Latest news today (November 14): Presenting FE’s Breaking News today. We will keep you updated on all major news, views and much more throughout the day.
Israeli hostage families start 5-day march on Netanyahu’s home
The families of Israelis being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip kicked off a five-day march on Tuesday from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to demand the government does much more to secure their release. Hamas fighters took around 240 people hostage during their Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. The captives ranged in age from nine months to 85 and are believed to be being held in tunnels deep under the Gaza Strip. (REUTERS)
Mathura: 2 injured in firecracker market blaze die during treatment
Police said on Tuesday that two men who were injured in the fire that destroyed a makeshift firecracker market put up for Diwali on the outskirts of Mathura died while receiving treatment in separate hospitals in Agra and Delhi. On November 12, a fireman was among those injured in the fire that destroyed seven stores and ten motorcycles in Gopalbagh, Raya.
Sabarimala to open for annual pilgrimage
The famous Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala is all set to open its portals for devotees with the annual Mandalam-Makaravilakku festival beginning on November 17. The hill shrine, nestled inside the deep forests in Pathanamthitta district, and its premises would reverberate with the holy chants of Lord Ayyappa for two months starting Friday, the first day of the Malayalam month of Vrischikam. State Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan said on Tuesday that all arrangements have been made for the smooth annual pilgrimage at the Ayyappa temple. (PTI)
6.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake at 12:31:10 IST.
Doyen of Indian hospitality PRS Oberoi passes away
Chairman Emeritus of The Oberoi Group Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi, widely known as the doyen of Indian hospitality, passed away on Tuesday, leaving behind a rich legacy.
Low pressure area forms over Bay of Bengal; Odisha braces for rainfall
A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal and is likely to intensify into a depression around November 16, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar said on Tuesday.
Woman dead, 26 rescued after fire breaks out at residential building in Delhi’s Shakarpur
Firefighters rescued 26 people, including a one-year-old child, while a woman died after a fire broke out at a residential building in Eastern Delhi’s Shakarpur area, officials said.
Delhi’s RML Hospital to open special pollution OPD
With Delhi’s air pollution deteriorating, authorities of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, a government hospital in the city, have decided to establish a special Out-Patient Department (OPD) for pollution-related illnesses.
Delhi’s AQI remains in ‘severe’ category
Air quality across Delhi continues to be in the ‘Severe’ category as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). AQI in RK Puram at 417, in Punjabi Bagh at 410, in ITO at 430 and in Janakpuri at 428
