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Sports5 Nov

Como thrash Lens 9-1 to equal Champions League record win

Como beat Lens 9-1 away on Wednesday, equalling the biggest winning margin in Champions League history.
No away side had scored nine in a Champions League match before; Tasos Douvikas scored a hat-trick.
Cesc Fabregas's Como are fourth in the table with nine points from four games.

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Politics5 Nov

Voter ID to replace Aadhaar for welfare pay, says minister

Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) said Aadhaar will no longer be the basis for paying scheme beneficiaries; biometrics and voter ID (EPIC) numbers will be used instead.
He did not say which schemes would change or when, The Federal reported.
Congress's Pawan Khera and the CPI(M) said the move would hurt people whose names were deleted from electoral rolls during the SIR.

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India5 Nov

Rural jobs scheme to fund fodder, cattle sheds and milk centres

The rural development and animal husbandry departments have told states to use the VB-G RAM G rural jobs scheme for fodder and livestock works.
The joint advisory picks 22 of the scheme's 375 permitted works, including fodder banks, pastures, cattle sheds, milk collection centres and veterinary centres.
States are encouraged to move towards spending at least 5% of total programme expenditure on such works where local plans support it.

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Business5 Nov

₹2,814 crore scheme to fund lithium, nickel processing plants

The Union Cabinet has approved a ₹2,814 crore scheme to subsidise domestic processing of lithium and nickel from 2026-27 to 2030-31.
It offers a 30% capital subsidy for two lithium plants of at least 30 kt and two nickel plants of at least 50 kt, capped at ₹500 crore and ₹900 crore each.
India meets most of its need for refined, high-purity critical minerals through imports, the government says.

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Entertainment5 Nov

Jailer 2 to stream on Prime Video from November 12

Jailer 2 will stream on Prime Video from November 12 in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada, the makers announced.
The film released in theatres on October 15, so the OTT premiere comes four weeks later.
Its India net collection stood at about ₹466 crore on Day 22, according to Sacnilk figures cited by The Times of India.

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World5 Nov

After midterm rout, Vance blames Iran war; Trump weighs next move

Vice-President JD Vance blamed the Iran war for the Republicans' midterm defeat, and Donald Trump himself acknowledged it had hurt the party, The Hindu reported.
In an AP survey of about 100,000 voters, most said Mr Trump's own policies had slowed growth and pushed up costs.
Voters in dozens of towns approved limits or bans on large data centres, including one that threatens a $1 billion-plus Meta project in Ohio.

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Business5 Nov

Mines Secretary: mineral tax parity plan won't hurt states' rights

Union Mines Secretary Keshav Chandra said the proposed MMDR Act amendments seek parity in mineral taxation and costs across states while keeping their right to levy taxes and cess.
He said 92-93% of mining revenue goes to states and that big differences between neighbouring states can shift industry and even encourage imports.
Kerala and Jharkhand have opposed the amendment bill as an encroachment on states' rights.

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India5 Nov

SC sends suspended Kalady students' exam plea back to Kerala HC

The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to interfere with a Kerala High Court order barring 16 suspended SFI students of the Sanskrit university at Kalady from their exams.
It sent the dispute back to the High Court's single bench for quick disposal and recorded the university's promise of a special exam if the students win.
The suspended students, whose relay fast entered its fourth day, say they will continue until the action is revoked.

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Sports5 Nov

Paris Masters: Zverev, Djokovic out as Alcaraz survives Michelsen

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alex Michelsen 7-6(4), 6-3 to reach the last 16 of the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
New world No. 1 Alexander Zverev lost to Lorenzo Musetti, Novak Djokovic to qualifier Rinky Hijikata, and Daniil Medvedev to Ignacio Buse.
Frances Tiafoe's loss meant Frenchman Arthur Fils qualified for the ATP Finals.

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India5 Nov

AP DSC 2026: 2,721 teacher posts, applications open Nov 11

Andhra Pradesh has released the detailed notification for 2,721 teacher posts under APTRT-2026, also called DSC-2026.
Online applications open on November 11 and close on November 30; exams will be computer-based from December 20, 2026 to January 13, 2027.
The posts include 2,111 regular school assistant and secondary grade teacher jobs, 350 special education posts and 260 in educational societies.

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India5 Nov

India extends $500 million credit line to Guyana

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced the extension of a $500 million line of credit to Guyana for roads, health and defence projects.
He met Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
The two sides signed three agreements, including one on digital public infrastructure and a UPI-like payments system in Guyana.

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India5 Nov

Two women held at Gaya airport with 10 kg cannabis from Thailand

Two women from Punjab were arrested at Gaya airport in Bihar with about 10 kg of marijuana after arriving from Thailand on Wednesday.
The drug, hidden in four bags, was found after CISF and customs staff grew suspicious during an X-ray scan.
Officials said the two were part of a group of six who went to Thailand four days earlier; the other four have not arrived.

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World5 Nov

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets 10 more years for collusion

Joshua Wong was sentenced on Thursday to 10 more years in jail for conspiring to collude with foreign forces under Hong Kong's national security law.
He pleaded guilty in September to seeking foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and China; Human Rights Watch says he could stay in prison until late 2036.
The US consulate called for his release, while China's foreign ministry told other countries to stop interfering.

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India5 Nov

Khammam: rescuers swept away when boats capsize, all saved

Two rescue boats capsized in a flooded lake in Telangana's Khammam district on Wednesday evening, sweeping away 10 SDRF and fire personnel.
They had gone to rescue fishermen stranded by a sudden rise in water; all the missing personnel were found after a search of more than 12 hours.
One constable who clung to a tree all night until NDRF teams reached him said, "It is like a rebirth to me.

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India5 Nov

Chhath rush: 103 pairs of special trains for Bihar, some seats left

East Central Railway has announced 103 pairs of special trains starting or ending at its stations for the Diwali and Chhath rush, with more passing through.
Specials include Patna–New Delhi Vande Bharat services and trains from Delhi, Kolkata, Punjab, Chandigarh and other cities.
More than 24 of the zone's festival specials reportedly still had vacant seats, Patna Press reported.

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India5 Nov

Court: police must give MP Bimol Akoijam 7 days' notice before arrest

A Delhi court disposed of Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam's anticipatory bail plea after police said they would give him seven days' notice before any arrest.
The FIR, registered on October 11, follows complaints by JNU students; he has not been charged, and his counsel says he has cooperated with the probe.
JNU dismissed him on October 9 after an internal inquiry, but the Delhi High Court stayed that order on November 2.

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India5 Nov

Cheranalloor crash: court asks if teen drivers face homicide charge

An Ernakulam court hearing appeals against bail for a 17-year-old in the fatal Cheranalloor car crash asked police for data on similar cases.
It wants to know whether BNS Section 105, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, has been invoked in other crashes involving juvenile drivers in Kerala.
The judge warned the investigating officer he would be answerable if the section had been used only in this case.

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Cricket4 Nov

Ranji day 3: Karnataka win by innings and 315; Kotian takes 7

Karnataka beat Assam by an innings and 315 runs in Guwahati to take a bonus-point win on day three of Ranji Trophy round 4.
Vidarbha also completed a bonus-point win, Sportstar reported.
Tanush Kotian took seven wickets as Mumbai bowled Railways out for 259, and Tripura set Saurashtra 342 to win.

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India4 Nov

Jharkhand officer suspended over ₹100 'bribe' video in SIR work

An assistant administrative officer in Hazaribag, Jharkhand, has been suspended after a viral video showed the officer allegedly taking ₹100 during voter-roll revision work.
The deputy commissioner's order said the allegation was prima facie established.
The officer told a local outlet the money was for getting an affidavit attested, not a bribe.

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World4 Nov

Second Indian dies after Riyadh airport attack; toll now 24

An Indian critically injured in the October 10 attack on Riyadh's airport has died in intensive care, the Indian embassy said on Wednesday.
He is the second Indian to die from that attack, and the 24th Indian killed since the West Asia conflict began in February.
The embassy said it would help bring his body home or arrange a funeral in Riyadh, as the family wishes.

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