BJP MLA Baba Balaknath downplays discussions about his potential as Rajasthan's next chief minister, citing the need to gain experience under PM Modi. Speculations also include ex-CM Vasundhara Raje, ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Arjun Meghwal, and Diya Kumari. Raje won in Jhalrapatan, while Shekhawat and Meghwal didn't contest. With BJP securing 115 seats, observers led by Rajnath Singh will decide the CM candidate after elections on November 25 and a delayed result declaration on December 3 due to an unresolved seat.

The BJP's 54 newly elected MLAs in Chhattisgarh will convene on Sunday to elect the leader of their legislative party, determining the next chief minister. The party had not declared a chief ministerial candidate before the recent assembly elections. Three observers - Union ministers Arjun Munda and Sarbananda Sonowal, and party general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam - will be present at the meeting.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde praised the BJP's recent success in the Assembly polls, attributing it to the significant welfare work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over the past nine years. Shinde highlighted the Modi wave observed in the polls and expressed pride in the achievements under Modi's leadership.

The unstarred question No. 980, titled "Declaration of Hamas as Terrorist Organisation", was put by Congress MP Kumbakudi Sudhakaran.

Qatar: Indian ambassador meets eight ex-naval officers on death row  BBC.com

403 Indian students lost abroad, Canada tops the list - Times of India  IndiaTimes

Nawaz Sharif: ‘Wanted better relations with India, ousted for opposing Kargil’  Hindustan Times

US National Jailed For 2 Years For Entering India On Fake Visa: UP Cops  NDTV

Apple Aims to Make a Quarter of the World's iPhones in India  The Wall Street Journal

Apple's latest moves in India underscore data showing it's primed to be the next China  CNBC

Apple moves towards India-made iPhone batteries in push away from China  Financial Times

India's Max Healthcare to buy Sahara Hospital in $113 mln deal  Reuters

‘Earlier, stars were launched. Now if an actor does two good scenes, he will get better opportunities’  The Indian Express

Tortoise Under The Earth documents more than displacement, is a different kind of filmmaking.

The two brothers who created the stockbroking platform, Nithin and Nikhil Kamath, took a total of ?195.4 crore in salary in the fiscal year 2022-2023 (FY23). The full-time directors and co-founders of Zerodha received ?72 crore per year each

Meta had also awarded Rahul Pandey an equity worth Rs 2 crore with a promotion.

Leelavathi's demise has been mourned by several filmgoers, and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid condolence to the legendary Kannada star.

India had previously imposed a minimum export price of $800 per metric ton, until Dec. 31, 2023, to discourage exports, in an effort to curb surging local prices.

Munawar Faruqui and Mannara Chopra's recent fight seemed to be their cry for attention in Bigg Boss 17.

Animal actor Siddhant Karnick calls Ranbir Kapoor's character toxic but entertaining and shares views on the controversy around the film.

Sandeep Reddy Vanga's fans mobbed him at an event in US post Animal success.

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The report emphasises de-dollarisation trends and suggests a Self Regulatory Organization for the gold industry to streamline imports, bolster recycling, and position India as a global jewellery hub leveraging the Indian diaspora.

Gold and silver futures to gain more

Gold futures on MCX peaked at Rs 62,052/10g in sync with global cues.

Spot gold rose 0.1 per cent to $2,015.65 per ounce by 0243 GMT

Spot gold reached $2,015.09 per ounce, bolstered by Fed minutes indicating a cautious approach and an anticipated unchanged rate in December.

MCX futures attempting to recover

Key supports stay valid

Overall demand this year is expected to be lower than last year’s level of 774 tonnes

Mumbai-born brothers David and Simon Reuben held on to their rank as the second-richest in the UK with an estimated net worth of £21.465 billion in the annual Sunday Times Rich List, topped by Russian-origin UK-US dual national Sir Leonard Blavatnik with an estimated fortune of £23 billion.

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named Indian-American Rohit Chopra as the head of a federal agency tasked with protecting the interests of consumers financials.

The food drive, a collective effort of cultural and religious communities, yoga institutions, and numerous other organisations rooted in the Dharmic value, has been recognised by many states, cities and local governments, a community release issued said.

Lodha, former president of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), battled COVID for the last eight months at Cleveland Clinic and breathed his last on November 21. He was 58.

American Secretary of the Rhodes Trust Elliot Gerson announced the names of the 32 Americans chosen as Rhodes Scholars representing the US on Sunday. The four Indian-American students include Swathi R Srinivasan, Vijayasundaram Ramasamy, Garima P Desai and Savarni Sanka.

She belongs to the family of K Suryanarayana Adiga, founder of the erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada districts private sector Karnataka Bank Limited, and Aravind Adiga, who won theMan Booker prize in 2008.

Adiga was a senior adviser to Jill and senior policy adviser for Biden's 2020 campaign. She previously worked for the Biden Foundation as director for higher education and military families.

Slogans like- "America Ka Neta Kaisa Ho Joe Biden Jaisa Ho", "Trump Hatao America Bachao", "Biden-Harris ko Jitao, America ko aage badao" and "Jaago America Jaago- Biden Harris ko Vote do"- were also released in 14 Indian languages.

The relief amount will be distributed to residents through fair price shops; the CM has also increased the solatium for families of those who lost their lives in the floods, and has also upped the compensation for crop losses and damaged boats

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said India has grown exponentially on every front over the past one decade due to the farsighted and visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Sarbananda Sonowal said Tamil Nadu is the State where social reforms began very early and great personalities have spread egalitarian ideas.

The Railway Minister agrees to run special trains for Sankranti, in response to G. V. L. Narasimha Rao’s plea.

Pro-tem Speaker Akbaruddin Owaisi administers oath to the newly elected MLAs 

Chennai Mayor R. Priya, Egmore MLA I. Paranthamen, Velachery MLA J.M.H. Aassan Maulaana and others have faced public backlash for the flooding, as well as the delay in restoration of power and essential services

The seizure of ‘unaccounted for’ cash after I-T raids against an Odisha-based distillery group is expected to reach ?290 crore, making it the ‘highest-ever’ black money haul in a single operation, official sources said

'This business of monopoly of one family must end.''Here, they picked up a few leaders for him as he needed support which was okay, but later, they became his cronies.'

'While this (Mueller's) report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him" and sets out evidence on "both sides of the question'

His condition will be 'assessed' on Monday, the Mumbai Indians team management said.

I am glad to bat anywhere the team wants me to: Pant

A sum insured of Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh may have been sufficient seven-eight years ago but would be inadequate today, especially for people living in metros, points out Sanjay Kumar Singh.

Raipur's Nami Rai didn't let marriage or lack of sporting facilities affect her love for fitness.

'I am 51 now. I think I can do action till 56.' 'After that, God knows.'