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Uttarkashi Tunnel Accident

We will send food, mobile, and charger to the people who are trapped inside the tunnel. We will also try to install a WiFi connection inside. DRDO robots are also working, says Colonel Deepak Patil.

8:52 PM

Israel: Families of hostages hold protest in Tel Aviv

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India, Australia hold '2+2' ministerial dialogue at Hyderabad House in New Delhi

India, Australia hold '2+2' ministerial dialogue at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.

 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles in New Delhi today. Both the ministers reaffirmed their commitment towards further strengthening the bilateral defence relations.

They expressed satisfaction at the increasing military-to-military cooperation between the two countries, including joint exercises, exchanges and institutional dialogue. The Raksha Mantri congratulated Minister Marles on the maiden and successful conduct of multilateral exercise ‘Malabar’ by Australia in August this year.

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OpenAI staff threaten to quit, join Sam Altman unless board resigns

OpenAI's staff has threatened to quit the artificial intelligence startup and join former boss Sam Altman at Microsoft's new division unless the board resigns, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Apart from Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, Chief Data Scientist Ilya Sutskever, and Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap, about 500 members of OpenAI staff said they would resign, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

 

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A roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ongoing in Bikaner, Rajasthan

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Murmu urges writers to create awareness among tribals

President Droupadi Murmu Monday stressed on creating awareness among tribal communities and urged writers to be involved in it.

 

The President said that literature is a mirror to the culture of a community and urged writers to write about the lifestyles of tribal communities so that others know about their life values.

 

Most of the Santali literature is available in the oral tradition and writers play a big role in popularising any language, she said addressing the 36th Annual Conference and Literary Festival of All India Santali Writers' Association.

 

"Authors are vigilant watchdogs of the society. They make society aware and guide it through their works. Many litterateurs showed the path to our national movement during the freedom struggle ... Building a strong and vigilant society is possible only through continuous awareness," the president said.

4:46 PM

Spicejet offers shares to Kalanithi Maran; says it has "no cash to pay"

Spicejet on Monday offered equivalent number of its equity shares in lieu of the balance outstanding sum of Rs 194 crore payable to Kalanithi Maran as per the arbitration award, saying it has no cash to pay. However, Maran has rejected the offer. Next date Dec 10.

4:28 PM

Health Ministry releases draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill

The Union Health Ministry has released the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, which seeks to repeal the Pharmacy Act of 1948 and replace the Pharmacy Council of India with a national commission.

 

The ministry put up the draft bill on its website on November 14 seeking comments from the public.

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DRDO's Robotics Machine Team at site to rescue 41 trapped workers

DRDO’s Robotics Machine Team reaches the Silkyara Tunnel site for the rescue of 41 workers trapped in the tunnel in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The 41 workers who are trapped beneath the debris of a collapsed under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi have spent nearly 180 hours waiting to be rescued. And it may take at least another two days if the current rescue plan works with full accuracy. Along with food, water, and essential medicines supplied at regular intervals, some of the trapped workers are also being given anti-depressants now. A part of the Silkyara tunnel collapsed in Uttarkashi on November 12.

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Health Ministry releases draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill

The Union Health Ministry has released the draft National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023, which seeks to repeal the Pharmacy Act of 1948 and replace the Pharmacy Council of India with a national commission. The ministry put up the draft bill on its website on November 14 seeking comments from the public. The proposed bill aims to provide for a pharmacy education system that improves access to quality and affordable pharmacy or pharmaceutical education, ensures availability of adequate and high-quality pharmacy professionals in all parts of the country, promotes equitable and universal healthcare, and makes services of pharmacy professionals accessible to all citizens.

 

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First, they should declare what Congress has done for OBCs: Patra

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Andhra HC grants bail to Chandrababu Naidu in skill development case

Andhra Pradesh High Court grants regular bail to former CM N Chandrababu Naidu in skill development case. Naidu is on interim bail till 28th November

 

2:21 PM

18 rescued, 2 missing after tug boat capsizes in Vaitarna river

At least two persons were missing after a tug boat carrying 20 workers capsized in the Vaitarna river in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Monday morning, police said. Eighteen workers have been rescued so far, an official said. The incident took place at around 6 am when the workers were travelling in the tug boat of a company which is engaged in the construction of the JNPT-Vadodara Expressway, he said.

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Rules of origin for medical devices sector remains a sticking point under India-UK proposed FTA

Finalising the rules of origin for the medical devices sector remains a sticking-point in the proposed free-trade agreement (FTA) between India and the UK and the talks are on to iron out the differences, an official said. Huge potential is there in the medical devices sector in India, as it imports about 80 per cent of its requirement, with the US, Germany, China, Singapore and Netherlands being top exporters of such devices to the country. "In the medical devices sector, a lot of issues related to rules of origin are still there. Demand for customs duty concessions is also there," the official said, adding negotiations are going on between the two countries to resolve the differences in both goods and services sectors.

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43 per cent increase in global measles deaths from 2021-2022: WHO

The number of measles deaths globally increased by 43 per cent from 2021-2022, following years of declining vaccination rates, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report noted that in 2022, 37 countries experienced large or disruptive measles outbreaks compared with 22 countries in 2021. Of the countries experiencing outbreaks, 28 were in the WHO Region for Africa, six in the Eastern Mediterranean, two in the South-East Asia, and one in the European Region, WHO said.