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Minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius in Delhi

Minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius in Delhi

On Friday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, reported the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city recorded a minimum temperature of 12.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the season so far, on Thursday too. The maximum temperature is likely to remain around 26 degrees Celsius, the IMD said, adding that relative humidity recorded by the weather department at 8.30 am was 93 per cent. Delhi records a minimum temperature of 12.6 Degrees Celsius today: India Meteorological Department (IMD) pic.twitter.com/xR48TfWjx1— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2021 Visibility recorded at 5.30 am at the Safdarjung and…
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Amazon Pay’s new campaign #AbHarDinHuaAasan

Amazon Pay’s new campaign #AbHarDinHuaAasan

Amazon Pay has announced the launch of #AbHarDinHuaAasan– a digital-led campaign that highlights the convenience and safety of digital payments on the platform and its positive impact on millions of customers across India. The campaign unfolds with a digital film that celebrates the evolution of money and various business activities, from cash to digital, across generations. It further showcases how Amazon Pay can be used to pay anyone, anywhere, effortlessly, and instantly. The campaign film captures an array of use cases, i.e., shopping in a marketplace or online, recharges and utility bills, and more to showcase the convenience of payments…
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HDFC Life’s New Plan Offers Fixed Guaranteed Returns

HDFC Life’s New Plan Offers Fixed Guaranteed Returns

This Diwali, HDFC Life is offering a new-age, feature-packed product, HDFC Life Sanchay Fixed Maturity Plan. The plan is a non-linked, non-participating, individual savings plan, designed to provide guaranteed returns in the form of a lumpsum benefit and guarantees achievement of fixed financial goals.HDFC Life Sanchay Fixed Maturity plan offers individuals the flexibility to choose between single pay, limited pay or regular pay options. There are more than 500 premium payment term and policy term combinations available in this plan that enable customers to align the policy term with their goals.Customers can purchase this plan singly or jointly and also…
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Nissan launches new subscription service in India

Nissan launches new subscription service in India

Nissan India announces its partnerships with Zoomcar and Orix driving its platform‘Nissan Intelligent Ownership’for Nissan and Datsun customers in India. The Subscription Plan is well-suited to the Indian customers’ progressive and asset-lite lifestyle. The ‘Nissan Intelligent Ownership’ model is available in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune. The Nissan Intelligent Ownership Subscription Plan is transparent with no hidden costs as the customer is only paying a nominal refundable security deposit at the start of the subscription and subsequently pay a fixed monthly fee basis of selected tenure.The customers can book the desired subscription plan on Nissan India website…
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Heavy rain lashes Chennai, authorities issue flood alert

Heavy rain lashes Chennai, authorities issue flood alert

Chennai experienced heavy rain overnight due to the conditions as a prelude to the forming of a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. Private weather bloggers said this was ‘heaviest rain’ the city has experienced since 2015. Nungambakkam received 215.3 mm of rain while Meenambakkam received 113.6 mm by 8.30am on Sunday. Rainfall in other areas till 8.30am: Anna University 164mm, MRC Nagar 171mm, Taramani 127.5, YMCA Nandanam 157.5, ACS Medical College 103.5mm, Goodwill School Villivakkam 200mm, Puzhal 146.5mm and Ennore Port 100mm. "In Arabian Sea there is a Low Pressure and In Andaman sea, the new guy which…
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24 dead in two Bihar districts after consuming suspected spurious liquor

24 dead in two Bihar districts after consuming suspected spurious liquor

At least 24 people have died and several others fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Gopalganj and West Champaran districts of Bihar, where total prohibition is in place, in the last two days. Eight persons died on Thursday after allegedly consuming hooch in Telhua village at Bettiah, the headquarters of West Champaran district, while the toll in another incident of consumption of suspected spurious liquor in Gopalganj climbed to 16 on Thursday with six more deaths being confirmed by the district authorities. The administrations of both districts have not confirmed the cause of the deaths so far. The…
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Uttarakhand: PM Modi inaugurates re-development projects worth Rs 130 cr

Uttarakhand: PM Modi inaugurates re-development projects worth Rs 130 cr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated various re-development projects worth Rs 130 crores in Kedarnath. These projects include Saraswati Retaining Wall Aasthapath and Ghats, Mandakini Retaining Wall Aasthapath, Tirth Purohit Houses and Garud Chatti bridge on river Mandakini. He unveiled the statue of Adi Shankaracharya at the premises of the Kedarnath Temple in Rudraprayag district. Before the inauguration, the Prime Minister offered prayers and performed ‘aarti’ at the ancient temple. He paid obeisance to Lord Shiva and undertook circumambulation of the Kedarnath shrine after offering prayers. Located on the bank of the Mandakini river, Kedarnath Temple is the of the four…
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‘Want to spend Diwali with family, so I join you’: PM tells jawans at J&K’s Nowshera

‘Want to spend Diwali with family, so I join you’: PM tells jawans at J&K’s Nowshera

India must enhance its military capabilities in line with the changing world and modes of war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday and noted that modern border infrastructure has been built to augment connectivity and troop deployment. Modi made the remarks while addressing soldiers on the occasion of Diwali at Nowshera sector in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir. He hailed the courage of soldiers and said their capability and strength has ensured peace and security for the country. “I want to spend Diwali with family members, so I join you on this festival," he said.…
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PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with soldiers near LOC, Army Chief reaches Jammu

PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with soldiers near LOC, Army Chief reaches Jammu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday celebrate Diwali with Indian Army soldiers in the forward area of Jammu and Kashmir. The PM is expected to travel to a forward area in the Naushera sector of Rajouri district near the LOC in the Jammu division to celebrate Diwali. He was in the Rajouri district in 2019 to celebrate Diwali with the troops. Army Chief, General MM Naravane reached here on Wednesday on a visit to Jammu Region where in he will be given an update on the security situation and operational preparedness. He will visit forward areas and interact with…
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Delhi’s Diwali starts with bad air quality, which would turn worse

Delhi’s Diwali starts with bad air quality, which would turn worse

Delhi's Diwali started with bad air quality which is predicted to take a turn for the worse irrespective of cracker bursting. At 8:00 am, the capital's air quality index stood at 341, up from 314 at 4 pm on Wednesday. The 24-hour average AQI was 303 on Tuesday and 281 on Monday. AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'. While SAFAR said the air quality may become worse on November 5 and 6 if firecrackers are burnt.The…
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