The Statesman Kolkata - November 26, 2024

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November 26, 2024

First Day, No Show: Both Houses of Parliament adjourned

There will however be no session on Tuesday, 26 November - the Constitution Day.

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Tension prevails in Sambhal as toll climbs to 5; internet snapped

A curfew-like situation prevailed in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday following the violence over a court-ordered survey of Shahi Jama Masjid which left five people dead.

1 min

TMC to press for Aparajita Bill, meet Prez Murmu

This was decided at the meet of national working committee of TMC

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BGT 2024-25: New-look India silence Aus with record-shattering win in Perth

Unlike the tours of Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21, India's arrival for the 2024-25 five-Test Border-Gavaskar trophy Down Under was marred by a 3-0 upset to New Zealand at home.

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India in touch with Israel, Iran to advocate restraint

Expressing concern over the widening of conflict in West Asia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India has been in regular touch with both Israel and Iran at the highest levels to advocate restraint and enhance communication.

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PM accuses Opp of not allowing Parl to function

In a stinging attack on the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said those who have been repeatedly rejected by the people do not allow Parliament to function even as he hoped the Winter Session of the two Houses will be highly productive and strengthen the country's global stature.

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National tennis tournament at Serampore

The first national-level men's singles and doubles, Rs 1 lakh prize money tournament was held at Serampore sub-divisional tennis club.

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Delhi Police arrest Siliguri man for fake ID cards

Delhi Police today arrested Jayanta Barman from Siliguri on charges of producing fake Indian voter ID cards.

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Task force vigil on vegetable price

Despite regular visits by the task force to local markets, following instructions from chief minister Mamata Banerjee, a section of traders continues to sell vegetables, especially potatoes, onions, and garlic, at inflated prices once officials leave the premises.

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Int'l community apprised of city climate action plan

Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) mayor in-council member and legislator Debasis Kumar also addressed another seminar organised by Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA) on the sidelines of COP-29

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Coal scam case: Next hearing on 10 December

The charge framing is once again deferred in the high profile coal scam case in CBI Special Court in Asansol today as one of the main accused Bikash Mishra was not present in the court.

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Govt plans ways to curb rash driving

Aiming to prevent unhealthy competition and rash driving among bus drivers, sometimes resulting in fatal accidents, the state transport department has decided to eliminate route clashes with the help of STAs and RTAs.

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Raj Bhavan rejects media reports, clarifies on bust issue

Raj Bhaban on Monday rejected reports in connection with the West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose unveiling a bust of himself at his official residence, Governor House, on completion of two years in office.

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TMC forms different panels to check indiscipline

Chandrima Bhattacharya, Firhad Hakim, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Nirmal Ghosh, Malay Ghatak, Dr Manas Bhuniya, and Suman Kanjilal will be the members of the Assembly disciplinary committee

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Automatic fire detection at pantry cars and power cars

In a bid to augment fire safety, Eastern Railway has installed automatic fire detection and suppression system (FDSS) in power cars and pantry cars of LHB rakes.

1 min

SC orders SIT probe into torture of two women in police custody in West Bengal

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the formation of a fresh Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged torture of two women BJP activists in police custody in West Bengal.

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Bengal school jobs case: Arpita Mukherjee granted bail

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam referred the matter pertaining to bail plea of Partha Chatterjee to a new Bench

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Two autopsy assistants of RG Kar arrested on extortion charges

Two autopsy assistants of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata were arrested on Monday on charges of illegally extorting money from the relatives of the victims of unnatural deaths whose bodies came to the hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination.

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Uttar Pradesh govt spends ₹40,000 Crore on welfare schemes in 6 years

The Uttar Pradesh government has implemented a range of welfare schemes aimed at uplifting every section of society, including the poor, deprived, women, and the elderly.

1 min

Tension prevails in Sambhal as toll climbs to 5

The entire area near the Jama Masjid has turned into a fortress even as the internet services have been snapped

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Opposition MPs meet Speaker over Waqf Bill JPC report, seek extension

Ahead of the commencement of Parliament's Winter Session on Monday, Opposition MPs, who are members of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to extend the time for submitting the JPC report owing to the pendency of views being shared by various stakeholders.

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Jaishankar discusses Indo-Pacific, West Asia conflict with UK counterpart

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Rome on a range of issues, including the development in the Indo-Pacific and the conflict in West Asia.

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Stalin dismisses criticism of TN govt hand in Adani row

Even as the Adani row has cast its long shadow over the winter session of Parliament, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling DMK president MK Stalin has said his government has nothing to do with the indictment relating to bribery charges against the conglomerate in a US court.

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TN Assembly session to begin on 9 Dec

The next session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will begin on December 9.

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Telangana govt refuses ₹100 cr donation from Adani Group

The Telangana government has refused Rs 100 crore donation from the Adani Foundation for the Young India Skills University following the recent fraud charges brought by the US against the billionaire.

2 mins

Let truth come out, says Kharge on Adani issue

Kharge alleged that public money was used to give bribery

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Litigation lawyers are the highest tax paying individuals: Justice Mridul

Emphasising the benefits of litigation, Chief Justice (Retd) Siddharth Mridul pointed out that litigation lawyers are the highest tax paying individuals and not the big businessmen of the country.

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MP Rashid seeks interim bail to attend Parliament session

Abdul Rashid Sheikh also addressed the court through video conferencing and submitted that he needs interim bail to attend the parliament session

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BIS to prioritise development of 214 critical medical devices

In line with the National Medical Device Policy, 2023, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is prioritising standards development for 214 critical medical devices.

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Protestors clash with police against ropeway project for Vaishnodevi shrine

Protestors pelted stones and clashed with security forces personnel on Monday at Katra as they turned violent while demanding scrapping of the 12 kilometre ropeway project to carry pilgrims to the mountain cave shrine from the base town.

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Helping seniors through retirement

Two bills giving additional privileges to senior citizens were recently in the news: one ensures access to employment and the other exempts them from paying income taxes.

1 min

Trump's AG

The $300 billion annual climate finance agreement adopted at COP29 in Baku is a symbolic milestone, but its inadequacies highlight the persistent gaps in addressing the climate crisis.

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A valid warrant or a false equivalence?

In September 2020, the US sanctioned the then International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, as also restricted the issuing of visas for certain ICC officials solely because they were involved in the ICC's efforts to investigate US personnel in Afghanistan.

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Govt's siege mentality hurts Pakistan

Arricading the capital, using cargo containers to block roads, closing highways, breaking up protest rallies, banning public gatherings, arresting opposition supporters, raiding homes of opposition leaders, policing the media, orchestrating internet outages, suspending mobile network services and instituting cases against political opponents.

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Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars

A bankruptcy judge is set to hear arguments Monday in conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' effort to stop the satirical news outlet The Onion from buying Infowars and turning it into a parody.

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Israel and Hezbollah ceasefire talks are stuck in limbo

Israel's military has killed nearly all of the militant group's top leaders

2 mins

Judge to hear arguments on whether Google's advertising tech constitutes a monopoly

Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine, is fighting to beat back another attack by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts online advertising in front of consumers.

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DHL cargo plane crashes and skids into a house in Lithuania, killing Spanish crew member

A DHL cargo plane crashed on approach to an airport in Lithuania's capital and skidded into a house Monday morning, killing a Spanish crew member, officials said.

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Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate Yamandú Orsi becomes country's new president

Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, became the country's new president in a tight runoff Sunday, ousting the conservative governing coalition and making the South American nation the latest to rebuke the incumbent party in a year of landmark elections worldwide.

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Russia reportedly captures a Briton fighting for Ukraine as Russian troops advance

Russia's military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia's Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line.

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Prosecutors seek five year sentence for Samsung chief in controversial merger case

Prosecutors on Monday demanded a five-year prison sentence for Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jaeyong in an appeal against a court decision that acquitted the chairman over the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates.

1 min

Tensions rise in Islamabad amid Imran Khan protest

'A police mobile van was torched in Khanna pul, near Islamabad,' said Bukhari

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South Korea: Opposition leader acquitted of subornation of perjury charges

Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was acquitted Monday of charges of suborning a former mayoral secretary to make false court testimony in his favour, a ruling expected to ease his legal challenges ahead of an anticipated presidential run in 2027.

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Namibia may elect its first ever female president in elections this week

Namibia's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country's first female president if she wins the presidential election Wednesday.

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Food inflation to calm down on likelihood of bumper kharif harvest: Finance Ministry

In its monthly economic review for October, the Finance Ministry on Monday said the food inflation is expected to calm down in the next few months on the likelihood of a bumper kharif harvest,the finance ministry said in a monthly economic review for October.

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S&P revises estimate for India's growth to 6.7 per cent for FY26, 6.8 per cent for FY27

S&P Global Ratings revised down its estimate for India's economic growth in the next two financial years as high interest rate and lower fiscal impulse temper urban demand.

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We are adding value to metals by making procurement & production, transparent & efficient

An alumnus of Kolkata's St Xavier's, National University of Singapore and University of Pennsylvania, he started his entrepreneurial journey with a financial technology startup in Philadelphia, US.

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Sensex, Nifty sharply advance on back of Maharashtra assembly election results

The Sensex was up 992.74 points or 1.25 percent at 80,109.85, and the Nifty was up 314.60 points or 1.32 percent at 24,221.90

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GDP to decelerate in 2025, RBI to cut rates soon: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs said that riding over continued fiscal consolidation and slower credit growth, India's GDP growth to \"decelerate\" to 6.3 per cent in 2025.

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National Milk Day to be celebrated on Tuesday, 26 November

National Milk Day will be celebrated here on Tuesday to honour the legacy of Verghese Kurien, fondly remembered as the Father of the White Revolution in India.

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Fadnavis tops list for Maha swearing-in ceremony

after a joint session of Parliament to commemorate Samvidhan Divas on Tuesday, 26 November, PM Narendra Modi is expected to fly down from Delhi to Mumbai

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Manipur-Mizoram tensions escalate over ethnic conflict solutions

A sharp exchange of words has erupted between Manipur legislators and Mizoram MP KVanlalvena over the ongoing ethnic violence in the north eastern state.

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Assam CM meets Governor, cabinet expansion on the cards

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma paid a courtesy visit to Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya at Raj Bhavan on Monday, officials said.

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Constitution Day is not a holiday but Promise Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started giving emphasis on the values and ethos of Samvidhan and since 2015, we have been celebrating Constitution Day (Samvidhan Divas) on 26 November to celebrate the adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly.

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Liverpool go eight points clear, achieve second-biggest Premier League lead ever

Liverpool's thrilling 3-2 comeback win at Southampton moved the Reds eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table, making it the second-biggest lead ever by a team after playing 12 matches.

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Leicester City FC part ways with manager Steve Cooper

Leicester City has parted ways with head coach Steve Cooper after the side's poor start to the Premier League season.

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Virat Kohli Does Not Need Us, We Need Him, Says Bumrah As India Seal Perth Win

Stand-in Team India skipper throws weight behind star batter after crucial century in second innings

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BGT: Clarke critical of Khawaja for allowing McSweeney to face first ball in second innings

Former Australia Test captain Michael Clarke was critical of Usman Khawaja's decision to allow debutant opener Nathan McSweeney to face the first ball in Australia's second innings against India, saying the veteran batter had to \"own the moment\" in Perth.

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IPL auction: RCB splurge Rs 10.75 cr for Bhuvneshwar; Warner, Smith, Prithviunsold

Bhuvneshvar Kumar starred in the capped bowlers list on the second day of the IPL mega auction on Monday with the right-arm seamer heading to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at a whopping Rs 10.75 crore while Deepak Chahar was acquired by Mumbai Indians for Rs 9.25 crore at the Abadi Al Johar Arena in Jeddah.

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Rohit Sharma Hits Nets In Perth, Displays Wide Array Of Shots Ahead Of Adelaide Test

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma hit the nets as he joined the team in Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after the birth of his second child.

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