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9:25 PM

Five journalists to be honoured with first-ever Kalyan Barooah awards

Five journalists have been selected for the first-ever 'Kalyan Barooah Award', instituted in memory of the Delhi-based senior journalist who died during the Covid pandemic, in a ceremony on December 11. The NGO My Home India, in collaboration with the North East Media Forum, will present the awards in a ceremony here on December 11.

9:25 PM

A meeting of High Powered Committee (HPC) for Ladakh held in New Delhi today

A meeting of High Powered Committee (HPC) for Ladakh, under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai held in New Delhi today. Apex Body Leh (ABL) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) also participated in the meeting.

 

Shri Nityanand Rai emphasized that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and guidance of Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah, the Ministry of Home Affairs is committed to fast-track the development of Ladakh and to meet the aspirations of the people of Ladakh.

8:29 PM

India Inc’s ECBs stood at $ 735 mn in October

The external commercial Borrowings for Month of October 2023 by Indian companies stood at $ 730 million. The prominent ECB borrowings for import of capital goods were Air India - $ 240 million with maturity period ranging between 142 months and 144 months.  Tata Singapore Airlines filed for $ 110 million for ECBs with 144 month maturity for importing capital goods, according to Reserve Bank of India data.

8:25 PM

Continental tightens outlook corridor for 2023

Continental will likely end the year with just below 7 billion euros in sales at its ContiTech division, around 14 billion euros in tires and 20 billion in its automotive division, its chief financial officer said on Monday.

The company expected an adjusted earnings margin close to 7% at ContiTech, at or above 13% in the tires division and near 2% in the automotive division, CFO Katja Garcia Vila said, speaking at Continental's Capital Markets Day.

8:14 PM

Jairam Ramesh on TMC MP Mahua Moitra

Our position is very clear, this is a political conspiracy to harass and target Mahua Moitra, we will oppose any measure that govt will bring to suspend or expel her...we want discussion on Ethics Committee report...we want Mahua Moitra to have an opportunity to respond to the charges that have been hurled at her by various MPs through the media

8:08 PM

Telangana Assembly Poll Results

BRS president and former Telangana CM KC Rao holds his first meeting with party leaders including MLAs at his farmhouse in Hyderabad, following election results.

7:39 PM

Cyclone Michuang: Indian Army has rescued and assisted 300 citizens to safety so far

Till now, the Indian Army has rescued and assisted 300 citizens to safety after flooding in the Mugalivakkam and Manapakkam areas of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. 135 personnel equipped with essential resources, including boats, flood relief stores, and vehicles provided aid and rescue, says the Indian Army.

6:51 PM

Airfield closed for arrival and departure operations till 9 am tomorrow: AAI Chennai Airport

6:49 PM

Five dead, runway and flyovers closed as Tamil Nadu braces for cyclone Michaung

At least two people died and the runway of one of India's busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states braced on Monday for a severe cyclone likely to hit in the next 24 hours.

6:10 PM

The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed in Lok Sabha

The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed in Lok Sabha. House adjourned to meet again on 5th December.

6:10 PM

PM Modi in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra for Navy Day celebrations

Today, India is setting impressive targets; our country has a glorious history of victories. The world is seeing India as a ''Vishwa Mitra'

6:10 PM

Two dead in Tamil Nadu, roads, runway submerged as cyclone nears

At least two people died and the runway of one of India's busiest airports lay submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern states braced on Monday for a severe cyclone likely to hit in the next 24 hours.

 

Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday morning, the country's weather office said, with sustained winds of 90-100 kph (56-62 mph), gusting to 110 kph.

6:09 PM

13 killed in gunfight between two groups of militants in Manipur's Tengnoupal district: Officials

13 killed in gunfight between two groups of militants in Manipur's Tengnoupal district.

 

"A group of militants on their way to Myanmar were ambushed by another group of insurgents dominant in the area," an official in the hill district said.

 

Security forces reaching the spot found 13 bodies so far, he said, adding their identities were yet to be ascertained but they appeared not to be locals.

6:00 PM

Foxconn halts iPhone production at India facility due to heavy rains

Taiwan's Foxconn has halted production of Apple iPhones at its facility near the south Indian city of Chennai due to heavy rains, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

 

Foxconn is yet to decide whether to resume production on Tuesday, the sources said.

 

Apple declined a Reuters request for comment, while Foxconn did not immediately respond.

4:48 PM

PM Modi attends the ‘Navy Day 2023’ celebrations at Sindhudurg and inspects the Guard of Honour at Rajkot Fort