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2:15 PM

40 passengers fell ill due to food poisoning on Bharat Gaurav train

40 passengers travelling on the Bharat Gaurav train from Chennai to Pune suffered from food poisoning.

As per the sources in the Ministry of Railways, a private player is operating the service. The ministry will take action against the company, sources added.

2:09 PM

Myanmar, China conduct naval drills as fighting surges in border area

Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in its northeast border region to a coalition of militias that also has strong ties to Beijing.

State-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said Wednesday that three Chinese vessels were anchored in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, and that officials from both nations met Tuesday to discuss the maritime security exercises.

1:53 PM

K'taka HC allows Dy CM to file memo seeking withdrawal of appeal in DA case

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday allowed Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to withdraw his appeal against a single judge order over the issue of sanction to the CBI to prosecute him in assets case.

The court allowed the deputy CM to file a memo seeking to withdraw the appeal filed by him challenging the earlier order.

1:32 PM

Cabinet approves Central Sector Scheme to provide drones to Women's self help groups

Union cabinet approved Central Sector Scheme for providing Drones to the Women's Self Help Groups. Drones to be provided to 15,000 selected Women's SHGs during 2023-24 to 2025-2026 for providing rental services to farmers for agricultural uses

 

Union Minister Anurag Thakur gives details on the decision.

1:29 PM

Cabinet approves term of reference for 16th Finance Commission: I&B Minister Anurag Thakur

Cabinet approves term of reference for 16th Finance Commission, says I&B Minister Anurag Thakur

1:25 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses DRDO event

1:18 PM

Govt extends PMGKAY scheme to give 5kg of free foodgrains per month from Jan 1, 2024

Govt extends PMGKAY scheme to provide 5 kg of free foodgrains per month to 81 cr poor for another 5 years from Jan 1, 2024

1:18 PM

Anurag Thakur highlights achievement of Modi govt, says nearly 13.50 cr people moved out of BPL

Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "In the last five years, around 13.50 crore Indians rose above the poverty level. This is a big achievement of the Modi Government. Similarly, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana was introduced. Yesterday, it was decided that this scheme would be extended for the next five years with effect from 1st January 2024..."

1:07 PM

Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo appointed new chief secretary of J-K

Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo has been appointed as chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, replacing Arun Kumar Mehta who is due to superannuate at the end of this month.

According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Dulloo, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Union Territories or Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory Cadre, will assume charge as chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir from December 1.

12:57 PM

With LS polls round the corner, Rahul Gandhi calls Kerala, Wayanad as home

Amid indications that Rahul Gandhi may contest again from Kerala's Wayanad constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the former Congress chief said on Wednesday that the southern state and the hill constituency were like a home to him.

With less than six months remaining before the Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to take place, Gandhi said that coming to Kerala and Wayanad is not work for him.

12:39 PM

Here's what Himachal CM Sukhu had to say on pneumonia outbreak in China

Shimla: On pneumonia outbreak in China, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu says, "There is no need to panic. The situation here is under control. Our health ministers are taking necessary precautions keeping in mind the spread of a disease (in China) and guidelines will be released...There is no such situation in Himachal as of now but we should take precautions anyway"

 

12:11 PM

Telangana Assembly polls: Here's what G Kishan Reddy had to say ahead of elections

Telangana elections | Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy in Hyderabad says, "Elections are going to be held in Telangana on November 30... I request that the people of Telangana exercise their right to vote. A good government should come... I pray to the goddess that good people come to the government. And they do good work for the state... Since yesterday morning, different parties, especially Congress and the BRS party, have been distributing money... It is the duty of the Election Commission and officers to stop it. The election should happen peacefully. Freedom should be there... The distribution of liquor should be stopped... Elections should be peaceful and fair."

 

11:52 AM

Pakistan carried out 'widespread abuses' against Afghan refugees: Report

The Pakistan authorities committed "widespread abuses" against Afghans living in the country to compel them to return to Afghanistan leading to a situation of humanitarian crisis, Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Wednesday.

According to the organisation, the Pakistani police and other officials carried out mass detentions, seized property and livestock, and destroyed identity documents to expel thousands of Afghan refugees and asylum seekers. Since mid-September 2023, Pakistani authorities have forced out more than 3,75,000 Afghans to Afghanistan, deporting 20,000 of them.

11:41 AM

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Here's what CM Dhami had to say on PM Modi seeking daily updates

11:09 AM

US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level

US life expectancy rose last year by more than a year but still isn't close to what it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2022 rise was mainly due to the waning pandemic, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention researchers said on Wednesday. But even with the large increase, US life expectancy is only back to 77 years, 6 months about what it was two decades ago.