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Puducherry Lt Guv & CM Rangasamy express deep sorrow over demise of former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh.

ION correspondentDecember 27, 2024December 27, 2024

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy have expressed deep sorrow over the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. In his message, the Lieutenant...

6,000 inmates escape from a high-security prison as post-election violence roils Mozambique.

ION correspondentDecember 27, 2024December 27, 2024

At least 6,000 inmates escaped from a high-security prison in Mozambique’s capital on Christmas Day after a rebellion, the country’s police chief said, as widespread post-election riots and violence...

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Sensex ends flat to close at 78,472, Nifty closes at 23,750.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

Benchmark domestic equity indices ended little changed from their previous close. The 30-share index at Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, ended flat to close at 78,472, while the National Stock...

Bald eagle officially designated as the United States National Bird after 240 years.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024January 8, 2025

The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor. It officially became the country’s national...

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20th Tsunami Memorial Day observed at various places in Puducherry.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

The 20th Tsunami Memorial Day was observed on Thursday at various places in Puducherry and Karaikal. Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy led the commemoration ceremony...

Climate and Weather Nation Top Stories

Cold Wave Grips Delhi as Minimum Temperature Drops to 7°C with Foggy Morning.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

People in the national capital Delhi woke up to foggy morning today as cold wave continues to grip the city. A layer of fog covered parts of Delhi with...

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DRI seizes major foreign cigarette consignment and arrests two in Bihar.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested two persons and seized a major consignment of foreign cigarettes in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The seized item is valued at 1.5 crore rupees...

Health States Top Stories

Punjab becomes fifth state to achieve 100 percent piped water supply to rural households.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024

Punjab Water Supply and Sanitation Minister Hardip Singh Mundian said that the state has become the fifth state in the country to provide 100 percent piped water supply to...

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South Korea. Ruling party nominates five term lawmaker Kwon Young-se to head emergency committee.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

South Korea’s ruling People Power Party (PPP) today named five-term lawmaker Kwon Young-se to head its emergency leadership committee tasked with managing the political fallout from President Yoon Suk...

Climate and Weather States Top Stories

Severe Cold Wave Grips Ladakh with Temperatures Plunging Below Freezing.

ION correspondentDecember 26, 2024December 26, 2024

In Ladakh, the minimum temperature has dropped further below freezing, plunging the entire Union Territory into a severe cold wave. Nyoma, located on the India-China border, recorded the coldest...

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