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New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India and the US are "nearing closure" of their talks for signing the first tranche of the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal indicated on Monday. Agrawal told journalists that the two countries have been holding regular virtual rounds of talks on the BTA. Although no formal deadlines can be set on the issue, the first stage of the trade talks is progressing swiftly, he added. US President Donald Trump sent positive si ...Read More >

Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 17 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and his son Abdullah Azam were sentenced to seven years of imprisonment by an MP/MLA court in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur in a dual PAN Card case on Monday. Reacting to the court verdict, SP leader Azam Khan said, "Gunehgar samjha to sajaa sunai hai (They thought I am a convict, so I'm punished)" The case was filed against Azam Khan and his son, Abdullah Azam, by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Akash Saxena at the Civil ...Read More >

Guwahati, Nov 17: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat arrived in Assam on Monday for a two-day tour, marking a significant leg of the organisation's nationwide programmes commemorating its 100th year. Bhagwat landed at Guwahati's Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, where senior RSS functionaries and state-level coordinators received him. From the airport, he proceeded directly to the Sudarshanalaya at Barbari, the organisation's office in the city, where a ser ...Read More >

Mumbai: Congress leader Husain Dalwai on November 17 backed PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's criticism of the Centre who had said that the Delhi car bomb blast reflects the "injustice meted out in Kashmir." Earlier on Sunday, Mufti alleged that the November 10 Delhi car blast case reflects a deepening sense of insecurity across the country and a failure of the Centre's policies in Jammu & Kashmir. Coming back to Dalwai's statement, the Congress leader accused the centre of fostering an atmosphere of ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The mega auction for the upcoming season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will take place in New Delhi on November 27, with the announcement coming following the announcement of retained and released players by all franchises earlier this month. Taking to their official X handle, WPL posted a 10-day countdown, "Days to Go The countdown to #TATAWPL Mega Auction has begun. Catch the #TATAWPLAuction 2026 on November 27 on http://WPLT20.COM" ...Read More >

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) Shares of IRB Infrastructure Developers on Monday climbed 4 per cent after the company bagged a package toll-operate and transfer (TOT) project from NHAI in Uttar Pradesh for Rs 9,270 crore. The company's stock rose 3.78 per cent to close at Rs 44.53 apiece on the BSE. On the NSE, it went up by 3.12 per cent to settle at Rs 44.30 per piece. In the intraday session, the scrip of the company jumped 7.04 per cent and 6.96 per cent to hit a high of Rs 45.93 and 45.95 per s ...Read More >

Bhopal, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The probe into the recently busted fake currency racket in Bhopal has been expanded to other districts of Madhya Pradesh following fresh leads, Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra said on Monday. The case came to light after the arrest of 21-year-old Vivek Yadav, accused of printing and circulating counterfeit Rs 500 notes using a home setup. The fake notes were reportedly pushed into circulation in districts including Vidisha, Sehore, and Raisen. "Teams ...Read More >

New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's cotton production is seeing a steady transformation with the government's new Rs 600 crore Kapas Kranti Mission, which is not only using advanced farming methods but also ushering the sector into the digital ecosystem. With the new initiative, every stage of cotton cultivation -- from seed to sale -- will focus on science, technology, and innovation. It will enable farmers in India's cotton-growing regions to boost productivity through high-density pla ...Read More >

Hyderabad, Nov 17 (PTI) As many as 18 members of a family across three generations were in a bus involved in a deadly accident with an oil tanker in Saudi Arabia, relatives said here on Monday. Shaik Nazeeruddin, a retired railway employee, was travelling in the ill-fated bus along with his wife, son, three daughters and grandchildren on his way to Madina, his nephew Mohammed Aslam said. "Whether it was an accident or what happened we do not know, but total 18 members- Shaik Nazeeruddin, his s ...Read More >

Kolkata, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday once again detained Bangladeshi fishermen for violating Indian waters in the Bay of Bengal. This time Indian Coast Guard detained a trawler with 26 fishermen. They were handed over to Fraserganj Coast Police Station in the South 24 Parganas district. They will be produced in the Kakdwip Sub-divisional court on Tuesday. On Sunday, the Indian Coast Guard detained 29 Bangladeshi fishermen from another trawler, which similarly ...Read More >

KOLKATA: The face-off between West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee continued on Monday with the former asking the Kolkata Police to conduct search operations inside the Raj Bhavan premises to find out whether arms and ammunition have been stored there. Bose took this unprecedented move to counter Kalyan's claim that the Governor had been sheltering BJP 'goons' and supplying them with arms and ammunition to kill Trinamool workers. The veteran MP from Sr ...Read More >

Kolkata, Nov 17 (PTI) A section of candidates, who wrote the teacher recruitment examination conducted by the SSC but failed to secure the cut-off mark required for interview even after scoring high marks, on Monday held a protest march in Kolkata. They marched from Karunamoyee Crossing towards Bikash Bhavan, the education department headquarters in Salt Lake near here, but the police stopped them soon after near Central Park, saying they did not have permission to hold the rally. They sat wher ...Read More >

New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) AstraZeneca Pharma on Monday said it has tied up with Sun Pharma for enhancing availability of a drug indicated for the treatment of Hyperkalaemia. The agreement is aimed at further accelerating availability of Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (SZC), an innovative and highly effective treatment for Hyperkalaemia, to more patients across India. Under the agreement, both companies will promote, market & distribute SZC in India under different brand names; AstraZeneca will m ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The mega auction for the upcoming season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will take place in New Delhi on November 27, with the announcement coming following the announcement of retained and released players by all franchises earlier this month. Taking to their official X handle, WPL posted a 10-day countdown, "Days to Go The countdown to #TATAWPL Mega Auction has begun. Catch the #TATAWPLAuction 2026 on November 27 on http://WPLT20.COM" Each franchise ...Read More >

This will be the tenth time that the Janata Dal (United) leader will take oath as the state's chief minister. Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as the Bihar chief minister again on November 20 at Gandhi Maidan in Patna, The Hindu reported. This will be the tenth time that Kumar will take oath as the state's chief minister. On Monday, the incumbent chief minister submitted the Cabinet's recommendation to dissolve the current Assembly to Governor Arif Mohammad Khan. Al ...Read More >

Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 17 (ANI): District Magistrate of Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh, Chandra Vijay Singh, on Monday said that five bodies have been recovered so far from the collapsed stone mine in Sonbhadra, while the search for one more body continues. "So far, we have recovered 5 bodies... There is a possibility of one more body being found; the search for it is ongoing... An FIR has been registered against two people, who are the owners. If any other is found guilty, act ...Read More >

PNN Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], November 17: Bulkcorp International Limited (NSE - BULKCORP), one of the leading manufacturers of food-grade FIBCs (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers), is pleased to announce the unaudited results of H1 FY26. Key H1 FY26 Financial Highlights Total Income of ₹ 3380.47 Lakhs, YoY growth of 27.61% EBITDA of ₹ 356.64 Lakhs, YoY growth of 23.26% PAT of ₹ 180.21 Lakhs, YoY growth of 29.51% Diluted EPS (₹) of ₹ 2.40, YoY growth of 6.19 % Commenting on the dev ...Read More >

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], November 17 (ANI): The Booth Level Officers (BLOs) on Monday boycotted work to register their protest against the authorities over the alleged suicide of a colleague in Kerala's Kannur. Aneesh George, BLO appointed in Payyannur assembly constituency of Kannur district, allegedly died by suicide due to work-related stress amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Also Read | AI Tools ...Read More >

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 17: PayU, India's leading diversified fintech platform, has received integrated authorization from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as a Payment Aggregator across online, offline (physical) and cross-border transactions, including both Inward and Outward, under the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act. This approval enables PayU to offer secure, compliant, and seamless payment acceptance, settlement and cross-border solutions for merchants acr ...Read More >

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], November 17: Trom Industries Limited (NSE- TROM | INE0SYV01018), a trusted solar EPC company, delivers clean, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions across residential, commercial, and industrial projects. It has announced its Unaudited financial results for H1 FY26. Also Read | Galaxy Buds 4 Pro Leaked Animations Reveal New Features and Design Ahead of Expected 2026 Launch Alongside Samsung Galaxy S26 Series. H1 FY26 Key Financial Highlights* Total Income ...Read More >

New Delhi: Hours after a special tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death, India on Monday said it noted the verdict and that it will engage constructively with all stakeholders considering peace, democracy and stability in the neighbouring country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said India remains committed to the best interests of people. Hasina was found guilty of crimes against humanity by the country's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and sen ...Read More >

RAMPUR: Less than two months after he was released from Sitapur jail, SP leader Mohammed Azam Khan went back behind bars on Monday when a court convicted and sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment in a 2019 case related to obtaining two PAN cards using different dates of birth. The special MP-MLA court here also sentenced Azam Khan's son Abdullah Azam to seven years' imprisonment in the same case. After the sentencing, Khan was taken from the Rampur court to the district jail under heavy s ...Read More >

New Delhi: Continuing with its probe in the Red Fort area car bomb blast case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key associate of the terrorist involved in the blast. Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, also a Kashmiri resident, was arrested from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir by an NIA team that was in the valley in the case RC-21/2025/NIA/DLI. The NIA investigations have revealed that Jasir had allegedly provided technical support for carrying out terror attacks by modif ...Read More >

Greater Noida, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's Pawan Bartwal (55kg) produced the biggest upset of the tournament so far, outclassing second seed and World Cup gold medallist Altynbek Nursultan of Kazakhstan with a commanding 5:0 victory to secure his first international medal at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik sports complex on Monday. His breakout performance led another flawless day for India, with Sumit (75kg) and Naveen (90kg) also posting dominant wins to swell the host nation's tally to sev ...Read More >

Bengaluru News: Bengaluru Police have uncovered a major interstate racket involved in producing and supplying fake Nandini ghee to the city. The operation, which stretched from Tamil Nadu to Bengaluru, targeted one of South India's most trusted dairy brands. Four men linked to the network have been arrested. According to officials, the adulterated ghee was manufactured in Tamil Nadu and then transported to Bengaluru, where it was sold in the market as genuine Nandini ghee. The racket took advan ...Read More >

Guwahati, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Assam government on Monday welcomed the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls with January 1, 2026 as the qualifying date. Calling it a timely step toward maintaining clean, updated and accurate voter lists ahead of upcoming electoral exercises, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday mentioned that Assam would extend "full cooperation" to the ECI to ensure that the revision ...Read More >

Patna, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) held a crucial review meeting on Monday to assess its performance in the Bihar Assembly elections. During the meeting, party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav made a decisive announcement: Tejashwi Yadav will continue as the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly. This decision puts an end to speculation surrounding Tejashwi's future role and confirms that the party will chart its political course under his leadership. In the detaile ...Read More >

Hyderabad, Nov 17 (PTI) The Telangana government on Monday decided to depute a team, led by Minorities Welfare Minister Mohammad Azharuddin, to Saudi Arabia to coordinate relief efforts following the bus accident there in which several city residents were killed. The government has also decided to conduct the funeral of the deceased as per religious traditions in Saudi Arabia and to provide ex-gratia of Rs five lakh each to the kin of those who died, an official release said. ...Read More >

Guwahati: The Assam government has welcomed the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to launch a Special Revision of the state's electoral rolls, with January 1, 2026, designated as the qualifying date. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma praised the move, stressing that an updated and error-free voter list is essential for safeguarding citizens' voting rights. He asserted that the revision would help every eligible voter secure accurate entries and participate in the democratic proces ...Read More >

PNN Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 17: In an era where Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries, classrooms, homes, and everyday routines at unprecedented speed, a refreshing young voice has stepped forward to demystify this powerful technology for the common reader. Neel Jogani, a promising computer engineering student, has released his first book, "AI for Everyone: A Friendly Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Daily Life." The book is already drawing praise for its clarity ...Read More >
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