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deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal intensified into cyclonic storm 'Dana' on Wednesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The storm is likely to move in a northwestward direction, intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm over northwest Bay of Bengal and cross the Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Puri and Sagar Island in the early hours of October 25 with wind speeds of up to 120 kmph, the IMD added. The system lay 560 km southeast of Paradip and 630 km south-southeast of Sagar Island at 5.30 am, it said. Advising fishermen not to venture into the sea from October 23 to 25, the Met warned that wind speed is likely to reach 60 kilometres per hour (kmph) along and off Odisha-West Bengal coasts from October 23 and gradually increase to 100-110 kmph, gusting to 120 kmph, from October 24 night till October 25 morning.

Chhatarpur, Binnu Rani, whose real name is Deepa Yadav, recently visited the Chief Minister's residence in Bhopal. Known for her Bundeli language videos, Binnu Rani met with Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav during an official gathering.

Congress state legislature party leader Balasaheb Thorat on Tuesday met with Sharad Pawar of the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) ahead of today's meeting of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) constituents, which includes that two parties and Shiv Sena (UBT) on seat-sharing for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said «Congress' senior leader Balasaheb Thorat who was in Delhi has come to meet Sharad Pawar today morning. Later, he will go to Matoshree and then we Uddhav Thackeray and other Shiv Sena leaders will have a meeting with Congress leaders and then we will see what to do, but everything is fine as of now...» Yesterday, the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Congress chaired by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had met in the national capital to finalise candidates for the assembly polls.

Russian submarine Ufa docked in Kochi and was greeted with a warm welcome by the Indian Navy. A Defence PRO said on Tuesday that the event highlights «unshakeable friendship» between India and Russia, especially in the field of naval collaboration.

Amaravati greenfield capital city in Andhra Pradesh, the state government said on Monday. Municipal Minister P Narayana, who was in Delhi today, met with HUDCO chief executive Sanjay Kulshrestha and explained to him about the state's government's plans for Amaravati development.

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West Bengal Junior Doctor's Front (WBJDF), the umbrella organization of junior doctors spearheading the RG Kar movement, decided to go to the meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna on Monday without any preconditions and decided not to withdraw the hunger strike before meeting Banerjee. Meanwhile, uncertainties prevail over the meeting as the state government has set conditions, saying the doctors must withdraw the hunger strike and come for the meeting with the CM. «We will reach Nabanna tomorrow for the meeting without any preconditions. We will go to the meeting with the Chief Minister but will not withdraw the hunger strike before that. If the resolution is not met tomorrow, the junior doctors will go for further cease work from Tuesday,» Debasish Halder, a junior doctor, who is one the leading face of the movement, said after a general body meeting held on Sunday afternoon. «We have continued the fast unto death. After continuing the hunger strike for 17-days, our co-fighters felt hurt by the telephonic conversation of the Chief Minister. However, we will rthe each Nabanna with our delegation and we don't want to follow any precondition for that. We have made it clear in our email reply to Chief Secretary,» Halder said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The airline industry’s biggest names donned gowns and tuxedos and filed into a Manhattan ballroom Friday for a night of cocktails and fretting about the future of Boeing. One group was conspicuously absent.

Omar Abdullah for attempting to politicise and create controversy over restoring statehood to the region. Speaking to ANI, Chugh said «Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have committed to restore statehood and he will fulfill his promise but the Jammu Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah has been doing politics continuously and has been creating unnecessary controversy.» On October 19, the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet passed a resolution urging the Union Government to restore statehood of the Union Territory.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Istanbul

Piyush Goyal, declared that the H1B visa issue is now «a thing of the past» during a meeting at Vanijya Bhavan, New Delhi. He emphasized that the topic would no longer be a point of discussion in international dialogues, marking a shift in focus towards other areas of economic and strategic partnerships. Minister Goyal's recent visit to the United States included a two-day stay in New York, where he met with CEOs of major companies to discuss reforms initiated by the Modi government aimed at boosting foreign investments in India, particularly in the pharmaceutical and diamond sectors.

term life insurance premiums, and premium paid by senior citizens for health cover is likely to be exempted from tax, an official said on Saturday. The GoM to decide on the GST rate on life and health insurance met on Saturday and decided to exempt GST on premiums paid for health insurance with coverage of Rs 5 lakh for individuals other than senior citizens. The final decision in this regard will be taken by the GST Council Officials premiums paid for health insurance coverage of above Rs 5 lakh will continue to attract 18 per cent GST.

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Fox News anchor Bret Baier says he “made a mistake” during his interview with Kamala Harris in not airing video of a controversial Donald Trump comment — but it wasn't fully clear what the mistake was

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: The Union government is assessing the automobile industry's readiness to build vehicles powered by biofuels such as 100% ethanol (E100), even as the industry wants their prices to come down to make a smooth transition, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Ministries of road and petroleum separately met with industry executives this month to nudge them to make the shift, the people cited above said on the condition of anonymity.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. China reiterated that it may raise tariffs on imported internal-combustion-engine cars with large engines sizes, after the European Union voted earlier this month to increase import duties on China-made electric vehicles. The Ministry of Commerce is studying measures related to raising tariffs on imports of large-engine, fuel-powered cars, and will make a decision after considering relevant factors, ministry spokesperson He Yadong said at a Thursday press conference.

ITC Limited, India’s leading multi-business conglomerates, has commissioned its second offsite solar plant in Karnataka with a capacity of 9.45 MW in the Davangere district. The facility is ITC’s 4th offsite solar plant in the country, with similar units earlier built in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. The company had set itself the target to meet 100% of electricity requirements from renewable sources by 2030 as a part of its ambitious Sustainability 2.0 Vision. In FY 2023-24, over 50% of ITC’s total energy requirements were already met from renewable sources such as solar, wind and biomass. Total Energy includes electrical energy as well as thermal energy.

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Kamala Harris that the ally will share resources from black businesses with the Chinese Communist Party. This revelation has raised concern regarding the extent of foreign influence in American businesses and political circles, according to a report.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Clean-energy sources are set to grow at a faster pace than global energy demand by the end of the decade, becoming the largest source of energy in the mid-2030s, the International Energy Agency said. Based on current policy settings, global energy demand is set to slow between 2023 and 2035 to about 0.5% a year as a result of efficiency measures, electrification and a rapid build-out of renewables.