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Empowering Viksit Bharat: Cabinet Greenlights Rs 4,371 Cr Overhaul of National Statistics

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Viksit Bharat Initiative for Statistical Transformation, Analytics &

NITI Aayog, GIZ India to help accelerate road freight decarbonisation

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) NITI Aayog and Germany's GIZ GmbH have signed an implementation agreement to accelerate road freight decor

Rajasthan: EPFO Enforcement Officer arrested in Rs 1 lakh bribery case

Digital Desk | Jaipur, Nov 4 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested an Enforcement Officer of the Employees' Provident Fun

Bihar: Education Dept issues show-cause notices to DEOs over negligence

Digital Desk | Patna, Nov 4 (IANS) The Bihar Education Department has issued show-cause notices to District Education Officers (DEOs) of 13 distr

China must make extradition request if it wants two Uyghur men returned: Thailand

The two men, in letters shared last week, pleaded not to be sent back to China

Finance Minister disburses 64.89 crore to 475 self-help groups

SC stays Madras HC order on Chidambaram temple

Questions whether High Courts have parens patriae jurisdiction only over public temples and not places of worship of other faiths

Cabinet Approves 5-Year Extension for Fast Track Special Courts to Expedite Rape and POCSO Cases

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Fast Track

Why even a strong El Nio does not guarantee a poor Indian monsoon

Seven Indian monsoons since 1950 have run into a moderate or strong El Nio. Of these, in five years, including 2026, monsoon rainfall levels were

With no illegal immigrants found on draft electoral rolls, SIR greatly inconvenienced people: Owaisi

Qadeemi Masjid was there before Delhi became the national capital, says AIMIM president

New Brezza 2026 Leads the play

The Maruti Suzuki Brezza has probably popped up on your list at least once. Now, with the 2026 facelift, Maruti has given people even more reason

Bus fare hike avoidable had Karnataka government cleared its own dues: BJP

The BJP will hold a statewide protest on November 5 against the bus fare hike.

Demanded unnatural sex: UP labourer strangled to death in Gujarat; co-worker held

Digital Desk | Ahmedabad, Nov 4 (IANS) A 40-year-old labourer from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly strangled to death by his co-worker following a di

22.84 lakh cases pending in Jharkhand SIR, over half of No Mapping records yet to be verified

Digital Desk | Ranchi, Nov 4 (IANS) With only 26 days to go for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Jharkhand to be comple

Odisha: Woman murdered in Bhubaneswar; domestic help suspect

Digital Desk | Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a 76-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death inside her house in the Buddha

Rajasthan restricts firecracker bursting to three hours in six NCR districts; QR codes mandatory on green crackers

Digital Desk | Jaipur, Nov 4 (IANS) The Rajasthan government on Wednesday issued fresh guidelines to curb air pollution during Diwali, restrictin

Democrat sweep adds new twist to markets' Iran, AI, and debt worries

A sweeping

CM inaugurates new tenements at Karur

Cabinet Extends Agniveer Tenure with Higher Pay, Perks, and Regular Cadre Pathway

Marking a landmark expansion of the Agnipath recruitment model, the Union Cabinet has officially cleared a comprehensive plan creating a pathway

Novo loses share in Brazil to cheaper generics, but holds up in Canada and India

Novo Nordisk is losing market share in Brazil after its semaglutide

Trump controls Modi

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday renewed his challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a f

Novo Nordisk hikes 2026 outlook again as Wegovy pill beats forecasts

Obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk raised its

INS Sahyadri arrives in Japans Yokosuka for Exercise Malabar

Digital Desk | Tokyo, Nov 4 (IANS) The Indian Navys stealth frigate INS Sahyadri arrived at Yokosuka in Japan on Wednesday to participate in the

Pakistan to get Alfaaz 2.0 song from Alan Walker? Photo viral

Islamabad: From Zayn Malik giving his own spin to Pakistans viral hit Tu Hai Kahan to Nick Jonas joining hands with King for Maan Meri Jaan, musi

Ethiopia expels Sudanese diplomats after fresh allegations of support for RSF

Ethiopia has ordered six Sudanese diplomats to leave the

Dozens dead and missing after Russian strike on Ukrainian aid centre, officials say

The death toll from a Russian bombing of

Iranian officials gloat as US voters deal blow to Trump

Iran's government savoured the stinging rebuke delivered to Donald Trump

Rahul Gandhi blaming BJP for his own failures: Anurag Thakur

Digital Desk | Hamirpur, Nov 4 (IANS) BJP MP and former Union minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Leader of the

When and where to watch SAFF Championship 2026 live in India: know all details

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The 15th edition of the SAFF Championship is set to kick off in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 5, with six

Hyderabad SIR shows no illegal immigrants, says DEO

Hyderabad: While Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls have removed three crore

Rahul Gandhi was born in family of Prime Ministers, he is not after PM post but nations interests: Jagga Reddy

India, Canada explore avenues to strengthen defence cooperation in capacity building, military-technical exchanges

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) India and Canada held the inaugural Defence Dialogue, exploring avenues to strengthen cooperation in capac

Israel election commission rejects Benjamin Netanyahu charges of fraud

The Central Elections Committee said it had conducted an audit of 9,069 polling stations following complaints and was confident that the announce

Rich countries fall far short on climate adaptation funding, UN says

Rich countries are falling well short of the $305 billion needed each year to help developing nations adapt to climate change, even

Ayodhya, Varanasi

Schools and religious places in Ayodhya, Varanasi and Mathura received threatening emails warning of explosions on November 8, prompting heighten

Bengaluru techie who threatened Ayushmann Khurrana, Tusshar Kapoor arrested

Digital Desk | Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) The Mumbai Police have arrested the accused who was sending threatening emails to various Bollywood celebriti

Nadda targets Rahul Gandhi, Congress over 'Vote Chori' charge, leads BJP march in Bhopal

Digital Desk | Bhopal, Nov 4 (IANS) Union Health Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader J.P. Nadda on Wednesday accused the Cong

Karnataka government pays royalty for commercial use of Ambari: Pramoda Devi

Mysuru district in-charge Minister Yathindra Siddaramaiah had recently stated that the State Government had paid 80 lakh to the erstwhile royal f

Centre proposes stricter microbial contamination norms under Schedule M

The Union Health Ministry has proposed tightening microbial contamination limits in Grade A clean areas to align India's pharmaceutical manufactu

Mojtaba Says Those Expecting US Policy Shift After Midterm Results 'Mistaken'

Khamenei also warned that the Middle East war would become even wider if the United States resumed its attacks on Iran.

Indias manufacturing sector clocks robust growth

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Indias registered manufacturing sector has recorded a robust 7.25 per cent growth in the gross value of pl

Odisha CM Approves Monthly Incentive for Non-Govt Aided College Principals

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved a new monthly incentive scheme for teacher-in-charges (principals) serving in non-government-aided

AP CM Writes To Goyal Over Stranded Chilli Containers At Colombo

AP CMr N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday urged Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to negotiate 5 countries over the fate of 150 chilly export co

With two titles in 4 months, P.V. Sindhu says she is building, not chasing her old self

The switch to a 15-point scoring format from next year will demand another adjustment, and Sindhu believes players will have less time to recover

Forevermark Diamond Jewellery Enters Pune with Its First Boutique

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], November 4: Forevermark Diamond Jewellery from De Beers Group has entered Pune with the opening of its first boutique

CM Adityanath likens Rahul Gandhi to 'dud firecracker', says Cong 'repeatedly failed' to launch him

Digital Desk | Gorakhpur, Nov 4 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday took a jibe at the Lok Sabha's Leader of the Opp

Man Who Hoped To Live Long Enough To Play GTA 6 Dies 3 Weeks Before Launch

Jerry Stephens died on Oct 29 after a severe lung infection, just three weeks shy of the release of GTA VI.

Trump Midterm Election: The verdict explained as America's two-year performance review of its president. Top points to note and questions answered

Midterm elections offer voters a chance to review the president's performance and legislative agenda. In 2026, Americans voted to elect all House

Cabinet nod to fast-track International Maritime Museum and Oceanarium project in Keralam

The entity will be established as a Section 8 company under the Companies Act, with its financial model to be finalised in the second phase. The

JEE Main 2027: NTA allows NRI candidates to use passport as valid ID proof

NTA has clarified passports as valid ID proof for NRI students who are currently filling JEE Main 2027 session 1 online applications and no longe

Vijay Seeks Supreme Court Bench In Chennal, Writes To PM Modi

Tamil NAdu Chief Minister Vijay highlighted the geographical and financial difficulties faced by litigants from southern states who have to trave

Lok Sabha Speaker calls for common digital audit monitoring platform for state legislatures on lines of Parliament

Delivering the valedictory address on the conclusion of the two-day Conference of Chairpersons of Public Accounts Committees of the Parliament of

Cabinet approves Rs 4,371 crore VISTAR scheme for AI-ready statistical system

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Viksit Bharat Initia

China tells Vietnam they should jointly safeguard peace in South China Sea

China and Vietnam should properly handle maritime issues and jointly safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea, Chinese foreign minist

Congress Says US Midterm Results Expose Flaws in ONOE Proposal

Jairam Ramesh says midterm polls enforce accountability, arguing that 'One Nation, One Election' would weaken this democratic mechanism.

Scientists mixed just 3% volcanic ash into forest soil in a UC San Diego experiment; coleus plants grew roughly three times as much as plants in untreated soil

At UC San Diego, researchers have made an exciting discovery: adding volcanic ash to soil can significantly enhance plant growth. Their study rev

Kotia Dispute Heats Up as LoP Naveen Demands Action from CM Majhi

Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik has written a second letter to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, warning that the situation in the lo

Clothes Ironing Tips: Do clothes still wrinkle even after ironing? Try these hacks.

Clothes Wrinkles: Your hair straightener isn't just for styling. It can also be used to remove wrinkles from tricky parts of clothing.How to remo

Can we deny caste on campus?

Caste discrimination in Indias higher education institutions is a pervasive, systemic issue. Experts say sensitising faculty and students along w

'Mogging' explained: How a toxic manosphere term became mainstream Gen Z slang

Highlights 'Mogging' has been named Collins English Dictionary's word of the year after its usage surged over the past year. The slang term origi

Iran allows Indian ships through Hormuz under special exemption

Tehran: Iran has allowed ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar to transit the Strait of Hormuz without being subject to its wider shipping rest

Iran allows Indian ships free passage through Strait of Hormuz

Tehran: Iran has allowed ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar to transit the Strait of Hormuz without being subject to its wider shipping rest

Democrats Ace US Midterm Test: Why Republicans Fell Short?

Washington, DC: America has spoken, and the message from the 2026 US midterm elections is unmistakable. It has been a difficult night for Preside

Owaisi Slams Centre's Stand on Century-Old Mosque at Krishi Bhawan

AIMIM chief questions the government's claim that the mosque must be removed, citing the Bhoomi Pooja held for the Central Vista project.

Delhi Police registers FIR against Prashant Bhushan over doctored video of Russian Foreign Minister

Special Cell invoked the BNS and IT Act after a video alleging Sergey Lavrov criticised India over internal affairs and oil purchases was flagged

Delhi HC Seeks CBSE Reply on Calculators for Disabled Students in Class 12 Exams

The court was hearing a PIL by Vishal Dua and several other parents seeking extension of the existing calculator facility available only to stude

Chinese banks have applied for $30 billion worth of loan quota to fund share purchases

Chinese banks applied for more than

Gold is 20,000 rupees cheaper in Pakistan than in India. What is the difference in the price of 22-carat and 24-carat gold?

Gold prices in Pakistan are about 20,000 rupees cheaper than in India. Let's explore the price difference between 22-carat and 24-carat gold in P

Unrelated Video Falsely Shared as Congress Celebrating Nagpur MLC Poll Win

The video predates the MLC polls in Maharashtra and shows people celebrating the outcome of the Gokul Dairy polls.

Delicious irony!: Senator-elect El-Sayed goes all out; torches Trump, Vance after midterm victory

'JD, Habibi': Abdul Al-Sayed Takes Jibe At US Veep After Midterms Victory

Abdul El-Sayed is son of Egyptian immigrants and served as a public health officer earlier but never held an elected office.

Swami Prasad Maurya not part of INDIA bloc yet, says UP Congress president amid SP opposition

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Aradhana Mishra 'Mona' has said Swami Prasad Maurya, chief of the Apni Janata Party (AJP), is not currently part

Brokers Call: Dixon Technologies (Buy)

Margin pressure was driven by the expiry of Mobile PLI 1.0 incentives and a sharp increase in global memory prices, supported by rising demand fr

AI delivers 50%-plus gains for top customer service performers, EY report finds

The report, based on more than 100 surveys and executive interviews, divides organisations into three tiers

Ministry of Health proposes amendments to Schedule M to align Grade A microbial monitoring requirements with WHO guidelines

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed amendments to Schedule M of the Drugs Rules, 1945, vide GSR No. 953(E) dated 28 Octo

Soccer-Wilson and Rodon return to Wales squad for Nations League fixtures

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Gold becomes costlier by Rs 3000 and silver by Rs 6900 in one stroke, impact of Trump's defeat.

After a continuous decline, the prices of gold and silver witnessed a sharp rise on Wednesday. On MCX, gold increased by Rs 3,088 to Rs 1,42,540

Order inflow guidance, outlook to drive gains for Bharat Electronics

Bharat Electronics maintained its FY27 order inflow guidance of 55,000 crore despite delays in major projects, while brokerages remain positive o

KTET admit card 2026 released for November 14, 15 exams: Check direct link to download hall tickets here

After milk price hike, Karnataka raises bus fares by up to 35%

In Bengaluru, the minimum BMTC fare has increased to 10 from 6, while the maximum fare has risen to 45 from 35

Aasif Khan reveals how namaz helped him inside Bigg Boss 20 house

Mumbai: Aasif Khans journey in the Bigg Boss 20 house came to an end after an eight-week stint. The actor was evicted during the latest Weekend K

Sensex, Nifty Extend Winning Streak To 5th Day; FMCG, Metal And Realty Stocks Lead Rally

The Sensex advanced 383.55 points, or 0.5 per cent, to close at 77,301.40, while the Nifty gained 149.75 points, or 0.63 per cent, to end the ses

India's services PMI hits four-month high in October as demand picks up

India's services PMI rose to 55.8 in October from 55.2 in September, driven by stronger new business growth and easing input cost inflation, whil

Six nabbed in Delhi robbery case; Rs 30 lakh recovered

Six individuals have been arrested by Delhi Police in connection with a Rs 70 lakh robbery that occurred near the Gulabi Bagh underpass on Octobe

Abdul El-Sayed becomes first Muslim elected to US Senate, defies Trump's Islamophobic campaign; takes dig at JD Vance after Michigan victory

In his victory speech, El-Sayed delivered a pointed message to Vice President JD Vance, noting the delicious irony that Vance is constitutionally

Iran exempts ships from India, China, Iraq, Qatar from Hormuz restrictions

Iranian lawmaker Amir Hayat-Moghaddam said the exemption for Indian vessels would facilitate medicine imports into Iran, while China's exemption

Cabinet clears 92 GWh energy plan, critical minerals scheme & 850 fast-track courts

'Frustrated, jobless actors, directors: Sandeep Reddy Vanga defends Ranbir Kapoor's Animal amid comparisons to Andhra school chainsaw attack

Sandeep Reddy Vanga has reacted to the debate surrounding the alleged influence of violent films on real-life crimes after a reported school atta

Rachel Apa death: Can running cause rhabdomyolysis? Doctor explains risks and warning signs

Rachel Apa, a 24-year-old from Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, tragically collapsed just short of completing a marathon. Her father revealed that she w

Iran exempts Indian vessels from Hormuz curbs, citing medicine imports