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An ex gratia of ₹5 lakh has been announced for parents of each of the deceased babies and ₹50,000 for each of the injured babies’ families. The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday ordered a three-tier probe into the massive fire that killed ten newborn babies at Jhansi’s Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College late on Friday. The state government also announced an ex gratia of ₹5 lakh to the parents of each of the deceased babies and ₹50,000 to families of each injured. Of the ten deceased babies, seven have been identified and the process to identify the rest…

The Ministry of Home Affairs requested people to maintain peace and asked them to not believe in rumours. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday directed all the security forces in Manipur to take necessary measures to restore order and peace in the state as the situation in the past few days remained “fragile”. Fresh tensions in the state arose after 11 suspected militants were killed in an encounter in Jiribam on Monday. The district administration had also imposed a curfew in the region as the Kuki-Zo organisations called for a complete shutdown in the hill areas to protest the…

Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu’s Kannada-related post for people in Bengaluru didn’t sit well with social media users. Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu recently reacted to a post on X by sharing that people who have made Bengaluru their “home” should know how to speak Kannada. In his opinion, not doing so is “disrespectful.” The CEO replied to a comment concerning a post where two men wore T-shirts with “Hindi National Language” written on them. The post further had a caption, “Perfect T-shirt for Bangalore trip.” What did Sridhar Vembu say? Vembu wrote, “If you make Bengaluru your home, you should learn…

With Coldplay planning to hold its biggest ever show in Ahmedabad in January 2025, room tariffs in hotels have gone up to ₹1.60 lakh for a two-night stay With the British rock band Coldplay all set to hold their biggest ever show in Ahmedabad early next year, a few hotels are upping the ante by offering rooms for ₹1.60 lakh for two nights, much beyond New Year rates. Hotels within 20 kms of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the venue which boasts of a seating capacity of almost 1.32 lakh, where Coldplay is due to perform in January, are…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s record in delivering public goods and welfare benefits, eschewing vote bank politics Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday detailed his vision and road map to make India a developed nation by 2047, underlining public confidence in government, the belief of the ordinary citizen, and a transformation of the social mindset as crucial propellers of that journey. He spoke about the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s record in delivering public goods and welfare benefits, eschewing vote bank politics, restoring public confidence in governance, and giving the administration a higher…

Anshul Kamboj created history on Friday as he picked 10 wickets in an innings against Kerala in a Ranji Trophy match. Haryana pacer Anshul Kamboj etched his name into Ranji Trophy history on Friday, picking up a remarkable 10 wickets in an innings during his team’s round five clash against Kerala in Rohtak. Kamboj’s sensational bowling performance saw him finish with figures of 10/49, becoming only the third bowler ever to take all 10 wickets in a single innings in the tournament’s history. His outstanding achievement places him alongside Bengal’s Premangshu Chatterjee (10/20) and Rajasthan’s Pradeep Sundaram (10/78), who previously…

Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar made the announcement at an event in Delhi on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Bhagwan Birsa Munda. Housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Friday the chowk outside the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT) bus stand in Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan will be renamed after Bhagwan Birsa Munda. The Union minister made the announcement at an event in Delhi where Union home minister Amit Shah unveiled a statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda on the occasion of ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Divas’, the birth anniversary of the tribal independence activist. “I am announcing today…

Virat Kohli struggled to regain form when he took the field in a match simulation against India A ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In a closed-door practice match at the WACA in Perth, Virat Kohli’s struggle to regain form cast a shadow over the Indian team’s preparation for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The game – a match simulation between India and India A – offered a chance for batters to acclimate to the Australian conditions ahead of the five-match Test series against a dominant Australian side. Yet, as updates emerged, Kohli’s early dismissal for just 15 runs became a focal…

Sanjay Chakraborty, brother of Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty was arrested in Mumbai after a nearly two-month-long manhunt. The Kolkata Police arrested renowned singer and composer Sanjay Chakraborty from Mumbai on Friday for allegedly molesting a student at his institute. Sanjay Chakraborty, the brother of Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty, was arrested by a Charu Market police team in Mumbai after a nearly two-month-long manhunt, according to an officer. He has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and remanded to police custody until November 18, following his appearance in court after being brought from Mumbai on transit remand,…

Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party has won at least 123 of the 225 seats in Parliament. Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s party has secured a majority in Parliament, according to official election results on Friday, November 15, giving him a strong mandate for his economic revival agenda. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (United People’s Power Party), led by opposition leader Sajith Premedasa, secured 31 seats. Dissanayake was elected president on September 21, rejecting traditional political parties that have governed Sri Lanka since its independence in 1948. Despite receiving only 42 per cent of the vote, raising…