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. KS Pratima was Deputy Director in the Mines and Geology Department of Karnataka who was stabbed to death on on November 4 in an act of revenge. She was an MSc degree holder from Shivamogga who had been working in Bengaluru for the past one-and-a-half years.

increasingly common sight in America. According to a recent survey by researchers at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, about a quarter of police departments now use them. Even more surprising is where the technology is coming from.

quoted by others such as Sucheta Dalal: “Shourie then read out the recommendations of several parliamentarians, as well as those of the Standing Committee of Parliament. Lo and behold, they were the same as FICCI's, right down to the etceteras." Shourie asked his audience if it was a case of “Great minds that think alike? Or one great mind that was making everyone think alike?" Clearly it was the latter--Shourie informed the audience that FICCI’s aviation committee was chaired by none other than Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways, who had a vested interest in ensuring that foreign airlines did not control Air India (probably because it could result in serious competition for Jet). Shourie later narrated the incident in Parliament, when he also referred to Goyal as the “so-called" owner of Jet Airways.

Central Information Commission (CIC) by President Droupadi Murmu. The top post of the transparency panel was lying vacant after Y K Sinha's term ended on October 3.

Delhi air pollution LIVE As reported by ANI citing officials, “Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called a high-level meeting on the issue of increasing pollution." Environment Minister Gopal Rai and other officials of all concerned departments will attend this meeting. This meeting will be held in Delhi Secretariat at 12 noon, ANI reported.

ANI, Dr. Piyush Ranjan, an Additional Professor in the Department of Medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), noted that there is scientific evidence supporting a connection between air pollution and various forms of cancer. “It is important to understand that air pollution affects various systems of the body, apart from causing respiratory diseases.

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Delhi, Punjab, Haryana continue to face severe AQI with the onset of peak stubble burning season: Top Developments Nevertheless, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) displayed an “Insufficient data for computing AQI" for Anand Vihar's AQI. Unfavourable weather conditions, coupled with factors like vehicle emissions, the burning of paddy straw, firecrackers, and various local sources of pollution, collectively contribute to the annual winter air quality crisis in Delhi-NCR, PTI reported.

Gold prices held steady near the key $2,000-per-ounce level on Monday after weak U.S. jobs data raised hopes that the Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates, sending the dollar and bond yields lower. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was little changed at $1,990.43 per ounce by 0100 GMT and U.S.

The closed shop of government consultancy tenders should be opened up to small and medium enterprises with special arrangements for the defence sector overhauled in a bid to break the stranglehold of the “big four” in the public service, according to a new paper circulated to senior federal ministers and state premiers.

(Reuters) -U.S. food company Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) has said it was voluntarily recalling approximately 30,000 pounds of frozen, fully cooked dinosaur-shaped chicken “Fun Nuggets” or Dino Chicken Nuggets.

Bank of Baroda (BoB) management and its former chief digital officer (CDO) over the weekend around irregularities in signing up customers through its mobile banking app bob World. On 12 October, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) barred BoB from onboarding new customers through the app until its deficiencies were rectified and processes strengthened. Chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD) Debadatta Chand said on Saturday that the bank had terminated the contract of its CDO, Akhil Handa, as part of a wider action against employees both at the branch and corporate office levels.

On October 25, 2023, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic released a statement clarifying misconceptions surrounding the extent of cryptocurrency funding received by Hamas. The firm emphasized the absence of substantial evidence supporting claims that Hamas has garnered significant crypto donations. This follows heightened scrutiny on cryptocurrency's role in financing terrorism, especially in the wake of the tragic incidents on October 7, orchestrated by Hamas.

ALSO READ: Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: Poll preparations underway, EC assures ‘free and fair’ elections Meanwhile, the party denied a ticket to the incumbent and six-term MLA of the Gudha Malani assembly constituency, Hemaram Choudhary, and fielded Sona Ram Choudhary from the seat instead. Hemaram Choudhary is the Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change in the Rajasthan Cabinet. ALSO READ: Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023: AAP reveals second list of 21 candidates The party also denied a ticket to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's confidant and Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Dharmendra Rathore.

₹5,400 crore for its price stabilization fund (PSF) to procure onion and pulses in the rest of the financial year, a government official said. As prices of vegetables and pulses shot up this year, the department began buying them at steep prices and selling them at cheaper rates. Since the department needs to procure more onions and masur (lentil) to enhance the buffer stock, it has decided to move the finance ministry without waiting for a budget allocation.

NEW DELHI : The government is unlikely to table the draft Indian Telecommunications Bill for Parliament’s approval in the upcoming winter session, said two people familiar with the development. The people said, asking not to be named, that the government intended to launch deeper inter-ministerial discussions on some of the issues, which were continuously evolving.

Commissioner, Home, T. Ranjit Singh in a notification said there are high chances that some anti-social elements might use social media extensively for transmission of images, hate speech and hate video messages inciting the passions of the public which might have serious repercussions for the law-and-order situation in Manipur. “......also elements of imminent danger of loss of life and /or damage to public/private property, and wide spread disturbances to public tranquility and communal harmony, as a result of inflammatory material and false rumours, which be transmitted/circulated to the public through social media/ messaging services on mobile services, SMS services and dongle services specially in the context of the recent incidents of violence in some parts of the state,” the notification said. The Home Department extended the mobile Internet ban thrice in less than two weeks.

The U.S. labor market experienced a slowdown in October, with job growth significantly underperforming, according to the Labor Department's report. A total of 150,000 jobs were added, marking the smallest gain since June and falling short of the expected 180,000. Concurrently, the unemployment rate rose to a two-year high of 3.9%, reflecting a cooling labor market.

The trial of Avraham Eisenberg, the individual accused of exploiting Mango Markets, has been delayed per request by his lawyers.

World Cup match. The face-off is slated to take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday afternoon. But as asthmatic players skip practice and the Central government enforces GRAP 4 restrictions, the smog-shrouded Delhi air has become a key concern.

CAIRO (Reuters) -Evacuations of injured Gazans and foreign passport holders through the Rafah crossing to Egypt have been suspended since Saturday, but Egyptian, U.S. and Qatari officials said there were efforts to resume them.