In the run-up to the important final clash between India and Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat on Sunday, Akasa Air Airlines issued a travel advisory saying that due to the closure of airspace in Ahmedabad, the Flights arriving and leaving the city may be delayed. “Due to the closure of airspace in Ahmedabad on November 19, 2023, between 1:15 PM and 2:10 PM due to the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, flights arriving and departing from Ahmedabad may face delays “, the airline published in X.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday alleged that the price of petrol in Rajasthan was the highest in the country due to taxes imposed by the Congress government in the state, adding that the Rajasthan government has collected taxes of Rs 35,975 crore on petrol and diesel. “In the last two years, the Rajasthan government has collected taxes of Rs 35,975 crore on petrol and diesel till November 2021-2022 and 2022-2023. Rajasthan alone collected Rs 2,000 crore from more than 18 other states and Union Territories,” Puri said.
The death toll from the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on the Nova Music Festival has risen from 260 to 350, with officials stressing that the number could rise further as new information emerges. The increase was based on data from Israel’s National Insurance Institute, which found that the number of victims who were shot and then burned in their cars while trying to flee is higher than previously thought. Another 40 attendees of the all-night party were taken to Gaza as hostages.
First published: November 19, 2023 | 7:45 a.m. IS
