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Indian Navy to Undertake PASSEX With Australian Navy
Indian Navy is scheduled to undertake a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Australian Navy in the East Indian Ocean Region from Wednesday, 23 to 24 September.
Source: ANI
Heavy Rain Leads To Flooding In Several Parts Of Mumbai
Several parts of Mumbai received heavy rainfall on Tuesday, 22 September leading to waterlogging in areas including Sion-Kurla, Chunabhatti-Kurla and Masjid. Suburban services on central Railway were suspended.
Source: ANI
BMC Declares Holidays For All Offices Due To Heavy Rainfall
BMC declares holiday for all offices and establishments, except emergency services, after severe waterlogging and heavy rainfall in many parts of the city. Commissioner has asked the public to come out of their homes only if necessary.
Source: ANI
KKR To Invest Rs 5,550 Crore in Reliance Retail Venture
Global investment firm KKR & Co. will invest Rs 5,550 crores into Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) for a 1.28% equity stake. RRVL is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd.
Source: LiveMint
Opening Bell: Sensex Rises Over 350 Points; Nifty Touches 11,250
Sensex surges 324.27 points to 38,058.35 in the opening session, while Nifty rises 92.25 points to 11,245.90. Meanwhile, Reliance gained 2 percent.
PESO Gets Permission to Introduce ISO Tank Containers For Movement of Liquid Oxygen
Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), M/o Commerce & Industry, has given permission to the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) to introduce ISO Tank Containers for movement of Liquid Oxygen for domestic transport.
Source: ANI
CM Yogi Adityanath Hold Meet With Farmer Delegation
A farmer delegation, including Bhartiya Kisan Union's Rakesh Tikait, met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today over various issues, including problems of sugarcane farmers, electricity and MSP.
PM Modi, Sundar Pichai, Ayushmann Khurrana in TIME’s List of Influential People
The TIME magazine announced the list of 100 most influential people in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been named in the list and he shares the honour with actor Ayushmann Khurrana and Alphabet and Google CEO, Sundar Pichai. Bilkis, ‘the dadi from Shaheen Bagh’ finds a mention in the list.
Source: TNM
Russian Leader Navalny , Who Was Allegedly Poisoned, Discharged From Hospital
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was alleged;y poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, has been discharged from hospital after 32 days, the Berlin medical facility treating him said.
Source: AFP
Cattle Smuggling Case: CBI Conduct Raids in Five Cities
CBI conducted searches at 13 locations in 5 cities in connection with cattle smuggling along the Indo-Bangladesh border.
Source: PTI
Blanket Anticipatory Bail Granted To Ex-Punjab Police Chief by HC
Punjab and Haryana High Court grants blanket anticipatory bail to former Punjab Police chief Sumedh Singh Saini. Saini is an accused in a case related to alleged abduction and murder of Balwant Singh Multani in 1991.
Sensex Ends 66 Points Lower at 37,668
Sensex on Wednesday ended 65.66 points lower at 37,668.42, while Nifty slipped 21.80 points to 11,131.85.
(Source: PTI)
Paris' Eiffel Tower Evacuated, Reason Unconfirmed
The Eiffel Tower in the French capital of Paris was evacuated on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the company operating it told news agency Reuters.
However, the reason behind the evacuation, with some speculating that there was a bomb threat, has not been officially confirmed.
Militants Open Fire on Vehicle Carrying Security Personnel in Pulwama, No Casualties
Militants on Wednesday opened fire on a vehicle carrying security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama. There were no casualties in the incident, the police said.
(Source: PTI)