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Virgin Australia has dodged the threat of disruptive industrial action from ground staff during the peak Christmas period, agreeing to a pay deal that will deliver some workers pay rises as high as 20 per cent in the first year.

As the rescue operation work entered the ninth day and the rescuers raced against time to evacuate the 41 workers trapped in an under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi, an international team of tunnelling experts arrived at the site on Monday.

The United Service Institution of India (USI), founded in 1870, is gearing up for its Annual UN Forum 2023 in New Delhi on November 21-22, 2023. Focused on ‘International Humanitarian Law and Peacekeeping.’  This event is being organized in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Centre for UN Peacekeeping Operations and will address the critical need for adherence to IHL principles in today’s complex peacekeeping scenarios.

EY Australia has admitted another staff member helped draft documents for a former partner who allegedly promoted tax exploitation schemes, but says the second person was working under instructions and is not accused of doing anything wrong.

air quality in the national capital continued to remain 'very poor' on Monday morning, with an AQI of 310. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR-India), the air quality index in Delhi was recorded at 310 at 8:30 am on Monday, categorising it as 'very poor.' As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data recorded at 7:00 am on Monday, the air quality index at Anand Vihar was recorded at 361; it was 368 at Alipur; Ashok Vihar at 342; ITO, Delhi at 318; and at RK Puram, it was recorded at 344, all falling into the 'very poor' category. A day after restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) — 4 were lifted in Delhi following improvement in the air quality, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Sunday urged people to be careful and continue to follow the rules as stages 1, 2, and 3 of GRAP are still in place to tackle air pollution in the national capital. Gopal Rai said, «Though there has been a constant improvement in air quality, people still need to be aware in order to maintain this improvement.» «There has been constant improvement in pollution levels over the last two days.

financial security. So, what is a credit score, and how can you determine whether you have a good credit score? A credit score, typically ranging from 300 to 900, is a numerical indication of a person's creditworthiness. Your credit score is a tool that banks and other financial organisations use to assess your creditworthiness and ability to make on-time loan repayments.

PTI. 2) The Tehri Hydroelectric Development Corporation was set to begin “micro tunneling" Sunday night from the Barkot end of the under-construction tunnel on the Char Dham route, part of which collapsed on November 12. 3) Boring through the debris of the collapsed 60-meter stretch from the Silkyara end was put on hold Friday afternoon when the American-made heavy-duty auger machine encountered a hard obstacle after about 22 meters, PTI reported. 4) In addition, the Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has begun work on a vertical pipeline for supplying essential items after the completion of the approach road to the top of the hill.

Bank of India (RBI) watched almost helplessly as the residuary non-bank finance company (the term then used for the main engine of the group, Sahara India and Financial Corp) went on to garner deposits from ignorant savers, captivated by its charismatic promoter, the promise of high returns and the dramatic growth of the group. At one point of time, it was the country’s biggest employer after the Indian Railways, according to Time magazine.

Gold prices edged lower in early Asian hours on Monday after hitting a two-week high in the last session, weighed by a slight uptick in U.S. Treasury yields, although expectations that U.S.

Exide Industries: Exide Industries Ltd has settled its trademark dispute with the UK’s Vertiv Company Group Ltd. and India's Vertiv Energy Pvt. VCGL and VEPL have agreed that the trademark Chloride and its variants in India are registered by Exide, according to an exchange filing issued on Friday.

global market cues including US bond yields, crude oil prices, and performance in US markets. On Friday, the domestic equity benchmark indices ended lower. The Sensex ended 187.75 points, or 0.28%, lower at 65,794.73 while the Nifty 50 declined 33.40 points, or 0.17%, to settle at 19,731.80.

(Reuters) — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Sunday demanded rapid changes in the operations of Ukraine's military and announced the dismissal of the commander of the military's medical forces.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued an appeal to all Muslim-majority countries on November 19, asking them to snap political ties with the Zionist state. "Islamic governments should at least cut off political ties to Israel for a limited time," Khamenei said on November 19, while attending a military exhibition in Tehran.

NASA are circulating open letters demanding that President Joe Biden pursue a cease-fire in Israel's war against Hamas. Congressional staffers are picking up microphones in front of the Capitol, speaking out to condemn what they say is the silence of lawmakers about the toll on Palestinian civilians. As the deaths soar in Gaza, Biden and Congress are facing unusually public challenges from the inside over their support for Israel's offensive.

Gaza in recent days is unfathomable, the UN rights chief said Sunday, with attacks on schools harbouring displaced people and a hospital turned into a «death zone». «The horrendous events of the past 48 hours in Gaza beggar belief,» United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement. He spoke as the World Health Organization scrambled to evacuate the last remaining patients and staff from the Al-Shifa hospital, with UN officials describing the Palestinian territory's largest health facility, raided last week by Israeli troops, as a «death zone». Elsewhere in northern Gaza, a Hamas health official said more than 80 people were killed on Saturday in twin strikes on Jabalia refugee camp, including on a UN school sheltering displaced people. «The killing of so many people at schools turned shelters, hundreds fleeing for their lives from Al-Shifa Hospital, amid continuing displacement of hundreds of thousands in southern Gaza, are actions which fly in the face of the basic protections civilians must be afforded under international law,» Turk said. He described the images purportedly taken in the aftermath of the reported Israeli strike on the UN-run Al-Fakhura school as «horrifying», and «clearly showing large numbers of women, children and men severely wounded or killed». — 'May constitute war crimes' - The UN rights chief pointed out that in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, the Israeli military «are dropping leaflets demanding residents go to unspecified „recognised shelters“, even as strikes take place across Gaza». «Irrespective of warnings, Israel is obliged to protect civilians wherever they are», he said, pointing to the principles under international law of distinction,

Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi safely as it undertakes a five-option action plan to rescue 41 workers trapped since November 12, ministry of road transport and highways secretary Anurag Jain said on Sunday. Over 40 workers got trapped after a portion of the tunnel under construction between Silkyara and Dandalgaon on the Brahmakhal-Yamunotri national highway collapsed eight days back. “Considering the lives involved, it was decided to move on all possible fronts together so that the workers can be rescued as early as possible,” Jain said, adding five options have been decided and five different agencies were detailed to carry out these options. “The government is keeping constant communication and making all efforts to keep up the morale of the labourers trapped inside the tunnel,” he said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has granted permission to 83 more shops and commercial establishments in the city to operate round the clock. Once approved by the lieutenant governor, these shops and commercial establishments will be able to operate 24 hours, according to an official statement.

Nick Hogan, the son of WWE legend Hulk Hogan, was arrested for driving under the influence in the early hours of Saturday morning in Florida city, marking 16 years since his involvement in a serious car crash. Taken into custody on misdemeanor DUI charges just before 4 am (local time), Nick Hogan refused to undergo a sobriety test, as per jail records. He was later released on Saturday after posting a $500 bond. However, the exact details pertaining to the incident are not yet clear. Before the arrest, Nick Hogan had shared on his Instagram page that he attended a bikini contest at his father's restaurant in the Clearwater area on Friday night, according to TMZ. Nick Hogan, born Nicholas Bollea, had previously been involved in a traumatic car crash in Clearwater in 2007.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the Election Commission of India had become a caged parrot and a sham and accused it of «turning a blind eye» to the actions of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In his weekly column 'Rokthok' in Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece 'Saamana', Rautaccused the BJP of resorting to religious propaganda to «bribe» voters after losing ground in five states where Assembly polls are being held (in November).

Adani group. An application has been filed by PIL petitioner Vishal Tiwari saying that despite the deadline given to the SEBI it has failed to comply with the direction of the court and has not submitted the final conclusion/report as was directed by the court.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) have been assigned one option each for the rescue. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and the construction wing of the Indian Army have also been assisting in the rescue operation, he said.