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Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy dies aged 75 after prolonged illness, as per media reports.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a 10-km roadshow in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi around 10pm on Tuesday. The roadshow began amid tight security soon after Modi landed at the Birsa Munda airport in a special aircraft, officials said. Thousands of people lined up on both sides of the stretch to greet the PM. Modi is on a two-day Jharkhand visit beginning on the eve of tribal icon Birsa Munda's birth anniversary that also happens to be Jharkhand's statehood day on November 15

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly making unverified and false statements with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Acting on a complaint made by the BJP that she had made "false" and "unverified" statements against Prime Minister Modi at an election rally in Madhya Pradesh recently, the poll panel asked her to explain her statement by 8 pm on Thursday.

EC has issued a show-cause notice to AAP for alleged disparaging remarks against PM Modi on social media, PTI reports.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday trained his guns at the main opposition party in the state- Congress, alleging that the grand old party always treated tribals as a 'vote bank' in contrary to his party-BJP, which has been working for the welfare of the community. Addressing a public rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh's tribal-dominated Jhabua district, PM Modi also promised to provide free education to girls from KG to their post-graduation and to open medical colleges in tribal districts once the BJP government is formed in the state.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 has struck Sri Lanka, as per media reports. Simultaneously, Ladakh was also struck by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake. More details are awaited.

Nine out of 11 state capitals analysed in India have recorded higher pollution in the first 12 hours after Diwali celebrations this year than what it was last year. The government's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) tracker analysed PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter) data for 11 capital cities--Bangalore, Bhopal, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai and Patna--for the day before Diwali, the day of Diwali and the day after Diwali (till 12 pm) for the years 2022 and 2023. The highest spike (recorded at 15-minute intervals) was seen in the national capital Delhi. It was at 999.5 ug/m3 at Pusa on November 13 at 1:30 am.

Union Minister and BJP's election in charge of Rajasthan Pralhad Joshi on Monday exuded confidence that his party will win in the upcoming Assembly election in the state with a thumping majority. "We are going to win the Rajasthan Assembly election with a thumping majority," Pralhad Joshi said while talking to ANI in Hubbali in Dharwad district of Karnataka.

Delhi Labour Minister Raaj Kumar Anand inspected vehicles entering Delhi at the Singhu Border on Monday night and took stock of the implementation of anti-pollution measures. "We checked the essential and non-essential goods. We will set up big boards and awareness camps that the trucks carrying non-essential goods should be stopped before arriving at the Delhi border," Raaj Kumar Anand told ANI.

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Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy dies aged 75 after prolonged illness

Sahara Group founder Subrata Roy dies aged 75 after prolonged illness, as per media reports.

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Iceland prepares to shield geothermal plant from risk of volcanic eruption

Icelandic authorities were on Tuesday preparing to build defence walls around a geothermal power plant in the southwestern part of the country that they hope will protect it from lava flows amid concerns about an imminent volcanic eruption. Seismic activity and underground lava flows intensified on the Reykjanes peninsula near the capital Reykjavik over the weekend, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 4,000 people from the fishing town of Grindavik on Saturday. The probability of an eruption remained high despite a decrease in seismic activity, the Icelandic Meteorological Institute said in a statement on Tuesday. Nearly 800 earthquakes were recorded in the area between midnight and noon on Tuesday, fewer than the two previous days, it said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Ranchi, Jharkhand

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Neeraj Chopra shortlisted for 'Men's World Athlete of the Year' award

Indian Olympic gold medalist and World Champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is among the five finalists of the World Athletics' 'Men's World Athlete of the Year' award. "The names of the five finalists for Men's World Athlete of the Year honours have been confirmed, as the countdown to the World Athletics Awards 2023 continues," said a statement from the worldwide governing body of athletics.

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Punjab's first 'rail coach restaurant' opens at Pathankot station

Punjab's first 'rail coach restaurant' was inaugurated at the Pathankot Cantt railway station on Tuesday, said railway officials. The restaurant has been set up under the concept of 'restaurant on wheels' or 'food on wheels' of the railways, said officials. Under this initiative, old train coaches are refurbished and converted into rail coach restaurants. In this air-conditioned restaurant, passengers can enjoy food at the station itself at affordable rates, said officials, adding that this facility will be available 24 hours for rail passengers and the general public, and will provide them a unique experience, said the officials.

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Holiday declared for all schools in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on November 15

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Priyanka Gandhi gets EC notice over 'unverified' comments on PM Modi

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly making unverified and false statements with regard to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Acting on a complaint made by the BJP that she had made "false" and "unverified" statements against Prime Minister Modi at an election rally in Madhya Pradesh recently, the poll panel asked her to explain her statement by 8 pm on Thursday.

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AIIMS-Delhi to provide free insulin vials to poor patients suffering from diabetes

AIIMS-Delhi has decided to provide insulin for free to poor patients suffering from diabetes from Tuesday to mark World Diabetes Day. Patients prescribed insulin from any AIIMS out-patient department will be provided free insulin vials, said Dr Rima Dada, the professor in-charge of AIIMS' media cell. AIIMS has opened two new counters at Amrit Pharmacy in front of the New Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur OPD for the purpose.

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EC issues show-cause notice to AAP for remarks against PM Modi

EC has issued a show-cause notice to AAP for alleged disparaging remarks against PM Modi on social media, PTI reports.

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Delhi Maximum temperature touches three notches below normal at 25.9 degrees Celsius

The maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded three notches below normal at 25.9 degrees Celsius, the weather office said on Tuesday. The minimum temperature settled a notch below normal at 12 degrees Celsius on a cold morning in the national capital.

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Air pollution in Delhi nears 'severe' category again, relief unlikely

Air pollution in Delhi neared the "severe" category again amid unfavourable meteorological conditions on Tuesday and a relief is unlikely soon. The capital's 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI), recorded at 4 pm everyday, stood at 397, worsening from 358 on Monday and 218 on Sunday. Air pollution levels hit the severe category (AQI above 400) at many places within the city, including ITO (427), RK Puram (422), Punjabi Bagh (423), Nehru Nagar (450), Anand Vihar (439) and Nehru Nagar (450).

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Chhattisgarh polls: Cong leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, CM Bhupsh Baghel hold a roadshow in Raipur

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PM Modi promises free education for tribal girls in Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday trained his guns at the main opposition party in the state- Congress, alleging that the grand old party always treated tribals as a 'vote bank' in contrary to his party-BJP, which has been working for the welfare of the community. Addressing a public rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh's tribal-dominated Jhabua district, PM Modi also promised to provide free education to girls from KG to their post-graduation and to open medical colleges in tribal districts once the BJP government is formed in the state.

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UN chief calls for an 'ambition supernova' as nations make minor progress on climate action

The countries' climate action plans are still far behind what's needed to curb human-caused warming and limit the devastating effects of extreme heat, storms and droughts, but some nations have taken marginal steps toward slashing emissions, a United Nations analysis of national plans found Tuesday.

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Adani advisor's role in environment ministry panel sparks political uproar

The inclusion of an advisor from Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) in an environment ministry panel created a political uproar on Tuesday, with opposition parties slamming the government for a perceived 'conflict of interest'. Janardan Choudhary, a key advisor to Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), was named as one of the seven non-institutional members by the Union Environment Ministry when it reconstituted the Expert Appraisal Committee for hydroelectricity and river valley projects in September. The AGEL's 1,500 megawatt Tarali pumping storage project in Maharashtra's Satara came up for consideration during the reconstituted EAC's first meeting on October 17-18, according to the minutes of the meeting available on the Environment Ministry's PARIVESH portal.