Amid protests and walkout by Opposition BJP and Congress members, Speaker Pramila Mallik adjourned Assembly sine die Friday, at least 26 business days ahead of its schedule.

A Qatari court has admitted the Indian government's appeal against the death penalty handed down to eight former Indian Navy personnel in that country, according to media reports, even as there was no official word from the Ministry of External Affairs here Friday.

Drilling at the collapsed Silkyara tunnel to rescue 41 men trapped inside for 12 days was halted again Friday, officials said. Officials said the auger drilling machine faced a hurdle, apparently a metal object, soon after drilling resumed Friday, a day after officials had put the operation on hold following a technical snag. That snag was set right earlier in the day and the 25- tonne auger machine was restarted.

Hamas fighters released 24 hostages Friday during the first day of the war’s first truce, the Red Cross said, including Israeli women and children and Thai farm workers.

The High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Friday approved 12 key industrial projects, including those of Welspun Group, with a cumulative investment of `84,918.75 crore.

Faced with criticism of the move to allow transfer of land belonging to ST people to non-tribals, the government Friday informed the Assembly that it has sought reconsideration of the recommendations based on which the decision was taken.

The ruling BJD on Friday urged Chhattisgarh Governor Biswabhusan Harichandan to refrain from making statements on Odisha matters, which according to the regional party was not expected from a person in the stature of a governor. The BJD's reaction came after two statements of Harichandan during his recent Odisha visit.

The first phase of the dry bulk cargo terminal at the western dock of Paradip Port is expected to be operational in early 2025, an official said. Last year, a JSPL-led consortium won the bid to build the cargo terminal with a 25 million-tonne capacity.

Even 11 days after Diwali and Kali Puja festivals, air quality remained 'very poor' on Friday in several pockets of Kolkata, causing serious health concerns to citizens.

Observing that processions, rallies and meetings are a "regular feature" in West Bengal, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court Friday upheld a single bench order allowing a BJP public meeting to be addressed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on November 29 here.

The annual tiger census in West Bengal's Sundarbans will begin November 27, a senior Forest department official said Friday.

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is building the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor, has said that 100 kilometres of viaducts and 230 kilometres of pier work had been completed for the ambitious project.

Commending the recent Supreme Court judgment that Governors cannot indefinitely withhold Bills without action, the TMC labelled it a "lesson for the BJP-appointed Governors" and called for the abolition of the post, asserting that it is time to terminate its existence.

The 17th edition of joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran’ between India and Nepal started in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand Friday. The annual exercise, which is conducted alternately in the two countries, will conclude December 7, 2023, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

Police in Gujarat's Morbi city have registered a case against a businesswoman and at least six others for allegedly assaulting a 21-year-old Dalit man, who worked in her company for a fortnight, and forcing him to apologise by holding her footwear in his mouth for demanding salary, an official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the UN climate talks in Dubai on December 1 and deliver a national statement highlighting India's climate action, sources said Friday.

China announced Friday that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia as it tries to encourage more people to visit for business and tourism. Starting December 1, citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia will be allowed to enter China for up to 15 days without a visa. The trial program will be in effect for one year.

 India’s forex reserves increased by $5.077 billion to $595.397 billion during the week ended November 17, the Reserve Bank said Friday.

The Supreme Court Friday said it has no reason to “discredit” SEBI, which probed allegations against the Adani group, as there was no material before it to doubt what the market regulator has done and the court does not have to treat what was set out in the Hindenburg report as a “true state of affairs”

India’s top two singles players Sumit Nagal and Sasikumar Mukund have conveyed to the national tennis federation that they won’t travel to Pakistan for the next Davis Cup tie and the baffled AITA has decided to discuss the players’ refusal at its next Executive Committee meeting.