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New York : The Kingdom of Bahrain has urged the international community to shoulder its humanitarian responsibilities in responding to the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), adopted by a majority of 121 countries, against the backdrop of the unfortunate situation in the Gaza Strip and its grave humanitarian repercussions, which calls for an immediate humanitarian, lasting and sustainable truce leading to a cessation of hostilities and immediate action to preserve lives and property and the security and stability of the region. The statements were made by the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Nations…

Panaji (Goa), Nov 2 (IANS) Nina Venkatesh of Karnataka won her fourth gold medal of the Games claiming the Women’s 50M Butterfly with a new Games record while Virdhawal Khade did the double, adding the Men’s 50M Butterfly to his tally in the swimming competition of the 37th National Games here. Nina stopped the clock at 27.70 seconds to win the gold ahead of Manavi Varma of Karnataka (27.90) and Rutuja Khade of Maharashtra (28.38 secs) in the women’s 50m Butterfly.Virdhawal, who had won the 50m freestyle, edged out his state mate Mihir Ambre (24.67s) and Kerala’s Sajan Prakash (24.78s)…

The accused, identified as Pankaj Kumar Parida, was arrested from Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.Parida, a native of Balasore district, holds an MBA degree in marketing.He was staying at Lingipur under Dhauli police limits in Bhubaneswar.Parida used to head the fraud firm ‘M/s Armada Bazar Pvt. Ltd’ in Odisha and Jharkhand.He has been arrested in connection with a case registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Ruturaj Mohanty.In his complaint, Mohanty alleged that the mastermind Parsuram Rajnetbhai Pal and accused Pankaj Kumar Parida, both directors of M/s Armada Bazar Pvt. Ltd, had fraudulently taken Rs 1.26 crore from him…

“I write to you in great anguish today to update you on the unethical, sordid and prejudiced behaviour meted out to me at the hearing of the Ethics Committee by the Chairman. I have been subjected to the proverbial ‘Vastraharan’ by him in the presence of all members of the Committee,” the opening lines of Moitra’s letter to the Lok Sabha speaker read.In the letter, she also claimed that no “ethics” and “morality” were left in the proceedings of the said meeting.“Instead of asking questions pertinent to the subject, the Chairman exhibited a preconceived bias by maliciously and clearly in…

He said this while interacting with the media after inaugurating various development programmes at Government Pre-university College campus in Hospet.The Chief Minister said that a meeting was held with the Forest Department and appropriate directions were given not to disturb A, B, C or any category of mining.”Alternative measures to mining in forest land were also discussed. We have fought against illegal mining in the past,” he said.Reacting to BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi’s ‘prediction’ that the Congress government will fall soon, the CM said that the people of Karnataka have given majority to the Congress party.”The Congress government will rule…

NGT Chairperson, Justice Prakash Shrivastava, said that the requirement for adequate measures to control air pollutants’ adverse effects on various organs of the human body, particularly those affecting the brain and emotional and psychological aspects.An NGT bench, consisting of Justice Sudhir Agarwal and expert member A Senthil Vel, noted that the tribunal had previously taken up the issue of air pollution in Delhi based on a media report from October 20. However, it pointed out that the specific issue concerning the impact on various body parts, including the brain, needed to be examined separately.The NGT also recognised the broader issue…

Even the entry of light commercial vehicles and diesel trucks have also been banned in the national capital.The restrictions have been imposed as part of stage III of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) — under the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).In an order, the Delhi government said that the commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and adjoining areas, issued statutory direction for implementation of the revised schedule of the GRAP with immediate effect.The decision was taken during the meeting of the Sub-Committee constituted for invoking actions under the GRAP in its meeting held on on Thursday which comprehensively…

Playing at the Chandigarh Golf Club, Delhi’s Sachin Baisoya, who like leader Jamal has also won an event this season, struck a flawless 66 to be placed second.Angad Cheema of Chandigarh was the highest-placed among the local professionals as he carded an error-free 67 to be placed third.The Chandigarh trio of Harendra Gupta, Aadil Bedi and Amrit Lal shot scores of 68 to be tied for fourth.Indian golf legend and tournament host Jeev Milkha Singh, playing at his home course, made a steady start with an even-par 72 to occupy tied 47th place along with two other established names, Rahil…

The Rajasthan ACB arrested an ED official and his associate for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 15 lakh.The accused officer was allegedly demanding Rs 17 lakh in lieu of settling the case against the complainant in the chit fund case.The ED in a statement said that the Naval Kishor Meena, Enforcement Officer, Imphal Sub-Zonal Office, Manipur and Babulal Meena a.k.a. Dinesh, Junior Assistant, office of Deputy Registrar, Rajasthan government have been arrested by ACB.”In this connection, ED has placed Naval Kishor Meena under suspension,” the ED said.It said that Naval Kishor Meena was on private visit to Jaipur after…

With this win, the Indian squad claimed the top spot in the points table, amassing 15 points from five matches. Meanwhile, Korea, having garnered seven points from five games, concluded their group stage campaign in fourth place. As per the standings, both teams are set to clash once more in the Semifinals.India will take on Korea in the second Semi-Final of the tournament on November 4.Similar to their previous matches, India initiated the game with an aggressive high-pressing strategy and relentless attacking, yielding early dividends.In the opening moments of the match Salima Tete (6′), left unmarked within the circle, beautifully…