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fog conditions till December 31, the Indian Meteorological Department said on December 27. According to the department's forecasts, some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will be enveloped in thick fog between 27th and 29th December, while some pockets of north Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh will see such conditions on 27 December. Fog is classified as dense when visibility is between 50 metres and 200 metres. The dense fog alert was also issued for isolated pockets of Odisha and Uttarakhand on 27th and 28th December. Other areas include Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (30th & 31st December); Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura (27th-31st December). For Jammu and Kashmir, forecast is for dry weather along with moderate to dense fog (Central Kashmir, Pulwama and Baramulla till December 31).

Canada’s government is willing to sign off on multimillion-dollar settlement packages for Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to compensate them for the near three years they were incarcerated in Chinese prisons, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday, citing government sources.

ammonia gas leak incident shook Ennore, Tamil Nadu on December 26 night when residents felt a strong smell from a rupture in a sub-sea pipe of Coromandel International Limited. Five people reported feeling uneasy, and were admitted in a health facility. The rupture reportedly occurred during the pre-cooling operation of the pipeline. The leak was later plugged. The Tamil Nadu Environment and Forest Department subsequently issued a statement: «Ammonia gas leak detected in a sub-sea pipe in Ennore.

workforce reductions at Paytm mark a significant development in the Indian fintech sector. Allegedly, the company has downsized its staff by over 1,000 individuals, affecting approximately 10 per cent of its workforce spanning departments such as operations, marketing, and lending. The primary rationale behind these layoffs is attributed to cost-cutting initiatives.

Also Read: Weather update: IMD issues very dense fog alert in Delhi, Punjab, THESE states till 31 December. Check forecast Following this, trains arriving and departing from New Delhi are delayed due to fog and low visibility. As per News18 report, over 25 trains including arrival and departure are running late.

ANI. They added two persons roaming near the Israel embassy on Tuesday evening have emerged as suspects in the alleged blast incident. “We are trying to ascertain their identity and what were they doing in the area at the time of the call.

dense fog affected visibility in several areas affecting about 30 flights, including international ones, were delayed at the Delhi airport while 14 trains were affected. In Punjab and Haryana too, thick blanket of fog enveloped several parts of the state on Tuesday as cold weather conditions continued to prevail.

(Reuters) — The United States has finalized contracts to purchase three million barrels of oil to help replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) after the largest sale in history last year, the U.S. Department of Energy said on Tuesday.

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NEW DELHI : The ministry of earth sciences plans to set up two high-performance computers (HPCs) in Noida and Pune to enhance weather forecasting accuracy, in the face of shifting weather patterns leading to increasing instances of extreme rainfall. “None of the weather prediction models anticipated the 90cm rainfall witnessed in the Kayalpatnam municipality in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu last week. Prediction of weather in tropical regions is difficult because of dynamic changes it undergoes in comparison to weather in higher latitudes," earth sciences secretary M.

mobile phone operators have called on the government to auction spectrum that would be used for direct-to-mobile (D2M) services in a technology neutral manner. The telcos petition comes in the wake of the government exploring a proposal to deliver broadcasting or TV content directly to mobile phones without a data connection and is considering reserving 526-582 MHz spectrum for such D2M services. But telcos say this spectrum is «precious» as they are already being identified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for mobility services. «This spectrum needs to be assigned through auctions in a technology neutral manner. The successful bidders should be able to deploy this spectrum either for broadcasting (D2M) or IMT (mobility services) or both as per the requirement and under the terms of their service licence,» industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) submitted on behalf of the telcos. All the three private operators in India — Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea — are the core members of COAI.

skills training to 0.34 million candidates out of the 0.66 million enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 4.0 even as the scheme awaits cabinet approval, taking the total number of trained candidates under the scheme to 14 million since its launch in 2015. "PMKVY 4.0 (FY 2023-26) was announced in the Union Budget 2023-24 with an aim to skill lakhs of youth and provide training in courses on Industry 4.0, AI, robotics, mechatronics, IoT and drones," the ministry said in its year-end review on Tuesday.

Christmas morning, Beyoncé's childhood residence in Houston encountered a fire, yet the occupants managed to exit without harm. According to Houston Fire Department reports, the fire was reported around 2 a.m. The responders reached the two-story brick house within a few minutes, containing the blaze in approximately 10 minutes, as confirmed by District Chief Justin Barnes to the Houston Chronicle.

Income Tax department on Tuesday said it has sent communication in the form of advisory to certain taxpayers where there is an apparent mismatch between disclosures in the ITR and information as received from the reporting entity. Amid social media posts regarding communication from the I-T department regarding mismatch in TDS/TCS deductions and ITR filing data, the department said such communication is to facilitate the taxpayers and make them aware of the information available with the I-T department regarding the transactions reported by the Reporting Entities during the year.

The last few days are left to file your Income Tax Return (ITR) for income earned during the previous year 2022-23 (between 01-04-2022 and 31-03-2023). Taxpayers are advised to carefully file forms 1 and 4 keeping in view the changes introduced for the year.

(Reuters) — U.S. stock index futures kicked off the last week of the year on a positive note on Tuesday as markets resumed trading after Christmas holidays amid strong expectations of early rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next year.

police department didn't reveal the identity of the deceased yet and more details are awaited about the condition of injured workers in the hospital. “We received information at around 8.30 am that the wall of a brick kiln had collapsed in Lahboli village under Manglaur police station. At least six people have been confirmed dead, while several others have sustained injuries.

fiscal deficit is likely to breach the government’s target of 5.9% in FY24 owing to higher revenue expenditure and lower than budgeted nominal GDP, ratings agency India Ratings and Research said Tuesday. It noted that although higher tax and non-tax revenue collections may offset the shortfall in divestment earnings, a likely second supplementary demand for grants will upset fiscal calculations, pushing the deficit to 6% of GDP. “Higher-than-budgeted revenue expenditure triggered through the first and likely second supplementary demand for grants in combination with lower-than-budgeted nominal GDP will push the fiscal deficit to 6.0% of GDP, 10bp higher than budgeted 5.9%,” said Ind-Ra researchers. The government recently brought in one supplementary demand for grant of Rs 58,380 crore to cover higher spending on fertiliser subsidy and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme. “Through the first supplementary demand the union government will spend more on prioritised areas/sectors such as food, fertiliser and LPG subsidy and National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme,” Ind-Ra said. The government is expected to spend Rs 57,360 crore on fertiliser subsidy compared with Rs 44,000 crore budgeted earlier.

₹95,000 crore in investments were channeled through the PLI scheme in 2023, generating employment for about 640,000 individuals, according to a statement on Tuesday from the ministry's department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT). The ministry in 2023 approved 746 applications under the scheme, which targets 14 key sectors, including mobile manufacturing, telecom, pharmaceuticals, and the burgeoning drone industry. Overall, DPIIT said it is working with 24 sub-sectors, including furniture, aluminium, agrochemicals, robotics, and gym equipment, to promote domestic manufacturing, boost exports and reduce imports.

Gulmarg during peak months of winter. Snowfall and other adventure activities including skiing, snow skating, snow cycling, and the Khelo India event, organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council, youth sports and services, and the Department of Tourism increase tourists' attraction towards Gulmarg. Hoteliers have received guidelines from administrators regarding good arrangements including furnishing, proper electricity heating, arrangements, regular hot water supply, and quality food at their restaurants.

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