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Pakistan cricket team in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Babar Azam has decided to step down from his role as captain. Pakistan's inability to secure a spot in the semifinals, with five losses in nine matches, marked a significant setback in the tournament. Babar Azam, who himself faced challenges during the World Cup, accumulating 320 runs in nine matches, expressed his thoughts on the decision.

pest control company, The Pest Informer, is making headlines by offering homeowners a unique opportunity – a payment of $2,500 in exchange for willingly allowing technicians to release around 100 American cockroaches into their homes. This unconventional initiative aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a specific pest control technique, and homeowners are expected to endure the infestation for approximately 30 days.

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping are heading into their meeting at a country estate in California hoping to stabilize U.S.-China relations after a period of tumult

₹20,000 crore fund to small investors in Sahara group companies who were duped with promises of surreal returns through various dubious schemes. He was sent to judicial custody in Tihar Jail and was released on parole in 2017. Since then, his health had been deteriorating.

Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said it would be the “most revolutionary decision after independence" adding that the first signature would be on caste census if his party is voted to power in Delhi, reported ANI. Addressing a public rally in Bemetara district of Chhattisgarh ahead of the second phase of assembly elections on November 17, Rahul Gandhi said, "When it comes to giving rights to OBCs, they say there are no OBCs. There is only one caste in India, the poor.

Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy following allegations from the Congress party. They claim that Kumaraswamy illegally used electricity to illuminate his JP Nagar residence in Bangalore for Deepavali.

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping head into their big meeting at a country estate on Wednesday hoping to stabilise US-China relations after a period of tumult, but the US president also is prepared to confront his counterpart on difficult issues such as trade, Beijing's burgeoning relationship with Iran and human rights concerns. The two leaders, who will meet on the sidelines of a summit of Asian-Pacific leaders, last spoke a year ago. Since then, already fraught ties between the two economic superpowers have been further strained by the U.S.

Siemens AG on November 15 said it is planning to purchase an 18 percent stake in the Indian joint venture, Siemens Limited, from Siemens Energy, Reuters reported. The proposed acquisition is valued at ₹18,968 crore (2.1 billion euros or $2.28 billion) and represents a discount of 15 percent based on the average price, it added.

Indian stock market made an all-time high back in September 2023, when the Nifty crossed 20,000, investors and traders alike have been hopeful of a new bull market. Unfortunately, their hopes have not borne fruit yet. The Indian benchmark indices have been rangebound for quite some time now.

State-owned UCO Bank has reported a technical glitch in some Immediate Payment Service(IMPS) transactions due to which transactions done by account holders of other banks came into account holders of the bank. “During the period from 10.11.2023 to 13.11.2023, technical issue in Immediate Payment Service(IMPS), certain transaction(s) initiated by holders of other banks have resulted in credit to the account holders in our Bank without actual receipt of money from these banks," UCO Bank informed in an exchange filing on Wednesday ( 15 November) The bank says it is taking a precautionary measure, it has made the IMPS channel offline & is closely following up with stakeholders to resolve the issue and restore the IMPS services at the earliest. The matter has also been reported to the law enforcement agencies for necessary action, it added.

Suella Braverman lashed out at British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, accusing him of not fulfilling his assurances to her over the issues of illegal immigration and rising anti-semitism. She said that Sunak's plan is «not working» and the Conservative party is heading towards «record election defeat». On social media platform X, Braverman posted a message stating, «Thank you for your phone call yesterday morning in which you asked me to leave government. While disappointing, this is for the best». She claimed accepting the offer of serving as Home Secretary on «certain conditions» and «firm assurances», despite Sunak being «rejected» by a majority of party members and having «no personal mandate» to be Prime Minister. «As you know, I accepted your offer to serve as Home Secretary in October 2022 on certain conditions.

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Mint explains. For years, farmers in Punjab and Haryana have burnt the leftover stubble after mechanically harvesting the paddy crop. They did this due to the short available window between harvesting paddy and planting wheat.

President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping’s have no shortage of difficult issues to discuss when they meet Wednesday in the San Francisco area

Aage dekha jayega (We will see)," Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said when he asked about INDIA's bloc's future at a time when a rift persists between his party and the Congress. Both the political parties are part of the INDIA alliance of 26 parties. Akhilesh Yadav's statement came after he took a dig at the Congress on Monday and questioned the timing of their demand for a caste census in India.

₹500 irrespective of the increase in price. "I want to tell the youths if you want to take guarantees, take those of (given by) PM Modi. What the Bhupesh Baghel government was not able to give in five years, we will give within five weeks on the occasion of former PM Atal Bihar Vajpayee's birthday on December 25.

Madhya Pradesh assembly elections scheduled on November 17, and said it is an indication that the BJP's victory is assured in these polls. Modi said he has seen «unprecedented trust and affection» for BJP among the people of Madhya Pradesh, and added that the Congress has accepted defeat ahead of elections. «Tomorrow is Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, I will go to Jharkhand to pay respect to (tribal icon) Bhagwan Birsa Munda.

Kerala has sentenced Ashwaq Alam to death for the brutal rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl from Bihar in the Aluva case. The court's decision was announced on Tuesday by Judge K Soman.

Chief Electoral Officer (Telangana) has asked major parties in the state to withdraw some of their political advertisements as they were in violation of the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) rules and regulations. The CEO (Telangana) wrote a letter to the Congress, the BJP and the BRS in the state to withdraw some of their political advertisements. «All parties agreed to abide by the decision of the certification committee to cancel the approvals given to advertisements mentioned below and gave assurance that these issues will not be repeated again,» the letter read. The CEO has asked for the withdrawal of 15 advertisements that had violated the MCMC rules.

Uttarkashi tunnel collapse: Oxygen supply continues, efforts underway to rescue trapped workers with steel pipe The authorities said that a platform is being prepared for an auger machine to drill horizontally and insert large 900 mm diameter MS pipes in between the debris so that the trapped workers can be taken out through the metal pipes. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday conducted an on-site inspection of the rescue operations.

Cuddalore District collector Arun Thamburaj has also declared holiday for educational institutions including professional colleges in Cuddalore on November 14. The coastal regions of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal are expected to experience rainfall between 115.6 to 204.4 mm.