Tamil Nadu rains LIVE updates: Holiday for schools in Chennai and neighbouring districts

Authorities have declared holidays for schools and colleges in several regions, including Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur, in anticipation of heavy rains Representational imae of a waterlogged street in Chennai | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Amid the prediction of rains in several parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday (November 27, 2024), authorities have declared holidays for schools and colleges in several […]

Delhi Schools Asked To Move To “Hybrid Mode” After Top Court’s Observations

On Monday, the Supreme Court had asked the CAQM to consider restarting physical classes in schools and colleges, noting many students lacked mid-day meals and infrastructure to attend online classes New Delhi: The Delhi government on Monday directed government, private and civic body-run schools to conduct classes in “hybrid mode” — online and offline — with immediate […]

Parliament Winter Session Day 1 LIVE: 15 bills, including one to amend Waqf law and five new ones set to be discussed

Lok Sabha members to use digital pens on electronic tabs to mark attendance The Winter Session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on Monday (November 25, 2024). Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Winter Session of Parliament is scheduled to begin on Monday (November 25, 2024) and continue till December 20. A special […]

Maharashtra Assembly Election Results 2024 Live: These elections will be a test for the fractured Shiv Sena and NCP, after a rebellion in these parties

New Delhi:  Maharashtra Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Maharashtra voted with enthusiasm, registering a voter turnout not seen in three decades. Rival alliances Mahayuti (BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (NCP(SP)-Shiv Sena(UBT)-Congress) are now hopeful for elevation to power even as five of nine exit polls predicted a comfortable cruise to victory for the BJP-led bloc. […]

How Adani’s US fraud charges impact India’s economy and politics

Mr Adani’s sprawling $169bn empire spans ports and renewable energy Just weeks ago, Gautam Adani, one of the world’s richest men, celebrated Donald Trump’s election victory and announced plans to invest $10bn (£7.9bn) in energy and infrastructure projects in the US. Now, the 62-year-old Indian billionaire and a close ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose sprawling $169bn empire spans […]

Gautam Adani U.S. indictment LIVE updates: Adani dollar bonds tumble after 250 million bribery scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged billionaire Gautam Adani, founder and chairman of the Adani Group, with allegedly defrauding American investors and bribing officials Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged billionaire Gautam Adani, founder and chairman of the Adani Group, with allegedly defrauding […]

‘Is the Indian stock market closed today for the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024?

Stock market holiday: To check whether the Indian stock market is open tomorrow or not, one can find on the BSE website. Read more to know tomorrow’s trading holiday details According to the Reserve Bank of India’s list of bank holidays 2024, all banks in Maharashtra will be closed on November 20 due to the Maharashtra Assembly […]

Northeast Will Become War Zone If…’ Intel Sources Flag Manipur Toolkit, Link Latest Violence To Drug Trade

Sources said the violence in Manipur had more to do with drugs, religion, and support for Christianity, noting that a parallel economy of drugs worth Rs 60,000 crore was active in Manipur against a state budget of Rs 35,000 crore The Manipur destabilisation toolkit is “clearly visible”, top intelligence sources told CNN-News18, noting that the […]

How Attack On Hmar Village In Manipur’s Jiribam By Suspected Meitei Militants Sparked New Cycle Of Violence

There is a photo of a gravestone in Jiribam, taken on a November evening when the winter sunlight is a soft yellow. Three children are seen standing around the gravestone, on which the name of their mother has been etched with an epitaph. Jiribam/New Delhi: One of the worst cycles of the Meitei-Kuki ethnic violence in Manipur […]

4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Gujarat, tremors felt in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar

Gujarat earthquake: The epicentre was 13 kilometres south-southwest of Patan in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, as per the Institute of Seismological Research, Gandhinagar. In Short · Earthquake hit parts of north Gujarat at around 10:15 on Friday · Earthquake’s epicentre at 13 kilometres from Patan in Banaskantha · No loss of life, no damage to property reported so far A magnitude 4.2 […]