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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.

Virat Kohli to post 240 all out in exactly 50 overs against Australia in the final of the World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Pat Cummins's decision to field, primarily to avoid operating with a dewy ball in the night, bemused many but Australian bowlers, aided by some superb fielding, stifled their opposition. India captain Rohit Sharma had been playing tone-setting knocks in their batting template in the tournament and it was no different in the final despite the early loss of Shubman Gill. Gill nearly edged the first ball he faced to the slip fielder but the opener did not linger much, pulling Mitchell Starc (3-55) to Adam Zampa at mid-on after making four. Rohit smashed three sixes in his entertaining 47 but fell just before the end of powerplay. The opener stepped out against Glenn Maxwell but miscued his shot on the offside.

Thanksgiving 2023 travel season is likely to be affected by inclement weather. Weather forecasters have predicted that storms could severely impact flights and road trips ahead of the holiday period. Severe thunderstorms are forecasted to intensify in the Southern Plains during Sunday afternoon and evening, expanding eastward into the Southern United States by Monday's end and reaching the Southeast on Tuesday, as reported by weather experts to USA Today. AAA, which monitors holiday travel, anticipates that 55.4 million Americans will travel over 50 miles for Thanksgiving between November 22 and November 26. The majority, around 49.1 million, are expected to travel by road, according to AAA. Early travelers departing on Monday along the Eastern Seaboard and into the Great Lakes region may experience relatively lighter rain and thunderstorms, avoiding some of the heavier traffic and delays expected later in the week, noted weather experts. Ski resorts in the interior western states, such as Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, can expect favorable conditions with the potential for mountain snow on Thursday and Friday. The most impactful weather on Monday is predicted in the southern tier of the United States, affecting states like Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Tuesday night and Wednesday morning could see critical weather conditions in major hubs across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with heavy rain anticipated from Washington, D.C., to Boston.

Startups will play an important role in helping India become the third largest economy in the world, chief economic advisor (CEA) to the government V Anantha Nageswaran has said. Nageswaran said that tier-2 and 3 cities, including Kerala's capital, have become game-changers in helping startups flourish in the country due to improvements in infrastructure and supportive policies of the government, according to a Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) release.

Tamil Nadu and Kerala governments, alleging a delay by the respective state governors in giving assent to bills passed by the assemblies. A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is scheduled to hear the pleas.

Goa Public Works Department Minister Nilesh Cabral resigned from the Pramod Sawant-led cabinet on Sunday to make way for the induction of MLA Aleixo Sequeira. Sequeira was among the eight MLAs who switched over from the opposition Congress to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the coastal state last year.

By Greg Bensinger and Hyunjoo Jin

KAOBAGOU, Benin—Gunmen pulled 18 villagers from their homes during a night raid this spring, shooting some and slitting the throats of the rest. They wedged hand grenades under the bodies, laying a trap for those who would discover the grisly scene. Two more villagers were later killed when they moved the corpses and triggered the explosives.

Alexa and the company’s Fire TV streaming franchise, said the company was “shifting some of our efforts to better align with our business priorities," including focusing on building capabilities powered by generative artificial intelligence. “These shifts are leading us to discontinue some initiatives, which is resulting in several hundred roles being eliminated ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications" with the board of directors.

₹120 crore. He said though the tourism department and its employees had taken over the accounts of the hotel on Saturday, its operations would run normally. EIH, which runs Oberoi Hotels and Resorts, in its FY23 annual report said about 79% of Mashobra Resort's shares were held by the listed entity.

Indian Air Force (IAF) C17 aircraft, carrying 32 tonnes of aid for civilians in Gaza caught up in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, on Sunday departed for the El-Arish Airport in Egypt. Taking to his official handle on X, External Affairs Minister S Jaishanker reaffirmed New Delhi's commitment to extend humanitarian assistance to Gazans, posting, «We continue to deliver humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine. Second @IAF_MCC C17 aircraft carrying 32 tonnes of aid departs for the El-Arish Airport in Egypt.» Earlier, India sent 38 tonnes of humanitarian relief for civilians caught up in the ongoing ground offensive by the Israeli forces in the Strip. The aid package comprised fluids and painkillers.

The head of project development at Hancock Prospecting has taken aim at “onerous and overreaching” conditions imposed on a delayed West Australian mine, and claims the state’s environmental agency wrongly double-counted emissions from a planned iron ore project.

Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday passed orders banning the production and sale of certain halal certified food products while calling for action against organisations associated with production and sale of halal certified drugs and cosmetics in what officials said was a bid to discourage unauthorised private bodies granting halal certificates to certain non-meat products driven by a «malicious attempt to exploit a specific religious sentiment and potentially incite discord among communities». The government in its orders passed by the food safety and drug administration department said that while information regarding halal certification on labels of drugs and cosmetics amounts to «misrepresentation» and is thus punishable under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 as the act has no provision for halal certification; for food items, halal certification on non-meat products like dairy items, sugar, bakery products etc is akin to a system «parallel» to the standardisation provided by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), creating a situation of «confusion» and is thus also liable to be punished for misrepresentation under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The union commerce ministry had earlier this year notified guidelines for certification of halal meat products saying that only bodies accredited by the NABCB (national accreditation board for certification bodies) can issue valid halal certificates.

World Cup 2023 Final match at Narendra Modi Stadium according to a release by the Airport. However, the airport issued an advisory on Saturday night and informed about the closure of airspace for 45 minutes on 19 November. As per SVPI, the airspace will remain closed from 13:25 to 14:10 hours.

Russian groups and 108 people including a former prime minister and a former education minister and said he aimed to fight wartime abductions of children from Ukraine and other "Russian terror". "We are increasing the pressure of our state onto them and each of them must be held responsible for what they have done," he said in his nightly video address on Saturday, after his office issued corresponding decrees with his signature.

defines Halal Food as that which is permitted under the Islamic Law. "All lawful land animals should be slaughtered in compliance with the rules laid down in the Codex Recommended Code of Hygienic Practice for Fresh Meat," the FAO guidelines say. ALSO READ: Uttar Pradesh bans manufacturing, storage, distribution and sale of halal-certified products One of the many requirement is that the slaughter act should sever the trachea, oesophagus and main arteries and veins of the neck region" of the animal.

Almost 20 private wealth advisers, who together oversee some $3 billion in total assets, walked out Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Australia’s doors on Friday.

schools in the national capital shall resume classes in offline mode from November 20 as GRAP IV has been revoked, an official circular said on Saturday. “All Government, Government aided and private recognised schools in Delhi shall resume all classes (from pre-school to std XII) physically wef 20 November i.e, Monday. However, outdoor sports activities and morning assemblies will not be held for next one week from the issuance of this order," according to an order by the Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi.

Logistics Performance Index (LPI) ranking. Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary (Logistics) in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) met the nodal officers of the LPI dedicated cell formed in the stakeholder departments on Friday to discuss the Measures Taken and Action Plan for improving India’s LPI ranking. Dawra said that a targeted action plan is important to improve the logistics efficiency of the country and the country’s ranking in the World Bank LPI, according to a statement issued by the commerce and industry ministry. The dedicated cell meets every fortnight to assess the measures taken and outcomes achieved in improving performance across six parameters of LPI including customs, infrastructure, ease of arranging shipments, quality of logistics services, tracking and tracing, and timeliness. She added that the measures taken by the stakeholder ministries/departments will be showcased to the World Bank LPI team. At the meeting, Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), highlighted that it has implemented a Land Port Management System to digitise operations and facilitate a secure electronic flow of information between all stakeholders at the integrated check posts, aimed to reduce the dwell time of cross-border movements (trade and passenger), enhance the efficiency of customs and border management clearance, and improve the timely delivery of shipments. As per the release, LPAI has been able to reduce the dwell time from 57 days to less than 24 hours. Manoj Gangeya, ED (Planning), at railways ministry highlighted the development of rail containerisation at ports and freight terminals, which is expected to increase the rail container loading from 80 million tonnes recorded last year

Siddaramaiah clarified on a viral video of his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah and denied his involvement in the "cash-for-posting scam". Taking potshots at Kumaraswamy for levelling such allegations, the CM said, "Looks like former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is desperate for attention. Medically it is termed as Histrionic Personality Disorder.

Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said police officers have to always be updated in the field of technology. Addressing a group of Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers of 2022 batch who had called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here, the president said that police forces have many challenges like cyber crime, drug cartels, left-wing extremism and terrorism. «Circumstances change rapidly due to the influence of new technology and social media.