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  • Sensex Rises 448 Points, Nifty Rallies Above 24,300 In Muhurat Session | Markets News

    New Delhi: Benchmark BSE Sensex rose nearly 448 points in the early session of special Muhurat trading on across-the-board buying by investors to mark the start of the new Samvat Year 2081. The 30-share index increased 447.90 points, or 0.56 per cent, to 79,836.96 as all of its constituents traded in the green. The index opened higher at 80,023.75 but shed some gains later.

    The 50-issue Nifty of the NSE spurted 150.10 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 24,355.45 with 47 of its constituents ending in the green. Among major Sensex movers, Mahindra & Mahindra rose 2.66 per cent, Adani Ports 1.42 per cent, and Tata Motors by 1.35 per cent.

    NTPC, Axis Bank, Titan, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel also advanced. Muhurat trading is a one-hour, symbolic trading session conducted by stock exchanges on the occasion of Diwali, marking the start of the new Samvat year.

    During the Samvat year 2080 that ended on Thursday, the BSE Sensex jumped 14,484.38 points, or 22.31 per cent, while the Nifty climbed 4,780 points, or 24.60 per cent. Global markets were mixed as European shares rose in early trade. Most Asian markets closed with losses.

    Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dropped 2.6 per cent, the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.2 per cent and South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.5 per cent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added 0.9 per cent.

  • November Festivities: Complete List Of School Holidays From Diwali To Chhath Puja | Culture News

    As November begins, the festive glow of Diwali continues to light up the nation. The first week of the month offers a long weekend. Diwali, the festival of lights, spans five days, beginning with Dhanteras and ending with Bhai Dooj.

    In 2024, Diwali is celebrated today, October 31, with many others observing it on November 1. This timing means that November starts with a holiday. Following Diwali, several states, including Madhya Pradesh, will observe a public holiday on November 2 for Govardhan Puja, resulting in school and college closures.

    Bhai Dooj will be observed on Sunday, November 3, granting a holiday in states like Uttar Pradesh. Most educational institutions are set to reopen on November 4, allowing students to enjoy a long break at the start of the month.

    However, the holiday season extends beyond this. Some states will observe closures for Chhath Puja, a major Indian festival. The Bihar government, for instance, has declared a four-day break from November 6 to 9, giving families and students an extended holiday. Schools in states such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh will also benefit from this holiday period, making it an ideal time for trips or relaxation.

    Children’s Day on November 14 will be celebrated in schools with activities and picnics, with some institutions offering a half-day schedule while others may have a full day off. Additionally, schools will close on November 15 for Guru Nanak Jayanti, and some may extend holidays to Saturday, November 16.

    November is an excellent time to plan a vacation or spend quality time with family and friends. Mark your calendars to enjoy the extended Diwali festivities and a month filled with holidays and leisure.

  • IND vs NZ: Ravindra Jadeja Surpasses Ishant Sharma To Become 5th Highest Wicket-taker For India In Test Cricket | cricket news

    India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja surpassed Ishant Sharma in order to become India’s fifth-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Jadeja reached this feat while taking part on Day 1 of the Test match between India and New Zealand in Mumbai.

    Apart from surpassing Ishant, he also went past Zaheer Khan who took 311 wickets. Jadeja has now taken 312 wickets in Test cricket for India. Jadeja scalped the wicket of Glenn Phillips to reach the landmark. The left-arm spinner also took the wickets of Tom Blundell and Will Young, showing his finesse.

    Ish Sodhi Matt Henry

    Two wickets in an over shortly after the Tea Break and Ravindra Jadeja completes a five-wicket haul.

    Live https://t.co/KNIvTEy04z#TeamIndia | #INDvNZ | imjadeja | IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/pIsQWXsIF2 — BCCI (BCCI) November 1, 2024

    Now that, Jadeja has picked up 312 wickets, he is standing behind Harbhajan Singh, who took 417 wickets in 103 Tests. Earlier, Jadeja also became just the third player from India to score 3,000 runs and take 300 wickets. This feat was earlier matched by Kapil Dev and Ravichandran Ashwin.

    Bowling brilliance

    Recap Ravindra Jadeja’s skilful five-wicket haul in Mumbai #TeamIndia | #INDvNZ | IDFCFIRSTBank | imjadeja https://t.co/gQIWktNswi

    — BCCI (BCCI) November 1, 2024

    Ever since making his debut back in 2012, Jadeja has been a prominent member when it comes to India’s spin setup alongside Ravichandran Ashwin. The duo has won many games for India with Jadeja taking 231 of his wickets at an average of 21.78. Jadeja also has four centuries to his name with an average of 35.72.

    India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar.

    New Zealand: Devon Conway, Tom Latham (c), Will Young, Kane Williamson, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Tom Blundell (wk), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy. , Ajaz Patel, William O’Rourke.

  • After Apple iPhone 16, Indonesia Bans Google Phone Sales: Here’s Why |

    New Delhi: Google smartphones, including the popular Pixel series will no longer be available for sale in Indonesia due to new regulations mandating that at least 40 per cent of a device’s parts be locally sourced. This move follows a similar decision by Apple, which has halted the sale of the iPhone 16 for the same reason. As a result, consumers in Indonesia will miss out on these devices until manufacturers can meet the country’s production requirements.

    “We are pushing these rules so that there’s fairness for all investors in Indonesia,” said Febri Hendri Antoni Arief, spokesperson for the industry ministry, on Thursday. “Google’s products have not adhered to the scheme we set, so they can’t be sold here.” He noted that consumers can still purchase Google Pixel phones from abroad, provided they pay the required taxes. He further mentioned that the country may consider deactivating phones that are sold illegally.

    Febri stated that consumers can still purchase Google Pixel phones from other countries as long as they pay the required taxes. He also mentioned that the government may consider deactivating phones that are sold illegally. This ban follows Indonesia’s recent decision to restrict iPhone 16 sales in the country due to similar violations of local content regulations.

    Companies have various options to comply with the ruling. For instance, different smartphone manufacturers established production facilities in Indonesia at different times: Samsung and Xiaomi invested in assembly plants, while Apple has focused on developer academies to enhance local expertise. These proactive steps enable them to meet local content requirements and maintain a presence in Indonesia’s smartphone market.

    Local content regulations are part of a broader industrial policy aimed at leveraging Indonesia’s large consumer market to boost domestic economic growth. Violating these regulations can result in significant sales restrictions, making it difficult for local companies to compete effectively against foreign giants like Google and Apple.

  • Murder or something else… dead body of a young man found floating in the pond, injury marks found on the body

    Abhishek Mishra, Dhamtari. Sensation spread in the area after the dead body of a youth was found in Muzgahan bypass pond. The dead body of a young man was found floating in the pond, which had injury marks on his body, due to which murder is suspected. On receiving information about the incident, the police reached the spot, established a route and started investigation. This matter is of Arjuni police station area.

    According to the information, on the morning of the second day of Diwali, the floating body of a young man was found in the Muzgahan bypass pond. Seeing the dead body of the young man, people informed the police about the incident. Due to the news of finding the dead body, a crowd of people gathered from the surrounding area. As soon as the information was received, Arjuni police immediately reached the spot and took the body out of the pond and sent it for post-mortem. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Amit Goswami, resident of Muzgahan.

    In this case, ASP Mani Shankar Chandra said that the body has been taken into custody and sent for post-mortem. The reason for the murder will be revealed only after the PM report comes. The relatives of the deceased have expressed suspicion of murder. Keeping this in mind, investigation is being done.

  • UP Bypolls 2024: On CM Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Batenge To Katenge’, Samajwadi Party’s New Counter Slogan |

    Uttar Pradesh Bypolls: With the campaigning gaining momentum for the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls for nine seats, the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. However, the biggest challenge for the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party was to get a counter to Yogi’s ‘Batenge to katenge’ slogan which gained immense popularity in the recent polls. Yogi gave the slogan to counter Congress-SP’s caste-based political plank where the parties demanded caste census calling for ‘Jitani aabadi, utna haq’.

    Now, the Samajwadi Party has put up posters in Uttar Pradesh saying ‘Judenge to jeetenge’. Speaking to reporters recently, reacting to Yogi’s slogan of ‘batenge to katenge’, Akhilesh Yadav said, “This slogan has been given out of fear of the increasing power of the PDA (Picchda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak). We know in which lab this slogan was prepared. Then they looked for a suitable face and pushed CM Yogi in front. This time, PDA will connect people and win the election. BJP is scared of the increasing power of PDA.”

    “PDA परिवार वो है जो सामाजिक न्याय की लड़ाई को आगे बढ़ाना चाहता है, जो सामाजिक सद्भाव को आगे बढ़ाना चाहता है। “

    – माननीय राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री अखिलेश यादव जी pic.twitter.com/G7NmGaXvI9
    — Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) October 30, 2024

    The nine assembly seats will be voted on November 13, and the votes will be counted on November 23. The nine seats are Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar), Karhal (Mainpuri), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Ghaziabad, Majhawan (Mirzapur), Sishamau (Kanpur city), Khair (Aligarh), Phulpur (Prayagraj), and Kundarki (Moradabad).

    On the opposition’s caste and region politics, Yogi Adityanath said that those who want to divide have DNA of ‘Ravan’ in them. “Today when the attacks are happening, someone is dividing in the name of caste, some in the name of region and some in the name of language. The DNA of Raavan and Duryodhan is at work in these divisive elements,” said Yogi during a rally. 

    आज कोई जाति, कोई क्षेत्र और कोई भाषा के नाम पर बांट रहा है…

    इन बांटने वाले तत्वों में रावण और दुर्योधन का ही DNA काम कर रहा है… pic.twitter.com/M9gy63bCT8
    — Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) October 31, 2024

    The BJP leader further warned the public against giving any opportunity to the divisive element. CM Yogi said that if these elements would get another chance, they would start goondaism, anarchy, and riots.

  • Shooting in mall in Vancouver, Washington leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded

    One person is dead and two others wounded after a shooting in the food court of the Vancouver Mall in Vancouver, Wash. Thursday night and the suspect is at large, police say.

    CBS Portland, Oregon affiliate KOIN-TV reports that authorities believe the shooter was still “possibly armed.”

    Police say they responded to a report of a shooting at about 7:30 p.m. local time and found a person who’d been killed and the two who were wounded. Those two were taken to an area hospital. There was no word on the extent of their wounds.

    In posts on X late Thursday night, police said there “is currently no active threat inside the mall and police are making contact with people who were sheltering in place inside the mall. … Anyone that has been sheltering in place inside the mall can leave through any open exit.”

    In a statement, police added that there hadn’t been any more injuries reported.

    “Detectives from the Vancouver Police Department Major Crime Team are reviewing videos from inside the mall in an attempt to identify the suspect,” police said. 

  • Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina’s Coalition Party Office Set On Fire After Clashes — VIDEO | world news

    Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s coalition, Jatiya Party, central office in Dhaka, has been set on fire following clashes on Thursday night. According to witnesses, the office was partially damaged.

    The Jatiya Party was founded by the late President Hussain Muhammad Ershad. It was a part of the Bangladesh Awami League-led Grand Alliance and participated in the previous three general elections despite major party BNP boycotts. The people protesting against Sheikh Hasina were left fuming in anger after the Jatiya Party announced that it would hold a rally in Dhaka on Saturday.

    #WATCH | Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s coalition, Jatiya Party’s central office in Dhaka vandalised and set on fire. pic.twitter.com/nUWQtYkclm — ANI (@ANI) November 1, 2024

    Clashes erupted when protesters carrying the Chhatra Sramik Janata banner marched with a torch procession in front of the Jatiya Party’s central office in the Kakrail area, the heart of the capital Dhaka.

    The fire service went to the spot and extinguished the fire. When a large number of protesters went in front of the Jatiya Party left the office. Protesters vandalized Jatiya Party offices, pulled down signboards, and smeared ink on party founder Ershad’s picture on the wall, the witnesses said.

    Police and Army were deployed in front of the Jatiya Party office. “We were passing in front of the Jatiya Party office with a torch procession. At that time, terrorists of the Jatiya Party threw bricks at our procession from the roof of the Jatiya Party office,” said Shakiluzzaman, a leader of Gono Audhikar Parishad, a political party that actively participated in the movement against Sheikh Hasina.

    “Jatiya Party terrorists themselves set fire to their office and escaped. Jatiya Party acted as a proxy of the fascist Awami League in the 2014, 2018 and 2024 elections,” Shakiluzzaman said. “We, the students, workers, and citizens, have declared that we will not allow Jatiya Party to hold any rally,” he further stated. The Jatiya Party did not make any immediate statements, but they are likely to express their reaction officially later on Friday.

    Two months ago, a student-led movement ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, Hasi Sheikhna, after weeks of protests and clashes that killed over 600. Hasina, 76, fled to India on August 5, and an interim government led by Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus was formed.

    (With ANI Inputs)

  • Axes used in dispute over five bigha land, three shot, old man dies

    Naiduniya Representative, Morena. On Friday morning, in Bittauli Pura village of Noorabad police station area, five people of the same family, who had gone to plow the fields, were fired upon by the other side of Labhanpura village, after which they attacked them with axes and axes. Three people were shot in this attack, while two were injured in the axe-axe attack.

    An elderly man died on the spot due to bullet injury, other injured have been taken to Gwalior Hospital for treatment. The reason behind the dispute is five bighas of land situated between Bittaulipura and Labhanpura villages. There was an ongoing argument between the two sides regarding this issue. The police have now started searching for the accused.

    There was a dispute going on regarding the land

    According to the information, the family of Shri Krishna Gurjar, resident of Bittaulipura, was having a dispute with the family of former Sarpanch of Labhanpura, Bulakhi Gurjar, regarding five bighas of land situated between the two villages. Now it is the time of sowing, so again this dispute became heated and quarreling was going on for two days.

    Attack occurred while plowing the field

    At eight o’clock on Friday morning, Shri Krishna Gurjar and his family members Deshraj Gurjar, Kartar Singh, Ankur, Vishambhar Singh had gone to plow this field. Meanwhile, Bulakhi Gurjar along with his family members reached the spot armed with sticks, axes and guns. Seeing Shri Krishna Gurjar and his relatives plowing the field, Bulakhi and his relatives opened fire.

    Three were shot, two injured by axe.

    In the firing, a bullet hit Shri Krishna Gurjar in the chest, Deshram was hit on his left shoulder and Ankur Gurjar was hit in the back. Kartar and Vishambhar were seriously injured in the attack with axes. Shri Krishna Gurjar died on the spot due to bullet injury. The remaining injured were directly admitted to Gwalior Hospital.

    On receiving information about the incident, the police reached the spot and started investigation. The police are currently registering a case against the accused in this matter.

    Attacked with sharp weapons, four injured

    On Thursday evening, due to a dispute in Ghurra village of Bagchini police station area, one party attacked the other with sharp weapons. Four people were injured in this attack. Who were admitted to the district hospital for treatment.

    According to the information, Shahrukh Khan, a resident of Ghurra village, had an argument with Zafar Khan of the same village over some issue. Due to this altercation, Zafar and his relatives attacked Shahrukh. When Shahrukh’s relatives Into Khan, Sabir and Umaid Khan came to his rescue, the accused attacked them with sharp weapons and injured them. Police have registered a case against accused Zafar Khan, Hanif, Pappan and Sagir Khan in this case on Shahrukh’s complaint.

  • PM Modi’s Economic Council Chairman Bibek Debroy Dies At 69 | Economy News

    New Delhi: Noted economist and chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Dr Bibek Debroy died on Friday. 

    Debroy, 69, was earlier a member of the NITI Aayog and has held positions at prestigious institutions including the Centre for Policy Research and the National Council of Applied Economic Research.

    PM Modi, condoling Debroy’s death said that the prominent economist  has “left an indelible mark on India’s intellectual landscape.” 

    “Dr Debroy was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more. Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India’s intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed working on our ancient texts, making them accessible to the youth,” the Prime Minister posted on X social media platform.

    Dr. Bibek Debroy Ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more. Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India’s intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed… pic.twitter.com/E3DETgajLr


    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 1, 2024

    “I have known Dr Debroy for many years. I will fondly remember his insights and passion for academic discourse. Saddened by his passing away. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti,” PM Modi added.

    Prior to joining the NITI Aayog (then called Planning Commission), Bibek Debroy served as the Chairman of the Railways Ministry’s high-powered committee on restructuring the country’s lifeline.

    In 2015, the veteran economist was awarded a Padma Shri. A year later, the US-India Business Summit awarded Debroy with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

    Debroy studied at Kolkata’s Presidency College and Delhi School of Economics, and went to the University of Cambridge on a Trinity College scholarship. There, he met his then supervisor, Frank Hahn, a noted British economist and under Hahn’s guidance, he worked on integrating information into a general equilibrium framework.

    With IANS Inputs