ASEAN Summit 2022: Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken; discusses Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, energy topics

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during 19th ASEAN Summit in Cambodia. “Discussed Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, energy, G20 and bilateral relations,” EAM said.

Chinese premier says economy on ‘upward trend’, vows further support

China’s economy has grown 3% over the past three quarters and is stabilising on an “upward trend”, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, vowing to continue to support the economy with policy measures. The comments were made in a meeting with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Saturday during the ASEAN summit in Cambodia.

MB Rajesh on ordinance to remove Governor from Chancellor post

Kerala minister MB Rajesh on ordinance to remove Governor from Chancellor post said, “state government’s stand clarified by Minister of Law and Minister of Higher Education. The government brought the Ordinance using constitutional powers. It doesn’t affect inter-state relations and not against the Central Act.

BJP ST Morcha national president Samir Oraon injured in Tripura

BJP ST Morcha national president Samir Oraon injured in Barmura, Khowai district after being attacked allegedly by Tipra Motha supporters. Party leaders Bikash Debbarma and Bidyut Debbarma were also with him at the time of attack. They were returning to Agartala after a meeting.

Overflowing water from Chitlapakkam Lake, Chennai enters residential area in Tambaram following heavy rainfall in the city

Asia Summit 2022: Dhankhar meets Joe Biden in Cambodia

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with the President of United States Joe Biden on the sidelines of the 17th East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Rains to take a back seat for few days in Tamil Nadu from Monday

Rains in Tamil Nadu will take a back seat for a few days from Monday. The Indian Meteorological Department in a statement said that the Low-Pressure Area (LPA) that caused heavy rains in the past few days is likely to move northwestwards towards Kerala and merge with the Arabian Sea. The weather department predicted that another PLA is likely to form around the Andaman and Nicobar Sea around November 16-17.

SC issues notice to petitioner, his lawyer asking why contempt of court not be initiated for remarks against judges

The Supreme Court has issued notice to a petitioner and advocate who filed the petition on his behalf saying lawyers filing petitions on behalf of litigants would be liable for contempt of court proceedings if the plaint contained derogatory remarks against judges.

Islamic institute in Kerala sets example by teaching Sanskrit

Students in long white robes and white head-dresses in an Islamic institution unwaveringly reciting ‘slokas’ and ‘mantras’ in Sanskrit under the watchful gaze of their Hindu gurus, is what sets apart a Muslim educational organisation in Thrissur district of central Kerala.

India to take presidency of G20 from Indonesia

India’s active Covid cases have come down to 12,307 from 12,553: Union health ministry.

Single-day rise of 734 new coronavirus infections pushes India’s Covid tally of cases to 4,46,66,377, death toll climbs to 5,30,531: Govt

Thane records 27 new COVID-19 cases; active tally at 239

As many as 27 new COVID-19 cases have been detected in Maharashtra’s Thane district, taking its tally of infections to 7,47,137, a health official said on Sunday. With the addition of the latest cases on Saturday, there are currently 239 active COVID-19 cases in the district, which comes under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, he said. The death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,966, he said, adding that the recovery count has reached 7,35,647.

Biden says goes into Xi meeting politically “stronger” after midterm election.

Indonesia expects exports in 2022 could reach $292 bln

Indonesia is expected to book higher exports this year that could reach a value of around $292 billion, senior minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said on Sunday. The figure is higher than his previous estimate of $280 billion last month.

Democrat Cisco Aguilar elected Nevada secretary of state over GOP election denier who pushed to scrap voting machines, reports AP

Delhi Pollution: AQI slides, still in ‘Very Poor’ category.

Tamil Nadu: Flood alert issued for Theni, Dindigul, Madurai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram districts. 4,230 cubic feet of excess water discharged from Vaigai Dam in Theni, according to the Dam Officer.

Kerala HC considers petition on implementation and management of Virtual-Q system for Sabrimala darshan

Kerala High Court yesterday directed Travancore Devaswom Board and Cochin Devaswom Board to ensure proper facilities for Sabarimala pilgrims in the temples identified as the Idathavalams (transit camps) under their management during the upcoming pilgrimage season. This came while the HC was considering a petition based on the report of The Spl Commissioner, Sabarimala, regarding the implementation and management of Virtual-Q system by Travancore Devaswom Board for Sabarimala darshan during the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival season. Next hearing is on Nov 15.

Teen among two die after jeep overturns in Dausa

Two people, including a teenager, were killed on Saturday when the jeep in which they were travelling turned turtle after one of its tyres burst in Dausa. Police said, five people were also injured in the accident which occurred in Manpur area. The jeep was carrying students of a private school to Agra from Bassi town here for a picnic. The school staff and other students were travelling in a bus that was behind the jeep. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where a 13-year-old student Shubham, and a cook, Lalluram (55), were declared dead. Four other students and a helper were injured in the accident. The tour was cancelled after the accident, they said. Further investigation into the case continuing by police.

Democrats retain control of US Senate: networks

President Joe Biden’s Democrats retained control of the US Senate on Saturday, a remarkable midterms election result that defied predictions of a Republican “red wave” over both houses of Congress. US networks called the key Senate race in Nevada for Democrat incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto, giving the party the 50 seats they need for an effective majority with one race still undecided.

UP CM ramps up efforts to combat rising dengue cases

The Uttar Pradesh government has ramped up efforts to combat dengue in the state by having a dedicated dengue hospital in each district on the lines of Covid-19 hospitals during the pandemic. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directives comes even as the overall count of dengue cases reported in Lucknow this year crossed 1,200 with 44 new cases emerging on Saturday.

Places across Chennai receive moderate to heavy rainfall experiencing heavy rainfall. As per IMD’s forecast, Chennai to experience thunderstorms with rain today.

Hundreds protest at UN summit, German gov’t voices concerns

Hundreds of environmental activists on Saturday called on industrialized nations at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt to pay for the impact of global warming, the largest demonstration yet that came as German officials raised concerns about possible surveillance and intimidation of delegates and other conference attendees. Protests have mostly been muted at the conference, known as COP27, which is taking place in the seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Activists blamed high cost of travel, accommodation and restrictions in the isolated city for limiting numbers of demonstrators.

Tamil Nadu: Severe waterlogging due to heavy rainfall causes flood-like situation in Sirkali municipality of Mayiladuthurai district

US border agency leader resigns amid wave of migrants

The head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resigned from his job leading the nation’s largest law enforcement agency as agents encounter record numbers of migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico. Chris Magnus submitted his resignation to President Joe Biden on Saturday, saying it had been “a privilege and honor” to be part of the administration. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden had accepted Magnus’ resignation. “President Biden appreciates Commissioner Magnus’ nearly forty years of service and the contributions he made to police reform during his tenure as police chief in three U.S. cities,” she said.

Joe Biden accepts top U.S. border official Magnus’s resignation – White House

President Joe Biden has accepted the resignation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Christopher Magnus, the White House said in a statement on Saturday. The White House statement comes a day after U.S. media reported that Magnus had been asked to resign or be fired in a sign of tensions within Biden’s administration over a record number of migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Decision to ban Afghan women from public parks must be reversed, says rights group

London-based Amnesty International called on the Taliban to reverse its recent decision to stop women from visiting public parks in Kabul. “Afghanistan: The Taliban banning women from public parks in Kabul according to media reports is yet another blow to women’s rights in the country. Any such decision by the Taliban must be reversed immediately as women’s rights under the Taliban have been systematically under attack,” Amnesty said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Elon Musk in a tweet says Twitter Blue will be coming back probably by the end of the week

Twitter Blue will probably “come back end of next week”, billionaire owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter on Friday paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed.

Charles III leads first Remembrance Sunday as king

Charles III is to take part in his first Remembrance Sunday event as king, laying a wreath in tribute to UK and Commonwealth war dead, as Britain’s new prime minister also lauds Ukraine’s defenders. The 73-year-old monarch had previously deputised for his mother Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September aged 96 after a year of failing health. Since 2017, she had watched the annual service from a balcony of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) overlooking the Cenotaph.

‘We are Ukraine’: Locals hail Russian retreat from Kherson

Ukrainians on Saturday hailed Russia’s retreat from Kherson, as Kyiv said it was working to de-mine the strategic southern city, record Russian crimes and restore power across the region. Kherson was one of four regions in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed to have annexed in September. But weeks later, the Russian retreat from the city of Kherson has boosted Ukrainian resistance after nearly nine months of fighting and hardship.

Adani Foundation’s Rs 5 cr endowment to benefit 20 children who lost parents in Gujarat’s Morbi bridge collapse

Twenty children, including a child yet to be born, who lost one or both parents in Gujarat’s Morbi bridge collapse, will benefit from an endowment of Rs 5 crore announced by the Adani Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Adani Group, according to an official statement. At least 135 people, including women and children, were killed and over 100 are receiving treatment for their injuries sustained after a cable suspension bridge in Morbi town collapsed on October 30, plunging people into the Machchhu River.

Iranian exile Mehran Karimi Nasseri who inspired Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Terminal’ dies of heart attack

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, the Iranian exile whose time spent at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport inspired filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s movie ‘The Terminal’, on Saturday, died of a heart attack in Terminal 2F of the same airport, reported Variety. The outlet has shared that Mehran, who also went by the name Sir Alfred, had been living in the airport again in recent weeks. He lived in Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle Airport. It was in 1988 that Mehran first settled at the airport after the United Kingdom denied him political asylum as a refugee despite the fact that he had a Scottish mother.

Two aircraft collide during Veterans Day air show in Dallas

Two historic military planes collided and crashed to the ground Saturday during an air show in Dallas, exploding into a ball of flames and sending plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky. It was unclear how many people were on board the aircraft or if anyone on the ground was hurt.Leah Block, a spokesperson for Commemorative Air Force, which produced the Veterans Day weekend show and owned the crashed aircraft, told ABC News she believed there were five crew members on the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and one aboard the P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane. The Houston-based aircraft were not giving rides to paying customers at the time, she said.Emergency crews raced to the crash scene at the Dallas Executive Airport, about 16 kilometers from the city’s downtown. Live TV news footage from the scene showed people setting up orange cones around the crumpled wreckage of the bomber, which was in a grassy area.