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PT Usha has been elected to become the president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), Kiren Rijiju has said. 

“Congratulations to legendary Golden Girl, Smt. P T Usha on being elected as the President of Indian Olympic Association. I also congratulate all the sporting heroes of our country on becoming the office bearers of the prestigious IOA! Nation is proud of them," the Arunachal Pradesh MP tweeted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said Gujarat and the country need to be "alert" about Congress and like-minded parties, which remain silent on "big terrorist attacks" to not offend their vote bank. He also accused the grand old party of not respecting the tribal community. In a veiled attack on the Aam Aadmi Party, he urged the people of Gujarat not to commit the sin of letting those who gave election tickets to the anti-Narmada dam project forces  set foot in the state.

Congress leader KC Venugopal fell down and suffered injuries during a stampede on the fifth day of Madhya Pradesh's leg of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Indore. Venugopal suffered injuries on his hand and knee and was given the first-aid. He soon joined the foot march. Earlier, Venugopal criticised BJP for "trying to invent something" against the Yatra. 

Brazil manager Tite appeared hopeful that Neymar will play again at the 2022 World Cup despite suffering an ankle injury during the team's 2-0 win over Serbia Friday. Neymar is receiving 24-hour physiotherapy and recuperating, according to teammate Marquinhos. Brazil have stated he will miss their second encounter against Switzerland on Monday.

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Crowd turn on flashlights of their mobile phones during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in Jamnagar

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UN calls on China to respect right to peaceful protests, reports AFP

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Demonstrators protesting against COVID-19 restrictions clash with police in Shanghai

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BharatPe sees fresh resignations at top level as CTO, CPO move on

Fintech platform BharatPe has hit with a fresh wave of resignations at the top level, as its chief technology officer (CTO) Vijay Aggarwal and Rajat Jain, chief product officer (CPO), have quit among others, the company confirmed on Monday.

 

Apart from them, Nehul Malhotra, head of PostPe at the company, has also moved on. While Aggarwal, who joined BharatPe in March 2020, will "start his own venture'", Jain and Malhotra are "also moving out to pursue their own entrepreneurial journey".

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Allahabad University students protesting fee hike gherao vice-chancellor

Allahabad University students, who have been agitating for 83 days to demand rollback of the fee hike, on Monday gheraoed the varsity's vice-chancellor.

 

The protesters, led by student leader Ajay Yadav Samrat, gheraoed Vice-Chancellor Sangeeta Srivastava when she was moving towards her car after leaving office.

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Govt returns 20 files to SC Collegium of appointment of HC judges

The government has asked the Supreme Court Collegium to reconsider 20 files related to the appointment of high court judges, including that of advocate Saurabh Kirpal who has candidly spoken about his gay status, sources said on Monday.

 

The government expressed "strong reservations" about the recommended names as it sent back the files to the collegium on November 25, sources aware of the procedure to appoint Supreme Court and high court judges said.

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India to receive first cargo from Indonesia's Tangguh LNG plant today

India will receive its first cargo from Indonesia's Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at the Dahej terminal on Monday, according to a Refinitiv analyst and Refinitiv ship tracking data.

 

The LNG cargo is being transported by the BW Helios tanker, said Olumide Ajayi, senior LNG analyst at Refinitiv.

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Commercial flight services start from Arunachal's Donyi Polo Airport

Commercial flight services started on Monday from the recently inaugurated Donyi Polo Airport in Arunachal Pradesh, officials said.

 

An IndiGo flight from Kolkata to Donyi Polo Airport was virtually inaugurated by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, while the return flight to Mumbai with a stopover at the eastern metropolis was flagged off by Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein.

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Sebi revises framework for approving changes in control of stock brokers

Sebi has put in place a revised framework for seeking its prior approval for changes in control of stock brokers, depository participants and other market intermediaries.

 

The framework will be applicable for stock broker/clearing member, depository participant, investment adviser, research analyst or research entity, registrar to an issue and share transfer agent and KYC (Know Your Client) Registration Agencies (KRAs).

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Congress says fighting for 'rights' of Dalits, minorities to be priority if party wins MCD polls

Fighting for the "rights and protections" of Dalits and minorities will be the first priority if the Congress wins the civic elections in the national capital, the party's Delhi unit chief Anil Chaudhary said on Monday.

 

Chaudhary said the Congress would implement various social welfare schemes to empower these communities, particularly Dalit children, through quality education.

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Jet Airways resolution plan totters on disagreement with creditors: Report

Creditors of India's Jet Airways and the company's new owners are deadlocked over a resolution plan to pull the airline out of bankruptcy, putting the carrier's future in limbo, according to sources.

 

Creditors may approach India's aviation ministry to seek approval to liquidate Jet's assets if a resolution does not emerge during a critical court hearing on Tuesday, said a senior banker.

 

 

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PM Modi to attend concluding event of World Ayurveda Congress in Goa on Dec 11

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the concluding function of World Ayurveda Congress and inauguration of the All India Institute of Ayurveda in Goa on December 11, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday.

 

Talking to reporters, Sawant said the prime minister will attend the inauguration of the All India Institute of Ayurveda at Dhargal in Pernem taluka of North Goa.

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Govt's paddy procurement up 9% at 306 lakh tonnes so far this year

The government's paddy procurement for the central pool rose over nine per cent to 306.06 lakh tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 kharif marketing season, according to the food ministry data.

 

Higher quantities of paddy were purchased from Punjab, Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Normally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern states, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it begins from September.

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Hackers demand Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from AIIMS-Delhi as server remains down for 6th day

Hackers have allegedly demanded an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi as its server remained out of order for the sixth consecutive day, official sources said on Monday.

 

It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the breach detected Wednesday morning. Patient care services in emergency, outpatient, inpatient and laboratory wings are being managed manually as the server remained down, the sources said.

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Bank credit grows at 17.2 % in September quarter, shows RBI data

Bank credit growth improved to 17.2 per cent in the September quarter 2022 from 7 per cent in the year-ago period, reflecting pick-up in economic activities.

 

"Credit growth remained broad-based: all population groups and bank groups recorded double digit annual growth," the Reserve Bank said while releasing 'Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of SCBs: September 2022'.