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This marks a significant increase of TWD 634.669 million, or 53.48 per cent, from the current year's TWD 1,186,718,000, according to the Legislative Yuan's Budget Centre. Compared to last year's confidential spending of TWD 751,157,000, the proposed budget represents a jump of TWD 1,070,230,000, or 142.48 per cent. The rise has sparked calls for greater transparency regarding the use of these funds.

AMFI data. Inflows into debt funds also turned positive with Rs 1.57 lakh crore net investment versus Rs 1.13 lakh crore outflow in the previous month. In the equity segment, all categories received inflows. Sectoral and thematic funds continued to gain investors’ interest and received the highest inflow of around Rs 12,278 crore in October. Flexi cap funds saw Rs 5,180 crore inflows against inflows of Rs 3,214 crore in September.

Ajit Pawar has exuded confidence in the victory of the Mahayuti alliance with over 175 seats in the 288-member state legislature. Maharashtra deputy chief minister and NCP candidate from Baramati assembly constituency said, «Mahyuti will get more than 175 seats and in Baramati I will win with a margin of more than one lakh votes» . Maharashtra will go to polls on November 20 with votes being counted on November 23.

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Sunday night intensified disciplinary actions by suspending seven additional rebel candidates for anti-party activities ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The newly suspended leaders include — Shamkant Saner, Rajendra Thakur, Aba Bagul, Manish Anand, Suresh Kumar Jethliya, Kalyan Borade, and Chandrapaul Chauksey. Earlier in the day, the MPCC suspended 21 other rebels, bringing the total number of suspensions to 28 across 22 constituencies.

The quakes cracked walls and damaged homes, but did not appear to have caused any deaths, according to preliminary reports. They left many residents running into the streets and badly shaken so soon after the passage of Hurricane Rafael, a category 3 storm, which struck the island last Wednesday.

Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka is among the key demands dominating AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's byelection campaign in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. Both Rahul Gandhi and his sister made sure they resonated with the local sentiment in every interaction and at campaign rallies. Locals believe that only the Gandhi scions have the political muscle to influence a decision in their favour with the Congress-run Karnataka government.

S Jaishankar and Russia’s first deputy prime minister Denis Manturov will hold a brainstorming session in Delhi on Tuesday to explore sectors for India’s investments including in Far-Eastern Russia and increasing trade to reduce trade deficit, which is currently in Russia’s favour owing to huge oil exports. They will also discuss measures to smoothen the rupee-ruble payment mechanism. While the mechanism is functioning, large volumes of transactions often face delay due to limitations of the transaction mechanism. Also on the agenda is a free trade agreement between India and Eurasian Economic Union, according to people familiar with the matter. Besides, Russia is exploring to invest in India through some of the accumulated rupees, they said. “On November 12, in New Delhi, Denis Manturov jointly with Minister of External Affairs of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will hold the 25th session of the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation. As part of his visit, the First Deputy Prime Minister also has a number of bilateral meetings planned,” said a statement issued by the Russian Embassy in India.

Berhampur Police in Odisha has become a viral sensation, thanks to a clever and humorous twist in their social media post. The police had arrested four men accused of assaulting a father and son, but it wasn’t the news of the arrest that caught the public’s eye—it was the creative use of emojis in the accompanying photo. In the post, the faces of the accused were not obscured by the usual pixelation or blurring. Instead, the police used a series of emojis to add a humorous touch: one man’s face was covered by a pleading emoji, another had a disappointed one, and a third was marked with a frowning emoji.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday criticised the «Ek Hai to Safe Hai» and «Batenge to Katenge» slogans, claiming threat to India from the RSS, BJP, PM Narendra Modi, and Home Minister Amit Shah. Addressing a 'Save Constitution' conference in Mumbai, Kharge targeted the prime minister, alleging discussions and debate are not allowed in Parliament. «The prime minister says 'Ek Hai to Safe Hai' while other leaders (of BJP) talk about 'Batenge to Katenge' (divided we fall). Who is threatened? Is there any problem? In fact, the country faces threat from RSS, BJP, Modi, and (Union home minister Amit) Shah,» Kharge said. Launching BJP's campaign for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, Modi had mentioned 'Ek Hai to Safe Hai' while accusing the Congress of trying to divide OBCs, SCs and STs.

The passage of the resolution last week irked BJP members who staged protests and disrupted the first session of the newly elected Jammu and Kashmir Assembly. «The BJP can go to any extent to befool people on emotional issues… There is no mention of Article 370 or Article 35-A (in the resolution). But the BJP's top leadership are crying hoarse to mislead the nation against the Congress ahead of Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections,» said the Congress' Jammu and Kashmir unit vice-president Ravinder Sharma.

Andhra Pradesh government is expected to present the state budget on Monday, during the assembly session starting tomorrow, according to official sources. The budget is expected to be presented with just over four months remaining in the FY 2024-25. The TDP-led NDA government had previously promulgated an ordinance approving a Vote-on-Account budget of Rs 1.3 lakh crore for the period from August to November. Earlier, the previous YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government had presented a Vote-on-Account budget in February covering April to July, ahead of the state polls.

Net profit after minority interest declined to Rs 694.60 crores in Jul-Sep from Rs 1,205.40 crores during the corresponding period a year ago. Consolidated net sales decreased by 5.3% to Rs 8,003.0 crores from Rs 8,451.9 crores. “Domestic decorative coatings segment volumes declined marginally while overall domestic coatings revenue declined by 5.5% for the quarter impacted by muted consumer sentiments and extended rains and floods in some parts of the country,” said Amit Syngle, Managing Director & CEO of Asian Paints.

Sudha Murthy, were the star guests on the Netflix show 'The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show', where they couple narrated stories from their lives in a hilarious manner. In one such instance, Narayana Murthy made a confession of him forgetting their 25th wedding anniversary as he had a speech to deliver in Mumbai. He said, “One morning, Sudha asked me, ‘Is there anything special today?’ I replied, ‘No, nothing,’ and went to the office. As I was getting in the car, she asked again, ‘Think of anything special today?’ I still didn’t realize.”

Early in Donald Trump's first term in the White House, America's tech giants loudly protested his temporary ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, posted that his great-grandparents were immigrants and that his in-laws were refugees. Sergey Brin, a cofounder of Google who immigrated from the Soviet Union as a child, rushed to San Francisco International Airport to protest.

Waqf Board's ownership of their farmland and other assets with three assembly seats headed for bypolls on November 13. The Opposition BJP and JDS have turned the Waqf Board's notices to farmers as a major campaign issue, seeking to put the Congress regime on the defensive. The government also ordered the authorities to stop any changes in the mutation of farmlands and desist from harassing farmers.

Where is the Korba-Lohardaga and Chatra-Gaya railway lines, Ramesh asked in a post on X. He said the people of Lohardaga and Chatra have been demanding better rail connectivity for years as it would improve locals' access to education and employment opportunities.

Hindustan Zinc Ltd by selling about 1.6 per cent stake. Through the two-day OFS on November 6-7, the government had proposed to sell over 5.28 crore shares, or 1.25 per cent stake, with a greenshoe option to retain additional subscriptions of a similar amount. As per the official data, the government has raised Rs 3,449.18 crore from the OFS. On the first day of the share sale offer on November 6, the institutional investors had placed bids for close to Rs 3,400 crore shares or about 1.58 per cent stake.

Punjab police has apprehended two key operatives of Canada-based Arshdeep Singh Dalla for their alleged involvement in the murder case of Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in the state's Faridkot district last month, said an official on Sunday. As per investigations a man identified as Jasawant Singh Gill (45) was also shot dead in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district by the two arrested on the direction of the Canada-based gangster Dall. Director General of Police (DGP), Punjab, Gaurav Yadav posted on X, «State Special Operation Cell of Mohali in a joint operation with the Anti-Gangster Task Force and Faridkot Police apprehended two key operatives of Canada-based designated terrorist Arsh Dalla involved in the murder of Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau in Faridkot.»

re-election of Donald Trump are taking a sudden interest in a feminist movement that started in South Korea and encourages the rejection of heterosexual marriage, sex, childbirth and dating.The 4B movement, as it’s called, began in South Korea when women started swearing off heterosexual dating in protest of misogyny in the Asian country. While it’s hard to pin down the start of 4B, it’s believed to have begun around 2017, but gained traction in 2018 when protests erupted around the country in response to a spy cam epidemic and grew into a #MeToo-esque feminist phenomenon.On Wednesday, Google searches for “4B” spiked by 450 per cent in the U.S., with the most interest coming from Washington D.C., Colorado, Vermont and Minnesota.

PCB) will not have any other option but to organise the ICC Champions Trophy in the 'Hybrid Model' as the BCCI has intimated the global body about India's inability to travel to the neighbouring nation.