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A depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a cyclonic storm within the next 12 hours, prompting weather authorities to issue warnings of heavy rain and strong winds across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. As a precautionary measure, schools and colleges in the affected regions will remain closed tomorrow.

In a tragic accident early this morning, five doctors lost their lives and one was critically injured when their Scorpio SUV collided with a truck on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. The incident occurred at around 3:30 AM when the group of postgraduate trainees from the Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences in Saifai was returning from a wedding function in Lucknow.

Heavy rains continued to batter Tamil Nadu and its neighboring regions on Tuesday, prompting widespread disruptions and heightened preparedness measures. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings of potential cyclonic activity, forecasting the deep depression over the Bay of Bengal to intensify into a cyclonic storm by Wednesday, November 27.

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang has claimed responsibility for the explosions outside Seville Bar and Lounge, owned by rapper Badshah, and De'Orra Club in Chandigarh on Monday night. The attacks, reportedly carried out due to failed extortion attempts, have sparked widespread concern.

Tensions flared in Bangladesh as police used tear gas and batons to disperse large groups of Hindus protesting the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a prominent Hindu religious leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Protests erupted in Dhaka and Chittagong, leading to confrontations with law enforcement amid rising concerns about the safety of religious minorities in the country.

A daring burglary at a prominent businessman's residence in Kannur, Kerala, resulted in the loss of ₹1 crore in cash and 300 sovereigns of gold. The family, who had been attending a marriage ceremony in Tamil Nadu since November 19, discovered the crime upon their return on Sunday.

A policeman sustained injuries on Monday as protests against the ₹250 crore Vaishno Devi ropeway project escalated into violence in Jammu & Kashmir's Reasi district. The demonstration, involving shopkeepers, pony owners, and palanquin operators, turned chaotic when protesters clashed with police and resorted to stone pelting, according to reports from the news agency PTI.

he Supreme Court of India today ruled that schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) should reopen despite the ongoing high levels of air pollution, emphasizing that certain issues affecting students cannot be addressed if they remain closed. The court, however, left the final decision on whether physical classes for Classes 10 and 12 should continue to the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).

A concert by popular actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh in Pune’s Kothrud area has hit a roadblock after the Maharashtra excise department revoked the permit to serve alcohol at the event. The decision follows objections raised by several individuals, including newly elected BJP MLA Chandrakant Patil, who criticized the plans to serve liquor at the program.

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a plea for the immediate release of Mihir Shah, the accused in the fatal BMW hit-and-run incident that occurred in Mumbai’s Worli area in July this year. Shah, the son of politician Rajesh Shah, had sought to be released from custody, arguing that his arrest was "illegal."

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J. Austin on the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM)-Plus in Vientiane, Lao PDR, on November 21, to discuss progress in the India-US defence partnership. The Ministry of Defence highlighted the meeting in an official release.

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has expressed concerns over the feasibility of using cloud seeding as an emergency measure to tackle Delhi’s severe air pollution crisis. Responding to a proposal by IIT Kanpur, the CPCB outlined challenges related to the technique’s effectiveness in winter, citing insufficient moisture in the atmosphere and reliance on pre-existing clouds for artificial rainfall.

Delhi experienced a sharp drop in temperature on Thursday, with the minimum reaching a season-low of 10.2°C, as cold northwesterly winds swept across the city. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the mercury fell by over a degree from the previous day’s low of 11.2°C, marking a drop of 2°C below the normal temperature for this time of year.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a cyclone alert for the Bay of Bengal as it predicts the formation of a low-pressure area in the southeastern part of the Bay, set to develop around November 23. This system, triggered by a cyclonic circulation near Sumatra and the adjoining South Andaman Sea, is expected to bring heavy rainfall and potential cyclonic weather to southern India, particularly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.