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Cyclone Nivar weakens into severe cyclonic storm

Powerful Cyclone Nivar, packing estimated wind speeds of 120 to 130 kmph, me landfall near Puducherry at around 10:30 pm on Wednesday, vember 25 as “very severe cyclonic storm”. Later weakened into a "severe cyclonic storm" as it crossed coast near Puducherry, India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) said in its hourly updates. 

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BJP's West Bengal Chief arms Cre against TMC

Amid a pitched battle between BJP and ruling TMC in West Bengal for 2021 assembly polls, BJP's state chief Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said to party workers that y can carry bamboo sticks to strike back at alleged TMC goons. Ghosh also claimed that many TMC leers will be in jail after BJP comes to power in state.

"Our party workers who were coming to attend meeting were attacked by Trinamool Congress. BJP activists are t born to get beaten. I urge party workers t to come out on streets empty-handed. Carry a bamboo stick to strike back when needed," Ghosh said.

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Unnatural government can't last long: Fnavis on MVA's 1-yr-anniversary

Maharashtra former CM Devendra Fnavis on Wednesday said that he is t waiting for Maha Vikas Aghi's "unnatural" alliance to fall but "historically, such governments never lasted four-five years". MVA government of Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress in Maharashtra, which will complete its one year on vember 28, came to power after fall of an 80-hour government of BJP after 2019 polls.

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L&T bags contract to build India's longest river bridge

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said it has secured a large contract to construct country's longest ro bridge across river Brahmaputra connecting Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya. contract was bagged by company's subsidiary L&T Construction. As per company, a large contract is worth Rs 2,500-5,000 crore.

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Israelis pay respects to 26/11 Mumbai terror attack victims

To pay respect to victims of dastardly 26/11 terror attacks, Israelis are holding ceremonies and demanding that perpetrators of massacre be brought to justice. y are also condemning "Pakistan-sponsored terrorism." 12 years ago, on this day in 2008, a group of Pakistani terrorists who entered via sea route held to ransom city of Mumbai and killed over 160 people including foreigners. 

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NBA world expresses shock over Marona's death

NBA world – who alrey lost Kobe Bryant earlier this year – grieved Argentine football legend Diego Marona's passing away, frustrated at year 2020. Recovering from recent brain surgery, Marona's death was anunced by his attorney. legend's death was ar blow to sporting world, who took to social media to express ir loss.

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