The Statesman Kolkata - November 23, 2024

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November 23, 2024

Counting of votes for Maha, J'khand today

The counting across all the centres in both the states will begin at 8am

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Delhi pollution: SC orders govt, police to set up 113 checkposts

Expressing dissatisfaction with the steps taken to control and combat toxic air pollution in the national capital, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi government and police to immediately set up checkpoints at all 113 entry points to the city to monitor the entry of trucks carrying only essential supplies.

1 min

Canada denies linking PM Modi, Jaishankar, Doval with Nijjar killing

Canada has denied media reports suggesting that it sought to link Prime Minister Narendra Modi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval with the killing of 'Khalistan' supporter Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

1 min

BSF intercepts Bangladeshi Woman Crossing border

Amid rising tensions in Bangladesh, reports suggest that some individuals are attempting to cross the India-Bangladesh border illegally, seeking to settle in India.

1 min

Minister's push for Misti Hub in N Bengal

Arup Roy, the minister in charge of food processing industries and horticulture, has instructed officials to initiate plans for establishing a Misti Hub to showcase the finest sweets from north Bengal.

1 min

Bengal-J'khand border sealed to halt unscrupulous potato traders

The state government prevented movement of potato-laden trucks through the interstate border

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State's first green road in East Burdwan

After having the state's first blue road, East Burdwan now has a green road, a pioneering effort in Bengal, which is now set to be opened for public use.

1 min

SI Meghnad Mondal promoted as OC of Andal PS

Sub-inspector Meghnad Mondal of Sripur police outpost in Jamuria has been rewarded and promoted as the new officer in-charge of Andal police station.

1 min

Bengal bullish after German company opens India office in city

Wienstroth Wärmebehandlungstechnik GmbH, heat treatment specialists, announced the launch of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wienstroth Furnaces India Private Limited, with its first office at Rajarhat on Friday.

1 min

Government takes guard against Kanyashree portal

After a series of incidents regarding tablet money being channeled to other accounts, under the Taruner Swapna scheme, the state government has asked all the districts to put in place several technical safeguards to protect the money under the Kanyashree scheme.

1 min

Bypolls: TMC confident of clean sweep

With announcement of results of bypolls in six Assemblies in West Bengal scheduled on Saturday, the electoral prospects of the ruling Trinamul Congress and the will be decided.

1 min

TMC working committee meeting on Monday

The meeting will also discuss the draft reshuffle plan by Abhishek Banerjee

1 min

IIT Kharagpur launches startup accelerator programme

In a landmark initiative to ignite innovation and foster entrepreneurship, the Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship at IIT Kharagpur has partnered with z21 Ventures, an early-stage, operator-led venture capital firm established by IIT Kharagpur alumni.

1 min

Fake job racketeer nabbed by RPF

Railway Protection Force and the Eastern Railway's vigilance team apprehended a fake job racketeer yesterday at Old Koilaghat Building.

1 min

CPM in Bengal to hire experts to give party, campaigns more structured shape

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Mayurjharna elephant reserve project gets fresh momentum

Two decades after its initial announcement, the Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve remains a contentious issue, with progress stalled for years despite the region's escalating human-elephant conflict.

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Calcutta HC stays order on demolition of hotels in sea resort Mandarmani

A single judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, put an interim stay on a notification from the District Magistrate's office in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on the demolition of 140 hotels, resorts and lodges on the seaside of the popular coastal tourist hub of Mandarmani.

1 min

KMC mulls closing parks after late hours to curb crime

The councillor of ward 12 proposed to close the gates of the KMC parks at night

2 mins

Security forces deliver major blow to Maoists in Chhattisgarh

The security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district eliminated 10 Maoist insurgents in a fierce gunfight in the dense forests of Bheji village located in Konta taluka of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada.

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Railways to run 3000 special trains, 10,000 regular ones for Mahakumbh

Railways has made preparations to run around 3000 special trains during the Mahakumbh at Prayagraj starting from coming mid-January.

1 min

BJP was on backfoot in UP bypolls: Akhilesh

Ahead of the counting day, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said due to the alertness of the INDIA bloc, voters, supporters, workers, officials, leaders, candidates, entire PDA community and some honest media persons, the BJP was on a backfoot in these bypolls.

1 min

Gyanvapi: SC notice on plea for ASI survey of sealed area

Earlier the top court had put on hold the carbon dating of the 'Shivling'

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Full of falsehoods: Cong on Nadda's letter to Kharge

Congress on Friday said BJP national president JP Nadda's letter to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Manipur situation was full of \"falsehoods\".

1 min

CPM rules out the resignation of Saji Cherian

A day after the Kerala High Court ordered a Crime Branch investigation into the remarks made by Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Saji Cherian, which allegedly disrespected the Constitution of India, the CPI-M has decided not to seek his resignation.

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Exit poll predictions will be proven wrong, says Dy CM Shivakumar

Karnataka state Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has said that all exit poll predictions regarding the Maharashtra Assembly election and Karnataka bypolls will be proven wrong and the Congress party will emerge victorious.

2 mins

Adani row: Both KTR & Naidu demand action

Naidu promised action conceding that the bribe scandal has dented the state's reputation

2 mins

77th anniversary of Poonch link-up with India celebrated

The 77th link-up anniversary of Poonch with the rest of India was on Friday celebrated by the Army and civilian population of the border region.

1 min

Punjab CM assures cooperation to investing companies

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday assured cooperation to Vardhman Special Steels Ltd (VSSL) for setting up a greenfield unit for manufacturing of special alloy steel through electric arc furnace route at a cost of Rs 1,750 crore.

1 min

PM Modi meets 31 world leaders in three-nation tour

In Brazil, the Prime Minister also had informal interactions with leaders of Singapore

1 min

158 transformers damaged in Kashmir in 4 days

The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday raised an alarm as 158 transformers have been damaged in the past four days across the Kashmir valley due to the use of banned heating equipment.

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J&K sets up cabinet sub-committee to take holistic view of government jobs reservation

The first cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here on Friday decided to set up a 3-member cabinet sub-committee to engage with all stakeholders on the issue of reservation in government jobs and take a holistic view on rationalization of reservation that is being demanded by the unemployed youth.

1 min

Biden's Silence

The aftermath of the 2024 US Presidential election has presented an unusual picture of a sitting president.

2 mins

Education Inflation

The rising costs of higher education in India have become a significant barrier for many students, threatening to undermine the country's aspirations for inclusive growth and development.

2 mins

Agenda for the world

SIR, The article \"A Fragile Balance\" (13 November) by Devendra Saksena delves deep into the growing economic and ecological threats of global warming and climate change, and underscores the need for urgent positive action for addressal.

2 mins

A sixth eye

If Japan formally joins the Five Eyes group, Tokyo would have to adopt several Five Eyes standards in terms of personnel clearance and vetting, information classification and information sharing.

4 mins

Shifting capital no solution

Delhi is turning into a gas chamber with the air quality index hitting the hazardous 400-500 'severe plus' category.

4 mins

Women take lead in revival of rivers

Small rivers have been getting depleted and sometimes simply vanishing in many parts of the country.

4 mins

ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Hamas leader Deif

Inastatement, the ICC's pre-trial chamber accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing crimes against humanity and war crimes’ between atleast October 8, 2023, and May 20, 2024

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Palestinians welcome ICC decision against Israel's Netanyahu, Gallant

In a statement, the ICC's pre-trial chamber accused Netanyahu and Gallant of committing 'crimes against humanity and war crimes' between at least October 8, 2023, and May 20, 2024

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Putin warns attacks on Russian territory dragging Ukraine war into global dimension

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a televised address that the Ukraine war has obtained features of a global conflict after attacks by Western missiles on Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.

1 min

Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career

Police indicted Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro and 36 others for allegedly attempting a coup to keep the right-wing leader in office after his defeat in the 2022 election.

1 min

No Agreement on Climate Finance: COP29 to be extended

The North and South could not agree on the quantum of finance for climate action in the UN climate conference in Baku till Thursday evening.

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Ukraine's parliament cancels session after Russia fired a new missile

Ukraine's parliament canceled a session on Friday as security was tightened after Russia deployed a new ballistic missile that threatens to escalate the nearly three-year war.

2 mins

Danish Navy monitors Chinese ship seen near undersea Baltic cables

The Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 has been monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessel after being seen near two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea that were cut on Sunday and Monday, as reported by Radio Free Asia.

1 min

Over 880,000 people displaced in Lebanon, food security deteriorates: UN

UN humanitarians said that evacuation orders and air strikes forced more than 880,000 people from their homes in Lebanon, with more than 500,000 of them fleeing into Syria.

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Hungary's Orbán vows to disregard international arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court's issuing of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he would defy it by inviting the Israeli leader to Hungary.

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Iran says it has begun installing new centrifuges after UN nuke watchdog's resolution

Iran on Friday said that it has started activating \"new, advanced centrifuges\", which enrich uranium for the country's nuclear program, in response to the latest \"anti-Tehran\" resolution passed by the Board of Governors of United Nation's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

1 min

Christopher Wood plans to book profit in Bitcoin once it hits $150,000 mark

Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, plans to book profit in Bitcoin once it hits the $150,000 mark, up nearly 53% from the current levels of $98,300 levels.

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Jio's active subscriber surge continues; BSNL's growth slows down: Report

Reliance Jio has emerged as the clear leader in India's telecom market for the second consecutive month, adding 1.7 million active subscribers in September 2024, according to the latest data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) as quoted by a Morgan Stanley research report.

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Engineering goods exports shoot past $10 bn in Oct, US & EU top markets

Driven by exceptionally high growth in exports of 'aircraft, spacecraft, and parts', 'ships, boats, and floating structures', Indian engineering exports crossed $10 billion in October 2024 for the first time in the current financial year.

1 min

World stocks track Wall St's gains with Nvidia report and bitcoin surge

Global stocks rose on Friday following gains on Wall Street after market superstar Nvidia and other companies said they're making even fatter profits than expected.

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Indian real estate institutional investments in 2024 set to surpass 2023 levels: Colliers Report

The institutional investments in Indian real estate in the current year (2024) are poised to surpass 2023 level, stated a report by Colliers.

1 min

LIC's market share increases to 61.07 per cent

The Board of Directors of Life Insurance Corporation of India (\"LIC\") approved and adopted the standalone and consolidated financial results for the six months ending September 30th, 2024.

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India's tech, durable offline retail market sees 10pc growth amid rising rural consumption

Driven by rising disposable incomes and greater internet penetration in smaller towns, the Indian tech and durable offline retail market registered a 10 per cent value growth (year-on-year) in the January-September period this year, according to a report on Friday.

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Market posted strong gains, most of Adani Group stocks recover

The Sensex was up 1,961.32 points or 2.54 per cent at 79,117.11, and the Nifty was up 557.35 points or 2.39 per cent at 23,907.25

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Consumer demand recovery in October boosts hopes for stronger performance in 2HFY25: Report

The consumer demand recovery that began in October is raising expectations for a stronger second half of FY25, according to Systematix Institutional Equities report.

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SC verdict on validity of Preamble modification in 1976 likely on 25 Nov

Refusing to refer the matter to a larger bench, the Supreme Court on Friday decided to pronounce its decision on November 25 over the validity of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment passed in 1976 to add the words \"socialist\" and \"secular\" in the Preamble.

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NCP denies BJP leader's claim that Sharad Pawar will go with BJP after Maha poll results

The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) officially denied BJP MP Narayan Rane's claim to a local Marathi TV news channel here on Friday that NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar may walk out of the Congress-backed Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and join hands with the BJP-backed Mahayuti after the Maharashtra assembly election results are declared.

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BJD says allegations of Adani paying bribe to Odisha govt officials 'false'

Responding to media reports on solar power purchase agreements in Odisha with the Adani Group, the BJD which was in power from 2000 to 2024 on Friday termed the reports as 'incorrect' as the PPA was between central government PSU Solar Energy Corporation of India and state PSU Gridco in 2021.

1 min

Maha: BJP wooing small parties

Devendra Fadnavis denied that the BJP is not in touch with independents

2 mins

Passionate percussionists of gen-next

Mangalacharana organised its 8th Sangeet Sammelan as \"Yuva Taal Vadya Utsav\" (Youth Percussion Festival).

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Jamalaye Jibonto Bhanu is a lively slapstick comedy with its underlying cynicism of earth and heaven

At one time during the golden era of the Tollywood film industry, Bhanu Banerjee, the erstwhile comedy king, provided light relief from the more serious situations and tickled the funny bones of senior members of the audience in those days.

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The IFFI 'tamasha' that shows no sign of turning over a new leaf

Cinema is an amazing platform for entertainment, and, yes, education too.

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Gritty India lose to formidable Qatar at FIBA Asia Cup 2025

India put up a brave fight before going down by a 53-69 margin to formidable Qatar in a Group E match at the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers at the Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Friday.

1 min

IKF extends recognition to World Super Kabaddi League

The International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) has officially granted permission for the staging of the World Super Kabaddi League (WSKL) 2025.

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ISL 2024-25: Upbeat Punjab FC face tough challenge against NorthEast United FC, aim to maintain perfect home record

Punjab FC will look to maintain their perfect home record as they will host NorthEast United FC tomorrow here at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as the Indian Super League resumes after the international break.

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Junior Asia Cup hockey: Indians eye title defence ahead of 2025 World Cup at home

India aim for successful title defence with Men's Junior Asia Cup 2024 starting in Muscat, Oman next week

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Guardiola extends contract with Man City, to stay till 2027

Pep Guardiola has reaffirmed his commitment to Manchester City, signing a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2027.

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ISL: Mohun Bagan Super Giant take on Jamshedpur FC with eye on top spot

Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant will aim to join leaders Bengaluru FC at the top of the points table when they lock horns with Jamshedpur FC at the iconic Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash on Saturday.

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Face bouncers like taking bullet for India: Nitish reveals Gambhir's words

Nitish Kumar Reddy was primarily preferred over the seasoned spinning duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja for the opening Test against Australia to ease off the pressure from the frontline quicks in Perth but the seam-bowling all-rounder marked an impressive debut with the willow, top-scoring for the team with 41 runs that eventually propelled India to 150 against a quality pace attack at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Friday.

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Will wait and see what happens: Buttler on IPL auction

England captain Jos Buttler shared his thoughts on the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction and the atmosphere at the Abu Dhabi T10 tournament.

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Rankireddy-Shetty in men's doubles semis at China Masters

The top Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty stormed into the semifinals of the China Masters 2024 with an upset victory over second-seeds Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen of Denmark here on Friday.

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Cricket binds India, Caribbean like no other medium: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the role of cricket that serves as a unique bond connecting India with the Caribbean during his interaction with several cricket personalities from the West Indies.

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Perth Test: Bumrah spearheads Indian fightback as bowlers dominate Day 1

India's pace maestro produces magical spell of fast bowling as 17 wickets fall on bouncy WACA pitch

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