Chennai witness heavy downpour
Heavy rains lashed Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram districts and other parts of Tamil Nadu and the Regional Meteorological Centre warned of more rainfall in the next couple if says.
Uttarkashi tunnel: Rescued worker narrates ordeal
Anil Bediya, one of the 41 labourers who were rescued from a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel after 17 days, survived the ordeal by eating ‘muri’ (puffed rice) and licking water dripping from rocks.
India condemns Hamas terrorism at UNGA
At the UN General Assembly meeting on Palestine, India condemned both the terrorism with hostage-taking by Hamas and the “large-scale loss of civilian lives” in Israel’s retaliation, but did not directly name either of them.
Atal Dulloo is new J&K chief secretary
The Ministry of Home Affairs has appointed 1989 batch IAS officer Atal Dulloo as the new chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir consequent upon the retirement of the incumbent A.K.Mehta.
Virat Kohli to take a break from white-ball cricket
Virat Kohli, the highest run getter at the recently-concluded World Cup, will not be available for selection for the white-ball games during India’s tour of South Africa, which begins with a T20 International on December 10 in Durban.
Clashes between IDF, Hezbollah in Lebanon
Even as the Qatari mediators have succeeded in extending the truce between Hamas and Israel for two more days, there were reports of heavy shelling between Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hezbollah as well as other Palestinian organisations in Lebanon.
Covid caused spike in premature births
Covid-19 caused an alarming surge in premature births, but vaccines were key to returning the early birth rate to pre-pandemic levels, according to a new analysis of birth records in the US.
RBI to maintain repo rate at 6.5%: Experts
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will continue with the 6.5 per cent repo rate and will not change its stance at its upcoming meeting next month as the inflation will average about 5.5 per cent for the year
Good news for autombile industry
The automobile sector logged 19 per cent retail sales volume growth during the 42-day festive period, said the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA).
