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November 11, 2025 10:35 AM

Taiwan evacuates 3,000 as it awaits Typhoon Fung-wong

Taiwan issued a land warning on Tuesday and evacuated more than 3,000 people ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Fung-wong which, while weakening, is expected to dump large amounts of rain on the island's mountainous east coast. Fung-wong is forecast to...

November 11, 2025 1:45 PM

Iraqis vote in election they expect to bring little reform

Iraqis began casting ballots on Tuesday in parliamentary elections to choose a new 329-member legislature, state television said, with nationwide polling set to close at 6:00 p.m. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani seeks a second term in an exer...

November 11, 2025 10:28 AM

Hungarian-British author David Szalay wins Booker Prize for ‘Flesh’

David Szalay won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel 'Flesh' on Monday, becoming the first Hungarian-British author to win one of top awards in the English-speaking world. Written in spare prose - characterised by brevity and a lack of unnecessary ...

November 11, 2025 10:19 AM

Bihar Assembly Elections: 14.55% voter turnout recorded till 9 AM in second phase

A voter turnout of 14.55 per cent was recorded in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections till 9 a.m., according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The turnout is slightly higher than the 13.13 per cent recorded at t...

November 11, 2025 9:56 AM

Ethiopia to be approved as host for COP32 climate summit in 2027

Ethiopia is set to be confirmed on Tuesday as host of the COP32 climate summit in 2027, the president of this year's COP30 gathering told Reuters. The choice of host for next year's COP31 remains a point of contention, however, with both Australia a...

November 11, 2025 9:38 AM

Bihar Assembly elections: Voting begins for second phase across 122 constituencies

Voting for the second phase of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections began on Tuesday at 7:00 am across 122 constituencies in 20 districts, covering approximately 3.7 crore. Apart from Bihar, bye-elections are also being held for eight Assembly cons...

November 11, 2025 9:41 AM

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown, sends to House

The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food benefits for millions, left hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid and sn...

November 11, 2025 12:13 AM

Blast near Red Fort metro station in Delhi; PM Modi, Amit Shah review situation

A blast occurred in a car near Gate 1 of the Red Fort Metro station in Delhi on Monday evening, triggering a fire that quickly spread to nearby vehicles. Several people were killed, and many others were injured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresse...

November 10, 2025 5:32 PM

Centre proposes mandatory ‘Country of Origin’ filter on e-commerce platforms

The Department of Consumer Affairs has proposed an amendment to make it mandatory for e-commerce platforms to provide searchable and sortable filters based on the 'Country of Origin' for packaged commodities sold online. The Draft Legal Metrolog...

November 10, 2025 5:48 PM

PM Modi condoles demise of eminent Telangana poet Ande Sri

The Prime Minister said that the passing of Ande Sri has left a deep void in India’s cultural and intellectual landscape. “His thoughts reflected the soul of Telangana. A prolific poet and thinker, he was the voice of the people, articulating th...