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State Election Commission set the stage for elections to Gram Panchayats in three phases i.e on November 26 and 29 and December 2, for which the Commission will issue notifications on November 13, 16 and 19

Special Police Sub-Inspector Senthilkumar was killed while questioning a gang who were filming reels about bursting crackers on the road Sunday night

Pacer Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth ODIs after failing to fully recover from a low-grade tear in his right calf sustained during the T20I series

Meanwhile, several other key areas in the capital continued to reel under the 'Very Poor' air quality bracket. Rajiv Chowk clocked an AQI of 381 at 1:30 a.m., while the area surrounding South Extension registered an AQI of 360 at 4:00 a.m.

On November 8, 2026, Iraq reached an understanding with the U.S. to allow Iraqi oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping lane near Oman

Santiago Pena is accused of steering millions in government deposits to Ueno Bank and concealing its financial troubles despite warnings about loans and solvency

Ministers from the leading industrialised nations of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States will be gathering with preoccupations strikingly similar to those of the last such meeting in March

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The Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) declared it a Level-I fire call at 10.11 p.m., deploying a large number of its personnel along with those from the police, BEST, ward and 108 ambulance service for dousing operations

More than 100,000 people are expected to attend COP31 in a sprawling expo centre in the Mediterranean seaside city of Antalya over the next two weeks

According to the CM, inspections had been carried out not only at petrol pumps but also at the stages of ethanol blending and distribution

America's top diplomat offered a robust defence of the more than eight-month-old war even as voters blamed Mr. Trump's policies for the hit to their pocketbooks, including higher energy prices that stemmed from disruptions to shipments in the Strait of Hormuz

Pope Leo spoke out in defence of the poor and pensioners, insisting that particular concern be shown for those affected by illness, dependency and disability a veiled reference to the governments controversial cuts to disability assistance

I think it was too tough...I think it might be too tough, Mr. Trump said in CBS 60 Minutes interview

The announcement came after Jensen Huang acknowledged to the board that he had been intimate with a business executive whom U.S. intelligence determined was gathering information for Beijing

A Syrian official said that an initial force of about 600 Syrian special forces fighters is expected to be deployed to Saudi Arabia in the coming week

Mr. Trump set the tone, declaring on social media that investigative requests already made by Democrats are extortion at the highest level, and they should be held accountable

Promoters said this week that Imane Khelifs December 15 professional fight at the Maison de la Mutualite in Paris will be against undefeated fighter Clarida Sarabia

Another blaze was reported in the border district of Kathua, where, a store room at the district police lines went up in flames

An engineer working at the field said a gas storage facility was hit during the attack, with all crew ordered to go into shelters for fear of further attacks

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The final will now be held at 11 a.m. on November 9; spectators with valid tickets for the postponed game will be allowed to enter the venue with the same tickets

The overall air quality of Delhi continued to be in the very poor category while many parts of the city continued to reel under severe air quality

The evacuation comes days after India said 14 Indian nationals aboard a yacht involved in an incident off the Yemeni coast were safe

Organisers of the Red Line demonstration called for stricter trade sanctions, a halt to arms sales, and an official declaration that Israels actions in Gaza amount to genocide

isenkot, 66, a political novice who has vowed to bridge Israel's deep polarisation under Netanyahu, formally received a mandate from President Isaac Herzog, giving him 28 days to form a government despite his bloc lacking a clear majority

The Air Quality Early Warning System (EWS) has forecast that Delhi's air quality is likely to slip into the 'severe' category from November 9 and remain there for the subsequent few days

The once-dominant ANC the party of Nelson Mandela had received around 30% of the vote in Wednesday's (November 4, 2026) local government elections with 99% of ballots counted

Vaishnavi, 21, and Rutuja, 30, had already created history by becoming the first-ever all-Indian pair to reach the final of a WTA Tour event

The devastating result leaves Trump politically hamstrung as he enters the remaining two-year 'lame duck' period of his White House tenure

The Indian Olympic Association president alleged former archer Dola Banerjee violated the Model Code of Conduct by circulating a WhatsApp message seeking votes for four candidates ahead of Mondays election

Former Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi has sparked a major political faceoff after questioning the legal validity of the West Bengal assembly elections and alleging flaws in the voter revision process. While the Trinamool Congress and the CPI backed his remarks to target Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the BJP dismissed the claims as an excuse by losers. Watch the full report and political reactions from Kirti Azad, D. Raja, and Shahnawaz Hussain.

Gadi Eisenkot has six weeks to form a government

Ministers, MLAs asked to spend festival with poor families who received houses; 2.21 lakh houses completed under scheme

With this development, five bodies have been traced so far in the case, while the search for the remaining two continues

The 22-year-old won the 7th ASEAN+ Individual Open chess championship in Ozamiz City, the Philippines

The parents of a nine-year-old boy have approached the UK High Court, alleging religious discrimination after he was prevented from wearing the sacred Tilak-Chandlo to school

The Turkic-speaking allies describe their relationship as one nation, two states and, despite the friction, remain closely bound by military and energy ties

Authorities said they had launched an investigation into the cause of the crash, which occurred in Giza's Al-Ayyat area, the site of Egypt's worst-ever rail disaster

Fighting in the Ruweng administrative area has left 23 dead and thousands displaced, officials said, as South Sudan heads towards elections on December 22

It is important to stem the rot before it spreads, all the more so if this book was AI-generated, the economist said in a clarification via e-mail to The Hindu

So far, no injuries have been reported.

A selection committee would be constituted to decide the awardees, he said, while addressing BSF personnel at a border outpost in Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district, which shares a boundary with Bangladesh

Although Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made it clear that he wants involvement from European allies in the process, Russia has suggested there would be no place for European representatives at the table

A British national was among the dead, according to police. Among the 15 wounded were nationals from Austria, Britain, Germany, Portugal and Russia, says an Interior Ministry spokeswoman

OIL has instituted a high-level inquiry to probe into the incident