Abhishek Banerjee alleges midnight BJP attack on his home under Kolkata Police watch

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has alleged that his residence in Kolkata was attacked at midnight by BJP supporters. He claims the assault took place while the area was under the watch of Kolkata Police. Banerjee has framed the incident as a politically motivated act targeting him and his party. The BJP has been named by him as responsible, though the allegations are his own and have not been independently established in the source material. The report is based on Banerjee's statements as published by the Times of India.

Oil Companies Dispute Karnataka's Claim of 31% Ethanol in Petrol, Question Sampling

Oil marketing companies have rejected the Karnataka government's assertion that petrol contains 31% ethanol. They maintain that the E20 petrol they supply nationwide, including in Karnataka, meets the IS 17021 standard set by the Bureau of Indian Standards for ethanol-blended motor gasoline. The companies also raised questions about the sampling procedure used to arrive at the state's figure. The article notes the dispute centres on whether the fuel sold in the state complies with national specifications.

Mohammed Shami Retires from Test Cricket After Twelve-Year Career

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has announced his retirement from Test cricket, closing a career that spanned twelve years. Across 64 Test matches, he took 229 wickets for India, with notable performances against South Africa and Australia. Former teammate Manoj Tiwary paid tribute to Shami's contribution to the game, describing him as a true warrior. Shami will continue to play in limited-overs formats.

US businessman found dead in Hyderabad hotel room days after arriving

Mitchell Brian Lee, a 41-year-old American, was discovered unconscious in his hotel room in Hyderabad. He had come to the city for business on November 2, travelling with his partner, David Wu. Hotel staff became worried when he failed to answer calls beginning November 4. After the room was entered, emergency responders confirmed he had died at the scene.

Blast at Vasundhara police outpost in Ghaziabad leaves one delivery worker injured

An explosion rocked a police outpost in Vasundhara, Ghaziabad, leaving one person hurt. The injured man, a delivery worker, was inside the post at the time and was struck by flying glass fragments. A sub-inspector was also present at the site when the blast occurred. Police have launched an investigation to establish what caused the explosion.

India bowl first in rain-hit Wellington match; both teams unchanged

India have opted to bowl first in their match in Wellington, where rain has affected the day. The contest has been reduced to 47 overs per side, and further cuts remain possible depending on the weather. New Zealand are looking to level the series with a win in this fixture. Both teams have retained the same line-ups for the match.

US Strikes Iranian Air Defense on Qeshm Island as Mediation Continues

The US military carried out targeted strikes on an Iranian air defense system on Qeshm Island, and President Trump endorsed the action while signaling that further military engagement could follow. The strikes occur as diplomatic negotiations continue, with Iran sending a proposal to Washington through Qatar. The military action comes after recent midterm election challenges that have heightened tensions between the two countries. The escalation is also significantly disrupting global oil supply chains.

Researchers Flag Suspicious Trades on Kalshi and Polymarket Ahead of Times/Siena Poll

Researchers have identified suspicious trading activity on the prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket before the release of a Times/Siena poll. A single trader reportedly placed well-timed bets on both platforms concerning two Senate races. The article notes that it remains unclear whether the trader had access to inside information or simply made fortunate trades. The report highlights ongoing questions about integrity and insider knowledge in prediction markets tied to political outcomes.

France braces for 'mass disobedience' protests

FD rate up to 8.6% for senior citizens for 5 yr term

Comparing Free and Paid Photo-to-Pattern Converters for Cross Stitch and Beadwork in 2026

A review compares several online tools that convert photos into cross stitch, bead, and crochet charts with real thread or bead color codes. The author evaluates each tool on color accuracy, control over color count, printable output, and how photos are handled, with prices checked on November 7, 2026. Some tools run free in the browser and keep photos on the user's device, while others offer paid per-pattern or subscription options. The piece also discloses that the author built one of the listed tools, Photo Pattern Maker, which supports multiple craft types. The article recommends different tools depending on whether a user needs cross stitch, fuse beads, hand-editing, or multi-craft output.

Developer pits two free AI code reviewers against each other in a shared chat room

A developer built Code Review Duel for the Flip the Switch hackathon to address the problem of AI reviewers being confidently wrong without anyone noticing. Two reviewers running free models, DeepSeek and GLM, are placed in one Switch room where they review the same code, cross-check each other, and then ask the human user to choose the stronger review. The system runs locally through OpenCode and Switch Console, with Mattermost serving as the shared chat space, and requires no paid subscriptions or API keys. Early testing showed the models disagreed on a simple Java division error, but on longer code they often found nearly the same bugs, because the second reviewer read the first review before writing its own. The developer acknowledges this makes it a partial cross-check rather than fully independent opinions, and suggests having the second reviewer analyze code before seeing the first review.

Five AI models agreed on facts but split on most judgment calls, study finds

Researchers sent the same 24 questions to five AI models from GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Llama families and compared substantive differences in their answers. The models materially agreed on only 8 questions, while at least one divergence appeared on 16, and one model stood alone on 15 questions. Factual questions showed near-unanimity, whereas recommendations, coding defaults and pricing advice split far more often. The authors noted that lone claims were sometimes the most useful insight and sometimes unverified or wrong, and that a single model never flags its own outlier claims. A control test found that one model's verdicts stayed stable across repeated runs, suggesting the disagreement arises between models rather than from sampling noise. The study was conducted by a builder of a multi-model AI app, which the article discloses.

Saudi Gas Operator Pilots Self-Improving AI for Compressor Maintenance Decisions

A large gas processing operator in Saudi Arabia has specified an AI system to help manage maintenance for its fleet of compression trains. The system would learn from each closed work order by recording what was predicted and what inspections actually found, feeding that back into its reasoning rather than retraining model weights. Its aim is to reduce unnecessary inspections and unplanned trips, which cut throughput and can cause flaring. The design keeps humans in the loop, with reliability engineers, maintenance superintendents and planners confirming recommendations. All plant data and models would remain hosted within Saudi Arabia.

Noel Tata to exit Titan board on November 12

Engineers Detail Methods for Preserving Identity in Low-Light AI Club Videos

A technical write-up describes the challenges of generating viral nightclub-style videos with AI, where dim lighting and harsh spotlights make facial features hard for diffusion models to retain. The architecture, called Club Spotlight Couple AI, reportedly uses a decoupled attention-masking module to stop features from bleeding between two dancing subjects. Audio-reactive methods tie camera motion and simulated lighting to beat onsets extracted from a 128 BPM track. The author also points to a Spanish-language platform that offers culturally matched audio presets for Latin dance content.

Designing Reliable SMS Verification for US Signup Flows

The article argues that SMS verification should be built around explicit reliability boundaries, with challenges created once, queued durably, and sent through replaceable provider adapters. It stresses single-use, expiring tokens, idempotency keys for each send attempt, and observable provider responses so duplicate or lost messages are avoided. Delivery receipts are treated as evidence of transmission rather than proof a person read the message, and timeouts are treated as unknown outcomes requiring investigation. The author also warns that failover to a second provider can create duplicate valid links, and that US carrier registration, filtering, and throughput often matter more than API convenience when choosing a provider.

Fixing Elasticsearch in Docker: Raising vm.max_map_count and Connection Errors

Running Elasticsearch in Docker Compose can fail with exit code 78 when the host's vm.max_map_count is below the required threshold, as bootstrap checks enforce the limit when the node binds to a non-loopback address. Elastic's current documentation recommends setting this value to 1048576 on the Docker host rather than inside the container, and persisting it via /etc/sysctl.d/ so it survives reboots. Connection problems can also arise when an app container targets localhost instead of the Compose service name, and with security enabled by default in recent versions, the ELASTIC_PASSWORD must be set and Basic authentication used. The guide's failures were reproduced in a lab using Elasticsearch 9.1.5 and a curl client on the same Compose network.

Telangana student missing in Boston after leaving home for a walk

Sreeja Reddy Koya, a 23-year-old student from Nalgonda, has gone missing in Boston, United States. She was last seen near her residence at about 9:45 pm on November 2 after setting out for a walk. Friends grew worried when she did not return and alerted the authorities. Her phone's location reportedly pointed to an area close to the beach, but she has not yet been located.

Fire incidents across India leave one dead in Ahmedabad factory blaze

Several fire incidents were reported across various parts of India on 6 November 2026, according to live news coverage. The most serious of these was a blaze at a factory in Ahmedabad, which resulted in one fatality. Details such as the exact number of incidents and their precise locations were not included in the brief available. The cause of the fires has not been confirmed in the reporting provided. Authorities' response and any ongoing investigation were not detailed in the source material.