Day: November 29, 2020

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

11:44 pm November 29, 2020

Chennai: A well marked low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is very likely to concentrate into a depression on Monday and bring moderate to heavy and extremely heavy rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and coastal Andhra Pradesh over the next four days, the IMD said. Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar said […]

Plea in SC to nullify election results if maximum votes in favour of NOTA

9:52 pm November 29, 2020

New Delhi: A PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission to nullify the election results and hold fresh polls if maximum votes have been polled in favour of NOTA in a particular constituency has been filed in the Supreme Court. The plea filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has also sought directions […]

Tiger kills tribal girl in Telangana

9:49 pm November 29, 2020

Hyderabad: A 15-year-old tribal girl was mauled to death by a tiger in a forest area in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district on Sunday, forest officials said. This is the second such incident in the district this month as a 21-year-old tribal man was killed by a big cat on November 11. However, the forest officials […]

Citing COVID-19, Kartik Purnima festivities cancelled in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

9:47 pm November 29, 2020

Muzaffarnagar: Muzaffarnagar district authorities have banned gatherings on the occasion of Kartik Purnima festival, which was slated to be held at Shukartal, in view of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday. According to a police officer, security has been tightened to prevent arrival of pilgrims for bathing in the religious site. The area has been sealed […]

Monday’s penumbral lunar eclipse won’t be visible in India

9:43 pm November 29, 2020

Indore: A lunar eclipse will take place on Monday but won’t be visible in India as it would be afternoon here, an official of Jiwaji Observatory in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh said The ‘penumbral lunar eclipse‘ will begin at 12:59:09 PM and continue till 05:25:09 PM on Monday, Rajendra prakash Gupta, superintendent of the observatory, […]