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BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns

BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns

BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns ## BBC Governance Under Scrutiny as Board Member Steps Down London – The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is facing renewed scrutiny regarding its internal governance procedures following the resignation of board member Shumeet Banerji. Banerji, who... read more »

Sangai Festival begins in Manipur amid p...

Sangai Festival begins in Manipur amid protest

Sangai Festival begins in Manipur amid protest ## Manipur’s Sangai Festival Opens Under Shadow of Allegations **Imphal, Manipur** – The annual Sangai Festival, a cornerstone of Manipur’s tourism and cultural identity, commenced today amidst a backdrop of controversy. While the state... read more »

Demolition a political exercise in Varan...

Demolition a political exercise in Varanasi, should be stopped, says Akhile...

Demolition a political exercise in Varanasi, should be stopped, says Akhilesh ## Varanasi Demolitions Spark Political Controversy as Samajwadi Party Leader Voices Opposition **Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh** – The ongoing demolition drive in Varanasi’s Dal Mandi area has ignited a political firestorm,... read more »

Centre for Heat Resilience in Tamil Nadu...

Centre for Heat Resilience in Tamil Nadu has a big roadmap: Supriya Sahu

Centre for Heat Resilience in Tamil Nadu has a big roadmap: Supriya Sahu ## Tamil Nadu’s Heat Resilience Centre Forges Ambitious Path Towards Climate Adaptation **Chennai, India** – Tamil Nadu is taking proactive steps to mitigate the escalating threat of extreme heat with its Centre for... read more »

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Thai opposition kicks off no-trust debate as street protests continue

Anti-government protesters occupy Thai finance ministry

BANGKOK – Thousands of anti-government protesters broke barricades and police lines on Monday to get inside the premises of the Finance Ministry in the Thai capital and occupy it. Following... read more »

9 killed, 51 wounded in Benghazi clashes

9 killed, 51 wounded in Benghazi clashes

TRIPOLI – At least nine people were killed and 51 others wounded in the heavy clashes that erupted on Monday in the Libyan eastern city of... read more »

Japan’s remarks on air-defence zone ‘ground...

US bombers defy China's air-defence zone

Beijing – China said Sunday that it “firmly opposes” Japan’s remarks on the Diaoyu Islands, included in the East China Sea Air Defence... read more »

UN- Syria peace talks to take place Jan. 22

UN- Syria peace talks to take place Jan. 22

Syria’s government and opposition will hold their first peace talks on Jan. 22 in Geneva, in an attempt to halt the nearly 3-year-old civil war that has... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

SpiderMan: No Way Home trailer release date is set for November 17

The SpiderMan: No Way Home trailer will be released on Wednesday, November 17, Sony Pictures has announced. Expect it to be available in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, just like the... read more »

Hardik Pandya Clarifies ‘Rs 5 Crore Watch Seized by Airport Customs’

Mumbai: Cricketer Hardik Pandya on Tuesday denied reports that two 5 crore wristwatches were seized by him at Mumbai airport upon his return from Dubai, claiming that there was only one... read more »

Expected to launch Redmi Note 11T 5G in India on November 30, Suggested Specs

The Redmi Note 11T 5G launch event in India is scheduled to take place on November 30. The new Redmi Note phone is rumored to be the popular version of the Redmi Note 11 that launched in... read more »

Listing shares of parent company Policybazaar: listing PB Fintech shares with a fee of 17....

Policy operator PB Fintech, initial public offering (IPO) was listed on the stock exchange on Monday. At the opening, the PB Fintech IPO was listed at a price of Rs 1,150 on the Bombay... read more »

Babasaheb Purandare, Padma Vibhushan, dies at the age of 99; PM &...

Padma Vibhushan Babasaheb Purandare died at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune around 5 a.m. on a weekday morning. He was ninety-nine years old and on life support at the time. At 10.30 a.m., the... read more »