Top news at 2 pm: Obesity increasing at alarming rate, I-T raids premises of MP Dheeraj Sahu and other top stories

New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday announced her nephew Akash Anand as the party’s successor. The war between Israel and Hamas which started on October 7 has now completed over two months. According to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS), obesity is increasing at a alarming rate in children’s under 5 years age. The Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya payload on board the Aditya L1 spacecraft has been turned on for the first time. In a bizarre case reported from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a 20-year-old youngster allegedly faked his own kidnapping in order to extract money from his father. Stay tuned with News9live.com for Top 9 stories at 2 pm.

BSP chief Mayawati announces nephew Akash Anand as political successor

Declaring Akash as her successor, BSP chief Mayawati announced the transfer of responsibility for the entire country, except Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, to Akash Anand. Mayawati made the announcement during a key party meeting. Read full story

Film stars Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn issued notices for gutka advertisements, Centre tells Allahabad HC

The central government has informed the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court that it has issued notices to film stars Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgan in connection with their alleged appearances in advertisements for gutka companies. Read full story

Congress comes under sharp attack over I-T raids on MP Dheeraj Sahu

The Congress Party has come under sharp attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party and other national parties after the Income Tax Department conducted raids on its Member of Parliament, Dheeraj Sahu. These attacks came even as the Grand Old Party tried to distance itself from the businessman. More than Rs 200 crore have so far been recovered from the premises linked to Sahu. Read full story

Israel-Hamas war: US vetoes UN resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire as escalations continue

The war between Israel and Hamas which started on October 7 has now completed over two months. The war which has been unprecedented in recent scale, has since then seen many calls by various international actors for cessation and halts. Read full story

Wahab Riaz defends Haris Rauf amid BBL NOC fuss

Haris Raus earlier opted out of the away Test series against Australia, a decision which faced backlash among the Pakistan cricket fraternity including chief selector Wahab Riaz. Read full story

Obesity: Unknown factors contributing to increasing incidence in India

According to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS), obesity is increasing at a alarming rate in children’s under 5 years age. Causes like sedentary lifestyle, hereditary, poor nutrition control and side effects of medication contribute silently to obesity. Read full story

ISRO turns on PAPA payload on board Aditya L1 spacecraft for first time

The Plasma Analyser Package for Aditya payload on board the Aditya L1 spacecraft has been turned on for the first time. The instrument has been found to be in good health. ISRO intends to switch to a high voltage mode for the instrument from December 11. Read full story

Tiger spotted at India’s record highest elevation of 3,640 metres

The cameras were set up between December 2022 and February 2023 at various altitudes ranging from 2,300 to 4,100 metres. Before this, sign surveys were conducted across the sanctuary. Read full story

Bizarre! Maharashtra man fakes own kidnapping to extract Rs 30,000 from father

In a bizarre case reported from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, a 20-year-old youngster allegedly faked his own kidnapping in order to extract money from his father. According to the police, they received a complaint from a man who is a resident of the Fatherwadi area in Vasai that his son had gone missing. Police started an investigation in the matter immediately. Read full story