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With the UK hosts warning that "lights are flashing red on the climate change dashboard", the COP26 UN climate summit kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, marked by pointed warnings of growing threats as... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3nMziMk

Raising concern over "rising" rape and murder cases in Jharkhand, the BJP on Sunday accused the Hemant Soren government of being insensitive towards women security. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3pV7Dvq

Four girls studying in a primary school in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia got injured when the wall plaster of their classroom fell on them, the police said on Sunday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3o2H44X

India will roll out a mega multi-billion-dollar capital support and production-linked incentive plan to push manufacturing of semiconductors in the country, the move coming at a time when industries across sectors face massive production cuts due to global chip shortage, top sources have said.

The share of personal loans in bank credit has for the first time overtaken overall loans to the industry sector during the second quarter of the current financial year. This has happened with loans to industry as of end-September 2021 shrinking by Rs 66,239 crore over March 2021 levels, while loans to individuals grew Rs 73,011 crore during the period.

Covid vaccination rate, that had temporarily slowed down during the four weeks in September-October, has started picking up again, primarily driven by the increasing coverage of the second dose of the jabs.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that Pakistan and Afghanistan are "feeling disturbed" by the Taliban, but if the insurgent group moves towards India, "an air strike is... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3nOMiBb

US President Joe Biden on Sunday expressed his disappointment that Russia and China "basically didn't show up in terms of any commitments to deal with climate change" at the G20 summit. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3CzmIpJ

The G20 major economies committed on Sunday to the key goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, but disappointed leaders warned more was needed to make a success of UN climate talks... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3ExAzgZ

As many as 10 Zika virus cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district so far, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Nepal Singh said on Sunday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3GA8o2K

In a bold move, India on Sunday said that achieving its climate goals may be linked to issues like its membership to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group — held up due to China's opposition — and availability of technology as it sought to push for the inclusion of differentiated responsibilities that seeks the developed West to fulfil its commitments.

While granting bail to Aachit Kumar, a 22-year-old studying in London and an accused in the cruise liner drug bust case, a special NDPS court has held that merely on the basis of WhatsApp chats, it cannot be gathered that he used to supply contraband to Aryan Khan (23) and Arbaaz Merchant (26), especially when Khan, with with whom he chatted, has already been granted bail by the Bombay high court.

The idea of an All India Judicial Service on the lines of central services like IAS and IPS seems to be coming closer to fruition with the Centre building a broader consensus with the higher judiciary on the issue and setting the stage for consultations with states.

President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that Britain must give ground in a post-Brexit fishing dispute or France will trigger trade reprisals this week, saying: "The ball is in Britain's court." from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3bq30km

PM Modi on Sunday described the G20 Summit as "fruitful" and said world leaders had elaborate deliberations on issues of global importance such as fighting the pandemic, improving health... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2ZLmmye

La Liga: Yannick Carrasco's blistering strike set Atletico Madrid on the way to a 3-0 victory over Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday, keeping the reigning champions within two points of the leaders. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mveERm

Representing the world's leading developed and developing economies, the G20 leaders on Sunday indicated they are against premature withdrawal of support measures initiated by the various countries to... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3vZSuKh

US Open champion Daniil Medvedev says he is willing to play in the Australian Open but would not commit himself to doing so with only players vaccinated against Covid being allowed to compete. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3bq5T4z

The 2022 Lexus LS remains the same cosmetically but the automaker has made changes to the suspension, chassis and safety tech on the model for the new model year. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2ZM597F

Indian captain Virat Kohli said his team was not brave enough with the bat, ball and in its body language in the eight-wicket loss to New Zealand. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3Bwox5A

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea against the Calcutta High Court order banning the sale, purchase and use of all firecrackers in the state during Kali Puja, Diwali celebrations... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3nJrIlp

As the G-20 Summit in Rome came to a close on Sunday, the leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies said they are looking forward to meeting again in Indonesia in 2022 and in India in 2023, from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3btrV6A

A 32-year-old deputy manager of the Punjab National Bank branch at Sahanganj in Faizabad was found hanging in her rented accommodation on Saturday, with a purported suicide note pointing fingers at... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/31bozmR

Launching a smear attack on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP Member of Parliament Saumitra Khan on Saturday said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo has "sold Bengal" and now wants to give... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3Bz3O0W

A 47-year-old unemployed man allegedly stabbed his wife to death and gravely injured his daughter in south Kolkata's Monohar Pukur Road area on Saturday, police said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mw2rMs

The Delhi Police has arrested a 59-year-old woman for allegedly embezzling government funds worth Rs 13.85 crore, officials said on Saturday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3pSKD06

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, where Modi invited the head of the Roman Catholic Church to visit India and the two leaders discussed the future of a post-Covid world and climate change among other issues at a meeting that went on for an hour beyond the scheduled 20 minutes.

In what shows that employment demand under MGNREGS will be high like last year, belying the government’s expectations and funding, the scheme has already exhausted the budget approved for the current financial year with five more months to go.

Rejecting the bail plea of a person accused of raping his girlfriend along with other accused, the Allahabad high court has said that “having consensual sex with a major girl is not an offence, but is unethical, immoral and against established Indian norms”.

Observing that people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continue to “face insurmountable hurdles in accessing justice from the stage of filing the complaint to the conclusion of the trial”, the Supreme Court on Friday said they must be made an active stakeholder in criminal proceedings and it is mandatory to keep victims of offences under the SC/ST Act informed about the court proceedings against accused and be allowed to be heard.

The United States and the European Union have agreed to end a festering dispute over US steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by former US President Donald Trump in 2018, removing an irritant in... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3jQsGeL

Anantapur in Telugu means “blessed with many things”. It's an ironic name for a place that has come to be known for what it’s not blessed with — rainfall. This district in Andhra Pradesh has seen 18 droughts in the last 20 years (till 2020), making it a living example of creeping desertification and mass migration.

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused Congress of “appeasement politics”, claiming that when he visited Uttarakhand earlier during the party’s tenure, “people had permission to block a national highway fornamaz”.

Holding it mandatory for a government authority to expeditiously deal with and communicate its decision on a representation made by a person against preventive detention, the Supreme Court on Friday invalidated an order passed by Madhya Pradesh government against a doctor after noting that no decision was taken on his representation for two months. Rejection of his plea by the Centre was also not communicated to him in jail.

Israel's ambassador to India has taken a swipe at Iran for calling him "childish" over his remarks that Iran was seen as a destabiliser in the region. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3w7TQ5K

Cristiano Ronaldo came to the rescue of beleaguered Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Saturday as the visitors thumped Tottenham 3-0. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3Czxg8n

The United Arab Emirates said Saturday it was withdrawing its diplomats from Lebanon, following a similar move by Saudi Arabia over a Lebanese minister's criticism of the Riyadh-led military... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mwfFJ3

Senior Afghanistan batter Asghar Afghan will retire from all formats of the game after his side's T20 World Cup Super 12 match against Namibia on Sunday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mu2bxq

An Army officer and a jawan were killed in a mine explosion near a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district late Saturday.

England captain Eoin Morgan on Saturday heaped praise on his bowlers for their "relentless" discipline during the win over Australia. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3br9sHU

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday received a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot and urged Americans to follow suit. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3jTqQJX

The leaders of the United States, Germany, France and Britain on Saturday expressed their "grave and growing concern" at Iran's nuclear activities, after a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2Y0PrF5

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin day three of this visit to Italy by visiting the famed Trevi Fountain in Rome from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3BsjCT1

India is ready to produce over 5 billion Covid vaccine doses by the end of next year to help the world in the fight against the pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at a G-20 Summit session in... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3btlKzz

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Uttarakhand today to launch the BJP's election campaign in the poll-bound state at a rally in Dehradun. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/2XVUQgE

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) showed her black flags on arrival in Goa but she only responded with a "namaste". from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3pTk9eG

Ikea will pay a total of 110 million euros ($128 million) in bonuses to employees worldwide as reward for their work during the pandemic, Ingka Group, the company that operates most Ikea's stores,... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3ErCOSN

The United States is discussing Turkey's request to buy F-16 fighters after a deal for more advanced F-35s was scrapped due to Ankara's purchase of a Russian missile system, officials said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3pQdCl6

PM Modi on Friday interacted with people of different communities, including the Indian diaspora and friends of India from organisations in the Italian capital and appreciated the role played by them... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3bnYAul

The top U.S. representative in Taiwan, Sandra Oudkirk, said on Friday that the United States is committed to helping Taiwan defend itself amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3bl2DYk

The armorer responsible for weapons on the film set where Alec Baldwin shot and killed a cinematographer has "no idea" why there were live rounds present, her lawyers said Friday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3Cut6P1

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held the first in-person meeting with his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome during which the two leaders had extensive... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3nAyw4S

T20 World Cup, AFG vs PAK: Having defeated Afghanistan on Friday, Pakistan have scored a hat-trick of wins in the Super 12 stage and are edging closer to a spot in the semifinals. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3GyYWwz

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will take medical advice and rest for "at least" another two weeks, Buckingham Palace said Friday, having recently spent a night in hospital to undergo "preliminary... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3mt6rNm

Skipper Babar Azam hit a composed 51 while Asif Ali hit four sixes in the penultimate over as Pakistan completed a hat-trick of victories in the T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan in a Super 12 Group 2 match on Friday.

The Union government on Friday awarded Surat the city with the best public transport system and Kochi for the most sustainable transport system. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3bpPTj2

The national capital of Delhi has been awarded for having the best non-motorised transport system in the form of a 1.4-km long corridor for motor-free traffic in the congested Chandni Chowk in the... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3Btmyiv

Dr Reddy's Q2 Results: The pharma major's revenue from operations in the second quarter of the current fiscal stood at Rs 5,763 crore, compared to Rs 4,896 crore in the same quarter last year from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3CnGi8p

Women were refused access to stadiums after Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, officially to protect them from inappropriate male behaviour, but exceptions have been made in recent times for... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3jOuftC

Maharashtra minister Prajakt Tanpure visited two Delhi government schools on Friday to understand the model of education, officials said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3boBsvO

A new case of cheating was registered against Kiran Gosavi, one of the NCB witnesses in the cruise ship drug bust case involving Aryan Khan, on Friday, the police said. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3w1cNXx

India's Bharat Biotech has been submitting data on the EUL of Covaxin "regularly and very quickly" to a technical committee which hopes to have a final recommendation to the WHO next week, a top... from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3vS0g8I

CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the new name reflected its ambitions to build the metaverse from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3Eo1Ylp

Government is planning to sell small cooking gas cylinders weighing 5 kg through its vast network of fair price shops from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3CoXLNz

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left New Delhi to attend the G20 Summit to be held in Rome on Friday. from NDTV News - Special https://ift.tt/3En8ucb