News from November 27, 2025

Mumbai: BMC begins action in Malad after complaints over noisy manhole lids

After mid-day highlighted the persistent noise and civic issues troubling residents in Malad, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated concrete action to resolve the long-pending problem. Following the report, Assistant Engineer Vikrant Maniar has directed his junior officers to conduct an immediate survey to identify all manhole lids in...

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Technology

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in 63 years: What we know and how it spread - St. Lucia Chronicle – Daily St

At least 44 people have died after Hong Kong’s worst fire in 63 years tore through several high-rise buildings on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Firefighters are still fighting the blaze in the Tai Po neighbourhood, and trying to reach people who are trapped inside. By early Thursday morning, officials said...

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Politics

Tamil Nadu: KA Sengottaiyan set to join TVK as supporters flock to party office

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 27 (ANI): Supporters of expelled AIADMK leader and former Tamil Nadu minister KA Sengottaiyan flocked to the Tamila Vettri Kazagham (TVK) office on Thursday ahead of Sengottaiyan officially joining the party. Visuals outside the party saw a bus full of supporters in front of the...

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Business

Nifty hits fresh high after 14 months of subdued performance in opening session on Thursday

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 27 (ANI): Nifty touched a new high of 26,285.95 on Thursday, gaining 80.65 points or 0.31 per cent, marking its first new peak in 14 months as bullish sentiment returned to the markets.The Sensex also climbed sharply in early trade, hitting 85,843.82 points soon after the...

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Technology

Vietnam proposes two new airports

HANOI: The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has proposed building two new airports in the south-central and Central Highlands regions to enhance regional connectivity, local daily Voice of Vietnam reported Wednesday (Nov 26). The move also aims to boost tourism, logistics and create new growth drivers for the regions, the...

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Technology

China train collision kills 11, leaves 2 wounded

TIL CreativesImage for representation A train hit railway workers in southwest China on Thursday, killing 11, local railway authorities said after the crash in Yunnan province.The train "used for seismic equipment testing" collided with construction workers at Kunming's Luoyang Town station in the early morning, killing 11 and injuring two,...

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Technology

Large bull shark kills woman and injures man in attack at NSW beach

Swimmers aged in their 20s bitten by shark at Kylies beach in Crowdy Bay early on Thursday morning, with woman dying at the scene

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Politics

Fewer than 500 Malaysians remain stranded in southern Thailand, says minister

KUALA LUMPUR: Fewer than 500 Malaysians remain stranded in flood-hit southern Thailand, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. He said 177 more people were rescued from Hat Yai this morning, and updates from the Malaysian Consulate show progress as waters in Old Hat Yai City recede. Mohamad said this has allowed...

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Politics

Philippine President's son willing to appear before probe into flood control mess

MANILA: House of Representatives Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos (pic) has assured the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) that he is ready to cooperate with the body regarding its investigation on flood control project anomalies, saying that he is ready to appear anytime. Marcos, in...

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Health

Dzulkefly says Taiping Hospital gets RM1.3mil for urgent upgrades and equipment

PETALING JAYA: Taiping Hospital will receive an additional RM1.3mil for urgent upgrades and new equipment, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Health Minister said the funds will cover necessities including new beds. He said he visited the hospital on November 23 to observe current issues. “I announced RM1.3mil for...

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Sports

China's Anta Sports exploring bid for Puma

CHINESE sportswear maker Anta Sports Products is among firms exploring a potential takeover of German sportswear brand Puma, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Hong Kong-listed Anta has been working with an adviser to evaluate a bid for Puma, and may team up with a private equity firm if it decides...

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Technology

Sites allowing AI-generated child abuse images taken offline in Australia

SYDNEY: Three websites allowing users to create child sexual exploitation material with artificial intelligence have gone offline in Australia, the country's Internet regulator said Thursday. Canberra's eSafety said the sites had received over 100,000 visits from Australia and had been linked to a number of high-profile cases of AI-generated child...

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World

Resilient breadfruit ensures food security in hurricane-torn Jamaica

After Hurricane Melissa’s exceptionally strong winds subsided, the roots of breadfruit trees clung deep into the fertile Jamaican soil – offering hope and a step toward food security in the future. For the past 16 years, Mary and Mike McLaughlin, Jamaican natives who now live in Winnetka, Illinois, have helped...

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World

‘No moral standing’: India rejects Pakistan’s remarks about Ram temple flag hoisting

India on Wednesday rejected Pakistan’s remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisting a flag at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying that Islamabad has “no moral standing” to comment on the matter. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that New Delhi rejected the remarks “with the contempt they...

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World

The rewriting of Australia’s nature laws come as a relief, yet I can’t help feel a sense of foreboding | Georgina Woods

The minister says quick approvals can happen while protecting the environment, but my experience tells me that haste brings unintended consequences

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Entertainment

Millie Bobby Brown leaves fans teary with farewell message ahead of 'Stranger Things 5' premiere

Los Angeles [US], November 27 (ANI): Millie Bobby Brown just made Stranger Things fans even more emotional, just hours before the premiere of Netflix's popular sci-fi series' final season.Brown, aka Eleven, took to her Instagram to share a heartfelt throwback note as she looked back on her journey as El....

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Technology

Union Environment Minister chairs review meeting on greening strategy for Delhi NCR, asks to undertake district-wise planning

New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, chaired a high-level review meeting in New Delhi to review the ongoing preparations for plantation efforts for greening the Delhi-NCR region, a press release from the ministry stated.The meeting held on Wednesday was attended...

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Entertainment

‘He made films, he made filmmakers.’ How did Jagat Murari do it?

Some years after Jagat Murari died in 2007, his family started sorting out his personal effects at his home in Pune. There were cupboards and trunks stuffed with diaries, documents, reports, scripts and letters – collected over a lifetime of not just making documentaries but also working at such government...

Nandini Ramnath 17 hours ago

World

"Regrettable": President Ramaphosa on Trump's decision to not invite South Africa for 2026 G20 Summit

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 27 (ANI): South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called the action by the United States regrettable on not inviting South Africa for the G20 Summit 2026 which will take place in Miami next year. He said that despite the efforts and numerous attempts by President Ramaphosa and...

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World

Suspect in US national guard shooting identified as Afghan man

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, identified as suspect as Trump calls shooting in Washington DC ‘act of terror’

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