Morning Digest: Cyclone Nivar makes landfall, weakens from ‘very extreme’ to ‘extreme’ cyclonic storm; Football legend Diego Maradona dies and more

Centre of storm crosses T.N., Puducherry coasts, set to weaken additional by 7 a.m.

Cyclone Nivar started the landfall course of by round 11:30 p.m. on Novermber 25 and crossed the coast of Puducherry earlier than 2:30 a.m. on November 26. After weakening from a ‘very extreme’ to ‘extreme’ cyclonic storm, it’s set to flip right into a cyclonic storm, IMD mentioned.

Maradona, considered one of soccer’s immortals, leaves Earth

Diego Maradona, broadly considered one of many best soccer gamers of all time, died at his residence in Argentina after struggling a coronary heart assault. He was 60. Beloved in his homeland after main Argentina to win the 1986 World Cup and adored in Italy after taking Napoli to two Serie A titles, Maradona was a uniquely gifted participant and charismatic determine.

Narendra Modi to lay basis for brand new Parliament constructing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is probably going to lay the muse stone for a brand new Parliament constructing within the first half of December, sources mentioned. The new constructing can be constructed shut to the prevailing one beneath the Central Vista redevelopment mission and it’s anticipated to be accomplished in 21 months from the beginning of development work.

Supreme Court reserves order on in-service quota for medical admissions

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the interim query whether or not Tamil Nadu and Kerala ought to present 50% in-service reservation for admissions to super-specialty medical programs in authorities schools for the present tutorial yr.

Nutrition portal to monitor providers at anganwadis down for almost three months

A large diet portal developed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), which is utilized by the Centre in addition to most States, and touted because the world’s greatest diet system, to file and monitor supply of providers to kids and moms throughout almost seven lakh anganwadis has been down for almost three months, a number of State governments have confirmed.

Coronavirus | Medical schools could open by December 1, says Health Ministry

The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday directed the States and Union Territories to provoke obligatory steps for the reopening of medical schools on or earlier than December 1, whereas following COVID-19 reopening pointers issued by the competent authorities within the respective Central/ State/ UT governments. The Health Ministry has obtained concurrence for this from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Biden urges Americans to be protected throughout vacation, battle coronavirus pandemic

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday pleaded with Americans to take steps to stay protected as COVID-19 circumstances surge on the eve of the Thanksgiving vacation and pledged once more to make combating the pandemic a high precedence when he takes workplace in January.

LVB to turn out to be DBS Bank India from Nov 27; ₹25,000 withdrawal restriction to go

Crisis-hit Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) will merge into the Indian arm of Singapore-based DBS Bank on November 27, main to removing of all restrictions, together with withdrawal cap of ₹25,000, which the RBI had positioned on the lender earlier this month.

Govt. allots ₹2,000-cr. for infra funding

The Cabinet on Wednesday authorized the infusion of ₹6,000 crore as fairness into a brand new debt platform to elevate up to ₹1.1 lakh crore for financing infrastructure initiatives by 2025. Of the ₹6,000-crore fairness to be injected by 2021-22, the Cabinet has authorized ₹2,000 crore for disbursal this yr topic to the funds being required.

ISL | Le Fondre offers Mumbai City full factors

A late penalty from striker Adam le Fondre helped Mumbai City FC edge out FC Goa 1-0 on the Fatorda Stadium on Wednesday. FC Goa — down to 10 males after Redeem Tlang was despatched off within the fortieth minute — seemed set to escape with a draw, till catastrophe struck.