The Left alliance has won a majority in Nepal’s provincial and parliamentary polls, with the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) emerging as the largest party with 80 seats. The alliance bagged 116 seats out of a total 165 under the first-past-the-post system. CPN-UML chairman K.P. Oli is likely to lead the new government.
The combined strength of the two Madhesi parties, Rastriya Janata Party and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal, has reached 21. RJP secured 11 seats whereas FSFN won 10. The remaining four seats were divided among three fringe parties and an independent candidate.
Jones Wins US Senate Seat in Alabama
Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama`s election for the US Senate, scoring an upset victory in a deeply conservative state against a Republican candidate who was backed by President Donald Trump.
Jones a former federal prosecutor prevailed over Roy Moore, whose campaign was dogged by allegations of misconduct toward teenagers.
Brexit Talks
The European Parliament gave conditional approval to move the Brexit negotiations onto the second phase, although it added an amendment calling for agreements adopted on citizens rights and the divorce bill in the preliminary stages to be written into a legal document.
New research published by The University of Texas at Austin and the University of South Florida found that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet may not be as stable as it seems. In fact, the ice sheet has a long history of expanding and shrinking -- a finding that indicates the ice sheet may contribute substantially to global sea level rise as Earth's climate warms. The new results came from geophysical and geological data collected during the first-ever oceanographic survey of East Antarctica's Sabrina Coast. The glaciers in this region may be particularly susceptible to climate change because they flow from the Aurora Basin, a region of East Antarctica that mostly lies below sea level.
As per the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India, the country’s current account deficit (CAD) for the quarter ended September widened to $7.2 billion, or 1.2% of GDP.
The widening of the CAD on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis was primarily on account of a higher trade deficit (US$ 32.8 billion) brought about by a larger increase in merchandise imports relative to exports.
Sequentially, the CAD narrowed from the first-quarter figure of $15 billion, which was 2.5% of GDP.
Kendadih Copper Mine Reopened
Hindustan Copper Ltd. has reopened the Kendadih Copper Mine at Ghatsila in Jharkhand which had been closed since February 2000 due to economic reasons.
The company had reworked the business plan and re-opened the mine after obtaining all the statutory clearances.
Kendadih Mine is expected to produce 2.3 lakh tonnes of copper.
Chola Inks Pact with JCB India
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co. Ltd., (Chola), the financial services arm of the Murugappa Group, has entered into a strategic partnership with JCB India Ltd. As part of the agreement, Chola will commence financing of JCB’s entire range of construction equipment and machinery and will customise its products and offerings to suit the needs of JCB’s customers.
Of the 2399 ODI players to this day, Rohit Sharma alone has hit three double centuries in the format while the rest 2398 combined have scored four.
Sachin Tendulkar was the first to hit a double century. The other three are Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle and Martin Guptill.
Seventh Youngest Cricketer to Make India Debut
Young Tamil Nadu cricketer Washington Sundar made his India debut in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. He was handed over the cap by team's chief coach Ravi Shastri.
With his India dream coming true, Sundar also became the seventh youngest cricketer at 18 years to represent the country. The list is headed by the legend Sachin Tendulkar, who burst onto the international scene back in 1989 aged just 16 years.
A special court held former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, former Coal Secretary Harish Chandra Gupta, former Chief Secretary of the State A. K. Basu and two others guilty in a coal block allocation scam case.
Special judge Bharat Parashar held them guilty of criminal conspiracy and corruption charges.
Raje Completes 4 Years as Rajasthan CM
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has completed four years in office.
She is the 13th Chief Minister of Rajasthan since 2013; previously she served in the same post from 2003 to 2008. She was the first female Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
Disaster Relief Package for Three States
The Centre has approved a total package of Rs. 305.14 crore for Manipur, Mizoram and Kerala to help the states battle natural calamities in each of the three states in recent months.
While Manipur has been allotted Rs. 130.65 crore, Mizoram has been sanctioned Rs. 49.02 crore. Both states witnessed widespread floods and landslides.
Kerala, which suffered one of the worst droughts ever earlier this year, has been provided with Rs. 125.47 crore.
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