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ICC World Cup 2023: The Sri Lankan government has taken strict action against the sports authorities of the country, with sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacking the entire cricket board after a humiliating 302-run defeat against India at the World Cup 2023. The action comes after the minister accused the cricket board of widespread corruption. The minister has inducted 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga as the chairman of the 7-member interim board which includes 3 judges.

Narendra Modi. While addressing the public in the Jodhpur district of poll-bound Rajasthan on Monday, Kharge said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "first sends these three agency to campaign, then only the Prime Minister goes on poll campaign and delivers speeches". Kharge even asked, “Why are raids happening at the time of elections...Was your intelligence department sleeping for the past five years?" Kharge's statement came days after searches were conducted by the ED at the premises of Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra in Jaipur and Sikar and Congress candidate from the Mahwa constituency Omprakash Hudla in Dausa.

Rashmika Mandanna, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, union minister of state for electronics and IT, has warned. “Under the IT rules notified in April 2023 — it is a legal obligation for platforms to ensure no misinformation is posted by any user AND ensure that when reported by any user or government, misinformation is removed in 36 hours,” the minister said in a post on X after the video went viral on Monday.

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air pollution level in Delhi NCR, all pre-school, pre-primary and primary classes have been closed from Tuesday onwards. «All Pre School, Pre Primary & Primary classes (i.e. Nursery to class V) in physical form are ordered to be discontinued from November 7, 2023 till further orders in Gurugram district.

Arvind Kejriwal to continue as the chief minister of Delhi even if he is arrested by any investigative agency, PTI reported. Kejriwal was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate last week for questioning in connection with its money laundering probe linked to the alleged excise police scam, but he skipped the summons saying it was «politically motivated». The chief minister called a meeting of AAP MLAs Monday amid a furore over recent actions by central probe agencies against ministers and leaders of the party. After the meeting, Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said all the MLAs present in the meeting told Kejriwal that «if he is arrested, he will continue to be chief minister since he has been given the mandate by the people of Delhi to run the government.» «All of them had a unanimous view that the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scared of Arvind Kejriwal.

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Any year-end rally in stocks could prove short-lived because equities don’t fully reflect the outlook for rates remaining higher for longer, according to Jean Boivin, who heads the research arm at BlackRock Inc.

Implementation of employment policies is a crucial aspect of ensuring fair labour practices and protecting the rights of both employers and employees. The new Labour codes aim to balance the welfare of employees and ease of doing business in India. However, the transition to the new regime requires a thorough understanding of the laws applicable and their implications.

Hedge funds extended short positions on Treasuries to a record just before smaller-than-expected US bond sales and weaker jobs data spurred a rally.  Leveraged funds ramped up net short Treasury futures positions to the most in data going back to 2006, according to an aggregate of the latest Commodity Futures Trading Commission figures as of Oct. 31.

hostage situation at Hamburg Airport has concluded after a grueling 18-hour standoff, as confirmed by local law enforcement. On Saturday night, a 35-year-old man forcefully breached the airport's security barrier, driving his vehicle onto the airport tarmac with his four-year-old daughter aboard, positioning the car beneath a parked plane. Surprisingly, the individual surrendered himself «without resistance,» leading to his immediate arrest, according to the police. In a reassuring update, authorities reported that the child appeared to be physically unharmed during the ordeal, as conveyed through their message on X (formerly Twitter). While the issue was resolved, the incident majorly affected the flight schedules, furthermore causing disruptions for several other flights to and from the airport. As airport operation have gone back to normal, passengers will still continue to experience significant delays.

OpenAI introduced the capability to upload various file formats, including PDFs, and implemented automatic tool switching within the platform. Now a fresh leak suggests that ChatGPT might soon enable users to create their own chatbots. As reported by The Decoder, user CHOI shared a list of leaked features that OpenAI is set to unveil at its developer conference today, November 6.

air pollution in Delhi-NCR has been hindered by the lack of consistent action and enforcement of existing rules, according to experts. As per a TOI report by Vishwa Mohan, despite the presence of policies and regulations across all sectors, their implementation and enforcement have been found to be lacking, leaving residents of the capital city and neighboring areas struggling with poor air quality.

Hindenburg's damning report on the Adani Group earlier this year led to the sudden pullout of a proposed share sale in the flagship Adani Enterprises and triggered a $150-billion wealth erosion for investors. Chairman Gautam Adani had said that the report was aimed at damaging the conglomerate's reputation and generating a profit by driving down its stock prices. The group companies have since recovered most of the losses in their share prices and the conglomerate is back to business as usual, but reverberations of the Hindenburg attack could be felt deeper and longer in different ways. One fallout of the attack by the short-seller seems to be Adani's reported plan to exit the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) business. The ports-to-renewable energy conglomerate is in talks with multiple multinational consumer goods companies to sell its entire 43.97% stake in Adani Wilmar Ltd, which owns the Fortune brand of edible oils and packaged grocery, executives familiar with the matter have told ET. Adani is expecting $2.5-3 billion for the stake in the joint venture with Singapore-based Wilmar International, which too owns 43.97% of the company, they said. A deal is likely to be finalised within a month, though neither of the companies has confirmed it. The product portfolio of Adani Wilmar includes brands such as Fortune, King's, Bullet, Raag, Avsar, Pilaf, Jubilee, Fryola, Alpha, Alife and Aadhar.

Inox Wind Ltd gained more than 11% in intraday trades on Monday scaling 52 week highs. The move was propelled NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. (NTPC REL), the customer of Inox Wind Ltd announcing the successful commissioning of 50 MW out of 150 MW Dayapar Wind Energy Project Phase-I in Gujarat.

step back from immediate escalation. Yet amid the bloody struggle in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, a broader and potentially more dangerous rivalry with Iran is growing. Having abandoned the Trump-era approach of “maximum pressure" on Iran, in recent months the Biden administration had sought quietly to reduce tensions.

assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, polling teams reached all the polling stations within the Bastar district on Monday. The election for the 90-member state assembly is scheduled to take place in two phases, with voting on November 7 and November 17. In the first phase of voting, 20 constituencies, including 12 from the Bastar division, are participating.

Choudhary Lal Singh appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Monday for questioning in connection with a case against an educational trust run by his wife and former legislator Kanta Andotra, official sources said. Scores of Singh's supporters led by his wife Andotra assembled outside the agency office and staged a protest against the ED summons to their leader, claiming that he is spotless and is being deliberately harassed at the behest of the BJP.

OpenAI's first-ever developer conference, a significant ChatGPT update has leaked, revealing a custom chatbot creator. As per leaked screenshots and videos, a custom chatbot creator has several features already available in ChatGPT using GPT-4, like web browsing and data analysis, reports 'The Verge'. The news was first reported by 'The Decoder'.

According to a report by the Indian box-office tracking portal Sacnilk.com, the third installment of Yash Raj Film’s (YRF) espionage series has crossed an impressive Rs 4.2 crore in advanced bookings on day one, through the sale of more than 140000 movie tickets. Taking to Instagram, trade analyst Taran Adarsh said that the action extravaganza is “running riot in advance booking.” “#Tiger3 is running riot in advance booking… No #Hindi film has dared to open on #DiwaliDay in *more than a decade*, since film biz takes a dip during certain hours [the evening shows, in particular, are impacted]… Can #Salmania and #Tiger3 do the unthinkable?” reads his post. In another post, Adarsh revealed that the movie sold 44,500 tickets on its opening day across major multiplex chains. While PVR INOX has sold 37,000 opening day Tiger 3 tickets, Cinepolis managed to sell 7,500 tickets for Khan’s movie.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said that most stubble-burning is happening in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states, like, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and alleged that the BJP is maligning Punjab's image under a well-fabricated conspiracy. While speaking to ANI, Cheema said, “The BJP is maligning Punjab's image under a well-fabricated conspiracy. In fact, most stubble-burning is happening in the states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, which are ruled by them.