Lawyers Protest in Lucknow Demanding Legal Protection Act

Lawyers in Lucknow are protesting for a Legal Protection Act and other demands, including medical insurance and support for junior advocates. Lawyers Protest in Lucknow Demanding Legal Protection Act

Different Ground, Same Business: Suryakumar Celebrates Mumbais Winning SMAT Start

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite: Mumbai captain Suryakumar Yadav summed up his sides emphatic start to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Elite 2026 campaign with a confident social media post after returning to competitive cricket with a match-winning performance against Hyderabad. Different ground, same business. Good start to SMAT with the boys. Onwards and upwards!, Suryakumar wrote on Instagram, sharing pictures from the outing after Mumbai registered a seven-wicket victory in their Group D encounter at the Jadavpur University Campus 2nd Ground in Kolkata on Saturday. The 36-year-old marked his return to top-flight cricket with an explosive unbeaten 60 off just 21 deliveries, helping Mumbai overhaul Hyderabads 172-run total in only 13.1 overs. His innings featured five sixes and six fours, with the right-hander bringing up his half-century in just 15 balls. Suryakumars knock came after a productive opening stand between Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who scored 27 off 13 balls, and Hardik Tamore, who contributed 22 off 16. However, it was the Mumbai skippers arrival that completely shifted the momentum of the chase. He found an equally aggressive partner in Musheer Khan, who struck 51 off 24 deliveries. The duo took the attack to Hyderabads bowlers, with Suryakumar collecting 22 runs off Ved Reddy in the ninth over, before the pair added further pressure by taking 24 runs off Pranav Varma in the next over. Musheer departed in the 12th over, but Suryakumar continued his assault before Shivam Dube joined him, bringing the chase to a swift conclusion. Dube finished the contest with a six, leaving Mumbai comfortably ahead with 41 balls to spare. The outing was particularly significant for Suryakumar, who was named Mumbai captain for the domestic T20 tournament earlier this month. He had last featured in an official T20 match for Mumbai Indians during the IPL in May, before turning out in the Mumbai T20 League in June. Mumbais commanding win offered an encouraging start to their campaign, with Suryakumars form providing an early talking point as the tournament progresses. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories Article Source: IANS

U19 Asia Cup Final: Usman Khan's ton powers Pakistan to 337 vs India

Defending champions Pakistan, led by opener Usman Khan's century and Abdul Qadir's aggressive 80, posted a commanding total of 337 for nine against India in the Under-19 Asia Cup final. Skipper Farhan Yousaf also contributed a crucial half-century, setting a challenging target for India.

IND vs PAK U19 Asia Cup Final: Pakistan Set Massive 338-Run Target After Usman Khan

Defending champions Pakistan put up a commanding batting display in the Under-19 Asia Cup final, posting a formidable 337/9 in their 50 overs against arch-rivals India after opting to bat first. Pakistans innings was anchored by a magnificent century from opener Usman Khan, who played a composed and fluent knock of 107 off 111 deliveries. [] The post IND vs PAK U19 Asia Cup Final: Pakistan Set Massive 338-Run Target After Usman Khans Century appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News .

Authorities seize 1,600 Kg rotten meat at J&Ks Budgam railway station

Digital Desk | Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) In a late evening operation on Friday, authorities seized 1,600 Kg of rotten meat at Jammu and Kashmirs Budgam railway station. Officials said on Saturday in a major food safety operation, approximately 1,600 kilograms of rotten meat was seized at Budgam Railway Station during a late evening joint operation involving the District Administration Budgam, Railway authorities, Municipal Committee Budgam and Animal Husbandry Department. The seizure has raised serious concerns over the transportation of unsafe and unhygienic meat and the possibility of its eventual entry into the local food supply chain, posing potential health risks to consumers. Officials said yesterdays consignment originated in Delhi and was shipped without prescribed cold-chain packaging. A joint inspection team including the Tehsildar Budgam, Food Safety officials, the Animal Husbandry Department, and a veterinary doctor officially certified the meat as unfit for human consumption. Railway Police registered an FIR and initiated an investigation to trace the consignors in Delhi and the intended local recipients in Kashmir. Yesterdays interception follows a massive food safety scandal that first erupted across Kashmir in August 2025. Whistleblowers and investigations revealed that rejected mutton, chicken, and beef from Delhis Ghazipur Mandi were being treated with chemical cocktails (including chlorine, ammonium hydroxide, and nitric acids) to mask foul odour and restore a fresh red appearance. It must be recalled that on July 31, 2025, the Food Safety Department and the Drug and Food Control Organisation raided a cold storage unit in the Zakura industrial estate on the outskirts of Srinagar, recovering 1,200 kg of decayed meat. Subsequent valley-wide sweeps uncovered thousands of kilograms of spoiled mutton, chicken, and pre-processed wazwaan itemsincluding 2,500 kebabs and 150 kg of gushtaba containing unpermitted food colouring. Investigations had revealed a racket sourcing rejected, expired meat from wholesale markets outside the valley, such as Delhi. Suppliers used chemical treatments and artificial dyes to mask foul odors and restore a fresh red color before selling the stock at steep discounts to hotels, dhabas, and catering units. Police last year registered multiple FIRs across Srinagar and Budgam under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)specifically Sections 271 (negligent act likely to spread infection), 272 (malignant act), 275 (sale of noxious food or drink), and 61(1) (criminal conspiracy). Several cold storage operators and restaurant owners in Zakura, Parimpora, Budgam, and Magam were booked, and multiple storage facilities were sealed. Over 12,000 kilograms of decomposed meat and adulterated products were seized in valley-wide crackdowns, hitting local restaurants, dhabas and wazwaan providers hard last year. Impact: The crisis caused restaurant footfall and hospitality revenue to plummet as consumers lost trust and local eateries shifted toward vegetarian options like rajma chawal.

CRPF removes jawan from service for posting death threat to Commander on social media

The battalions Commanding Officer conducted an inquiry, following which the jawan was terminated from service on Friday (November 13, 2026)

Telangana Congress Backs Rahul Gandhis Phone Tapping Allegations as Threat to Democracy

Telangana Congress leaders criticize the central government over phone tapping allegations, calling it a threat to democracy and demanding an investigation. Telangana Congress Backs Rahul Gandhis Phone Tapping Allegations as Threat to Democracy

Brie Bella Offers Fresh Injury Update And Reveals Her WWE Return Timeline

Brie Bella is aiming to resume in-ring training in January 2027 after breaking her shoulder blade at SummerSlam. A recent CT scan still showed fractures, and she is waiting for an early December update as physical therapy becomes more demanding.

Patient Dies After Jumping from Dhenkanal Hospital

A 35-year-old patient allegedly died by suicide after jumping from the fourth floor of the Dhenkanal District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) in Odisha late Friday night, sparking serious questions over patient safety and security lapses at the government medical facility. The deceased has been identified as Manoj Dehury, a resident of the Gandhi Mandir Road area [] The post Patient Dies After Jumping from Dhenkanal Hospitals Fourth Floor appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News .

Exclusive: Jai Hanuman Shoot Begins In Hyderabad

The actor is also said to be undergoing a demanding physical transformation to bring authenticity to the role.

As Trump prepares to meet Xi, the Nvidia controversy threatens to complicate the AI truce

Jensen Huang, the former CEO of Nvidia, is involved in a scandal concerning a suspected Chinese spy. This affair heightens existing tensions between the U.S. and China over technology exports, particularly in artificial intelligence. Lawmakers are now demanding stricter controls on advanced AI chip sales amid security concerns. The situation may impact ongoing discussions about AI safety between the nations.

Manisha Koirala tweaks fitness routine amid pollution: Learning to listen to my body

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Actress Manisha Koirala has made a small change to her daily routine amid rising pollution levels and changing weather conditions. Taking to Instagram, the actress shared that she has moved her early morning walks indoors to the gym due to poor air quality. She also offered a glimpse of her post-workout routine, which includes spending time with her little one and sipping warm ginger green tea. Manisha shared a picture of herself with her four-legged friend. A little change of routine with the change of place & changing weather. With the air quality and pollution levels being high, Ive moved my early morning walk indoors to the gym. Emphasising the importance of adapting to changing conditions, Manisha said she is learning to listen to her body and find her own rhythm. Back home, its time to slow down, cuddle with my little one and enjoy a cup of warm ginger green tea, she wrote. The actress added: The changing weather, dust and pollution call for a little extra care. Learning to listen to my body, adapt and find my own rhythm. A little movement, a little warmth and a whole lot of love. #mowglikoirala. Born in Nepal, Manishas latest work includes the digital series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar, a period drama television series released in 2024 by filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Manisha was joined by names such as Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh,Sonakshi Sinha, Sharmin Segal, Shekhar Suman, Adhyayan Suman and Taha Shah Badussha. The series was set in Lahores Heera Mandi, a red light district, at the time of Indian independence movement. It featured the lives of tawaifs intersecting with the political and personal struggles under British colonial rule. Before Heeramandi, the actress major big screen outing was in Rohit Dhawans Shehzada starring Kartik Aaryan. The actress was seen playing Kartiks mother in the film, which was a remake of the Telugu film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. The film also had Kriti Sanon, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala and Ronit Roy. The 54-year-old actress is one of the most popular and highest-paid actresses of her time. She made her acting debut with the Nepali film Pheri Bhetaula in 1989, and later debuted in Indian cinema with the Hindi drama Saudagar in 1991.

Tragic Death of Young Cricketer Nandini Sparks Outrage in Vikharabad

The suicide of 17-year-old cricketer Nandini has led to protests demanding justice and accountability in Vikharabad. Tragic Death of Young Cricketer Nandini Sparks Outrage in Vikharabad

Chitrangda Singh on working with Salman Khan: He makes everybody around him look their best

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Nov 14 (IANS) Actress Chitrangda Singh has heaped praise on Salman Khan, calling her experience of working with the superstar in Maatrubhumi and said the superstars commanding screen presence and effortless confidence initially made her a little nervous. Still, his spontaneity and ability to bring out the best in those around him made sharing the screen with him enjoyable. Chitrangda told IANS: Working with Salman has been a truly wonderful and memorable experience. He has an incredibly commanding screen presence, and what I particularly admire about him is how he makes everybody around him look their best on screen. Heaping praise on the confidence Salman has in front of the camera, she said: He has such ease and confidence in front of the camera that, honestly, it did make me a little nervous initially! But there is also a wonderful spontaneity in the way he works, which makes sharing the frame with him so enjoyable and brings a natural energy to every interaction. The actress is over-the-moon to see the response her chemistry with Salman in the songs from Maatrubhumi has been getting. Our chemistry has been receiving so much love ever since the songs from Maatrubhumi came out, and I am genuinely thrilled to see that response. When two actors share a certain comfort and understanding on screen, audiences can sense it, and I am so glad that our equation is resonating with them. I am really looking forward to audiences experiencing our dynamic in the film. The trailer of Maatrubhumi: May War Rest In Peace was unveiled earlier this month and it promises a powerful story of patriotism, sacrifice and the human cost of war. The trailer opens with a fast cuts of avalanche in one of the highest battlefields in the world as the Chinese soldiers prepare to infiltrate the Indian side of Line of Actual Control (LAC). Salman makes a heroic entry as a highly accomplished soldier, who has the perfect balance of wit and strength. The trailer then shows his personal life, and introduces actress Chitrangada Singh as his wife, who is concerned about him being called for the action. Salman then tells her that it wont be a showdown involving guns as the Chinese and Indian soldiers do not use guns during border face-offs along the LAC because of bilateral agreements designed to prevent military escalation into a full-scale war. The film is directed by Apoorva Lakhia, and produced under the banner of Salman Khan Films.

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop after thousands of flight cancellations

Travelers wait for their luggage at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang) AP Photo/William Liang The Federal Aviation Administration announced that the nationwide ground stop it issued earlier on Friday has been lifted, nearly five hours after thousands of flights were canceled across the country. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a press conference Friday night that the airspace has reopened and some flights have started to take off, but warned that it'll be slow. It's going to take us some time to unwind what happened this afternoon, he said. Duffy said that instability in the radar communications at air traffic control centers began just after 3:30 p.m. ET. At the time, there were more than 3,500 planes in the air when the ground stop was issued he blamed it on an incredibly old air traffic system. We have old switches, old routers, we use 1980s little copper lines, Duffy said. It's an old system that went down. It went down everywhere. It got overloaded. He went on to blame Congress for not providing the funds to update the outdated infrastructure. I can't build things if I don't have money, Duffy said. Last year Congress approved $12.5 billion to overhaul the outdated technology that air traffic controllers rely on, including old copper wires and radio systems. On social media, the GOP-controlled Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees the FAA, noted that no new air traffic area control centers have been built since [Lyndon B. Johnson] was in office. On Friday, Duffy asked for $50 billion from Congress to modernize the nations air traffic control system. This is bipartisan. This is American, he said. He also didnt rule out the possibility of another outage due to the analog system. You will have more of them unless the American people and the Congress tell us to build, and I cant wait for that, Duffy said. When asked if he could say with certainty that the problem wasn't caused by a cyberattack, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said, There is nothing certain right now. It doesn't appear that way. Earlier in the day, Mullin told reporters that there was no reason to suspect a national security threat was behind the outage. There's no reason for the public to be afraid or scared for their loved ones, Mullin said. This is not another 9/11, he added. This is a telecommunications outage; this is much different. As news of the ground stop spread, Duffy wrote in a post on X , The @FAAnews issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them. As of 9:30 p.m. ET, there were more than 25,100 flights delayed on Friday and more than 6,600 canceled within, into or out of the U.S., according to FlightAware.com , a live flight tracker website. There were more than 30,000 departures and arrivals scheduled for the remainder of the day, according to flight tracking app Flighty, the New York Times reported . Airlines for America, an industry trade organization representing major U.S. airlines, wrote in a post on X , Safety is always our top priority. It added that it's in communication with the Department of Transportation and the FAA. The association encouraged travelers to be in touch with their airline carrier for real-time updates. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois and a ranking member of an aviation subcommittee, called for an investigation into the nationwide ground stop. The safety of our skies is built on redundancies, she wrote on X in response to Duffy's update. Whatever led to the nationwide ground stop will warrant a thorough and complete investigation. As Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member, I'll be demanding answers from the FAA. Citing multiple sources, CBS News reported Friday that an update to the private communications network that connects America's air traffic control system caused the system to reboot, leading to a crash and a communications outage. It reported that the system is operated by L3Harris Technologies. The Wall Street Journal also reported that the outage appeared to be affecting the telecommunications network overseen by L3Harris Technologies, which handles crucial radio frequencies that air-traffic controllers use to communicate with pilots. Microsoft said that its own global outage from which it is still recovering did not appear to be a factor.Mullin also said they werent connected. The National Weather Service told the New York Times that a viral screenshot claiming that its weather radar is down is outdated, adding that it has not experienced a disruption to its radar systems today. Earlier this week, the FAA announced the nationwide rollout of a new $875 million artificial intelligence tool to help air-traffic controllers avoid delays. Called SMART short for Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories it was made by an AI company called ASI and had previously been in use at Washington, D.C., airports since late September. On social media, ASI said, The current ground stop is not based on or a result of the SMART system, any product of ASI or our integration with FAA and ATC. A Yahoo reporter who was stuck on the tarmac on a United Airlines flight waiting to depart from Los Angeles International Airport passed along updates from the cabin. She said her pilot told passengers that what happened was a communications outage that started in Kansas City Center, which is responsible for the airspace above the middle of America, and it spread nationwide. She also said she received an update from United Airlines, which said, Air traffic control is limiting the number of planes allowed to land and depart each hour in Los Angeles, affecting several flights. We're monitoring the situation closely to get you to your destination as soon as possible. Around 7 p.m. ET, she said her flight going over the Pacific had departed. The New York Times has reported that some international flights from the United States have been allowed to depart amid the ground stop. Alaska Airlines said in a statement that flights within Hawaii and Alaska have also been continuing, as have longer-distance flights to and from Honolulu. Nationwide ground stops are pretty rare. The last time such an event occurred was in January 2023, when a pilot notification system went down. Before then, a nationwide ground stop was issued following the September 11, 2001, attacks. This article originally appeared on Yahoo News at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/faa-says-nationwide-ground-stop-is-over-after-thousands-of-flights-canceled-021133009.html

IIT Bombay student death: Parents mark 50 days of protest, demand justice

Fifty days after IIT Bombay student Sahil Wakode was found dead on campus, his parents continue their protest at Azad Maidan, demanding justice and complete CCTV footage. They have announced plans to protest at the institute, while IIT-B has outlined several student welfare and campus reform initiatives

A celebration for the fruit from heaven

Kashmir and Apples are synonymous. History has it that apple cultivation in Kashmir is 2000 years old, which gained momentum in early 15th century when Zain ul Abidin brought the grafts to patch with local apple trees for a better variety, the Mughals encouraged the growth of apple orchards on a large scale and later the Britishers brought the English variants and gave the modern scientific outline and outlook to this industry. A separate Department of Horticulture is looking after this huge industry that besides the fruit generates livelihood and lots of employment. The department has been pivotal in managing, supporting and regulating the success of the apple industry on all fronts and lately in establishing the cold storage units meant for storing apples after they are harvested. The fruit can be kept for variable period of time in the unit and later withdrawn and thawed and regularly dispatched throughout the season rather than limiting it to a particular month. Though Kashmir has a huge area under cultivation for apples, two regions are famous worldwide for the quantum that grows in there, Sopore and Shopian, each having a separate fruit mandi to help the apple growers to sell their yield. The apple production has hit a high with over 17 lakh metric tonnes produced every year. The famous varieties are ambri, delicious, golden delicious, maharaja, chemora, hazartbali, american trael, and many hybrids. Since few years the orchards have changed from these typical variants to the now scientifically done and easier growing European variants which go on to give a good yield in less time. October is the month of harvesting the apples and then sending them to different parts of the country or storing them in now available cold storage units. 70% of the total production harvested is brought and assembled in sheds, sorted, packed and then transported or nowadays railed to the various mandis of the country. 20 % goes to cold storage units. The month of October is full of activity in the apple hubs of the valley. The harvest season of different agricultural products and fruits falls at different times of the year depending upon region, climate, and crop. It marks the end of growing season, collection of the agricultural/horticulture bounty and gratitude to the Almighty for the produce. World over at the time of harvest of first fruits/crops, festivals are held, true for our country as well, which is celebrated by the locals in various ways. The celebrations can last for a day or days together and can be a fair, carnival, parties, singing, dancing, local folk tales and local cultural events done to an audience from far and wide. This infuses an enthusiasm of worthiness amongst the farmers, growers, wholesalers and all the people involved in the business. And puts that area onto the world map. Among the international festivals held are Thanksgiving in US, , crop over in Barbados, mid-autumn festival in China and Vietnam, rice harvest festival in Indonesia, Incwala in Eswatini, a traditional first-fruit ceremony where the king tastes the new seasons crops before the nation can harvest theirs, Moussem hab lmuluk a cherry harvest festival in Sefrou, Morocco, Moussem tamrata date harvest festival at Arfoud, in Morocco, Moussem tamrat faghit a date harvest festival in Saoura, Algeria, Moussem lnab a grape harvest festival at Benslimane,Morocco, Moussem lfrizat a strawberry harvest festival in Skikda, Algeria. Likewise, in our country we do have fixed calendar for these harvest festivals, Makar Sankranti, Bihi, Pongal, Lohri, Baisakhi, Onam. Local preparations, songs, dance, cultural skits, fairs, children arena, food stalls, handicrafts form the core on these festive occasions. Kashmir per se does not have a particular harvest festival, that is famous on the national or international arena. Rice harvesting used to be celebrated locally but presently is not. There is some resurgence of having a festival at the time of trees flowering like the famous almond blossom of Badamwari, and the now world famous tulip festival at Indira Gandhi garden, but no administration led harvest festival is in the time table. I read about an initiative Jashen Harud held this year on 7th of November at the Sports Stadium in Shopian. This is a good beginning but we need this on a large and better scale, an apple harvest festival for a week or 10 days to really allow people from other parts of Kashmir to visit these areas and check for themselves various aspects of cultivation, harvesting and other aspects. We can have a week of this festival at Sopore and Shopian, every year in the month of October to celebrate the harvest. It can be a mega carnival with school children coming for picnic, college students take it as part of their scientific projects, locals as guests and buyers, tourists and outsiders as ambassadors. This will go a long way in encouraging the growers, have attendees cherish the heritage, traditions and culture, bring in entrepreneurs with their developmental initiatives, allow government to announce welfare schemes and better the ways of handling the fruit and also bring these areas more on the national and international map. Dr Muzafar Maqsood Wani, Consultant Nephrologist, SKIMS, Soura

FAA says nationwide ground stop is over after thousands of flights cancelled

The Federal Aviation Administration announced that the nationwide ground stop it issued earlier on Friday has been lifted, according to the AP. This is a breaking story. Follow for more updates. The original story is below. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop for all flights in the United States until further notice, due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety. This means that planes currently in the air may land, but those on the ground may not take off. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told reporters Friday evening that there is currently no reason to suspect a national security threat is behind the communications outage affecting flights. There's no reason for the public to be afraid or scared for their loved ones, Mullin said. This is not another 9/11, he added. This is a telecommunications outage; this is much different. Mullin said it would take some time to resolve the issue and that flights already in the air are being handled on a case-by-case basis. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wrote in a post on X , The @FAAnews issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them. As of 6:45 p.m. ET, there were more than 10,000 flights delayed and more than 3,200 canceled within, into or out of the U.S., according to FlightAware.com , a live flight tracker website. There were more than 30,000 departures and arrivals scheduled for the remainder of the day, according to flight tracking app Flighty, the New York Times reported . Airlines for America, an industry trade organization representing major U.S. airlines, wrote in a post on X , Safety is always our top priority. It added that it's in communication with the Department of Transportation and the FAA. The association encouraged travelers to be in touch with their airline carrier for real-time updates. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois and a ranking member of an aviation subcommittee, called for an investigation into the nationwide ground stop. The safety of our skies is built on redundancies, she wrote on X in response to Duffy's update. Whatever led to the nationwide ground stop will warrant a thorough and complete investigation. As Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member, I'll be demanding answers from the FAA. The cause of Friday's widespread communication issue hasn't been confirmed. Do we know what has caused it yet? Mullin said. No, we're going to go through it. But I'm not going to make assumptions. Citing multiple sources, CBS News reported Friday that an update to the private communications network that connects America's air traffic control system caused the system to reboot, leading to a crash and a communications outage. It reported that the system is operated by L3Harris Technologies. The Wall Street Journal also reported that the outage appeared to be affecting the telecommunications network overseen by L3Harris Technologies, which handles crucial radio frequencies that air-traffic controllers use to communicate with pilots. Microsoft said that its own global outage from which it is still recovering did not appear to be a factor. The National Weather Service told the New York Times that a viral screenshot claiming that its weather radar is down is outdated, adding that it has not experienced a disruption to its radar systems today. Earlier this week, the FAA announced the nationwide rollout of a new $875 million artificial intelligence tool to help air-traffic controllers avoid delays. Called SMART short for Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories it was made by an AI company called ASI and had previously been in use at Washington, D.C., airports since late September. On social media, ASI said the current ground stop is not based on or a result of the SMART system, any product of ASI or our integration with FAA and ATC. A Yahoo reporter who was stuck on the tarmac on a United Airlines flight waiting to depart from Los Angeles International Airport passed along updates from the cabin. She said her pilot told passengers that what happened was a communications outage that started in Kansas City Center, which is responsible for the airspace above the middle of America, and it spread nationwide. She also said she received an update from United Airlines, which said, Air traffic control is limiting the number of planes allowed to land and depart each hour in Los Angeles, affecting several flights. We're monitoring the situation closely to get you to your destination as soon as possible. Around 7 p.m. ET, she said her flight going over the Pacific had departed. The New York Times has reported that some international flights from the United States have been allowed to depart amid the ground stop. Alaska Airlines said in a statement that flights within Hawaii and Alaska have also been continuing, as have longer-distance flights to and from Honolulu. Nationwide ground stops are pretty rare. The last time such an event occurred was in January 2023, when a pilot notification system went down. Before then, a nationwide ground stop was issued following the September 11, 2001, attacks. Last year Congress approved $12.5 billion to overhaul the outdated technology that air traffic controllers rely on, including old copper wires and radio systems. On social media, the GOP-controlled Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees the FAA, noted that no new air traffic area control centers have been built since [Lyndon B. Johnson] was in office. The Trump administration has requested another $30 billion to modernize the nation's air-traffic control system. This article originally appeared on Yahoo News at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/faa-says-nationwide-ground-stop-is-over-after-thousands-of-flights-cancelled-013209016.html

Cabinet clears hydropower, urban asset policies; approves fruit mandis

Jammu, Nov 13:The cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Friday approved two major policies on hydropower development and urban asset monetisation, besides clearing land allotments for fruit mandis at Pattan, Tral, and Kulgam and 32 kanals for a grid station in north Kashmir's Bandipora district. The meeting was the first full-strength cabinet sitting in Jammu following the induction of four ministers on October 27. The Office of the Chief Minister, J&K, said in a post on X that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers in Jammu, deliberating on key proposals aimed at strengthening public welfare, accelerating equitable development and advancing transparent, responsive and effective governance across Jammu and Kashmir. According to sources, the cabinet approved the Jammu and Kashmir Hydropower Policy-2026, which seeks to attract private investment in hydropower projects with a capacity of up to 100 MW under the Independent Power Producer (IPP) and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) models. The cabinet also cleared the Urban Asset Mapping and Monetisation Policy-2026, prepared by the Housing and Urban Development Department. The policy aims to identify, map, and optimise the use of assets owned by Urban Local Bodies across Jammu and Kashmir to generate additional revenue for strengthening civic infrastructure and improving public services. In another decision, sources said the cabinet approved the e-auction of the SumchamPadder mineral block in Kishtwar district through the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, to grant an exploration licence for copper, nickel, and associated mineralisation. They said that the cabinet also approved transferring 32 kanals of Shamilat land at Nadikhai and Poshwari in the Hajin area of Bandipora district to the Power Development Department for constructing a grid station. The proposed grid station is expected to strengthen the electricity distribution network in the area. In a move aimed at strengthening agricultural marketing infrastructure, the cabinet cleared land allotment proposals for establishing fruit mandis at Pattan, Tral and Kulgam, the sources said. The proposed facilities are expected to provide marketing infrastructure to fruit growers and facilitate the trade and transportation of agricultural produce. Cabinet Minister Javed Ahmad Rana said proposals concerning land required for power projects being developed under the PPP model, agricultural and fruit markets, and the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau were taken up at the meeting. He said certain promotion-related cases were considered. Rana said the regularisation of daily wagers was not discussed and did not figure on the cabinet agenda. The issue remains a longstanding demand of dailywagers and other temporary workers employed in various government departments across Jammu and Kashmir. The rehabilitation of traders affected by fires at Jammu's Warehouse Market and Shiv Market was also not discussed at the meeting, Rana said. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary and ministers Ali Mohammad Sagar, Sakeena Itoo, Javed Ahmad Rana, Javid Ahmad Dar, Mir Saifullah, Shamim Firdous, and Altaf Ahmad Wani attended the meeting. The cabinet expansion on October 27 brought four new ministers Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mir Saifullah, Shamim Firdous and Altaf Ahmad Wani - into the Council of Ministers, taking its strength to the maximum permissible nine, including the Chief Minister. Satish Sharma was dropped in the reshuffle.

The Measure of a Responsible Society

Public responsibility is often discussed as though it belongs only to those who govern. Roads must be repaired, services delivered and public safety ensuredthese are essential duties of the state. But a society cannot function on official responsibility alone. Its everyday character is shaped by the choices of ordinary people: whether they follow rules, respect shared spaces, care for public property and consider how their actions affect others. In Kashmir, the meaning of this responsibility is visible in daily life. A road blocked by careless parking delays ambulances and commuters alike. Litter left in a stream or on a roadside adds to the burden on an already fragile environment. Disregarding traffic rules puts not only the violator but pedestrians, passengers and other drivers at risk. Such acts may seem small in isolation, but repeated across neighbourhoods, they become a public problem that no department can solve by itself. Public responsibility also requires a willingness to protect what belongs to everyone. Parks, footpaths, public buildings and water sources are not the concern of government alone; they are shared assets. Damaging them, occupying them without regard for others or treating them as someone elses problem weakens the quality of life for the whole community. Caring for these spaces is not a substitute for proper maintenance by authorities. It is a recognition that public property has value and that its preservation serves everyone. Citizenship, however, is not simply obedience. It includes the right to question decisions, demand better services and hold public institutions accountable. That right is strongest when exercised with facts, fairness and respect for others. Responsible criticism can expose failures and prompt change; intimidation, rumour and the deliberate spread of false information only deepen mistrust. A healthy public life depends on both accountable institutions and citizens willing to participate constructively. The same principle applies to public safety. Following traffic rules, avoiding reckless behaviour and reporting genuine hazards can prevent harm. So can showing consideration for people who are elderly, disabled or otherwise vulnerable in public spaces. Responsibility is not always dramatic. Often it is a quiet decision to wait, yield, verify a claim or refrain from making a difficult situation worse. None of this should be used to excuse administrative failures. Authorities remain accountable for reliable services, fair enforcement and the protection of public resources. But demanding good governance and practising civic responsibility are not competing demands. They strengthen each other. A responsible society is built through everyday conduct as much as through policy. The common good begins when people recognise that public life is sharedand that the condition of our roads, neighbourhoods and institutions reflects what all of us are prepared to protect.

Deadly building collapse brought Brooklyn neighbors together. Now they want answers.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a partial building collapse where, according to local reports, people are trapped in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Wednesday, November 11. - Angelina Katsanis/Reuters Leonor Yupa dropped to her knees Thursday when a Spanish-language media reporter said her 22-year-old son was among eight people whose lives were claimed by the Brooklyn building collapse the day before. I want my son! I want my son! the Ecuadorian mother cried in Spanish as family members tried to hold Yupa up and others who gathered at Bethesda Church of God in Christ assured her the reports were unconfirmed. The agonizing cries of another woman who just lost her husband reverberated through the Brooklyn sanctuary across the street from the collapse. When the woman learned her husbands body was pulled from the debris Thursday morning, she collapsed and wailed her husbands name. Toms! Tomasito! she cried. Family members gathered around the widow and formed a prayer circle. Just outside the church, a nervous father also prayed. He was anxiously waiting to learn the fate of his son, a construction worker who has not been reachable since the collapse. In the Flatbush neighborhood home to a mix of immigrant communities six adults and two children had died and over a dozen were injured after the three-story mixed-use building collapsed on Veterans Day, a day on which many families stayed home. unknown content item - I want to take a moment to remember those we have so senselessly lost, Mayor Zohran Mamdani told reporters Thursday. These were our friends and our neighbors, parents and children, young families building their lives in our city, and immigrants from Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Trinidad, and beyond. The day after the tragedy, residents and other bystanders crowded the sidewalk as construction equipment was used to remove debris and rubble from the site. Clothes still hung from a closet in an adjoining building where a wall came down during the collapse. A construction worker embraces a child at the scene of the collapse on Wednesday. - Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images North America/Getty Images Heavy rain pelted the intersection of Flatbush and Bedford avenues, a multicultural enclave that is the heart of New York Citys Caribbean diaspora. The names on signs of storefront churches and businesses from bakeries, restaurants and beauty salons reflect places like Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, and more recently, newcomers from Mexico and Ecuador. Among those killed Wednesday were three Colombian citizens, two Ecuadorian men and a 26-year-old Guatemalan man, officials from the countries announced. A six months pregnant woman who was rescued from the collapse this week sustained serious injuries, but her unborn child is still alive, according to a spokesperson for her family. By the grace of God, both she and her unborn baby are alive. However, she sustained serious injuries and is currently receiving medical care at the hospital, Mamadou Saliou Diallo, president of the Guinean Community of America New York, said during a news conference Friday morning. The womans husband, Fatoumata Binta Bah, said he was returning home from getting groceries when he first saw the commotion. He went around the people gathering thinking it was a car crash, then a woman told him a building had collapsed. When she told me that, I couldnt feel where I was anymore. I realized that our building borders this area. I told her My wife is inside, my friends are inside! Bah recalled. Another woman who survived the collapse said she had taken the day off from work and had been trying to go to sleep with the lights off in her room because she had a headache. Ciahola Lawrence then heard a loud thump, and when she opened her eyes there was light everywhere and an open view of the rubble. unknown content item - I could see my neighbors coming out on stretchers they were already dead. We didnt deserve this! Lawrence wailed, later pushing her head into her husbands chest as her words dissolved into sobs. Zariah, a girl whose family survived the collapse, expressed concern over her familys cat, who was inside the building at the time of the collapse. They said they were inside the house to try to find him, but I dont think they really did, she said. Hes hiding from them, and I think hes scared of them, and I just really want them to come and get our cat. unknown content item - Starting to become emotional, she said, They put a lot of lives in danger. After she finished speaking, Zariah was comforted by New York Attorney General Letitia James. In the aftermath of the collapse, local families, clergy and community groups gathered to support one another while demanding accountability for housing conditions and construction oversight in their predominantly Black and immigrant neighborhood. Go in the church and pray, please On Wednesday night, Yupa and other relatives spent hours scouring hospitals throughout Brooklyn hoping to find her son, Gabriel Siguencia. The family then visited the collapse site Thursday. Yupa shielded herself from heavy rain under the canopy of the church as a woman with a West Indian lilt alerted other bystanders nearby that she saw first responders pull a young child and a woman from the rubble. Then came the news about Siguencia, who had arrived in New York from Ecuador only about a month ago and started working as a carpenter at the construction site adjacent to the building collapse about two weeks ago, according to uncles, cousins and family friends. He came to America looking for the same opportunities that people from all over the world come here for, said family friend Javier Ortega, who drove Siguencias mother to the site from her home in Connecticut. Thats why he was working there. Like many other families, Siguencias loved ones awaited news about him across the street from the collapse site. Some, like the husband of a six month pregnant woman rescued from the rubble, rejoiced as they received word their loved one was safe. unknown content item - As the downpour intensified Thursday over the neighborhood known as Little Haiti, a member of Bethesda Church of God in Christ invited Siguencias family inside the warm vestibule. Yupa, weeping, sat on a folding chair as a Haitian church member served her cups of water. As Yupa sobbed, family members surrounded her and Ecuadoran consular officials made calls trying to track down information. Soft murmurs of Hallelujah, hallelujah spilled out from the church filled with Haitian worshippers on the other side of the vestibule doors. We all have to look out for each other in this country, said the woman who brought water to Yupa and the others. It doesnt matter where you come from. Another woman implored Yupa as she wept: Go in the church and pray, please. Time ticked by with a heaviness before officials with the Ecuadoran consul walked Yupa and her friends and family members several blocks in the heavy rain to a nearby YMCA, where relatives of the dead and missing had been gathering. The consul general of Ecuador, Gicela Andrade Valens, later told reporters outside that authorities had confirmed Siguencias death to his mother. Another Ecuadorian national, 26-year-old Jos Luis Caguana Cosquillo, was also killed. Winston Sanchez, who spoke on behalf of Cosquillos family, said he had left behind a pregnant wife who is due to give birth soon and that the child would never meet their father. Sanchez said he hopes the city will do more to protect construction workers. Developers, real estate, different construction companies, theyre making a lot of money with the blood of many construction workers, Sanchez said. That is unacceptable, and I hope the city, on behalf of the families, will do more to protect our construction workers. Colombias consulate in New York said two Colombian children and one adult were killed in the collapse. The Consulate of Colombia in New York reiterates its most sincere condolences to the victims families and loved ones, the consulate said. Nothing like this has ever happened in this neighborhood Pastor Alfred Justin Josephs church, the Bethesda Church of God in Christ, became an open sanctuary for the injured, the anxious and the grieving. They were standing in the street. I let them in, Joseph said. Thank God we have counselors in the church people who do counseling for grief. Various groups have streamed through his church, including a dozen people in the first wave. While some have since been escorted to a local YMCA or hotels, the church remains an epicenter of consolation and support. As she heard the wailing of the young woman who lost her spouse in the collapse, Flatbush resident Joy Kerr led a prayer circle to offer some comfort in a moment of devastation. Kerr walked into the church and found the young woman crying hysterically after learning that her spouse, a construction worker, was killed when the building came down. Kerr listened to the woman sobbing for about half an hour and said, No, I cant take this. I cant sit back and just watch her and listen to her cry so hysterically. In that moment, I knew she needed comfort, she said. She gathered with the woman who had lost her spouse and those around them, and they began to pray. This is devastating, Kerr said. Nothing like this has ever happened in this neighborhood, and we just need to come together and stay together as a community. unknown content item - And Katie Stevens, a teacher who lives about a block from the building, sobbed after she watched first responders load body bags into a van Thursday morning. I care for my neighbors so much, Stevens told CNN. Im just so sad. James Williams, a bricklayer who has lived in the neighborhood for 35 years, stood across the street from the wreckage site Thursday and recalled watching the buildings walls cave in the day before. One image reverberated in his mind: a woman climbing a now-exposed staircase as everything around her was crumbling. I dont know if she got out alive or not, he lamented. To see that and not know what happened to her I might have to go see a psychiatrist. Williams said he knows multiple families affected by the collapse. A friend told him she had been texting with relatives at the site when it collapsed but had not been able to locate them at any local hospitals. As grief rippled through the neighborhood, nonprofits and agencies including the Red Cross, NYC Human Resources Administration and World Central Kitchen helped shaken families with emergency shelter, supplies and updates about missing people. Neighbors call for accountability Officials stand at the site on Thursday - Yuki Iwamura/AP As darkness fell over the collapse site Thursday night, amid thunderclaps and heavy rain, floodlights shone on a now-idle backhoe that had been excavating piles of debris, twisted metal and the pieces of what had been apartments into dumpsters. Crews finished a marathon search through the rubble and determined there were no more survivors to be rescued, officials had said Thursday afternoon. Under umbrellas, people hurried home after work, some stopping momentarily to look at the now-vacant space that had recently been home to many. Across the street, a cluster of older women started gathering early for an evening service at Bethesda Church of God in Christ. This church happens to be a Haitian Creole speaking church, but the church is open to the entire community, said Florence Saint-Jean, a psychologist who offers mental health and trauma services at the church. The people who live here are immigrants, and so when crisis happens, theres only one language love, she said. People are tired, theyre looking for food, theyre looking for shelter, and the church is always open and available. The New York City Public Advocate who serves as an ombudsman for citizen complaints said Friday many local residents are afraid to speak up when they see violations. We have the intersection of immigration and people afraid to come out and speak, Jumanne Williams said. We want to make sure were speaking up for them. As neighbors hugged and comforted one another, one question created knots in their chests: How could this tragedy have happened? The Department of Buildings has not yet determined the cause of the collapse, and an investigation is underway as new information emerges about the buildings history and construction process. Residents of three buildings on the block are still barred from their homes, and questions are growing over whether the developers were digging for a much larger building than the city approved. Department of Buildings sweeps have now expanded their scope to more than 160 sites across our city, associated with six entities that are associated with this project, Mamdani said Friday, adding an outside engineering consulting firm will also provide an independent report. If we find anyone that has violated the law, we will hold them fully accountable, the mayor said. The Brooklyn District Attorneys Office is conducting its own investigation into whether laws were broken at the site of the collapse. Were looking at the entire history, and if there are additional things that we need to see, that will be part of the investigation, Department of Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said Friday. As investigators try to determine factors in Wednesdays deadly collapse of the three-story building in Brooklyn, theyll be looking at both the condition of the collapsed building and activity at the construction site that neighbored it. Cracks had been reported in the facade of the building as part of the permitting process for construction on the adjacent lot, which the collapse spilled into. The buildings owner, Olufemi Falade , has a troubling history that reportedly landed him in jail for 12 days in 2006 for failing to repair hundreds of violations across multiple buildings. Falade was frequently listed on the annual Worst Landlords Watchlist put out by the New York City Public Advocates office, although he is not on the most recent list. I dont want to speak out of turn. I want to wait for the investigation to outplay, Williams said. But I will say if you have multiple negligence, both on the owners side and/or the construction side, there definitely should be a criminal investigation and, I believe, arrests at some point if that is the case. CNN has reached out to Falade for comment. The collapsed building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue currently has 98 open housing violations ranging from unsafe electrical wiring and a lack of smoke detectors to bedbug infestations and a lack of adequate water supply for the buildings sprinkler system according to records from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Local election officials promised to address understaffing in the citys Department of Buildings. Right now, the building department has an 8 to 9% vacancy rate, said New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin. We will ensure that every single one of those positions is immediately filled. Though building collapses are rare in the US, lower-income and immigrant neighborhoods often face higher risks of hazards and neglect. Housing experts and advocates have pointed to systemic inequities that disproportionately impact working class immigrant communities, including old buildings, lax code enforcement and rapid construction. Sumathy Kumar, executive director of New York State Tenant Bloc and Housing Justice for All, an organization that works to organize tenants, said the Brooklyn landlord has an extensive and troubling history with the city. We need better and faster tools to hold landlords accountable and to make sure that buildings are properly maintained and managed, Kumar said. Saint-Jean said there is a visible distinction between how development occurs in immigrant communities like Flatbush. What were most concerned about is, when things like his happen, that our voice (is) not being heard about development in the area, she said. CNNs Ray Sanchez reported from New York and Dalia Faheid from Los Angeles. CNNs Gloria Pazmino, Eduardo Cuevas, Brynn Gingras, Andy Rose, Rebekah Riess, Alaa Elassar, Graham Hurley, Taylor Romine, John Miller and Holly Yan contributed to this report. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com This article originally appeared on CNN at https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/13/us/immigrant-community-brooklyn-building-collapse

Cabinet Okays Urban Asset Mapping

Jammu Tawi, Nov 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet on Friday approved the Urban Asset Mapping and Monetization Policy, 2026 and the J&K Hydropower Policy, 2026, besides clearing several land allotment proposals, including those for setting up fruit mandis at Pattan, Tral and Kulgam. Sources said that Cabinet meeting was held chaired by the Chief [] The post Cabinet Okays Urban Asset Mapping & Hydropower Policies appeared first on Northlines .

Ensure free, fair panchayat polls, protect YSRCP Candidates: YSRCP delegation calls for strict CCTV enforcement, security for upcoming elections

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Cabinet Gives Nod to Urban Asset Mapping and Monetisation Policy

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Pakistan: Group flags 'anti-education policies', mistreatment of students in Balochistan

Digital Desk | Quetta, Nov 13 (IANS) The Baloch Students Action Committee (BSAC) has expressed concern over what it described as growing bias in Balochistan's education system, saying the situation had created uncertainty among students. The group accused the administration of Makran Medical College in the Turbat region of displaying a deeply prejudiced attitude towards students, alleging that repeated failures in viva examinations were jeopardising the students' academic futures. The education system in Balochistan is increasingly being run in a biased manner, creating an atmosphere of uncertainty. Following the same path, the Makran Medical College administration continues to adopt an extremely prejudiced attitude towards students. Students are repeatedly failed in viva examinations because of examiner bias, putting their academic careers at risk, the BSAC posted on X. While the college administration does not require teachers to hold classes regularly, students are repeatedly failed in viva examinations, and then their annual results are withheld through vivas in supplementary examinations. Makran Medical College students have previously raised their voices and protested over this issue, but no satisfactory solution has been found to date. This shows that the Makran Medical College administration is not taking this issue seriously at all, it added. The BSAC described the threatening attitude and biased examination practices adopted by the Makran Medical College administration toward students as deeply troubling and contrary to the interests of education. Educational institutions in Balochistan are being run in a manner that would not be acceptable in any business. Balochistans educational institutions have always suffered from such problems, which are unbecoming of educational institutions. Rather than jeopardizing students academic careers, educational institutions should create opportunities and modern facilities for them so that students can take advantage of them, it noted. Condemning the anti-education policies such as the mistreatment of students, threatening behavior, and examination bias in Balochistans educational institutions, the group appealed to all educational institutions, including the Makran Medical College administration, to take these issues seriously so that students careers and academic years are not jeopardised. The demands of the Makran Medical College students, who have been sitting in a protest sit-in for the past six days, should be heard and addressed immediately, and their educational journey should be made easier by ensuring access to facilities, it added. Students of Makran Medical College staged protests over alleged irregularities in viva examinations, alleging that the unjustified failures had resulted in the loss of an academic year and taken a serious toll on their mental well-being, local media reported. The protest entered its sixth consecutive day on Thursday, with students demanding a transparent and impartial examination system and an end to what they described as unjustified failures.

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Cummins Opens Up On Khawaja's Explosive Captaincy Claims

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A Conversation Across Three Philosophical Worlds

The decisive differences emerge when we ask what kind of self is revealed through this inward inquiry. Heideggers Dasein is fundamentally characterised by being-in-the-world: it exists through concrete involvements, inherited possibilities, historical circumstances, language and temporality. It does not first exist as a self-contained essence and subsequently enter the world; its existence is already shaped by its thrownness into a particular situation and by the possibilities towards which it projects itself. Temporality is therefore central to the disclosure of its Being. akaras tman, by contrast, cannot be reduced to a historically situated or temporally unfolding individual. The empirical person is subject to change, but the deepest Self, understood through Advaita Vednta, is not ultimately defined by the changing conditions of body, mind or history. Its identity with Brahman points towards a reality that is unconditioned by these limitations. A comparable transcendental dimension appears in Ibn Arabs metaphysics, where the Real cannot be confined within the succession of temporal events or the categories through which the human mind seeks to comprehend existence. Yet an important qualification is necessary: the divine self-disclosure unfolds in the changing multiplicity of the cosmos, even though the divine essence is not exhausted or circumscribed by those manifestations. Thus, whereas Heidegger investigates Being through the finite, historical and temporal structure of human existence, akara directs inquiry towards the realisation of an unconditioned non-duality, and Ibn Arab explores how the transcendent Real becomes disclosed without ceasing to exceed every disclosure. The contrast is not simply between a temporal Heidegger and two thinkers who reject time; it concerns three different understandings of the relationship between finite existence and what cannot be reduced to its conditions. The theological implications of the thought of akara and Ibn Arab extend far beyond an abstract understanding of ultimate reality. Both thinkers insist, in their distinctive ways, that intellectual knowledge of the Divine, however necessary, does not exhaust the depth of spiritual realisation. In akaras Advaita Vednta, liberation emerges through the realisation that tman, the innermost Self, is non-different from Brahman, the ultimate reality. In Ibn Arabs Sufi metaphysics, the journey towards God involves the unveiling of deeper dimensions of the Real, whose signs are disclosed throughout creation without the divine essence ever being exhausted by its manifestations. These are not identical conceptions of divine-human unity: akaras non-duality and Ibn Arabs account of the relationship between the Real and creation belong to different theological and metaphysical frameworks. Yet both challenge the assumption that the Divine can be adequately grasped as merely one object standing opposite an independent human subject. Such realisation need not diminish reverence for God; rather, it may deepen it by transforming the very meaning of the relationship between the human being and the ultimate. The language of Martin Bubers I and Thou offers a suggestive parallel here: authentic relationship emerges when the other is encountered not merely as an object to be classified, possessed or used, but as a presence demanding openness and response. Bubers dialogical philosophy should not be conflated with either Advaita or Ibn Arabs metaphysics, but it helps illuminate a shared possibility: that spiritual understanding may transform the subject-object relationship without reducing the Divine to an object of human knowledge. The result is not the disappearance of devotion, but its deepening into humility, wonder and a more profound awareness of the sacred significance of existence. The ethical implications of this vision are equally compelling. If the deepest understanding of reality unsettles the absolute divisions through which the ego separates itself from others, then our moral relationship with fellow human beings can no longer rest solely upon utility, convenience or self-interest. akaras non-dualism invites us to question the ultimate independence we attribute to our individual identities, while Ibn Arabs understanding of divine self-disclosure encourages us to recognise the diverse forms through which the divine names are reflected in creation. Read as ethical inspirations rather than as identical doctrines, these insights can become a powerful impulse for coexistence, compassion and the rejection of exclusionary boundaries. The stranger, the neighbour and the person whose beliefs or circumstances differ from our own cease to be merely instruments within our personal projects; they become beings whose existence calls for recognition and responsibility. Here, Heideggers critique of an exclusively instrumental understanding of the world can be brought into conversation with the ethical philosophies of Buber and Emmanuel Levinas. Buber reminds us of the difference between an IThou encounter and an IIt relationship, while Levinas places the ethical demand of the Other at the centre of philosophical responsibility. Their approaches differ significantly from akaras and Ibn Arabs metaphysical visions, and Levinas in particular resists reducing the irreducible Other to a totalising system of unity. That caution is important: a philosophy of unity must never become an excuse for erasing human difference or silencing the particular voice of another person. Properly understood, unity does not demand uniformity. Instead, it can inspire us to move beyond the divisions of caste, creed, community and identity that turn contingent differences into walls of hostility. The recognition of a deeper kinship among beings can become an ethical summons to coexistence, without requiring us to deny the plurality of human experience. In this sense, the metaphysical intuition of interconnectedness acquires its true social significance when it becomes a practice of dignity, justice, dialogue and care. The environmental implications of this philosophical conversation are particularly urgent in an age when nature is increasingly approached as a storehouse of resources, a commodity to be exploited or an obstacle to economic expansion. Heideggers critique of technological enframing offers a powerful diagnosis of this instrumental outlook: the natural world is reduced to a standing reserve, valuable primarily for its availability to human purposes. akaras Advaita, although it did not formulate a modern ecological programme, may offer a different orientation by challenging the assumption that our ordinary, ego-centred perception reveals the ultimate structure of reality. If the boundaries through which we define the isolated self are not ultimately absolute, the human relationship with the wider world can be reconsidered in less possessive terms. Ibn Arabs vision provides another resource: creation may be contemplated as a field of divine signs and self-disclosure, whose forms invite recognition rather than careless domination. These perspectives resonate with the tradition of sacred ecology associated with thinkers such as Frithjof Schuon, whose perennialist approach sought to recover the spiritual significance of the natural world across religious traditions. Comparable possibilities can be explored within Indian philosophical traditions, including Advaita Vednta, where the unity of reality may support an attitude of humility towards the more-than-human world. Yet such an ecological ethic must be developed thoughtfully rather than simply attributed to akara or assumed to follow automatically from non-dualism. Metaphysical unity does not by itself supply the practical principles required for conservation, environmental justice or sustainable living. It can, however, transform the sensibility from which such principles emerge. A river then becomes more than a channel for water, a forest more than a supply of timber, and an animal more than an instrument of human convenience: each can be encountered within a wider order of significance that exceeds its immediate utility. The task of a contemporary sacred ecology is not to abandon scientific knowledge or practical environmental policy, but to bring them into conversation with a renewed sense of reverence. When the world is no longer viewed merely as an It to be mastered, but encountered as a living field of relationships, the recognition of interconnectedness may become the foundation of a more responsible relationship between humanity, nature and the cosmos. Perhaps the real beauty of these great seers and thinkers lies not in finding a final answer to the mystery of Being, but in allowing that mystery to change the way we live. akara invites us to look beyond the divisions that separate us, Ibn Arab teaches us to recognise the traces of the Divine in the vastness of existence, and Heidegger reminds us to recover our sense of wonder before a world we have grown accustomed to using rather than understanding. Their paths are different, yet each, in its own way, asks us to look again: at ourselves, at the people around us, and at the fragile world we share. Perhaps the deepest realisation is not that we have finally understood Being, but that we have become a little more humble before its mystery, a little more tender towards one another, and a little more grateful for the simple miracle of being here.

ACB arrests RDD Assistant Engineer, contractor for accepting Rs 8,000 bribe in Bandipora

Srinagar, Nov 12:The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Jammu and Kashmir has arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Rural Development Department (RDD) and a contractor for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 for clearing pending work bills in Bandipora district. The accused government employee has been identified as Mohd Rafi Moon, Assistant Engineer, RDD Block Arin, while the other accused is Hilal Ahmad Mir, son of Mohd Ramzan Mir, a resident of Gundpora, Rampora, Bandipora, who is a contractor by profession. According to an ACB statement, Police Station ACB Baramulla had received a complaint alleging that the complainant had completed five government PRI works, but the concerned Assistant Engineer was demanding Rs 11,000 as bribe for clearing the bills. The complainant alleged that after negotiations, the accused reduced the demanded amount to Rs 8,000. Despite the complainant's refusal to pay the bribe, the officer allegedly continued to withhold the bills. Following the complaint, the ACB conducted a discreet verification, which prima facie established the commission of a cognisable offence under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, as amended in 2018. Accordingly, FIR No. 07/2026 under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered at Police Station ACB Baramulla on November 12, 2026, and an investigation was initiated. Subsequently, a trap team was constituted in the presence of independent witnesses and a trap was laid. The ACB said the Assistant Engineer and the contractor were caught red-handed while allegedly demanding and accepting the bribe amount of Rs 8,000. The bribe money was recovered from their possession and the recovery was corroborated by independent witnesses and other evidence, the ACB said. Both accused have been arrested and taken into custody. Further investigation in the case is underway.

J&K Police reshuffle: 136 DSPs transferred with immediate effect

Srinagar, Nov 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday carried out a sweeping reshuffle of its mid-level cadre, transferring 136 Deputy Superintendents of Police with immediate effect. The order, issued by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, covers postings across district police establishments, CID, Security, Traffic, the Economic Offences Wing, the Special Operations Group and Armed Police formations. The Police Headquarters said the transfers had been ordered in the interest of administration. As per the order, Tejinder Kour has been transferred from SO to DIG HG Jammu to Principal CTI Jammu, while Nisar Ahmad Khan has been shifted from DSP Headquarters Kulgam to DSP PCR Srinagar. Ashaq Hussain Dar has been transferred from SDPO Zakura to DSP Headquarters Kulgam, Sachit Mahajan from DSP SKPA Udhampur to DSP CID SB Political Jammu and Junaid Wali from SDPO M.R. Gunj to DSP CID SB Srinagar. Mohd Ameen Bhat has been shifted from DSP SOG Bani, Kathua, to DSP CTC Lethpora, Tussif Ahmed from SDPO Mendhar to DSP CID CI Ramban, Imtiaz Ahmed from DSP Security Jammu to SDPO Pahalgam and Parul Bhardwaj from SDPO Mahore to DSP Headquarters Bandipora. Irshad Ahmad Ahanger has been transferred from DSP CID CI Doda-Kishtwar to DSP EOW Jammu, while Shaid Nahiem Ahmed has been shifted from SDPO Manjakote to SDPO Arnas. Aftab Hussain Shah has been posted as SDPO Bijbehara from DSP EOW Jammu, Satish Bhardwaj as DSP Personnel APHQ from SDPO Bakshi Nagar and Sheikh Mudasir Ahmad Farooqi as SDPO Magam from SDPO Bijbehara. Nikhil Gogna has been shifted from DSP Prov I PHQ to SDPO Katra, Zafar Mahdi from DSP Headquarters Bandipora to DSP 22 JKAP IR and Ahmad Shaafi Zargar from DSP DAR Bandipora to DSP Buildings Headquarters. Mohd Nawaz Khandey has been transferred from SDPO Sumbal to DSP DAR Sopore, Sheezan Bhat from DSP 7 JKAP IR to SDPO Handwara, Neeraj Kumar from SDPO Billawar to DSP Headquarters Rajouri, Lov Karan from SDPO Gandoh to DSP Headquarters Kathua and Rohit Chadgal from DSP SOG Jammu to DSP Headquarters Reasi. Khalid Ashraf has been shifted from DSP CID CI Headquarters Jammu to DSP SKPA Udhampur, while Sagara Singh, who was awaiting posting, has been posted as SO to DIG DK Range. Qazi Shamas-ul-Muzaffar has been transferred from DSP CID CIK (JIC) to DSP CID CI Budgam, Zahid Ahmad Lone from DSP Buildings Headquarters to SDPO Zakura and Zohaib Hassan from SDPO Panthachowk to SDPO Sopore. Syeed Peerzada Mujahidulhaq has been shifted from DSP Headquarters Anantnag to SDPO Khanyar, Sunil Singh from DSP CID SB Headquarters Jammu to SDPO Chenani, Shoket Ali from DSP Traffic Doda-Kishtwar to SDPO Mahore and Satish Kumar from DSP Headquarters Rajouri to SDPO Vijaypur. Imtyaz Ahmad has been transferred from DSP Security Kashmir to DSP Traffic Ganderbal-Bandipora, while Parupkar Singh has been shifted from SDPO Thana Mandi to DSP Personnel Headquarters. Dr Azhar Rashid has been posted as SDPO Tangmarg from SDPO Khanyar, Vikram Singh as DSP 16 JKAP IR from SDPO North Jammu and Kulwant Singh as DSP 3 JKAP IR from DSP CID CI Baramulla. Arun Jamwal has been shifted from SDPO Vijaypur to DSP 5 JKAP IR, Updesh Kumar from SDPO Arnas to DSP DAR Samba and Aijaz Ahmad from DSP 2 JKAP IR to DSP CID SB Poonch. Sharad has been transferred from DSP GRP Lines Katra to SDPO Manjakote, Dr Bhishm Dubey from SDPO Katra to DSP 11 JKAP IR, Javaid Ahmad Lone from DSP 17 JKAP IR to DSP TMG CID Headquarters and Syed Sleet Shah from DSP Headquarters Srinagar to DSP CID CI Headquarters Srinagar. Surinder Mohan has been shifted from DSP SOG Kalakote, Rajouri, to DSP Prov I Headquarters, Mohd Rafee Rather from DSP CID SB Srinagar to DSP CID SB Ganderbal, Viqar Younus Batt from DSP Headquarters Ramban to DSP EOW Jammu and Adil Hussain from DSP DAR Doda to DSP IO JKAP IR. Arif Hussain Malik has been transferred from SDPO Kokernag to SDPO Panthachowk, Majad Ali from SDPO Awantipora to DSP 9 JKAP, Shammi Kumar from DSP SOG Rajouri to DSP Headquarters Udhampur and Aakash Kohli from DSP EOW Jammu to SDPO Border Kathua. Dev Raj has been shifted from Principal CTI Jammu to SO to DIG HG Jammu. Revaz Ahmad has been transferred from SDPO DH Pora to DSP Traffic City Srinagar, Mehboob ul Haq from DSP Traffic City Srinagar to DSP DAR Kulgam, Faizan Ali from SDPO Tangmarg to DSP CID CIK (JIC) and Mohammad Ashril from SDPO Magam to SDPO Hazratbal. Rashad Akbar Makai has been shifted from SDPO Hazratbal to DSP CID CI Srinagar, Abid Hussain Rafiqi from DSP CID SIA Kashmir to DSP 22 JKAP IR and Dheeraj Kumar from SDPO Shaheedgunj to SDPO North Jammu. Mohd Abdullah Wani has been transferred from DSP DAR Sopore to DSP Security Kashmir, Maroof Ahmad from DSP AC HG Poonch to DSP AC HG Rajouri, Mohd Aslam from DSP Traffic Kulgam to DSP 6 JKAP and Faisal Arif Rishu from DSP EOW Jammu to SDPO Uri. Rajeev Raina has been shifted from SDPO Kangan to DSP 24 JKAP IR, Shivam Jaggi from SDPO Achchabal to DSP CID SB Headquarters Jammu and Rohit Gupta from DSP SOG Manzgam Kulgam to DSP 1 JKAP Border. Vikram Nag has been transferred from DSP SOG Srinagar to SDPO Bakshi Nagar, Mamta Sharma from DSP Crime Jammu (EOW) to DSP 1 JKAP Women, Shakir Hassan from DSP SOG Srinagar to SDPO M.R. Gunj and Faisal Hussain from SDPO Handwara to DSP Headquarters Anantnag. Sayed Aqeel Shah has been shifted from DSP SOG Kulgam to SDPO Shaheedgunj, Vikram Sarmhal from DSP 12 JKAP IR to SDPO Gandoh, Rajesh Chandan from DSP CID SS II to SDPO Thana Mandi and Sumit Bhagat from DSP 24 JKAP IR to DSP Headquarters Ramban. Rukhsana Choudhary has been transferred from DSP CID CI Headquarters Srinagar to DSP 14 JKAP IR, Farooq Ahmad from SDPO Pahalgam to DSP 8 JKAP IR, Mujahid Nazir from DSP Traffic Baramulla-Kupwara to DSP 11 JKAP IR and Sukhvir Singh from SDPO Chenani to DSP CID CI Kathua. Barkat Hussain has been shifted from DSP AC HG Rajouri to DSP AC HG Poonch, Manjeet Singh from DSP 7 JKAP Security to DSP CID SB Jammu, Sharat Chander Singh from DSP PCR Jammu to DSP 8 JKAP and Prehlad Kumar from DSP Headquarters Udhampur to DSP Complaints Headquarters. Surinder Paul Singh has been transferred from DSP Traffic Banihal to DSP 19 JKAP IR, Mohd Iqbal from DSP Security Civil Secretariat to DSP Traffic Pulwama-Shopian, Ajay Kumar from DSP DAR Baramulla to DSP 1 JKAP Border and Vishal Singh Jamwal from DSP Headquarters Reasi to SDPO Billawar. Mohd Ayoub Rather has been shifted from DSP DAR Kulgam to DSP 13 JKAP IR, Jatinder Singh from DSP DAR Udhampur to DSP 7 JKAP Security, Murtaza Ahmed from DSP CID CI City Srinagar to DSP PCR Srinagar and Arjan Chib from DSP DAR Samba to DSP 7 JKAP Security. Ravinder Singh has been transferred from DSP Headquarters Kathua to DSP Security Jammu, Shakeel Ahmed from DSP TMG CID Headquarters to DSP 22 JKAP IR, Varinder Gupta from DSP CID SB Jammu to DSP 24 JKAP IR and Manoj Kumar from DSP 5 JKAP IR to DSP DAR Doda. Gulzar Ahmad has been shifted from DSP Traffic Ganderbal-Bandipora to DSP 17 JKAP IR, Mushtaq Ahmad Paula from DSP Traffic Pulwama-Shopian to DSP 23 JKAP IR, Ghulam Hassan Bhat from DSP CID SB Ganderbal to DSP 23 JKAP IR and Mohammad Rafi Shah from SDPO Sopore to DSP Traffic Baramulla-Kupwara. Charanjeet Singh has been transferred from DSP SOG Basantgarh to DSP GRP Lines Katra, Mohd Yousuf Mir from SDPO Litter to DSP CID SB Headquarters Kashmir and Athar Samad Ahanger from SDPO Zainpora to DSP CID SIA Kashmir. Rajesh Kumar has been directed to report to IG Jammu and await further orders of posting after being shifted from SDPO Tral. Muzaffar Ahmad Shah has been transferred from DSP CID SB Headquarters Kashmir to DSP PTWS Srinagar, Mohammad Ayoub Wagay from DSP 17 JKAP IR to DSP Security Kashmir and Yawar Nissar Khan from DSP SOG Dooru Anantnag to DSP CID SB Budgam. Mayank Khajuria has been shifted from DSP SOG Kakapora Pulwama to DSP PCR Jammu, Manjot Singh from DSP SOG Sangam Srigufiwara to SDPO Litter, Sonika Verma from DSP PCR Srinagar to DSP 1 JKAP Women and Aeshal Nisar from DSP SOG Kreeri Baramulla to SDPO Sumbal. Zarqa Naquib has been transferred from DSP PCR Srinagar to DSP Headquarters Srinagar, Syed Aabid Shah from DSP SOG Uri Baramulla to DSP 8 JKAP IR, Mohd Wasim Shah from DSP SOG Budgam to DSP DAR Baramulla and Amit Khajuria from DSP SOG Hajin Bandipora to DSP SOG Srinagar. Farhan Ahmed has been shifted from DSP SOG Mirbazar Kulgam to SDPO Awantipora, Ishwer Dev from DSP SOG Mougla Rajouri to DSP Traffic Kulgam, Sohail Ahmad Wani from DSP SOG Anantnag to DSP CID CI Ganderbal and Tabassum Iqball from DSP SOG Pulwama to DSP SOG Manzgam Kulgam. Sakshi Sharma has been transferred from DSP SOG Samba to DSP 12 JKAP IR, Atif Zahoor from DSP SOG Sogam Lolab to SDPO DH Pora, Azhar Amin from DSP SOG Poonch to SDPO Mendhar and Sushant Sharma from DSP SOG Darhal Rajouri to DSP Traffic Banihal. Abhishek Kumar Kaith has been shifted from DSP SOG Pampore to SDPO Tral, Danish Javed Sheikh from DSP SOG Awantipora to SDPO Achabal and Rajat Chib from DSP SOG Hattipora Kulgam to DSP SOG Srinagar. Ravinder Kumar has been transferred from DSP SOG Ganderbal to DSP SOG Srinagar against an OAR post of DSP, while Chander Kant has been shifted from DSP SOG Imam Sahib Shopian to SDPO Zainpora. Vasu Aggarwal has been transferred from DSP SOG Bandipora to DSP CID SS II Headquarters, Aabid Hussain Lone from DSP SOG Pattan Baramulla to SDPO Kokernag, Nitish Sharma from DSP SOG Dachhan Kishtwar to DSP SOG Sogam Lolab and Shafqat Amin from DSP CTC Lethpora to DSP IO JKAP IR. Rafiq Ahmad Bhat has been shifted from DSP DAR Awantipora to DSP 3 JKAP Security, Munir Ahmad from DSP 14 JKAP IR to DSP Traffic Doda-Kishtwar, Karan Kumar from SDPO Border Kathua to DSP 16 JKAP IR and Sanjay Koul from DSP 22 JKAP IR to DSP CID CI Doda-Kishtwar. Mir Zahid has been transferred from DSP Arms/Ammunition Headquarters to DSP EOW Kashmir, while Chaman Gorka has been shifted from DSP 7 JKAP Security to DSP DAR Udhampur. The order further states that Sharat Chander Singh, at serial number 81, has been attached with CTC Sunjwan. One DSP post from the overall reserve has also been attached with Zonal Police Headquarters Jammu for drawal of salary in respect of Rajesh Kumar at serial number 102. It also directs that DSP Transport Headquarters shall, in addition to his own duties, look after the responsibilities of DSP Arms/Ammunition Headquarters. All officers have been directed to be relieved forthwith.

Heritage must stay alive, guide new generation: LG

Srinagar, Nov 12: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said heritage must stay alive, it must converse, and it must guide the new generation, underlining that the responsibility of the present generation is not merely to admire the legacy of Jammu and Kashmir but to preserve, organise, document and make it more accessible to society. He was addressing a two-day National Seminar on Revival, Preservation and Sustainability of Cultural Heritage of Kashmir, organised by Kakini Building Humanity. The event was also graced by Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat through virtual mode. Congratulating the organisers, scholars, administrators, artists, ex-servicemen, military officers and citizens participating in the seminar, the Lieutenant Governor said heritage is a priceless inheritance received from generations of philosophers, saints, artisans, writers and thinkers who enriched humanity through their wisdom and creativity. He called for a collective commitment to safeguarding the civilisational legacy of Jammu and Kashmir for future generations. The Lieutenant Governor observed that Jammu and Kashmir is not known only for its natural beauty but also for its profound contributions to philosophy, spirituality, language, aesthetics and human thought. Referring to Acharya Abhinavagupta, he said the great philosopher embodied the unity of spiritual experience, art and intellectual inquiry, and that youth should be introduced to the remarkable thinkers who emerged from the Kashmir Valley. Every university, every teacher, and every cultural institution of this land should work on translating important texts, encourage research, and provide scholars and students with a common platform. I believe that heritage must be alive, it must converse, and it must guide our new generation, he said. Emphasising that culture forms the foundation of every society, the Lieutenant Governor noted that communities draw confidence and self-respect from a deeper understanding of their history and heritage. He underlined the importance of preserving ancient religious sites, manuscripts, museums and cultural institutions as instruments for strengthening identity and promoting mutual understanding. Highlighting the significant efforts undertaken for heritage conservation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he noted that heritage revival projects are being implemented across the Union Territory through restoration of monuments, archival modernisation, archaeological research and cultural infrastructure development. Preservation work has been initiated on 106 heritage projects under the first two phases, with over 40 already completed. Under Phase III, 321 projects have been identified and 312 have received administrative approval. Digitisation of historical records is ongoing in the Jammu and Srinagar archives, with nearly 96.8 lakh pages digitised so far, representing about 68 per cent of available documents. Under Mission Gyan Bharatam, surveys have identified 43,000 manuscripts, with digitisation progressing steadily. The Lieutenant Governor also highlighted ongoing work related to the Sufiana School in Srinagar, the modernisation of Abhinav Theatre and Kala Kendra in Jammu, restoration of Mubarak Mandi and research into recently discovered Kushan-era Buddhist remains in Baramulla district. Speaking about the Naranag Heritage Complex in Ganderbal, he welcomed the research and documentation initiatives undertaken by Kakini Building Humanity and expressed hope that conservation and restoration activities would commence after completion of necessary procedural requirements. He also appreciated efforts connected with the Harmukh-Gangbal pilgrimage. I believe that Naranag has its own distinct historical and spiritual dignity, where faith, geography, and collective memories are deeply intertwined, he said, noting that Kakini Building Humanity had also established a chair at the Indian Heritage Institute. Reaffirming that Jammu and Kashmir has a long tradition of harmony and equal respect for all faiths, the Lieutenant Governor emphasised that the heritage of every community must be preserved with sensitivity. The vaakhs of Yogini Lalleshwari and Nund Rishi still reach people's hearts across centuries, because their words contain eternal truths that are untouched by the passage of time. Preserving this tradition of harmony is our collective public responsibility, he said. He said the Kashmiri Pandit contribution to Kashmir's literary, spiritual and cultural heritage is invaluable and their dignified return would help restore the Valley's complete social and cultural fabric. The Lieutenant Governor commended the Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums, scholars, archivists, museum professionals and all stakeholders associated with heritage conservation, and lauded former army officers and civil society organisations for their continued contribution to cultural preservation and nation-building. Padma Vibhushan Dr Padma Subrahmanyam, Kuldeep Krishan Sidha, Adv Raja Ashraf Ali Khan, Swamini Vishwa Nireeshwari Lakshmi Priya Mata, Ramesh Hangloo, Ar Balaji Dhar and Ar Shravanthi were felicitated for their contribution in the field of culture and heritage. Maj Gen R.K. Raina (Retd), Chairman, Kakini Building Humanity; Cdr Sanjay Kaul (Retd); Dr Aanchal Khurana, Vice President, Kakini Building Humanity; Ramesh Kumar, Secretary, Culture Department; Anshul Garg, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Rajiv Omprakashn, DIG CKR; Dr GV Sundeep Chakravarthy, SSP Srinagar; Akshay Labroo, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, senior officials and prominent citizens from different walks of life were present.

Slippery Roads Demand Responsible Driving

As winter tightens its grip over Kashmir, roads across the Valley are once again turning into dangerous stretches of ice, slush and uncertainty. A thin layer of frost may appear harmless, but for drivers and pedestrians it can transform an ordinary journey into a life-threatening ordeal. Every year, accidents on slippery roads remind us that road safety is not a seasonal slogan but a shared responsibility demanding action from both citizens and authorities. Driving on icy or wet roads requires patience, discipline and an understanding of changing road conditions. Speeding, rash overtaking, sudden braking and careless lane changes become especially dangerous when tyres lose their grip. Yet many motorists continue to drive as though the road beneath them remains dry and predictable. Such behaviour is not merely irresponsible; it places passengers, pedestrians and other road users at unnecessary risk. Responsible driving begins with accepting that winter roads demand a different approach. Drivers must reduce speed, maintain a safe distance and avoid abrupt manoeuvres. Vehicles should be checked before travel, particularly their tyres, brakes, lights and windscreen wipers. Public transport operators and commercial drivers have an even greater duty because their negligence can put dozens of lives in danger at once. However, road safety cannot be reduced to individual behaviour. The administration also has a vital responsibility. Roads vulnerable to black ice and waterlogging must be identified and monitored. Warning signs should be installed at accident-prone locations, while timely removal of snow and drainage of accumulated water can prevent many hazards. In hilly and rural areas, the absence of lighting, reflectors and crash barriers makes winter travel even more perilous. The Traffic Police must ensure that enforcement does not remain limited to occasional drives after accidents. Speeding, dangerous overtaking, driving without proper tyres and using mobile phones behind the wheel must invite consistent action. At the same time, enforcement should be accompanied by public awareness campaigns in schools, colleges, markets and transport hubs so that safe driving becomes a social habit rather than a reaction to tragedy. Pedestrians, too, face heightened risks during winter. Poorly lit roads, slippery footpaths and vehicles speeding through waterlogged stretches make even short walks hazardous. Authorities must clear pedestrian pathways and ensure that road maintenance does not ignore those who travel without vehicles. The loss of life on slippery roads is often described as an accident, but many such tragedies are preventable. Weather may create the risk; negligence converts it into disaster. Kashmir needs a culture in which reaching late is considered acceptable, but driving recklessly is not. Safe roads require responsible motorists, alert pedestrians and accountable institutions. Winter will test the Valleys roads again. The real question is whether society will respond with greater caution and better governance.

Health Department reviews winter readiness in Poonch

Poonch, Nov 12: The Health Department has stepped up winter preparedness measures to ensure uninterrupted healthcare services in remote and snowbound areas of Mandi tehsil in Poonch district. As part of the preparations, Block Medical Officer (BMO) Mandi, Dr Riyaz Jan, visited several Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and other healthcare facilities in far-flung areas to assess their readiness for the winter season. During the visits, he reviewed the availability of essential medicines, attendance of medical and paramedical staff, heating arrangements and emergency healthcare services. Dr Jan said the department was making efforts to ensure quality healthcare at the doorstep of residents in remote areas, where heavy snowfall and harsh weather often make access to medical facilities difficult. He said special attention was being given to areas vulnerable to heavy snowfall to ensure timely medical assistance and uninterrupted services during the winter months. The BMO added that all necessary measures were being taken to minimise public inconvenience and ensure that residents, particularly those in remote and border areas, continued to receive medical attention during extreme weather conditions.

Hegseth Medals Soldier Who 'Humiliated' Him For Laughing At War Memorial | Watch

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has awarded a prestigious military medal to the very soldier who publicly scolded him for laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during a Veterans Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery. The Army sentinel confronted Hegseth and his entourage, demanding silence and respect at the solemn war memorial. The embarrassing encounter was caught on camera and quickly went viral. But in a surprising turnaround, Hegseth invited the soldier to the Pentagon the following day and presented him with the Joint Service Commendation Medal, declaring, We love standards. Well done, Specialist. The incident comes as Hegseth faces mounting political scrutiny over his handling of the Iran war and calls for impeachment.

Future of 12,000 NHM employees uncertain

Srinagar, Nov 12: The future of nearly 12,000 National Health Mission (NHM) employees in Jammu and Kashmir remains uncertain, with the government yet to make headway on their demands for salary revision, retirement benefits and social security, amid given assurances. The Jammu and Kashmir National Health Mission Employees Association (JKNHMEA) UT-Level Coordination Committee said the employees had deferred their strike in March following assurances from the Health and Medical Education Department that their demands would be addressed within two months. Musadiq Rafiq Para, Vice President of JKNHMEA, said in a press conference in Srinagar that the association had met Health Minister Sakina Itoo after the employees launched a strike across hospitals in J&K. During the meeting, the minister had taken up their three major demands and assured them that the government would work towards resolving the issues. We deferred the strike on the assurance of the Health Minister and were asked to give the government two months to address our demands, Para said. He said the association continued to submit representations and follow up on the matter, but no concrete progress had been made even by September 8. Despite repeated representations and assurances, we have no clarity on the status of the file or the progress made on our demands. Nearly 12,000 employees continue to work without a concrete policy safeguarding their future, he said. The association has urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Health Minister Sakina Itoo to honour the assurances given to employees and provide a time-bound resolution to their concerns. It has also sought an opportunity to meet the Chief Minister to discuss the matter. The employees are demanding a secure service policy, revision of salaries, retirement benefits through a golden handshake scheme and social security measures to protect them and their families. On the recent five per cent annual salary hike, the association said it was part of the routine annual increment and did not address the long-pending demand for a comprehensive salary revision. It also expressed concern over the timing of the increase. Para said NHM employees form an important component of healthcare delivery in Jammu and Kashmir, working across government hospitals and health institutions. Despite their continued services, the association said, their service conditions and long-term employment security remain unresolved. Meanwhile, Health Minister Sakina Itoo told reporters that the salary-related issue had been recommended to the Government of India and would be pursued further. She said the remaining issues were under process. The March and September agitation was announced after years of growing frustration among NHM employees over the government's continued neglect of their long-pending demands. Despite repeated protests and representations over the years, the employees said little concrete action had been taken to address their concerns or secure their future.

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Sonam Wangchuk claims he is under house arrest in Leh amid protests over winter polls

Digital Desk | Leh, Nov 13 (IANS) Ladakhi climate activist Sonam Wangchuk on Thursday claimed that authorities have placed him under house arrest in Leh after he and other regional representatives demanded the postponement of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections scheduled for December. Taking to social media platform X, Wangchuk stated that dozens of armed guards had been deployed around his residence, disputing official claims that he was merely advised to remain indoors. I AM UNDER HOUSE ARREST. Dozens of armed guards surround my house while the government version says 'I have been advised to stay at home'. All for asking uncomfortable questions like... why is the Judicial Enquiry Commission Report (of last year's killings in Leh) delayed and a phoney Council election is foisted on people with rocket speed in mid-winter, Wangchuk posted. He further alleged that the entire region of Ladakh is protesting and claimed that the reach of his X, Instagram, and YouTube accounts had been drastically suppressed. In a video message accompanying his post, Wangchuk said he and his associates had been demanding the release of the inquiry report on last year's firing in Leh, alleging the administration was trying to sidestep the issue by rushing through the council elections. Yesterday evening we were planning a dharna against this when some people calling themselves policemen came and told us we should not move out. They were wearing masks and hoodies, and they looked more like hooligans than policemen, Wangchuk alleged in the video. He added that after he told the personnel he was prepared to be arrested, they escorted him to his institute, where his residence is also located, and instructed him not to leave the premises. Dozens of policemen have been placed around to enforce my house arrest. Authorities are publicly saying that I have been advised to remain at home as a prohibitory measure. Peaceful dharnas were held yesterday, and these will continue to be held tomorrow so that our demands are accepted, he said. The administration has notified elections for eight LAHDCs, with polling scheduled for December 4. Wangchuk and local leaders have strongly opposed the winter schedule, saying extreme cold forces a large part of the population, including students, to temporarily relocate outside the region in December.

Mumbai: Woman and 13-year-old girl suffer burns in LPG cylinder fire in Andheri

The incident was reported at 7:35 pm at Bombari Chawl, near Khandeshwar Mandir in Kajuwadi, Chakala. According to the Mumbai Fire Brigade, the fire was caused by a flash fire from the main valve of an LPG cylinder in the kitchen of Room No. 2 on the ground floor of a ground-plus-one-storey structure

Food Safety Officials Inspect Mandi, Shawarma Restaurants In Karimnagar

Officials focused on the manufacture and sale of raw egg mayonnaise, which is prohibited in Telangana: Reports

BJP serves show-cause notice to Tripura MLA over alleged derogatory remarks on tribal community's food habit

Digital Desk | Agartala, Nov 12 (IANS) Amid a controversy over alleged derogatory remarks by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Tafajjal Hossain about the food habits and lifestyle of the tribal community, the ruling party in Tripura on Thursday served a show-cause notice to the legislator, asking him to submit his explanation within seven days, failing which disciplinary action would be initiated in accordance with party rules. In the show-cause notice, Tripura BJP Disciplinary Committee Convener Tapas Bhattacharjee said that a video which recently went viral on social media had come to the notice of the state party leadership. In the video, Hossain was allegedly heard making objectionable and derogatory remarks about the food habits and daily lifestyle of the state's tribal communities. The notice stated that the content and manner of presentation in the video had caused widespread resentment and concern among members of the tribal community and various other sections of society, the notice said. It also added that maintaining harmony among different communities in Tripura's diverse social and cultural environment was a collective responsibility of every public representative, and such conduct was in no way acceptable from an elected representative holding a position of responsibility. The BJP disciplinary committee also took exception to what it described as speculative statements made by the MLA in the names of the incumbent Chief Minister Manik Saha and a former Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, saying that such remarks had triggered adverse reactions among the people of the state. With the approval of the State BJP President Abhishek Debroy, the notice directed Hossain to clarify his role and position on the issues raised within seven days of receiving it and submit a written explanation to the party's state headquarters, saying why disciplinary action should not be initiated against him. The notice warned that failure to submit a satisfactory response within the stipulated period would invite action under the party's disciplinary rules. The controversy erupted after a video circulated on social media on Tuesday, purportedly showing the BJP legislator making objectionable comments about pig and pork, a popular food among tribal communities in the Northeast. Non-tribals also occasionally eat pork. On Wednesday, Hossain expressed regret over his remarks and appealed for peace and communal harmony. In a video message posted on social media, the MLA sought to clarify his comments, allegedly made at Sonamura in Sepahijala district. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha earlier said on Thursday that the law would take its own course and that the party was also examining the matter. The Chief Minister added that he had already discussed the issue with State BJP President Abhishek Debroy and that the matter was under consideration. MLA Tafajjal Hossain has already expressed regret over his remarks. The matter should be looked at from this perspective. However, such remarks should not be made, CM Saha told the media. Several tribal organisations affiliated with the BJP's ally, the Tipra Motha Party (TMP), as well as the Opposition CPI-M, have lodged complaints at various police stations in Agartala, demanding legal action against Hossain, 52. TMP founder and supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma demanded an apology from the legislator, while State CPI-M Secretary and Leader of the Opposition Jitendra Chaudhury urged the state government to take appropriate action. In an earlier development, the BJP had served a show-cause notice to Hossain in October last year for making adverse comments against former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and former Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik. Hossain was elected to the Tripura Assembly from the Boxanagar constituency in Sepahijala district for the first time in the 2023 Assembly elections. Pork is among the most preferred meats across the eight Northeastern states, with the annual pork trade in the region estimated at Rs 8,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore. Assam is the largest supplier of pork in the region.

India-China War Unlikely, Pak Warship Collision, IAF Pushback: Ex-Navy Chief Sunil Lanba | DefenceHQ

Will India and China ever go to war? Why does India hold the advantage over China in the northern Indian Ocean? And what does a former Navy chief make of the Pakistani warship that collided with an Indian destroyer?In this episode of DefenceHQ by The Times of India, Prasad Sanyal speaks to former Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba (retd) about India's maritime strategy, the growing Chinese naval presence in the Indian Ocean, the collision with a Pakistani warship and the future of India's military power.Lanba explains why he believes India and China are unlikely to go to war, calls the conduct of the Pakistani warship's commanding officer most unprofessional and speaks candidly about the Indian Air Force's reservations over integrated theatre commands.He also reveals how a joint military plan prepared a year before Pulwama helped shape India's response at Balakot, why India needs three aircraft carriers, how delays have hurt the submarine programme and why he calls India's shipbuilding capacity pathetic. From sea-based nuclear deterrence to drones, modern naval warfare and the challenges of military integration, the former Navy chief offers an insider's perspective on India's defence preparedness.YouTube Tags: Admiral Sunil Lanba, Sunil Lanba interview, Prasad Sanyal, Indian Navy, India China war, China Navy, Pakistan Navy, India Pakistan, Pakistani warship collision, INS Kolkata, Operation Sindoor, Pulwama, Balakot airstrike, Indian Air Force, theatre commands, Indian aircraft carriers, INS Vikrant, Indian submarines, Project 75I, nuclear deterrence, nuclear triad, Indian Ocean, naval warfare, Indian defence, military strategy, DefenceHQ, TOI DefenceHQ, Times of IndiaHashtags: #DefenceHQ #IndianNavy #SunilLanba #PrasadSanyal #IndiaChina #PakistanNavy #TheatreCommands #TheTimesOfIndia00:00 Intro & Highlights02:20 Meet Former Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba03:55 Indias Maritime Power & Why the Seas Matter06:40 India-Pakistan Warship Collision Explained08:05 What Happens When Rival Warships Get Too Close?09:35 Admiral Lanbas Journey in the Indian Navy11:05 Navigation Before GPS: How the Navy Operated12:50 Tracking Chinese Ships in the Indian Ocean15:55 Commanding Indian Navy Warships17:35 Indias Naval Indigenisation Journey21:40 Can Indian Warships Defend Against Drone Attacks?24:15 Why India Needs Aircraft Carriers27:20 Why Landing on an Aircraft Carrier Is So Difficult28:50 Why India Needs Three Aircraft Carriers29:30 How the Navy Responds During a Crisis31:30 Indias Submarine Fleet & The China Challenge33:40 Why Indias Submarine Programme Faced Delays35:55 Nuclear vs Conventional Submarines38:00 The Cost of Delays in Submarine Projects39:00 Indias Nuclear Deterrence & Second-Strike Capability41:30 Working With Army & Air Force Chiefs43:25 Why India Needs Integrated Theatre Commands46:05 What Is Holding Back Theatre Commands?48:20 Navy vs Army vs Air Force: Command Challenges50:45 What Does the Indian Navy Need Today?52:55 Chinas Massive Navy vs India54:30 Indias Advantage Over China in the Indian Ocean55:00 Rapid Fire: Carrier, Submarine, BrahMos & More56:05 Admiral Lanbas Favourite Warship58:05 The Indian Navy of 203558:35 What India Still Doesnt Understand About the Sea59:40 Why India Needs Holistic Maritime Power1:00:28 Closing

Tragic Accident Claims Lives of Three Young Bikers in Jharkhand

Three young men lost their lives in a tragic accident in Latehar, Jharkhand, leading to protests and roadblocks by villagers demanding compensation. Tragic Accident Claims Lives of Three Young Bikers in Jharkhand

ACB Arrests RDD Assistant Engineer, Contractor in Bandipora Bribery Case

SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday arrested an Assistant Engineer of the Rural Development Department (RDD) and a contractor for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 8,000 to clear pending bills for five government works in Bandipora district. The accused Assistant Engineer, identified as Mohd Rafi Moon, posted at Block Arin, had []

Sikh riot victims' kin burn Sonia's memoir over massacre account

Families of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, supported by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), protested by burning copies of Sonia Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'. They object to her portrayal of the communal massacre, which she describes as ragic and shameful but also states Rajiv Gandhi's heart held no bigotry or rancour despite governance failure. Protesters allege the account does not reflect historical events and the suffering of the Sikh community, demanding justice even after four decades.

OBC associations call for protest at Ramlila Maidan demanding drop-down for all castes in 2027 Census

The Centre will be enumerating caste through an open column for everyone apart from SCs and STs during the Population Enumeration phase of the 2027 Census, which yielded over 46 lakh caste names during 2011 SECC

Bagalkot sugarcane farmers continue protest seeking higher prices

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Shanaya Kapoor gets emotional ahead of Student of the Year: After Dark release, says This show means everything to me

With Student of the Year: After Dark gearing up for its premiere tomorrow, Shanaya Kapoor has penned an emotional note reflecting on her experience of working on the series. The actress also shared a series of behind-the-scenes pictures, offering fans a glimpse into the making of the show, her demanding preparation and the team that helped bring the project to life. Calling the series extremely close to her heart, Shanaya expressed gratitude to everyone associated with the project. This show means everything to me, and it wouldn't have been possible without the entire, incredible, insane and best team, she wrote. The actress also extended a special note of thanks to filmmaker Karan Johar for placing his trust in her and giving her the opportunity to be part of the popular franchise. Highlighting the opportunity to take on a double role at this early stage of her career, Shanaya acknowledged the experience as an important step in exploring her acting abilities. Thank you for believing in me. Hope I make you proud, she added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shanaya Kapoor (@shanayakapoor02) Shanaya reserved another special mention for director Reema Maya, whom she fondly referred to as The captain of the ship. Appreciating the creative freedom and guidance she received during the shoot, the actress wrote, You allowed me to express in my own way and whenever we got it right.. it was the best feeling on set. The BTS photographs also shed light on the extensive physical preparation involved in bringing the series to life. From intense action training to challenging underwater sequences, Shanaya appeared to have pushed herself beyond familiar territory for the project. Acknowledging the team's efforts in helping her navigate these challenges, she shared, Thank you so much for pushing me to places I thought I couldn't go. Another significant aspect of the project for the actress was portraying Aditi and Ayesha, two characters with distinct journeys and personalities. Reflecting on the process of understanding and bringing them to the screen, Shanaya wrote, Aditi and Ayesha, two characters to understand, empathise with, grasp and love. I learned and opened up so much during this process. As the premiere draws closer, the actress admitted to feeling nervous while also expressing excitement about audiences finally getting to experience the show. Having explored a double role, demanding action sequences and two distinct characters, Shanaya is looking forward to sharing the result of the team's efforts with viewers. Student of the Year: After Dark premieres tomorrow on JioHotstar, with Shanaya Kapoor stepping into a new phase of her acting journey. Also Read: Shanaya Kapoor recreates Alia Bhatts iconic Radha moment ahead of Student Of The Year: After Dark release

Bengaluru Metro Row: Congress, BJP Clash Over Centre's Funding Share

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a new stretch of Bengaluru's Pink Line, but the Metro expansion has triggered a political face-off between the Congress and BJP. The Karnataka government has questioned the Centre's financial contribution, demanding a larger share of funds and faster approvals for upcoming projects. While the state says it is shouldering a disproportionate share of the expenditure, the BJP has challenged its calculations, particularly the inclusion of BMRCL loans. Amid the political blame game, questions remain over funding, accountability and Bengaluru's growing infrastructure needs.

The end of an era at Nvidia: Jensen Huang quits as CEO after 33 years

Huang's departure follows reports of two extramarital relationships and allegations involving a suspected Chinese intelligence operation Chief financial officer Colette Kress will serve as interim CEO while the board searches for a permanent successor The leadership change comes as Nvidia faces growing scrutiny over its business links to China and national security concerns Jensen Huang's departure from Nvidia marks the end of one of the longest and most consequential leadership tenures in the technology industry, leaving the world's leading AI chipmaker facing an unexpected succession challenge. The 63-year-old co-founder has stepped down as chief executive after 33 years at the company, following reports about his personal relationships and allegations that one of the women involved was connected to a suspected Chinese intelligence operation. Nvidia confirmed the resignation on Thursday, thanking Huang for his contribution to the company and the wider technology industry. Jensen's contributions to NVIDIA are profound. NVIDIA is one of the most consequential technology companies in the world. The Board and the company thank Jensen for his immeasurable contributions to the company and the industry, the company said in a statement. Chief financial officer Colette Kress will take over as interim chief executive while the board searches for a permanent replacement. The company said it would consider both internal and external candidates. Nvidia chairman Harvey Jones said Kress had helped guide the business through a period of extraordinary growth and had a strong understanding of its operations, customers and financial position. The board also expressed confidence that the leadership transition would not disrupt the company's operations, customer commitments or product roadmap. What led to Huang's departure? The controversy began with reports that Huang had an extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, a former director at Megaspeed, who is not related to him. The woman was reportedly suspected by US intelligence of facilitating shipments of Nvidia microchips to Chinese companies as part of a foreign intelligence operation. The allegations have not been established as fact, and China has rejected the espionage claims. Huang later acknowledged being unfaithful to his wife in a message to Nvidia employees, saying he was deeply sorry. He did not provide further details. Reports subsequently emerged alleging that he had also been involved in a relationship with Kimberly Powell, Nvidia's vice president of healthcare, who is married. Nvidia's board commissioned an independent investigation led by law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz following the reports. The allegations have raised questions about executive conduct, corporate governance and the potential national security implications of the company's relationships in China. The controversy has also attracted political attention in Washington. Republican leaders of three House committees requested closed-door testimony from Huang about his reported interactions with the alleged intelligence operative. Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Chris Coons separately wrote to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, demanding that records relating to Nvidia's business dealings with China be preserved. The Chinese foreign ministry rejected the espionage allegations, describing them as purely unsubstantiated and an attempt to smear the country. What happens to Nvidia after its co-founder leaves? Huang's departure creates a significant leadership challenge for a company that has become central to the global artificial intelligence boom. He co-founded Nvidia in 1993 and led its transformation from a graphics processor manufacturer into the dominant supplier of chips used to train and run advanced AI systems. Its processors have become essential infrastructure for technology companies investing billions in artificial intelligence, placing Nvidia at the centre of the competition between the US and China. The company has grown into one of the world's most valuable businesses, with a market capitalisation approaching $4tn. Its position has also made Huang one of the most influential figures in the technology industry. His exit comes at a sensitive time for Nvidia's relationship with Washington. The chief executive had argued that allowing American chipmakers to sell to China would help preserve US technological leadership and prevent Chinese customers from turning to domestic alternatives. However, some US lawmakers have pushed for tighter restrictions, warning that access to advanced processors could strengthen China's military AI capabilities. The controversy has added pressure to that debate, particularly as lawmakers seek greater scrutiny of Nvidia's dealings with Chinese companies and institutions. Huang's successor will therefore inherit more than a rapidly growing chip business. The role will involve navigating export restrictions, political scrutiny, competition from rival chipmakers and the enormous spending commitments underpinning the AI industry. For now, Kress will oversee the transition. Whether Nvidia can maintain its strategic direction without the founder who shaped its rise will be one of the biggest questions facing the company.

India U19 Thrash Afghanistan By 8 Wickets, Set Up Asia Cup Final Against Pakistan

India Under-19 stormed into the final of the ACC Mens U19 Asia Cup 2026 after registering a commanding eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the second semi-final at Al Amerat, Oman, on Thursday. Chasing a target of 228, India completed the run chase in just 36.5 overs, finishing at 230/2 with 13.1 overs to spare. The []

How Everyday Americans defeated million-dollar campaigns to Win Against All Odds

Descriptor: They were written off, vastly outspent, and forced to campaign out of rented vans or while balancing demanding 9-to-5 jobs. Yet, a wave of everyday citizensfarmers, army veteran, small-town mayor proved that you dont need a multi-million-dollar war chest to win. By trading expensive ad buys for relentless door-to-door campaign, showing up at local town halls, and shaking hands at community parades, these underdog candidates pulled off impossible victories and rewrote the political campaign playbook.

Bihar CM assures permanent bridge between Saran and Ballia

Digital Desk | Patna, Nov 12 (IANS) Hopes have been renewed for the construction of a permanent bridge between Bihars Revealganj in Saran district and Sitab Diara in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, as Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has assured that the government will pursue the construction of a permanent bridge instead of a pontoon bridge on the route. The bridge would provide all-weather connectivity between these two districts. The Chief Minister said he would meet Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari to discuss the project and initiate the necessary steps. Choudhary gave the assurance during the inauguration of the Atal Dwar at Jharam Ghat in Saran district on Thursday. During his visit, the Chief Minister also inspected Atal Vatika, Yagyashala and Jeevika Rasoi, which have been developed as part of a rejuvenation initiative at Ram Ghat. He also unveiled a statue of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna awardee Atal Bihari Vajpayee and paid floral tribute to him. At the event, local MLA Chhoti Kumari met Choudhary and submitted a memorandum seeking the implementation of three major development projects in the region. Her primary demand was the construction of a permanent bridge between Revelganj and Sitabdiara. She said the project would provide reliable, year-round connectivity to thousands of residents of Saran and Ballia, while strengthening trade, social interaction and economic ties between the two regions. Sitab Diara is located in the Saran district (Chhapra) of Bihar, with parts of the village also extending into the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. Responding to the demand, Choudhary assured her that he would take up the matter with Gadkari. As her second demand, the MLA sought expedited construction of a Marine Drive connecting Bishunpura and Revelganj. She said the proposed road would improve regional connectivity and open up new opportunities for development. The third proposal was to include Ahilya Sthan Godna, believed to be the maternal ancestral home of Lord Hanuman, in the Ram Circuit. She said the move would promote religious and cultural tourism and generate employment opportunities for residents. The Chief Ministers assurance has revived hopes among residents, who have long been demanding a permanent bridge to ensure uninterrupted connectivity between the two regions.

Monks Arrested In Sri Lanka Over India-Aided Project Protest

Three Buddhist monks staging a fast-unto-death protest in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, were arrested on Thursday. They were demanding the withdrawal of an India-aided government development plan for the sacred Buddhist site. The arrests followed a clash at the protest site, which also led to the detention of a defrocked monk and four civilians. India had announced grant assistance for the project in April 2025, aiming to improve infrastructure and facilities in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

BJP Legislator Maithili Thakur Denies Land Grabbing Allegations, Challenges Accusers to Present Evidence

BJP legislator Maithili Thakur refutes land grabbing claims against her father, demanding evidence from accusers to clear her familys name. BJP Legislator Maithili Thakur Denies Land Grabbing Allegations, Challenges Accusers to Present Evidence

Opposition claims that Gau Seva is symbol of our regressive mindset: Uttarakhand CM Dhami accuses opposition of opposing Gau Seva

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday accused the opposition of opposing cow protection and Gau Seva, alleging that the same parties had earlier questioned the existence of Lord Shri Ram and created obstacles in the construction of the Ram Mandir. Dhami was participating in the inauguration ceremony of Kamdhenu Lok at Kamdhenu Lok Bhawan in Haridwar. He said the opposition described Gau Seva as a symbol of a regressive mindset, while asserting that his government considered cow protection central to faith as well as the rural economy. The opposition claims that Gau Seva is a symbol of our regressive mindset. These people neither like Gau Mata nor those who are devoted to her. These are the same people who, for years, committed the sin of denying the very existence of Lord Shri Ram, he said. Referring to the construction of the Ram Mandir, the Chief Minister alleged that opposition parties had attempted to obstruct the process through legal interventions. And whe...

Nearly 3,000 Christians in Shivamogga Demand Repeal of Karnataka

Nearly 3,000 Christians in Shivamogga Demand Repeal of Karnatakas Anti-Conversion Act Shivamogga: Demanding the repeal of the Karnataka Protection of the Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022, popularly known as the Anti-Conversion Act, nearly 3,000 Christians belonging to various denominations and rites from Shivamogga, Davangere and Chitradurga districts participated in a peaceful silent procession [] The post Nearly 3,000 Christians in Shivamogga Demand Repeal of Karnatakas Anti-Conversion Act appeared first on Mangalorean.com .

Chhath Puja celebrations sparks row in Mumbai over artificial ponds; MNS, Sena UBT raise objections

A political controversy has erupted in Mumbai over Chhath Puja celebrations , with opposition parties demanding that the festival be organised in artificial ponds to prevent pollution at beaches and riverbanks. The debate has also intensified over the playing of Bhojpuri songs at Wadala railway station, with the UBT Shiv Sena lodging a complaint with railway authorities and warning of protests if the practice continues.

Raichandanis 93 Powers India Into U19 Asia Cup Final, Set Up Title Clash Against Pakistan

Al Amerat Cricket Ground: Skipper Lakshya Raichandanis commanding 93 off 90 balls powered India to a crushing eight-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the second semi-final of the Under-19 Asia Cup here on Thursday, sending them to the final. The result also means India will ace arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-octane title clash on Saturday. Chasing 228 at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground, India finished with 79 balls remaining, their top three batters the chief run-scorers. Apart from Lakshya, Aaryavir Sehwag chipped in with 51 off 57 balls, while VK Vineeth stayed unbeaten on 57 off 62 balls to take India home. Afghanistan elected to bat first after winning the toss and appeared to be building towards a big total. At 143/3 in the 36th over, they had wickets in hand and were well placed to cut loose in the business end of their innings. But the innings lost its way soon after, three wickets fell in quick succession, with Aryan Savsani doing the bulk of the damage by striking twice in a single over to dismiss Amir Hamza and Tahir Sarwary. Noman Salarzai and Shah Faisal Rahimi both made 51 runs, but neither were able to shift gears against a disciplined Indian bowling attack. Captain Sohail Khans unbeaten 36 off 44 balls took Afghanistan to 227/8, a total that always looked a touch short on a pitch offering little help to the bowlers. The Indian seamers gave nothing away with the new ball, and the spinners then squeezed the life out of the middle overs. Manal Chauhan, Yashbardhan Chauhan and Savsani kept a tight grip on the scoring rate, and the fielding was largely sharp. An impressive Ishan Sood was the pick of the bowlers with 3-43, while Savsani finished with 2-29. Once Afghanistan failed to get early breakthroughs in the chase, their task of defending the total became an uphill one. Raichandani took charge and attacked the bowling from the outset, while Sehwag played the anchors role at the other end. The opening pair added 117 runs before Sehwag was dismissed shortly after reaching his fifty. Vineeth rotated the strike smartly, hitting his shots whenever the chance came, brought up his own half-century, and finished the match in style with a six off Noor Ali Niazi. Raichandani, who got a lot of his runs through the off-side, especially via the cover drive, fell seven short of a well-deserved hundred - the only blemish on an otherwise near-perfect day for India. The pitch also became easier to bat on as the game went on, a trend seen throughout the tournament, and the Indian batters made full use of it. Saturdays title clash also gives India a chance to avenge last years result. The two sides met in the final of the previous edition of the competition last year, where Pakistan walked away with the trophy. In this edition of the competition, Pakistan defeated India by three wickets in the group stage, thanks to an unbeaten ton by Hamza Zahoor. Pakistan, meanwhile, reached the final with a nine-wicket thrashing of Bangladesh in the first semi-final, with Rizwanullah picking 5-30. Brief Scores: Afghanistan 227/8 in 50 overs (Noman Salarzai 51, Shah Faisal Rahimi 51; Ishan Sood 3-41, Aryan Savsani 2-29) lost to India 230/2 in 36.5 overs (Lakshya Raichandani 93, VK Vineeth 57 not out; Sohail Khan 1-56, Noor Ali Niazi 1-58) by eight wickets Also Read: Special Cricket Stories Article Source: IANS

India U-19 Storm Into Asia Cup Final With Commanding Win Over Afghanistan, Set Up Pakistan Clash

India U-19 delivered a clinical performance to defeat Afghanistan U-19 by eight wickets in the semi-final of the Mens Under-19 Asia Cup at Al Amerat, Oman. Led from the front by captain Lakshya Raichandani, who earned the Player of the Match award for his standout display, the Indian colts dominated proceedings to seal a convincing [] The post India U-19 Storm Into Asia Cup Final With Commanding Win Over Afghanistan, Set Up Pakistan Clash appeared first on Pragativadi I Latest Odisha News in English I Breaking News .

The Fulcrum of Growth: Indias upward and inevitable trajectory

Digital Desk | In late October, New Delhi hosted the internationally recognised standards body, TIC Councils first global board meeting, a strategic gathering that underscored a unified message from global leadership: Indias economic trajectory is an undeniable reality, and World Inc is decisively bullish on its future. The decision to host the TIC Council Global Board Meeting in New Delhi alongside the TIC Council India Summit is a direct endorsement of Indias economic trajectory, stated Florian Anderhuber, Director General of the TIC Council. He was mirroring a sentiment echoed by several global boards in dateline India. As the established global order faces disruption on multiple fronts, international leaders are increasingly looking to India to brainstorm and ideate a future for shared development. New Delhi currently boasts a rare combination of political stability, policy continuity, and an ever-growing consumption marketplace. This was further evidenced when New Delhi hosted the inaugural Bloomberg New Economy Forum, drawing 500 global leaders with Michael Bloomberg to chart the future of global growth, a gathering Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed as proof of Indias growing role in the global arena. Endorsing this broad sentiment, noted global economist Jeffrey Sachs recently predicted that India would become the world's largest economy in the coming decades, provided it sustains its growth momentum through investments in education, jobs, and climate resilience. In doing so, Sachs subtly acknowledged the indispensable role of domestic infrastructure heavyweights, such as the Adani Group, in executing the massive physical transformation required to shoulder this scale of economic expansion. This high-level confidence is matched by hard macroeconomic data. Moody's Ratings has just upgraded Indias GDP growth forecast to 7 per cent for the current fiscal year, up from its earlier projection of 6.5 per cent, citing strong domestic consumption, broad-based economic momentum, and resilience to global shocks. Episodes of Indian ascendancy are playing out globally. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently showcased Reliances Jamnagar to the world as a seat of refining prowess. While India-US trade ties have faced occasional headwinds, India Inc continues to make its mark, with POTUS recently hosting the Essar Group to mark a $15 billion steel plant announcement in Iowa. In parallel, the Tatas have announced a major auto foray in Europe, while JSW is set to relaunch Volkswagen in a majority-owned joint venture to manufacture passenger vehicles for India and the world. Domestically, the last quarter witnessed a unique bull run spearheaded by the listing of Reliance-owned Jio. Together with its home competitor Bharti Airtel, India now proudly seats two companies in the top ten telcos globally, and the connectivity story has only just peaked. The Jio listing demonstrated a staggering hunger and appetite for massive fund raises, cementing India's reputation as the emerging IPO capital of the world. With 2027, barely 45 days away, the overwhelming bullishness is unmissable. The sentiment transcends the countrys business geography with states competing to fetch big-ticket global investors. At the heart of the global attention is among other things, the collective power of the Indian consumer who is positioned as a single most potent co-hort. Even when the word faces push against globalization, the Indian consumer is the key pillar for profitability of several global majors across business verticals, from auto and FMCG to GCCs and fintech. This resilience features a strong developmental arc, with the World Banks October country report estimating that 500 million citizens have been lifted out of poverty. However, any growth story, especially one of this magnitude, poses structural socio-economic challenges. India's large inequities have recently assumed political hues, with a restless youth demographic demanding a revamped education system and greater job creation. Indias demography, long billed as its key strength, faces severe headwinds and runs the risk of slipping into a liability if the government does not mount quick ecosystem-aligning reforms. Alongside the government, the private sector, which has unexpectedly shied away from big-ticket capex, must shoulder a larger chunk of this responsibility. As venture capitalist Hemant Mohapatra noted, India's rise will be messy. But inevitable. That messiness is a lived reality. Creaking urban infrastructure and mega-metros are currently unable to keep pace with their growth ambitions, and the macro bullishness often contrasts sharply with on-the-ground bottlenecks regarding the ease of doing business. In response, India Inc has discreetly been pushing for long-pending land and labour reforms to translate high-level optimism into ground-level execution. India is known to consistently disappoint eternal optimists and chronic pessimists alike. The truth is that India moves forward even when a lot tends to pull it back. Driven by the aspirations of 1.4 billion people, its core strength remains political stability marked by a near-national consensus for making this Indias decade. The journey is complex, competitive, demanding, and often fragmented, but undeniably upward. (Rakesh Khar writes at the intersection of politics, business, technology, and society.)

Karnataka mulls repeal of Anti-Conversion Law amendments in Winter Session; BJP warns of statewide opposition

Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Nov 12 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress has proposed to repeal the amendments made to the Anti-Conversion law by the previous BJP government during the upcoming Winter Session of the State Legislature, triggering a fresh political confrontation between the ruling party and the BJP. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and MLC, B.K. Hariprasad, made the announcement at a press conference in Bengaluru on Thursday, stating that the government would restore the earlier legal position, claiming that the BJP had introduced draconian and stringent provisions in the law with the intention of harassing religious minorities. We will repeal the Anti-Conversion Bill in Karnataka during the upcoming Winter Session. We will restore the earlier status quo. The government will fulfil the aspirations of the people. The BJP had amended the Bill with the intention of harassing minorities, Hariprasad said. The announcement has drawn a sharp reaction from the BJP, which accused the government of facilitating religious conversions and warned that it would strongly oppose the move. Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, said the BJP's legislation did not prevent anyone from voluntarily embracing another religion but was intended to prohibit conversions through force, coercion or inducements. There should not be any pressure on people who want to convert to another religion. If a person wishes to embrace another religion voluntarily, it is their right. They can submit the necessary documents through the Deputy Commissioner and convert to any religion. Our Constitution allows this, he said. However, he maintained that forced conversions or conversions through the offer of money or other inducements should not be permitted. If the government withdraws this law, it would mean that it is allowing other religions to forcibly convert people. The BJP will oppose such a move, he claimed. Reacting to protests by minority organisations demanding the withdrawal of the anti-conversion law and the cow slaughter ban law, Narayanaswamy alleged that such demands were intended to facilitate forced religious conversions and continue cow slaughter. If minorities are demanding the withdrawal of these laws, does it mean that they want forced conversions to continue and want to continue cow slaughter? Anyone who wants to convert voluntarily has that right. We have no objection to that, he said. The controversy centres on the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022, introduced by the previous BJP government led by Basavaraj Bommai. The legislation prohibits religious conversions through misrepresentation, force, coercion, undue influence, allurement, fraudulent means or marriage. Controversially, under the Act, reconversion to a person's immediate previous religion is not treated as conversion. The legislation also prescribes a procedure for those intending to change their religion. A person intending to convert must submit a declaration to the District Magistrate at least 30 days in advance. The person conducting the conversion must also give prior notice. Following the conversion, the individual is required to submit another declaration within 30 days and appear before the District Magistrate for verification of identity and intention. The District Magistrate is empowered to invite objections from the public and order a police enquiry into the circumstances and intention behind the proposed conversion. The Act provides for imprisonment ranging from three to five years and a fine of Rs 25,000 for unlawful conversions. In cases involving minors, women, members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and persons of unsound mind, the punishment ranges from three to 10 years, with a fine of up to Rs 50,000. Mass conversions involving two or more persons attract imprisonment of three to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh. Repeat offenders face imprisonment of five years or more and a fine of up to Rs 2 lakh. Offences under the Act are cognisable and non-bailable. With the Congress announcing its intention to repeal the amendments in the forthcoming winter session scheduled to be held in December, the issue is expected to become a major political flashpoint between the ruling Congress and the BJP in the Legislature.

LG calls for collective commitment to safeguarding civilisational legacy of J&K for future generations

Srinagar, Nov 12: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today addressed a two-day National Seminar on Revival, Preservation and Sustainability of Cultural Heritage of Kashmir, organised by Kakini Building Humanity. The event was also graced by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Culture and Tourism, through virtual mode. Congratulating the organisers, scholars, administrators, artists, ex-servicemen, military officers and citizens participating in the seminar, the Lieutenant Governor said that heritage is a priceless inheritance received from generations of philosophers, saints, artisans, writers and thinkers who enriched humanity through their wisdom and creativity. He stressed that the responsibility of the present generation is not merely to admire this legacy, but to preserve, organise, document and make it more accessible to society. He called for a collective commitment to safeguarding the civilisational legacy of Jammu Kashmir for future generations. The Lieutenant Governor observed that Jammu Kashmir is not known only for its natural beauty but also for its profound contributions to philosophy, spirituality, language, aesthetics and human thought. Referring to Acharya Abhinavagupta, he said that the great philosopher embodied the unity of spiritual experience, art and intellectual inquiry, and that youth should be introduced to the remarkable thinkers who emerged from the Kashmir Valley. Every university, every teacher, and every cultural institution of this land should work on translating important texts, encourage research, and provide scholars and students with a common platform. I believe that heritage must be alive, it must converse, and it must guide our new generation, he said. Emphasising that culture forms the foundation of every society, the Lieutenant Governor noted that communities draw confidence and self-respect from a deeper understanding of their history and heritage. He underlined the importance of preserving ancient religious sites, manuscripts, museums and cultural institutions as instruments for strengthening identity and promoting mutual understanding. The Lieutenant Governor highlighted the significant efforts undertaken in Jammu Kashmir for heritage conservation under the leadership of Honble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He noted that heritage revival projects are being implemented across the Union Territory through restoration of monuments, archival modernisation, archaeological research and cultural infrastructure development. It is pertinent to mention that preservation work has been initiated on 106 heritage projects under the first two phases, with over 40 projects already completed. Under Phase III, 321 projects have been identified and 312 have received administrative approval. The digitisation work of historical records is ongoing in the Jammu and Srinagar archives, with nearly 96.8 lakh pages digitised so far, representing about 68 per cent of available documents. Under Mission Gyan Bharatam, the surveys have identified 43,000 manuscripts and digitisation efforts are progressing steadily. The Lieutenant Governor also highlighted ongoing work related to the Sufiana School in Srinagar, the modernisation of Abhinav Theatre and Kala Kendra in Jammu, restoration of Mubarak Mandi and research into recently discovered Kushan-era Buddhist remains in Baramulla district. Speaking about Naranag Heritage Complex in Ganderbal, the Lieutenant Governor welcomed the research and documentation initiatives undertaken by Kakini Building Humanity and expressed hope that conservation and restoration activities would commence after completion of necessary procedural requirements. He also appreciated efforts connected with the Harmukh-Gangbal pilgrimage, describing it as a symbol of the regions enduring cultural and spiritual traditions. I believe that Naranag has its own distinct historical and spiritual dignity, where faith, geography, and collective memories are deeply intertwined. Therefore, I am extremely pleased that Kakini Building Humanity has also established a chair at the Indian Heritage Institute, he said. The Lieutenant Governor reaffirmed that Jammu Kashmir has a long tradition of harmony and equal respect for all faiths. He emphasised that the heritage of every community must be preserved with sensitivity. The vaakhs of Yogini Lalleshwari and Nund Rishi still reach peoples hearts across centuries, because their words contain eternal truths that are untouched by the passage of time. Preserving this tradition of harmony is our collective public responsibility, he said. The Lieutenant Governor said Kashmiri Pandit's contribution to Kashmirs literary, spiritual and cultural heritage is invaluable and their dignified return would help restore the Valleys complete social and cultural fabric. The Lieutenant Governor commended the Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums, scholars, archivists, museum professionals and all stakeholders associated with heritage conservation. He also lauded former army officers and civil society organisations for their continued contribution to cultural preservation and nation-building. Padma Vibhushan Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, Kuldeep Krishan Sidha; Adv. Raja Ashraf Ali Khan, Swamini Vishwa Nireeshwari Lakshmi Priya Mata, Ramesh Hangloo, Ar. Balaji Dhar and Ar. Shravanthi were felicitated for their contribution in the field of culture and heritage. Maj Gen R.K Raina (Retd.), Chairman Kakini Building Humanity, Cdr. Sanjay Kaul (Retd.), Dr. Aanchal Khurana, Vice President, Kakini Building Humanity; Ramesh Kumar, Secretary, Culture Department; Anshul Garg, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Rajiv Omprakashn, DIG CKR; Dr. GV Sundeep Chakravarthy, SSP Srinagar; Akshay Labroo, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, senior officials and prominent citizens from different walks of life were present.

Emraan Hashmi and Genelia Deshmukh team up for action and romance in 'Gunmaaster G9' trailer

Highlights Emraan Hashmi and Genelia Deshmukh come together for the first time in the action-romance Gunmaaster G9. The trailer features gunfights, hand-to-hand combat, romance, humour and music. Directed by Aditya Datt, the film is set for a worldwide theatrical release on November 27, 2026. Emraan Hashmi and Genelia Deshmukh are bringing action and romance together in their upcoming film Gunmaaster G9, with the newly released trailer offering a glimpse of their on-screen pairing. Unveiled at an event in Pune on Wednesday, the trailer introduces Hashmi in a more physically demanding action role, featuring gunfights, hand-to-hand combat and romantic sequences. The launch event was attended by Hashmi, Deshmukh, co-stars Aparshakti Khurana and Abhishek Singh, director Aditya Datt and producer Deepak Mukut. Emraan Hashmi explores a new action avatar Hashmi said Gunmaaster G9 gave him the opportunity to explore a different side of his acting career, with the role requiring extensive physical preparation. I'm known for playing characters who have often found themselves in dangerous situations, but Gunmaaster G9 takes that to another level. This time, I am not just reacting to the danger; I am right in the middle of the action, he said in a statement. The actor underwent an intensive training programme involving martial arts, gun shooting and preparation for physically demanding stunts. He added that he wanted the action sequences to look convincing while allowing audiences to see a side of him they had not experienced before. Genelia Deshmukh on working with Emraan Hashmi Gunmaaster G9 marks the first time Deshmukh shares screen space with Hashmi. The actor said she enjoyed the film's combination of different entertainment elements. What I enjoyed about Gunmaaster G9 is that it doesn't restrict itself to one mood. There's action, but there's also romance, humour, music and emotion, she said. Deshmukh added that working with Hashmi for the first time was something she had been looking forward to. Khurana also highlighted the film's larger-than-life sequences and mix of characters, saying he believed the theatrical experience would appeal to audiences. When will Gunmaaster G9 release? Directed by Aditya Datt, Gunmaaster G9 is produced by Deepak Mukut, Hunar Mukut and Sangeeta Ahir under the banner of SRE Studios LLP. Soham Rockstar Entertainment Pvt Ltd presents the film. Datt said the project brings together large-scale action and music while presenting Hashmi in an avatar audiences have not seen from him in a long time. The film's music is composed by Himesh Reshammiya. Also featuring Abhishek Singh, the action romance is scheduled to arrive in cinemas worldwide on November 27, 2026.

Delhi AAP MLA Jarnail Singh reports extortion threat against Arvind Kejriwal and daughter for Rs 7 crore

Delhi AAP MLA Jarnail Singh reported receiving a threatening message demanding Rs 7 crore. The message, purportedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, threatened harm against Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter. Singh filed the complaint with Mohali police, prompting authorities to register a case. Police confirmed that they are investigating the incident under multiple relevant sections of law.

Kuki Woman Killed In Manipur Gunfight

A Kuki woman was shot dead and a man injured during a gunfight between suspected militant groups in Manipur's Kangpokpi district on Thursday. The incident occurred amidst protests by the Committee on Tribal Unity (COTU) demanding jurisdiction changes and an investigation into previous killings, with the state government considering transferring the case to the NIA.

'Indian Stories Are Travelling A Lot'

'RRR and Heeramandi have come close to it, but have we had a true breakout like the Korean storytelling? Not yet. That is an opportunity.'

Moderates and progressives both claim credit for Democrats' midterm wins

After a primary season that featured a string of wins for the Democratic Party's progressive wing , the moderates are striking back by claiming credit for a landslide midterm takeover of Congress. The party will return to Capitol Hill in 2027 with at least 54 Senate seats and 255 House seats, thanks to wins in deep-red districts and states such as Kansas and Iowa. And many of the candidates, such as megachurch pastor and Kansas Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton, avoided staking out controversial progressive policy proposals. It is incredibly striking and profound that Democratic moderates were able to hand Trumpism some of its biggest defeats this cycle, Kate DeGruyter, a spokeswoman for Third Way, a centrist Democratic group, told USA TODAY. The debate over how and why Democrats won will influence what measures the new majority caucuses will take up first and how far those actions should go. Third Way struck early, with a Nov. 4 memo that claimed high-quality moderate candidates were the majority makers in this year's midterms. Of the 44 House seats that flipped this cycle, about 29 came from red districts that President Donald Trump won by double-digit margins in 2024. The group calculates those candidates outperformed former Vice President Kamala Harris 's 2024 margin by an average of 15 percentage points in those districts. Democrats have similarly flipped at least seven Senate seats in states the president won with contenders who've ripped the White House, but stopped short of demanding Medicare for All or abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That's a pretty profound answer to this question that we've long debated about whether all of the energy is on the left, DeGruyter said. There was a hell of a lot of energy in North Carolina and Georgia and Kansas and Texas, and that is why Democrats have an incredible opportunity here to take back the middle from Trump. Democrats who flipped red states and districts hold mixed views Like many of the Democrats who flipped Republican seats, Hamilton who won by 5 percentage points in Kansas, which hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate since Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president stressed being independent-minded . Hamilton, a 62-year-old Methodist pastor and former Republican, espoused views cheered by the Democratic base such as opposing tax breaks for AI data centers, expanding Medicare coverage for seniors and investigating private equity consolidation to break up monopolies . He also supports restoring what he called disastrous cuts to Medicaid through the president's one, big beautiful bill. But in post-election interviews, the Kansas Democrat has already begun positioning himself as a counterweight to more liberal-minded colleagues on Medicare for All, which he said isn't the right approach on health care. Even though it sounds great, I don't think it's going to pass, Hamilton said during a Nov. 8 interview on CNN's State of the Union. You're talking about an entire health insurance industry with millions and millions of employees that is going to be affected by Medicare for All. Oliver Libby, a Democratic consultant, said there will be many mothers to the success the party had this fall but noted that many Americans are drifting away from party and ideological labels. He attributed the decisive margin this month to a coalition of independents and previously disengaged voters, who largely backed Democrats in purple districts. People who have been homeless politically came in in overwhelming numbers, and not just came in for Democrats, but switched sides or came off the sidelines profoundly in this cycle, Libby said. I don't think this was a victory for the Democratic brand, he added. I'm not entirely sure the Democrats have a brand right now, and I think that's something that they absolutely have to fix between now and the 2028 presidential race. Democrats running in red states in 2026 were often difficult to pigeonhole ideologically. Sen.-elect Josh Turek, who won in Iowa after Trump carried the state by double digits two years ago, prefers creating a public health insurance option to Medicare for All. On social issues, the two-time Paralympic gold medalist released an ad that infuriated some Iowa Democrats and trans rights supporters for opposing transgender women competing in female sports and taxpayers paying for sex changes. Libby points out that roughly two-thirds of self-described moderate voters supported the Democratic candidate in their local contests, up from the approximately 6 in 10 moderates who backed Harris in 2024, the Associated Press reported. Progressives push back against centrist narrative Progressive activists say many of the candidates being labeled moderate by centrist groups are better described as outsiders. Many of those candidates running in historically Republican areas ran against corporate power and the Washington establishment of both parties. If those who call themselves moderate want to put their label on issues that we've (championed) and trying to make more popular for years, then great, we have consensus around our issues that's awesome, said Adam Green, cofounder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a left-leaning grassroots group involved in several primary contests this year. The PCCC backed Sen.-elect James Talarico, of Texas, along with candidates such as Rep.-elect Darializa Avila Chevalier of New York, one of six democratic socialists heading to Washington. During much of the Texas Senate race, Talarico, who prevailed by 12 percentage points, railed against billionaires. He often talked about U.S. politics being more top versus bottom rather than left versus right. On the senator-elect's website , Talarico said he supports making billionaires pay their fair share in taxes, including by imposing a higher tax on their income and capital gains, which Green and others say sounds much more like Sens. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, and Elizabeth Warren, of Massachusetts, than so-called moderate Democrats. But Talarico also tried to back away from the progressive label as he campaigned in a state that hadn't elected a Democrat to the Senate in over 30 years. During the course of the campaign, the 37-year-old state legislator and Presbyterian seminary student said he opposed abolishing ICE and reversed course on supporting trans athletes in girls' sports. The PCCC's sister organization, PCCC Institute, shared its How Dems Ran database, which examined 60 competitive midterm elections, exclusively with USA TODAY. Research examined those candidates' debates, speeches, social media content, campaign ads and websites, finding Democrats who won even in red states and districts supported many left-leaning proposals. Roughly 98% backed a ban on stock trading by lawmakers, according to the group's research. Another 85% supported some version of expanding public health care coverage through either Medicare for All, a public option, or Medicare buy-in. An October KFF poll showed 66% of U.S. adults favor having a national health plan, the largest total since the foundation began measuring the issue in 2017. That support includes 72% of independents and 34% of Republicans who support Medicare for All, according to the survey. If the corporate-aligned Democrats at Third Way want to somehow lay claim to that style of politics, we've just won the battle for this whole of the Democratic Party, Green told USA TODAY. Some progressive candidates also won in swing states, such as Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, who supports Medicare for All and ending U.S. aid to Israel. He won Michigan by 8 percentage points and has been touted by progressives as proof their movement can win, in the words of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, anywhere. Populists who defy center or left label Some red-state winners, such as Rep.-elect Sam Forstag, of Montana, created a populist message that was embraced by top progressive figures from the outset of his campaign against Republican Aaron Flint to replace Ryan Zinke, a Republican who served as interior secretary in Trump's first term. The 32-year-old union leader and political newcomer won by three percentage points in a western Montana district, which borders Idaho, that Trump won by four times as much in 2024. He was endorsed by Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez but later received support during the general election from the moderate Blue Dog Coalition. We don't see our, like, fundamental lived experience reflected in the people who are representing us purportedly in Congress, Forstag told USA TODAY. He believes in expanding Medicare, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour and banning congressional stock trading. But he also favors reforming ICE over abolishing the agency and supports protecting gun rights. Forstag will join both the rival Blue Dogs and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He explained his desire to embrace populism in a social media video Nov. 9, saying both factions are needed to achieve the American people's goals. I will be one of just a few Democrats who are sitting in both of those caucuses, he said. You see, the overlap is, well, giving us the chance to fight for populist economic policies that are actually going to help working people. Rep.-elect Brian Poindexter bested scandal-ridden Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, a Trump White House alum whose bitter divorce battle involved domestic violence allegations from Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno, by 10 percentage points. Poindexter's campaign contrasted Miller's biography with the union ironworkers rugged image. He is counted among the flips by centrist groups, but progressives point out that he called for ending tax breaks for the wealthy, banning dark money spending in campaigns and supported a phased in approach for Medicare for All. During that race for the northeastern Ohio seat, Poindexter also expressed his support for law enforcement when he ran campaign ads featuring an Ohio sheriff. When you see the world through the prism of outsider, insidereverything makes sense, Green said about the midterm outcomes for Democrats. Poindexter ran as an economic populist outsider and spoke to many of those same people who voted for Trump, he added. I don't think he's run away from his values, but even Trump voters don't self-identify in many cases as being of one ideology. They want someone who's going to shake up a broken economic and political system and stand up to corporate power. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Moderates and progressives both claim credit for 2026 Democratic wins This article originally appeared on USA TODAY at https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/11/12/democrats-midterms-blue-wave-moderate-progressive/92705249007/

Kevin Malloy Succeeds Diana Puketapu-Lyndon As New Zealand Cricket Chairperson

High Performance Sport New Zealand: Kevin Malloy has taken over as chairperson of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after his predecessor, Diana Puketapu-Lyndon, retired from the board on Thursday, having completed the maximum nine-year term allowed for a director. Malloy, previously the deputy chair, was chosen by his fellow directors at a board meeting held straight after NZCs 132nd Annual General Meeting (AGM). I want to begin by thanking Diana, who has given nine years of service to this Board and led with real courage through one of the most demanding periods in the games recent history, he said in a statement on Thursday. Diana joined the board in 2017. Six years later, she broke new ground, becoming the first woman and the first person of Maori descent to chair NZC. Malloy has been an NZC director since 2019 and brings a mix of sports governance and corporate experience to the job. He spent 29 years with global media agency Starcom, with postings in London, Hong Kong and New York, where he ran the worldwide Coca-Cola and Procter & Gamble accounts before rising to CEO of International Operations. Malloy will finish his three-year stint as chair of Super Rugby Pacific in December and also serves on the boards of Kiwibank and Tourism New Zealand. It is an honour to be asked to lead NZC as Chair, and its a responsibility I take on with a strong understanding of how much the game means to so many New Zealanders, he said. The AGM also brought changes to the rest of the board. On the advice of the Board Appointments Panel, members elected Raewyn Lovett ONZM and Jono Brent as directors, while Anna Campbell and Ali Shanks were returned for fresh three-year terms. Mike Devonshire, who was also due for renewal, was not recommended for reappointment and stepped down after three years. Lovett has spent more than 20 years in sports governance, having chaired Sport New Zealand, High Performance Sport New Zealand and Netball New Zealand, and co-chaired the International Working Group on Women and Sport. Brent was a chartered accountant and CANZ member from 2003 to 2023, and has also been a chief executive in the infrastructure sector. He led Canterbury Cricket as chair for three years and, over the past year, has headed the development of the Community Cricket New Zealand strategy. My thanks go to Mike Devonshire for his valuable contributions over the past three years, and I want to welcome Raewyn and Jono, who bring outstanding governance, financial, and community cricket experience to the table, said Malloy. Looking ahead, Malloy said the board knew the game had to move with the times. The landscape of cricket is evolving rapidly, both here and around the world, and while that brings challenges, it also brings opportunities. Its an exciting time for NZC. Were in the middle of a vibrant inbound tour by India with record attendances; our BLACKCAPS and WHITE FERNS have major tours and ICC events on the horizon, and we are also preparing to co-host the ICC Mens T20 World Cup in 2028. He said NZ20, the boards preferred model for the future of the domestic T20 competition, had generated considerable interest, but the grassroots and high-performance programmes were just as much of a priority. NZ20 is an aspirational concept with an incredible potential, which is why the Board chose it as the preferred option for the future of our domestic T20 competition. I know theres plenty of work going on in that space and were hopeful of some positive updates from the NZ20 Establishment Committee in the near future. More broadly, the Board understands that cricket has a job to do to grow our game. We know we are competing for attention against a myriad of other sports and entertainment products, so its upon us as an organisation to ensure Kiwis continue connecting with and loving cricket, he added. Malloy takes over as NZC emerges from a difficult financial year. The audited accounts for the 12 months to July 31, 2026, adopted at the AGM, showed a deficit of NZD 7.3 million, well above the NZD 1.8 million budgeted. With reserves of NZD 25.2 million, NZC is projecting a surplus of more than NZD 10 million for FY27, largely on the back of Indias mens all-format tour. Former NZC and ICC chair Greg Barclay CNZM was elected a Life Member at the AGM. Former players Rachel Pullar and Gary Troup ONZM and international umpires Steve Dunne and Steve Woodward were made Honorary Members. Ex-New Zealand cricketer Mark Greatbatch remains NZC president and is now in the second year of his three-year term. Also Read: Special Cricket Stories Article Source: IANS

Technological superiority key to enhancing operational readiness against emerging threats: Rajanth Singh

New Delhi, Nov 12: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the Defence Forces to strengthen and sustain both offensive and defensive dimensions of the element of surprise to maintain operational readiness against conventional and emerging threats arising from rapid technological advancements and the evolving nature of modern warfare. Addressing the Air Force Commanders Conference in New Delhi on November 12, 2026, he emphasised the need to continue bolstering intelligence and surveillance capabilities, enhance integration among systems and identify potential threats before they unfold. Our Defence Forces must develop capabilities and methods that leave the adversary with no time to react or recover, while simultaneously ensuring that we are never caught off guard by an unexpected move from the enemy. Surprise can manifest in various forms, both conventional and electronic. Our intelligence and surveillance mechanisms must be further strengthened and operational preparedness enhanced to ensure that our personnel remain alert, agile and equipped to respond effectively to any emerging challenge, said the Raksha Mantri. Shri Rajnath Singh asserted that contemporary conflicts are extending beyond traditional battlefields into non-contact domains, with missiles, drones and advanced weapon systems playing a significant role. Referring to the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts, he stated that drones and air defence systems have emerged as critical components of modern warfare. He exhorted the Commanders to remain prepared for emerging challenges such as kamikaze drones, surveillance and counter-drone operations. Raksha Mantri called upon the Indian Air Force (IAF) to develop dedicated doctrines and architectures for emerging domains of warfare, including electronic, cyber and space. He emphasised that enhanced preparedness in these domains would strengthen the ability to address future challenges. Victory in future conflicts would depend not merely on the number of aircraft, but also on technological sophistication, speed of response and precision of preparations, he said, urging the Commanders to make these emerging challenges a core priority, with focus on integrating them into institutional thinking, planning and operational processes. Shri Rajnath Singh highlighted that the Defence Forces are undergoing a transformative phase, encompassing reforms in wide-ranging areas, including organisational structures, jointness & integration, and operational concepts. He added that the changing security environment necessitated continuous adaptation and a forward-looking approach to military preparedness. Raksha Mantri commended the IAF for effectively implementing its doctrines and operational methods during and after Operation Sindoor, appreciating the professionalism, restraint & judgement demonstrated by the air warriors in successfully executing their assigned tasks. He stated that the lessons learnt during the operation were clearly reflected in the IAF's evolving operational procedures, particularly through the increased emphasis on drones and air defence systems, which are vital to national security. These lessons, he added, are shaping the pace and direction of the transformative changes underway in the Defence Forces. Highlighting the coordinated and complementary contributions of all the three Services effectively demonstrated during Op Sindoor, Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Forces for the synergy and integration. He underlined that jointness and integrated efforts must continue to guide military planning and operational execution. While appreciating the IAF for enhancing the skills and capabilities of its personnel in keeping with rapid technological advancements, Raksha Mantri urged the Commanders to sustain efforts towards training air warriors in emerging technologies. He underscored the importance of leveraging the technological knowledge and expertise of young recruits, stating that their capabilities could contribute significantly to stronger decision-making and organisational development. On the Second Tour of Duty for Agniveers, Shri Rajnath Singh stated that the decision was taken following feedback received from the Defence Forces, reiterating the Government's commitment to incorporating the Services suggestions into policy decisions. He expressed confidence that the Second Tour of Duty initiative would contribute to further bolstering the three Services. As part of this conference, Raksha Mantri launched a suite of Artificial Intelligence (Al) applications developed in-house by the IAF's Al Centre of Excellence of the Unit for Digitisation, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Application Networking (UDAAN). The applications will be utilised to automate and expedite tasks across the domains of operations, administration and aerospace safety, and are deployed on the IAFs secure network. The initiative marks a significant milestone in the IAF's pursuit of technology-driven transformation and enhanced operational capabilities. The inaugural session was also attended by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary (Defence Production) Shri Sanjeev Kumar, and Secretary (Defence Finance) Shri Vishvajit Sahay. Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief of all Commands of IAF, all Principal Staff Officers & all Director Generals. The two-day conference is being attended by the Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief of all Commands of IAF, all Principal Staff Officers & all Director Generals. The theme of this years conference is The Year of Empowerment: Maximising Efficiency Through Decentralisation. The conference provides a forum to the senior leadership of the IAF to discuss critical issues pertaining to operations, maintenance and administration.

EXCLUSIVE: PVR INOX Pictures' Nayana Bijli opens up on SURPRISE success of niche Hollywood films, BTS concert screenings; reveals, Ramayana has helped the visibility of I Play Rocky; confirms release in 120 screens

Over the years, PVR INOX Pictures, the motion picture arm of PVR INOX Limited, has distributed several interesting films, not just from Indian cinema but also from Hollywood and other international markets. Under the leadership of Nayana Bijli, Lead Distribution, Licensing & Content Acquisition, PVR INOX Pictures, the company has expanded its focus beyond conventional film distribution to include diverse cultural content, special film festivals and live events. After releasing acclaimed films like Marty Supreme, The Drama, The Invite, and others, Nayana Bijli is now gearing up to release I Play Rocky, which sheds light on how the 1976 cult classic Rocky was made. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, Nayana Bijli spoke about an eventful 2026, the growing appetite for diverse content, plans to go beyond films and why she has high hopes for I Play Rocky. How has 2026 been for PVR INOX Pictures? PVR INOX Pictures has released about 87 films, which is definitely a growth from last year. The Invite, The Drama, Marty Supreme and The Housemaid are some of the films that have been instrumental for us this year. When we think of niche Hollywood titles, we don't expect them to have such a profound impact at the Indian box office. But surprisingly, and in a positive way, they have done very well for us. We have also seen great hits from the anime genre. Shin Chan: The Spicy Kasukabe Dancers In India and Doraemon: Castle Of The Undersea Devil pulled in audiences. Doraemon was huge for us and beat all our expectations. It performed on par with Bollywood films! 2026 has shown that there's a huge appetite for authentic storytelling, no matter which genre, region or language the films come from. That is translating into box office collections. That's why we are keeping our ears to the ground when it comes to acquisition and distribution. It was fascinating to see The Invite attracting audiences for several weeks. Also, PVR INOX Pictures distributed the biggest Malayalam film of all time, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit, in Karnataka and North India. Earlier, Id barely find a non-Malayalam-speaking viewer watching a Malayalam film in a cinema outside Kerala. That's no longer the case. Do you also see a change in consumer behaviour? Absolutely. When it comes to regional cinema, Bethlehem Kudumba Unit is one of our top 10 performing films in this financial year. We also had certain Bengali titles like Saptadingar Guptodhon, which made it to our top 10. I think it goes to show that there's a demand for good, authentic stories. As for The Invite, it had a slow start. But the word of mouth was so strong that audiences started demanding more shows. As a result, the film ended up having a longer run than usual. When it comes to Hollywood films, Indian audiences are now very clued in to what's happening internationally. The excitement builds up even before the films arrive here. The Invite was released globally a few weeks before its India release. The word of mouth was so strong that audiences here were already eager to watch it. PVR INOX hosted live screenings of the BTS World Tour: Arirang concerts in India. What was the response like? We premiered three different BTS tour events one in April, one in June and the third in October. Each time, it was a two-day event. These events get a slightly limited release compared to Hollywood films as they depend on permissions, availability, technical setup and other factors. But the response was tremendous. Audiences, especially Gen Z, came out in full force. That encouraged us to bring all three events to cinemas. Now, we have a Katy Perry concert screening lined up as well. These have been great learnings for us. Musicians have such strong fan followings. Even if fans are not watching them perform in person, seeing their favourite artists on the big screen is an experience in itself. Do you think there's a possibility of screening a Diljit Dosanjh concert or a concert by another popular Indian artist in cinemas in the near future? We keep trying. There are no specific details that I can share right now. However, it's something I am working on. Apart from distribution, I also work on live events and bringing alternate content to cinemas. We are always tracking concerts, musicians, artists, comedy shows, poetry performances and anything else that has an audience. The goal is ultimately to make cinemas an entertainment destination, no matter what form of entertainment it may be. After all, there's an audience in India for every type of content. PVR INOX Pictures is releasing I Play Rocky this Friday, November 13. What can Indian audiences expect from the film? I Play Rocky is releasing on 120 screens across India. It has a universal theme that everyone can relate to. Of course, there's the whole legacy of the Rocky series. Incidentally, this year marks 50 years since the release of the first Rocky film. People who watched it when it came out will be curious to see I Play Rocky because of the nostalgia and legacy associated with it. The film is about Sylvester Stallone fighting to get Rocky made. It's about his determination. He was struggling at the time, but he had this belief and confidence that the film had to be made. Hence, the theme is very powerful and will resonate with people. Our campaign for I Play Rocky began a month ago. It is one of the longest campaigns we have done for a film because we found the story so powerful. We had seen the film and knew that it would have a big impact. Our campaign theme was 'Every legend was once told 'No'. We took this line and partnered with several fitness centres and gyms. We even organised six to seven marathons across India, which saw around 3,000 participants. We amplified the slogan throughout the campaign because the film has such a powerful hook. The campaign received a great response on social media. Hence, I have high hopes for the film's performance. The fact that it carries the legacy of Rocky and has such a relatable theme will really help. I Play Rocky releases just a week after Ramayana. Was it a challenge to release the film at this time? We generally have a lot of films releasing in November and December. But I believe there's an audience for every type of film. In fact, I think Ramayana has helped us. A lot of people have gone to cinemas to watch Ramayana, where we have put up posters of I Play Rocky. So, I feel Ramayana has really helped the visibility of our film. That's a good thing. When people go to watch one film, they discover another promising film. I Play Rocky may have a different audience or even an overlapping audience, but it'll have its own audience. So, I am not too worried about it. If the story is good, people will come, no matter when you release it. Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: Godzilla Minus Zero to FINALLY release in India on November 20; PVR INOX Pictures Nayana Bijli confirms IMAX release

'Pay Rs 7cr': Kejri, daughter get death threat from Bishnoi gang

Delhi AAP MLA Jarnail Singh has filed a complaint with Mohali police after receiving a death threat message targeting party leader Arvind Kejriwal and his daughter, demanding Rs 7 crore. The caller, claiming to be from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, made the threat on November 6. Police have registered a case and are investigating.

'Civil War-Like' Scenes In Spain: Violence & Riots Hit Barcelona & Madrid Amid Mass Protests

Spains first general strike in 14 years has brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets over housing, wages and the cost of living with parts of Barcelona and Madrid descending into clashes between protesters and police. Spains Interior Ministry said 575,000 people joined demonstrations nationwide. In Barcelona, stores were damaged, bins set ablaze and fireworks launched towards police, while officers responded with tear gas and other crowd-control measures. Authorities said 49 people were arrested in strike-related incidents. Transport was also disrupted, with interruptions to Barcelonas public transit and some flights cancelled nationwide. Behind the unrest is a wider housing and affordability crisis, with protesters demanding stronger tenant protections, higher wages and more public housing. The turmoil comes only weeks before Spains November 29 snap election, pushing housing and the cost of living further into the political spotlight.

Kareena Kapoor Ayat-ul-kursi pendant row: Hindu outfit backs bebo

Bhopal: After Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson, Abbas Hafeez, sent a legal notice to Bollywood actor Kareena Kapoor Khan over her social media photographs featuring her wearing a huge vintage emerald pendant bearing a Quranic verse, a Hindu outfit has backed the star. Demanding the removal of the social media photographs and a public apology over Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .