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Thoothukudi District on Saturday on its fifth day of continued Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations in the southern Tamil Nadu city, which was hit by heavy rain on December 18 and 19. Southern Air Command Indian Air Force posted on 'X', «On the fifth day of continued HADR operations in south Tamil Nadu, affected by landslides and floods, IAF MI-17 V5 and ALH-Dhruv air dropped over 11 tons of relief materials in 12 different places in Thoothkudi District. This aggregates to airdrop of 59 tons of relief material.» Srivaikuntam dam was overflowing in Thoothukudi district due to rainfall in the catchment areas of the ThamirabarRiver on Saturday. Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena inspected rain and flood-affected areas in the Antoniapuram area of Thoothukudi district on Saturday.

natural disasters that left a profound impact. From the powerful Hurricane Otis striking Mexico's coast to China grappling with unrelenting monsoons and Libya facing overwhelming floods, the year unfolded with immense challenges. Turkey-Syria Earthquake: On February 6, southern Turkey had a big earthquake, measuring 7.8.

Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft on Friday on the southern front, hailing it as a success in the 22-month-old war. The Russian military made no mention of the incident. But Russian bloggers acknowledged the loss, and analysts suggested U.S.-supplied Patriot missiles had probably been used. Reuters could not independently confirm the reports. «Today at noon in the southern sector — minus three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers!» Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on the Telegram messaging app. Air Force spokesperson Yuri Ihnat described it on national television as a «brilliantly planned operation.» «There haven't been Su-34s for some time in our positive statistics,» he said, citing the model as one of Russia's most modern aircraft for bombing and other assaults. Zelenskiy in his nightly video address praised the Odesa region anti-aircraft unit for downing the planes in Kherson region. The region was occupied in the first days of Moscow's February 2022 invasion.

Alex Batty, the missing British boy who was found last week walking alone near the French city of Toulouse, has officially told his story — and made corrections to his own earlier statements.

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Chinese automaker, BYD (SZ:002594) announced Friday that the company has decided to build a new energy vehicle production base in Hungary.

Israel broadened their ground offensive. The UN Security Council passed the resolution on Gaza aid delivery with 13 votes in favor, zero votes against, and two abstentions. Russia, and United States abstained from voting on the resolution.

mental health and mood as Cameron Diaz says about normalising detached bedrooms. Cara Palmer, Co-lead author and assistant professor as well as the director of the Sleep and Development Lab at Montana State University in Bozeman, said: “We have discovered that all types of sleep loss which include completely deprived of sleep, loss of sleep partially, fragmentation of sleep, have led to changes in emotional states. The strongest effect seen on a consistent basis was that loss of sleep diminished positive state of mind. Moreover sleep loss led to increasing feelings of apprehension. She also concluded that at the time of experiencing of emotional situations in life, sleep deprived people responded differently than those who have got adequate amount of sleep and rest.”

Tamil Nadu government's claim of a delay in issuing warning over rainfall in the state by IMD, Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai is a state-of-the-art facility and it had forecast heavy rains in the southern state well in advance. She said this in response to the charge by Chief Minister M K Stalin that India Meteorological Department (IMD) had failed to issue timely warnings about the extreme rainfall that battered Tuticorin, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, and Tenkasi districts. Attacking the DMK government, Sitharaman sought to know what kind of measures it took when the weather office predicted heavy rainfall.

Rise of Somali Pirates: Soon after MV Ruen, a Malta-flagged merchant ship, was hijacked by pirates earlier this month in the Arabian Sea, there were concerns about the return of Somali pirates to international sea routes. Amid rising fears, Indian shipping regulator Director General of Shipping has advised seafarers to be cautious, according to a report by Business Standard. But the precautionary measures may not be easy on the pocket, say experts The alternative route adds 12-14 days of sailing time and a 30-40 per cent increase in freight costs, impacting prices.

₹14.47 crore. The public offer will open for subscription on December 27 and close on December 29. The company has fixed the price band at ₹62 per share.

BSE. The ₹100 crore initial public offer (IPO) of RBZ Jewellers was open for subscription between December 19 and December 21 at a price band of ₹95-100. Applicants in the public offer can find out if they have been issued shares, through the basis of allotment.

dense to very dense fog conditions very likely in morning hours at isolated pockets of Punjab during next four days. The weather department has also warned of dense fog conditions very likely in morning hours at isolated pockets of Haryana during next three days. Additionally, fog alert has also been sounded over North Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during next two days and Odisha on 23rd and 24th December.

A number of upset travellers have traded in their swimsuits for snow gear after their sunny Bahamas-bound cruise was rerouted to more frigid temperatures in New England and Canada.

New York City Mayor Rudy Giulion Thursday filed for bankruptcy in New York's southern district court, CNN reported. This comes just days after a jury ordered him to pay nearly USD 150 million to two former Georgia election workers for defamation.

Holiday travel is expected to hit its peak right around now

The NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for 11 teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season

oil prices rise given the current geopolitical uncertainty exacerbated by recent attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.“It’s very traditional that oil prices and gasoline prices bottom around the middle of December,” said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis with the Oil Price Information Service.“Then after that … the market will grab pieces of news to justify price advances.”Houthi strikes on commercial vessels in the Red Sea are part of the Yemen-based group’s attacks on Israel and countries trading with it. Israel is fighting Hamas in Gaza following that group’s deadly Oct.

Europe has finally recognised the elephant in the room: immigration. This neglected pachyderm is one large reason for the hard-right gaining traction in EU countries as varied as Italy and the Netherlands, where outright anti-immigration parties engaged with, and then owned, this 'problem' bothering enough citizens to worry about their jobs and 'way of life'.

US Census Bureau's recent data release reveals a noteworthy uptick in the US population, surging by 1.6 million people in the past year. This increase, constituting a 0.5% rise, is attributed to a reduction in deaths and a return to pre-pandemic immigration levels. Demographer Kristie Wilder of the bureau's population division notes, «Although births declined, this was tempered by the near 9% decrease in deaths. Ultimately, fewer deaths paired with rebounding immigration resulted in the nation experiencing its largest population gain since 2018.»

PVR INOX, the country's largest multiplex network operators, with an unchanged price target of ₹2,200 apiece, citing strong box office (BO) collections led by a strong content pipeline across languages. This target reflects an upside of 27.38% for the stock from its current trading price of ₹1,727.