Maharashtra: Two tiger cubs die after being hit by train in Chandrapur

Two tiger cubs died after being hit by a train in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur district on Thursday. Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra General Manager Rishikesh Ranjan said the cubs, around six months old, died immediately after the Balharshah-Gondia passenger train hit them.

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Rupee continues to strengthen, Sensex and Nifty 50 close with gains as crude oil prices decline

The rupee strengthened against the dollar for the third consecutive session on Thursday on the back of a decline in crude oil prices and taking cues from gains in other Asian currencies. The rupee closed at 71.98 against the dollar, 33 paise higher since close on Wednesday.

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Former IndiGo president Aditya Ghosh appointed the new chief executive officer of OYO Hotel

Hospitality start-up OYO Hotel on Thursday appointed Aditya Ghosh as the chief executive officer of its India and South Asia operations. Ghosh had stepped down as president of private airline IndiGo on July 31. Ghosh will take over his responsibilities from December 31.

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National Herald case: No eviction from office building till November 22, Centre tells Delhi HC

The Centre on Thursday assured the Delhi High Court that there will be no evictions from the Herald House building in New Delhi after the court asked the government to maintain a status quo till November 22 in a plea filed by the Associtation Journals in connection with the National Herald case.

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DU fake degree row: ABVP suspends Ankiv Baisoya, asks him to quit students’ union presidency

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Thursday suspended its leader Ankiv Baisoya from the organisation and asked him to step down as the Delhi University Students’ Union president in connection with his alleged fake marksheet. The organisation, which is affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, said the decision would be in effect until an inquiry into the authenticity of his university degree is completed.

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Karnataka plans to build a 125-feet statue dedicated to Cauvery in Mandya district

The Karnataka government on Wednesday put forth a proposal to erect a 125-feet statue, dedicated to the river Cauvery, around the Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir in Mandya district. The water body serves as the lifeline for the three southern states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

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Maratha quota: Panel submits report to Maharashtra government, recommends reservation

The Maharashtra State Backward Class Commission on Thursday submitted its report on reservation for Marathas to the state’s Chief Secretary DK Jain. “Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission has submitted the report to us,” Jain said. “It is based on the education and social economic status of the Maratha community. We will study the report and then take a decision.”

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Madhya Pradesh elections: BJP expels 53 rebel candidates who did not withdraw nominations

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday expelled 53 rebel candidates in Madhya Pradesh, after they did not withdraw their nominations for the Assembly elections before the 3 pm deadline. The elections will be held on November 28 and the results declared on December 11.

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Sabarimala row: No consensus at Kerala CM’s all-party meeting ahead of temple reopening on Friday

The ruling Left Democratic Front and Opposition parties failed to reach an agreement at a meeting convened by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on the Sabarimala row in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. Vijayan had called for an all-party meeting to discuss the protests against the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple.

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Karnataka plans to build a 125-feet statue dedicated to Cauvery in Mandya district

The Karnataka government on Wednesday put forth a proposal to erect a 125-feet statue, dedicated to the river Cauvery, around the Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir in Mandya district, Mint reported.

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Restaurateur Garima Arora becomes first Indian woman to win a Michelin star

Restaurateur Garima Arora has become the first Indian woman to earn a Michelin star for her restaurant “Gaa” in Thailand’s Capital Bangkok.

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#MeToo: Journalist Vidya Krishnan stands by her sexual harassment allegations against Gaurav Sawant

Journalist Vidya Krishnan on Thursday stood by the sexual harassment allegations against India Today Executive Editor Gaurav Sawant.

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Madhya Pradesh elections: BJP expels 53 rebel candidates who did not withdraw nominations

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday expelled 53 rebel candidates in Madhya Pradesh, after they did not withdraw their nominations for the Assembly elections before the 3 pm deadline, The Indian Express reported.

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Telangana: KCR declares assets worth Rs 22.6 crore, says he does not own any cars

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday declared assets worth Rs 22.60 crore and an annual income of Rs 2.07 crore in an affidavit ahead of the upcoming elections in the state. The chief minister had declared assets worth Rs 16.94 crore and an annual income of Rs 6.59 lakh during the 2014 elections.

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Election Commission removes Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer SB Shashank

The Election Commission of India on Thursday removed Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer SB Shashank and replaced him with Indian Administrative Service officer Ashish Kundra with immediate effect. The move comes more than a week after representatives of civil society organisations in the poll-bound state met a delegation of the election panel to demand his removal.

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Delhi: Fashion designer and domestic worker found dead, three people arrested

The Delhi Police have arrested three people for allegedly murdering a 53-year-old fashion designer and her domestic worker at a farmhouse in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj on Wednesday night. The woman has been identified as Mala Lakhani and the worker as 50-year-old Bahadur. A tailor at Lakhani’s workshop is among the people arrested.

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India and China conduct defence meeting after year-long gap due to Doklam standoff

India and China held the ninth Annual Defence and Security Dialogue in Beijing on Tuesday after a year-long gap because of the Doklam standoff. The two sides agreed on specific defence exchanges for 2019 during the meeting.

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India is open to importing more oil and gas from US, says Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale

India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Wednesday said the country was open to buying more oil and gas from the United States. “We expressed our readiness to import more gas and more oil from United States as a way of expanding trade,” Gokhale told reporters in Singapore on the sidelines of a summit attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat removed from Kathua case after request from girl’s family

The father of the eight-year-old girl Kathua murder victim moved an application in the Pathankot court on Wednesday to remove the family’s advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat from the case. Judge Tejwinder Singh granted the request.

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Ashok Chawla resigns as Yes Bank’s non-executive chairperson

Yes Bank’s non-executive Chairperson Ashok Chawla has stepped down with immediate effect, the bank said in a stock exchange filing on Wednesday night. He was appointed to the post in 2016. The private lender said Chawla resigned as he feels the bank needs a chairperson who can “devote more time and attention”.

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Sabarimala: Activist Trupti Desai plans to enter temple this weekend with six women, seeks security

Women’s rights activist Trupti Desai has announced that she will visit Kerala with six women on November 17 and attempt to enter the Sabarimala temple. The announcement came days after the Supreme Court refused to stay its September 28 order allowing women of all ages to enter the hill shrine.

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Tamil Nadu: Cyclone Gaja set to make landfall in the evening, schools in six districts closed

Cyclonic storm Gaja over the Bay of Bengal is set to make landfall between Cuddalore and Pamban in Tamil Nadu on Thursday evening. The state government has kept 30,500 rescue personnel on standby, while district collectors of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore and Ramanathapuram have asked schools and colleges not to open. Two naval ships are on standby to help with evacuation, medical aid and relief efforts.

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Delhi: TM Krishna concert scrapped days after trolls attack AAI for sponsoring ‘anti-India’ musician

The Airports Authority of India on Wednesday postponed an event in New Delhi at which Carnatic singer TM Krishna was scheduled to perform on November 17. The postponement came after Internet trolls accused the AAI of using public funds to sponsor an “anti-India” musician.

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‘Pakistan does not want Kashmir’: Shahid Afridi says Indian media misconstrued his comments

Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi sparked a controversy on Wednesday when he reportedly suggested that Kashmir should be independent. He later blamed the Indian media for misconstruing his comments to students at the House of Commons in England.

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Rajasthan elections: BJP releases second list of 31 candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released its second list of 31 candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly elections. Fifteen MLAs found themselves out of the list, PTI reported. Elections to the 200-member Assembly will be held on December 7 and votes will be counted on December 11.

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Sexual harassment case: Delhi court orders police to hand over seized documents to RK Pachauri

A Delhi court on Wednesday directed the police to hand over seized documents to RK Pachauri, the former director of The Energy and Resources Institute, in a sexual harassment case filed by an ex-colleague against him. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar ordered the investigating officer to hand over mirror images of the seized documents to Pachauri.

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Bihar: Rashtriya Lok Samta Party leader shot dead in Patna

A leader of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party from Patna was shot dead late on Tuesday while he was at a cultural programme. Amit Bhushan Verma, the block president of Patna’s Paliganj area, is the fourth Rashtriya Lok Samta Party leader to be killed within a year.

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CBI tussle: Rakesh Asthana says FIR against him is a backlash to his complaint against agency chief

Central Bureau of Investigation Special Director Rakesh Asthana on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that the First Information Report filed against him on bribery allegations was a backlash to his complaints of criminal misconduct against the agency’s chief Alok Verma.

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Rajasthan: BJP’s Dausa MP Harish Meena joins Congress weeks before state goes to polls

Rajasthan MP Harish Chandra Meena on Wednesday moved from the Bharatiya Janata Party to the Congress weeks before the Assembly elections in the state. Meena, a former director general of police, represents Dausa in the Lok Sabha.

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