Top stories at 6 pm: Wholesale inflation remains in negative territory in October, Indian woman rescued from Gaza & more

New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation remained in the negative territory for the seventh month in a row in October at (-) 0.52 per cent on easing prices of food items. Experts said some near-term upside risks to the WPI inflation could emanate from volatile vegetable prices, uptrend in domestic prices of most food items as well as an unfavourable base. In another major development at this hour an Indian woman has been evacuated from the war-torn Gaza strip

Wholesale inflation remains in negative territory in October 2023, courtesy fall in prices of products

Wholesale price inflation remained in the negative territory for the seventh month in a row in October at (-) 0.52 per cent on easing prices of food items. Experts said some near-term upside risks to the WPI inflation could emanate from volatile vegetable prices, uptrend in domestic prices of most food items as well as an unfavourable base. Click here to read more….

Hijab row: Karnataka bans head cover during competitive exams to avoid malpractice, permits mangalsutra

Around 20 days after the government allowed students to wear a hijab during the competitive exams, the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) on Tuesday banned all kinds of head cover for the upcoming exams. The KEA issued a fresh dress code for various exams to be held on November 18 and 19 across the state. Click here to read more….

‘Everything was destroyed within seconds’: Indian woman rescued from war-torn Gaza

An Indian woman from Kashmir named Lubna Nazir Shaboo, who was residing in the war-torn Gaza Strip, has successfully reached Egypt with the assistance of Indian missions in the region. This information was conveyed by her husband, Nedal Toman. Lubna and her daughter, Karima, crossed the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Monday evening, and they are currently in al-Arish city. They are scheduled to move to Cairo. Click here to read more….

Pancreatic cancer’s first sign could be back pain; know more about it

Symptoms of pancreatic cancer are pain in the upper part of stomach, pain in the back which can be boring and episodic. This can be due to the location of tumor in the left half of pancreas. Back pain can be severe and radiating type of pain especially in advanced tumors where the nerves behind the pancreas are engulfed by the tumor. Click here to read more….

Sand mafia terror in Bihar: 1 cop dead, another injured in assault by illegal miners

In Bihar’s Jamui district, a police inspector was allegedly run over by a tractor involved in the illegal transportation of sand, according to the police. The incident took place during an operation targeting illegal sand mining within the jurisdiction of the Garhi Police Station. Click here to read more…

TS LAWCET counselling 2023 registration begins at lawcetadm.tsche.ac.in; check schedule here

Interested and eligible candidates can register for TS LAWCET counselling 2023 from November 14 to 21 through the official portal at lawcetadm.tsche.ac.in. The facility to exercise phase 1 web options will begin on November 23, 2023. Click here to read more….

Israeli woman soldier who featured in Hamas video declared dead by IDF

An Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldier who was shown in a Hamas video on Monday has been declared dead by Israeli military. The deceased soldier has been identified as Corporal Noa Marciano, who was abducted by Hamas fighters on October 7 when the militant group launched a shock attack on Southern Israel and killed at least 1,200 people, including foreign nationals. Hamas still holds at least 240 captives in tunnels across Gaza. Click here to read more….

‘He will know how to tackle him’: Sunil Gavaskar backs Kane Williamson to come good against India

Kane Williamson’s number in the ODI World Cup 2023 is a telling tale of his pedigree. Two half-centuries in three matches. Despite missing six games due to injury, Williamson has made a positive impact on the Kiwis’ rollercoaster of a campaign. He missed the group clash against India or rather the Kiwis missed his calmness on the pitch as a batter and on the field as a skipper during the four-wicket loss to the Men in Blue in the group stages. Click here to read more….

‘Happily married, don’t want to pursue rape case’: Supreme Court takes note of victim’s statement, reduces sentence of man

The Supreme Court reduced the sentence of a man who was convicted of raping a minor girl and awarded life imprisonment after the victim told the top court that she was happily married and did not want to pursue the matter further. Click here to read mmore…