India

Cyclone Arnab Hits Andhra Coast as Jio Platforms Debuts on Stock Exchange

By HT News Desk

Severe Cyclone Arnab began its landfall process early Wednesday along the Andhra Pradesh coast between Kakinada and Yanam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rain to coastal areas. The cyclone was moving northwestward at 3 km/h, with sustained winds of 125 to 135 km/h and gusts up to 150 km/h. The Indian Meteorological Department identified the landfall zone between Bapatla and Visakhapatnam, south of Yanam, and warned that a storm surge of 1.5 to 2.5 metres above astronomical tide could flood low‑lying areas, especially around Kakinada and Yanam.

Reliance‑backed Jio Platforms made its stock market debut today. The BSE Sensex fell 617.84 points, or 0.84%, to 72,980.83, while the NSE Nifty dropped 164 points, or 0.72%, to 22,585.75 this morning ahead of the listing.

India has invited all ten members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, including Pakistan, to the bloc’s inaugural Civilisational Dialogue Forum to be held in Delhi from November 20‑22.

In Israel, exit polls released overnight on Tuesday showed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a narrow lead over former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Voting had ended on Tuesday, with 7,331,981 Israelis eligible to vote and a turnout of about 77.7 percent.

Diljit Dosanjh’s concert on October 30 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi will feature a major security upgrade, with around 2,000 private guards expected to be deployed. Organisers have been asked to bring in additional security personnel, arrange extra parking and coordinate with cab aggregators to manage traffic. The concert had previously been denied permission by Delhi Police over security concerns but later received clearance.