Cyclone Burevi: The IMD has advised fishermen to suspend fishing operations between December 1 and December 4. Indian Coast Guard has deployed eight ships and two aircraft for issuing weather warnings to merchant vessels and fishermen off the Tamil Nadu coast

West Bengal, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Sikkim will get funds to deal with destruction caused by cyclones 'Amphan' and 'Nisarga', and floods, landslides in FY21

Sood got award from Department of Planning, Punjab, along with Sustainable Development Goals Coordination Centre; UN body has recognised actor's efforts in helping poor migrants who were stuck in big cities amid coronavirus crisis

\"Many people are opposing lockdown. They say that lockdown is affecting the economy. To such people, I would say that I am ready to lift the lockdown, but if people die due to it, would you take the responsibility?...Even we are concerned about the economy,\" he said.

Mumbai escaped the brunt of a cyclone on Wednesday after winds changed direction and the storm made landfall further south on India's western coast than expected; Moody's Investor Service has downgraded the long-term issuer ratings of oil marketing companies (OMCs) including Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Oil India Limited (OIL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL); Veteran banker Uday Kotak has been appointed as the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for 2020-21. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Rs 2 lakh crore blow to banks if interest during loan moratorium waived, RBI cautions SC

Maharshtra coronavirus update: The state reported 122 new deaths on Wednesday, taking Maharashtra's overall death count to 2,587, according to state health officials

MIAL had scheduled a total of 19 flights for Wednesday, which include 11 departures and eight arrivals to be operated by five airlines -- Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir and AirAsia India

Cyclone 'Nisarga' on Wednesday made landfall in Alibag in Maharashtra, with a wind speed of more than 110 km per hour and heavy rainfall, uprooting  trees and electricity poles. As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the landfall process started around 12.30 pm near Alibag, 100 km from Mumbai. 196 trees have been uprooted in Mumbai itself. The cyclone is moving towards Gujarat but not before it battered Mumbai, Raigad, Palghar, Thane, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. Watch the video for more.Also Read: BSE, NSE to carry out operation from DR site as Cyclone Nisarga hits Mumbai

Opec+ agreed to cut output by a record 9.7 million barrels per day, or about 10 per cent of global output, in May and June to lift prices battered by plunging demand

India's antiquated Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act requires all farmers to sell their produce at the wholesale markets in most of the country's 29 states

Further, trading members have been advised to ensure access to their primary and/or DR site to ensure smooth functioning of their operations related to trading, clearing and settlement

Kotak, managing director and CEO of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, takes over from Vikram Kirloskar, chairman and managing director of Kirloskar Systems Ltd and vice chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor

All the injured persons have been shifted to hospitals in Bharuch, and efforts are on to control the fire,\" said Bharuch collector MD Modia

A high proportion (67 per cent) of rated project and infrastructure companies in Asia Pacific continue to have low exposure to the coronavirus-related disruptions

The fifth S&T policy of the country is being formulated at a crucial juncture when India and the world are tackling the COVID-19 pandemic

The deputy chief minister said the government would ensure ease of business for Intel to set up its units

The move by Google comes a few days after it pulled the plug on 'Mitron', an application which was being popularised as an Indian version of the Chinese app 'TikTok'

Cyclone Nisarga made its landfall in the coastal town of Alibag, 100 kms south of Mumbai. It is the first such cyclone witnessed by Maharashtra in 129 years. Mumbai is on high alert with airport shut and flights suspended. Almost one lakh people have been evacuated. The cyclone wind speeds have touched 120 kms/per to 140 kms/hr. It will be headed to Gujarat after Maharashtra. Watch the video for more.Also Read: 'Coronavirus impact as bad as demonetisation': Highway developers tell NHAI

In a telephonic conversation with PM Modi, Trump discussed his plans for the US Presidency, G-7, the COVID-19 pandemic, and many other issues. He also invited the Indian Prime Minister to attend the next G-7 Summit; The Mumbai police has imposed curfew in the city under Section 144 (CrPC) ahead of cyclone Nisarga's landfall in the state; India's coronavirus infections crossed 200,000, the health ministry said on Wednesday. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: Coronavirus impact: India's services PMI recovers marginally in May, but contraction continues

The police have launched a probe to catch the culprits and have also filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the currently unknown persons