfan Daulat Nadvi arrested by Maharashtra ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad) in connection with an FIR by Nashik ATS. Seven accused have been arrested so far in this regard. Nadvi has been accused of being involved in anti-national activities: ATS. ( ANI )

. "India will officially assume G20 Presidency from December 1. Itwill be grounded in the theme 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' or 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'. I will extend my personal invitation to G20 members for next year's summit," said PM Modi.

. Ministry of Statistics to release the CPI Inflation data for October 2022 at 5:30 pm today.

. Single-day rise of 547 new Covid-19 cases pushed India's tally of infections to 4,46,66,924 andthe death toll climbedto 5,30,532, as per government data.

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. Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive in Bali, Indonesia on Mondayfor a long-awaited meeting with US President Joe Biden ahead of the G20 Summit. The two leaders are expected to discuss Taiwan, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and North Korea's nuclear ambitions. (Reuters)

. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Ukrainian forces that retook the city of Kherson found evidence of new war crimes by Russian occupiers.

"The Russian army left behind the same atrocities as in other regions of our country," he said in a nightly address.

(AFP)

. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to put forward India's perspective on addressing key global challenges in areas of health, post-pandemic economic recovery, and energy and food security at the G-20 summit in Bali that is taking place in the backdrop of Russia's increasing confrontation with the West over its invasion of Ukraine. Read more

News highlights: President Murmu to give away National Sports Awards on November 30

Award-winning Bhojpuri writer found dead in Patna flat

Rajasthan: Bodies of 2 minors washed away in canal in Kota found

No merger with Chirag Paswan until he publicly apologises: Pashupati Paras

Amazon plans to lay off 10,000 people starting this week - NYT

India dominate air rifle mixed team events at 15th Asian Airgun Championship

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