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The New Zealand city of Dunedin was cut off by road due to flooding Friday after recording its wettest day in more than a century. Local authorities in the South Island city said more than 80 people who lived in low-lying areas spent the night in emergency shelters after the rain began Thursday. There have been no deaths and no one is unaccounted for.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/dunedin-new-zealand-records-its-wettest-day-in-a-century-as-flooding-cuts-the-city-off-by-road-101728009109886.html

India has strongly rejected a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which flagged "increasing abuses" against religious minorities in the country. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) dismissed the report as "biased" and accused the USCIRF of promoting a "motivated narrative."

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-rejects-malicious-report-by-uscirf-on-religious-freedom-abuses-desist-from-such-agenda-driven-efforts-101727958001074.html

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called an urgent meeting of the government's topmost decision-making body - the Cabinet Committee on Security over the crisis in West Asia.The committee comprising the Prime Minister, the Home Minister, the Defence Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Finance Minister and the National Security Adviser, discussed in detail the fresh hostilities in the Middle East and the sharp escalation after Iran's ballistic missile attack on Israel.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pm-modi-chairs-urgent-top-level-security-meet-on-widening-west-asia-crisis-6710175

Union cabinet on Thursday approved granting classical language status to Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi.The classical language category was first created on Oct 12, 2004, when Tamil was declared a classical language. Subsequently, Sanskrit, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia were added to the list.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/assamese-bengali-marathi-among-5-to-get-classical-language-status/articleshow/113918310.cms

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in critical minerals supply chains with his US counterpart Gina Raimondo during the former’s visit to that country to discuss investment avenues in India, the department of commerce said on Thursday.

https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/india-us-talks-focus-on-bolstering-critical-minerals-supply-chain-ties-124100301046_1.html

India’s retail food inflation has been high since early 2022, averaging 7 per cent annually in both 2022 and 2023. It has risen further for the first eight months of 2024, averaging 8 per cent. In response, the government introduced several interventions to shield consumers, many of which have been rolled back last month. These include freeing up

https://theprint.in/opinion/indias-edible-oil-prices-keep-rising-despite-policy-shifts-govt-needs-a-better-strategy/2295185/

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) accelerates its growth momentum of portfolio expansion in H1 FY 2025 with 35 signings and 12 openings, taking its total portfolio to 345 hotels with an industry-leading pipeline of 115 hotels.Speaking on the occasion, Suma Venkatesh, Executive Vice President of Real Estate and Development at IHCL, said, “Capturing the buoyancy in the travel and tourism sector, IHCL has demonstrated accelerated growth with a record 35 new signings in the first half of this fiscal year.

https://www.hotelierindia.com/business/ihcl-accelerates-its-growth-momentum-in-h1-fy25.

Acclaimed hospitality company, Atmosphere Core, known for its successful journey in the Maldives with the launch of three distinct brands and nine resorts in just 11 years, has now set its sights on an ambitious new goal: ‘25 in 2025’ for India. With their first Indian property slated to launch by the end of the year and 14 hotel signings already in place, the company has laid out a grand roadmap for its expansion in the country.

https://www.hotelierindia.com/leadership/from-maldives-to-india

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