A look at the headlines right now:
- Cyclone Vardah will reach Karnataka today, south Goa on Wednesday: Four people died after the cyclone made landfall near Chennai on Monday.
- Tata Sons’ claims that I worked jointly with Cyrus Mistry are false and baseless, says Nusli Wadia: On Monday, Cyrus Mistry was removed as director of Tata Industries.
- Varanasi had ‘most toxic’ air in India in 2015, says report: Industrial activity in the Indo-Gangetic belt has led to rapid degradation of air, with several North Indian cities recording ‘very poor’ quality levels.
- UP farmers unhappy with Centre’s decision to scrap import duty on wheat, RLD to hold protests: The community might have to sell their produce at a lower price as a result of the move.
- Seven arrested after ED seizes Rs 93 lakh in new currency in Karnataka: Reports suggested that the middlemen were colluding with bank officials to illegally exchange demonetised currency for 15%-35% commission.
- Fatwa against BJP West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh for statements against Mamata Banerjee: The imam of Kolkata’s Tipu Sultan Mosque called for Ghosh to be pelted with stones and removed from the state.
- ‘Unmarried women should also be allowed to terminate pregnancy caused by contraceptive failure’: The Health Ministry made the recommendation to amend an abortion law after ‘due consultations with various stakeholders’.
- Venezuela to end circulation of 100-bolivar bills: The notes, currently the country’s biggest currency, accounts for 48% of all bills and coins in circulation in the market in November.
- Foxconn sends over 1,700 workers on paid leave because of cash crunch: The electronics giant saw almost 50% slump in sales last month.
- Portugal’s Antonio Guterres sworn in as 9th United Nations secretary-general: The former prime minister was officially appointed to the post by the 193-member UN General Assembly on October 13.
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