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Leaning Tower' called Garisenda Tower in Italy's Bologna have been evacuated over possible risks of collapse, reports suggest. The Garisenda tower in the historic city of Bologna, Italy, known for its significant tilt since the 12th century, is facing an alarming risk of collapse.

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Moitra, will be tabled in the lower house on 4 December. The committee, at a meeting on 9 November had adopted its report recommending Moitra's expulsion from the Lok Sabha over the "cash-for-query" allegation. In a four-page letter to the speaker, Chowdhury said there is no clear-cut demarcation in the roles envisaged for the Privileges Committee and the Ethics Committee, more so in matters of exercising penal powers.

heatwave of 2021 was one of the most extreme deviations from meteorological norms ever recorded, anywhere. But others have come close. As the world gets hotter, phenomena once considered rare are becoming common and others, believed impossible, are happening.

Also Read: Tamil Nadu rains: IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rains in Chennai and THESE districts till 4 Dec. Check forecast here "The low-pressure area has now after observation intensified into a depression near southeast and adjoining areas neighbourhood. So in the next 24 hours, it is further intensified into a deep depression.

weather department has also predicted heavy rain at isolated places over Pudukkottai, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai and Cuddalore districts of Tamil Nadu, Karaikal area. For 3 December, IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rain at a few places over Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Ranipet, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai districts of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry while heavy rain over Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Kallakurichi, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts of Tamilnadu and Karaikal area.

Also Read: US stock market ends higher as Powell raises peak rate hopes; S&P logs highest close of year Could this time be different? Perhaps. While Fed Chair Jerome Powell pushed back Friday on the prospects for interest-rate cuts, the central bank’s historic tightening campaign is seen as game over across markets. At the same time, the risk-on exuberance is working against Powell’s goal of tightening financial conditions, a back-and-forth dynamic that has contributed to the demise of past rallies.

COP28 climate summit hit its "first major milestone" on November 30, by operationalising the "Loss and Damage" fund. "This fund will support billions of people, lives and livelihoods that are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change," COP28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber said.

How to factor an inheritance into your retirement planning is a looming question for a growing number of people, given that an estimated US$84.4 trillion in savings, stocks and property will pass from baby boomers to their heirs and favoured charities by 2025 in the greatest transfer of generational wealth in history.

astronomers have discovered a group of six planets revolving around a sun-like star in sync. The star system is estimated to be billions of years old and is in the Coma Berenice constellation. According to research that was published in the journal Nature, the discovery of the new planets may help to comprehend how the heavenly bodies were formed and why many of them are of the size between Earth and Neptune. According to Rafael Luque, an astronomer at the University of Chicago, “This discovery is going to become a benchmark system to study how sub-Neptunes… form, evolve, what are they made of". The international team on the study, led by Rafael Luque, believed that since the formation of the system billions of years ago, these six planets orbiting HD110067 have been miraculously carrying out this same rhythmic dance.

Power Finance Corp was the top gainer, soaring 42 percent, followed by Prestige Estates, up 39 percent, HPCL, up 35 percent, BHEL, up 33 percent, and Torrent Power, up 30.5 percent. Trent, REC, PB Fintech, Alkem Labs, TVS Motor, Aurobindo Pharma and YES Bank also advanced between 20 and 29 percent. However, Whirlpool was the top loser, shedding 12 percent, followed by Indian Bank, down over 6 percent, Linde India, Vodafone Idea, Tata Communications, Delhivery, Zee Entertainment, and AB Capital, down between 1 and 4 percent each in November.

mini refrigerators, particularly those available under ₹5000, comes into play. These space-saving fridges are not just a trend but a necessity for many, from students in dorm rooms to professionals in small apartments. In this blog, we take a look into the top mini refrigerators that don't just fit your space but also your budget, ensuring you get the best value for your money.

Day trading guide for today: After trading choppy during morning session, Indian stock market ended on a mixed note on Thursday. Nifty 50 and Sensex ended higher whereas Bank Nifty index finished lower in the previous session. The 50-stock index went up 36 points higher at 20,133 levels, BSE Sensex closed 86 points higher at 66,988 mark whereas Bank Nifty index lost 84 points and closed at 44,481 levels.

Bank of India (RBI). Economists now say that with the Q2 GDP growth rate coming in well beyond expectations, the RBI may opt for a hawkish stance in its coming monetary policy committee (MPC) announcement on December 8. The economic growth would give space to the central bank, which held its rates for the fourth consecutive time in October, to focus on food inflation, which it believes is ‘uncomfortably high’.

British ex-Treasury chief Alistair Darling has died at age 70

The Middle East plays host to its second straight U.N. climate conference over the next two weeks, with countries hoping to agree on new ways to keep the planet from catastrophic heating by the end of the century

A bill that would end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos continues to go nowhere

DUBAI: In an unprecedented move, the 28th round of the UN Climate Change Conference approved the structure and details of the loss and damage fund to help poor countries cope with climate disasters at its opening session. Traditionally, at the ceremonial opening of the COP, the host country takes over the presidency, the agenda for the talks is approved, and countries and negotiating groups set out their expectations. COP28 departed from the traditional fare with a quick round of pledges for the new fund. More than $400 million was pledged with hosts the UAE and Germany each pledging $100 million.

NIT student on social media. The NIT authorities declared winter vacations from November 30 and directed all the hostel boarders «to vacate the hostels with immediate effect.» The main entrance of the NIT was manned by the police force to disallow any movement in and out of the college, except the vehicles transporting students to airport or bus stations. The J&K police has already registered a case against one non-local NIT student under sections 295A (malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings), 153 and 153A (vilification of the founders and prophets of a religion) of the Indian Penal Code for uploading «sensitive content against religious sentiments of a particular community.» The J&K administration said that «due to the early onset of winter, students enrolled in government degree colleges of Kashmir division are facing major challenges in commuting to colleges and, thereby, attending classes.» «In order to ensure unhindered academic delivery in adverse and extreme cold conditions, it is impressed upon all the principals of government degree colleges of Kashmir division that classes will be conducted via online mode w.e.f.

Robert N. Stavins is the A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development at Harvard Kennedy School.

NASA's plan to create human settlements on the moon by 2040. To take a significant leap in humanity's quest to explore beyond our home plane and establish sustainable habitats on the moon, the US space agency has made clear plans. It believes that by 2040, Americans will inhabit lunar residences. It has developed the Artemis program, a multifaceted initiative that aims to return humans to the lunar surface and set up a sustainable presence.