Operations at Cochin International Airport will resume at 12 noon on Sunday.

"Kochi Airport is ready. Flight operations begin at 12 noon tomorrow; that is ahead of the deadline. Airlines are instructed to facilitate services accordingly," read a statement from Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL).

Flight operations at the airport were suspended till 3 pm on Sunday in the wake of heavy rainfall.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said all arrangements have been done to conduct rescue operations, adding that as many as 80 landslides have taken place in various parts of the state.

"Accidents have happened in unexpected areas.... 80 landslides in various parts of the state. Malappuram, Kavalappara, Bhoothalam Colony and Puthumala in Wayanad are worst affected," Vijayan said during a press conference here.

In total, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/42-dead-in-rain-battered-kerala-19-trains-cancelled-241955">42 deaths have been reported across the state</a>, with eleven deaths in Wayanad district alone, Vijayan said.

"Police, armed forces, fishermen and volunteers are engaging in rescue operations... This gives us confidence to overcome this situation," he added.

The Chief Minister also mentioned that strict actions will be taken against those who are spreading fake messages.

"Some people spreading news that all dams are going to be opened. Another one is that petrol pumps will be closed. We should take it seriously," he said.

"In our state, there is no fuel crisis. We have enough stock. We are facing a serious disaster and we can face it together," he added.&nbsp;

Operations at Cochin International Airport will resume at 12 noon on Sunday. "Kochi Airport is ready. Flight operations begin at 12 noon tomorrow; that is ahead of the deadline.

Operations at Cochin International Airport will resume at 12 noon on Sunday. "Kochi Airport is ready. Flight operations begin at 12 noon tomorrow; that is ahead of the deadline. Airlines are instructed to facilitate services accordingly," read a statement from Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL). Flight operations at the airport were suspended till 3 pm on Sunday in the wake of heavy rainfall. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said all arrangements have been done to conduct rescue operations, adding that as many as 80 landslides have taken place in various parts of the state. "Accidents have happened in unexpected areas.... 80 landslides in various parts of the state. Malappuram, Kavalappara, Bhoothalam Colony and Puthumala in Wayanad are worst affected," Vijayan said during a press conference here. In total, 42 deaths have been reported across the state, with eleven deaths in Wayanad district alone, Vijayan said. "Police, armed forces, fishermen and volunteers are engaging in rescue operations... This gives us confidence to overcome this situation," he added. The Chief Minister also mentioned that strict actions will be taken against those who are spreading fake messages. "Some people spreading news that all dams are going to be opened. Another one is that petrol pumps will be closed. We should take it seriously," he said. "In our state, there is no fuel crisis. We have enough stock. We are facing a serious disaster and we can face it together," he added.

Operations at Kochi airport in Kerala to resume on Sunday

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Friday morning, is ''haemodynamically stable'', said a statement from AIIMS.&nbsp;

Jaitley is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit under the supervision of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, the statement added.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah,&nbsp;Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP working president JP Nadda and several other BJP leaders visited Jaitley in the hospital. &nbsp;

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Arun Jaitley has been unwell for a large part of the last two years. Last year, he underwent a kidney transplant.

Jaitley had stepped down as finance minister over health troubles earlier this year.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Friday morning, is ''haemodynamically stable'', said a statement from AIIMS.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley, who was admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Friday morning, is ''haemodynamically stable'', said a statement from AIIMS. Jaitley is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit under the supervision of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, the statement added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, BJP working president JP Nadda and several other BJP leaders visited Jaitley in the hospital. Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been admitted pic.twitter.com/nW91PEEl25 — ANI (@ANI) August 9, 2019 × Arun Jaitley has been unwell for a large part of the last two years. Last year, he underwent a kidney transplant. Jaitley had stepped down as finance minister over health troubles earlier this year.

Former finance minister Arun Jaitley 'haemodynamically stable', says statement from AIIMS

July 2019 now stands as Alaska’s&nbsp;hottest&nbsp;month&nbsp;on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing summer sea ice and melting glaciers to raging wildfires and deadly chaos for marine life.

July's statewide average temperature rose to 14.5 degrees Celsius, a level that for denizens of the Lower 48 states might seem cool enough but is actually 5.4 degrees above normal and nearly a full degree higher than&nbsp;Alaska's&nbsp;previous record-hot month.

The new high was officially declared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in its&nbsp;monthly climate report, released on Wednesday.

More significantly, July was the 12th consecutive&nbsp;month&nbsp;in which average temperatures were above normal nearly every day, said Brian Brettschneider, a scientist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Of&nbsp;Alaska's&nbsp;10 warmest&nbsp;months on record, seven have now occurred since 2004.

''You can always have a random kind of warm&nbsp;month, season or even year,'' Brettschneider said. ''But when it happens year after year after year after year after year, then statistically it fails the test of randomness and it then becomes a trend.''

Alaska, like other parts of the far north, is warming at least twice as fast as the planet as a whole, research shows. And over the past 12months, Brettschneder said, that warming has crossed a threshold – shifting Alaska from an environment with average temperatures below freezing to above freezing.

It used to be that Alaska was generally a frozen state, he said, adding, ''Now we're an unfrozen state.''

Runoff from accelerated melting of glaciers and high-altitude snowfields sent some rivers to near or above flood stage in early July, despite a drought gripping much of the state, including the world's largest temperate rain forest in southeastern Alaska.

Sea ice, which has been running at record or near-record lows since spring across the Arctic, completely vanished from waters off Alaska by the start of August. The nearest stretch of ice this summer, said ACCAP climate scientist Rick Thoman, lies about 150 miles (240 km) north of Kaktovik, a village above the Arctic Circle on the northeastern edge of Alaska.

No ice for walruses

The effect on Pacific walruses is particularly acute.

Walruses normally perch on the floating ice to rest while diving for food and to take care of their newborn calves. Now, with no ice in sight, the walruses have crowded onto the Chukchi Sea shoreline earlier in the year than at any time on record, according to the US&nbsp;Fish and Wildlife Service.

Thousands of walruses – almost all adult females and their young calves – congregated by July 25 on a Chukchi Sea beach near the Inupiat village of Point Lay. Walruses have been coming ashore there almost every year since 2007, then a record-low Arctic ice year, but they have rarely been forced ashore before autumn.

Beach crowding can be dangerous for the large, tusked creatures. If they are spooked by noise or the appearance of a predator, they might stampede into the water, trampling younger and smaller animals to death.

They are not the only marine mammals suffering through the hot Alaska summer.

Thirty-two dead grey whales have been found in Alaska waters this year, six of them in the Bering Strait region or the Chukchi Sea off northwestern Alaska, said Julie Speegle, an NOAA spokeswoman in Juneau. As of mid-July, 137 dead seals had been found on Bering Strait-area beaches, Speegle said.

Seabird carcasses are littering beaches in what has shaped up as the fifth consecutive year of large bird die-offs in Alaska.

High numbers of salmon, apparently overcome by the heat before getting the chance to spawn, have been found floating dead in rivers and streams around western Alaska.

The warming trend has been uncomfortable for humans as well.

Fueled in part by the heat, wildfires across the state have burned more than 2.4 million acres (970,000 hectares) as of early August, spewing smoke and soot that has fouled the air quality of several cities and regions. The smoke pollution poses an unusual quandary for sweltering Alaskans, most of whom live without air conditioning.

“When it’s hot and smoky, Alaska doesn’t have a good way to cope with that,” said Thoman, the ACCP climate scientist whose hometown of Fairbanks was particularly hard hit by wildfire smoke. “Open your windows and you get smoked up. Keep your windows closed and you get hot.”

In Anchorage, where temperatures reached a record daytime high of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius) last&nbsp;month, Brettschneider had a similar take.

“I tell people we’re not built for heat. Our houses are built to store heat,” he said.

July 2019 now stands as Alaska’s hottest month on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing summer sea ice and melting glaciers to raging wildfires and deadly chaos for marine life.

July 2019 now stands as Alaska’s hottest month on record, the latest benchmark in a long-term warming trend with ominous repercussions ranging from rapidly vanishing summer sea ice and melting glaciers to raging wildfires and deadly chaos for marine life. July's statewide average temperature rose to 14.5 degrees Celsius, a level that for denizens of the Lower 48 states might seem cool enough but is actually 5.4 degrees above normal and nearly a full degree higher than Alaska's previous record-hot month. The new high was officially declared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in its monthly climate report, released on Wednesday. More significantly, July was the 12th consecutive month in which average temperatures were above normal nearly every day, said Brian Brettschneider, a scientist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Of Alaska's 10 warmest months on record, seven have now occurred since 2004. ''You can always have a random kind of warm month, season or even year,'' Brettschneider said. ''But when it happens year after year after year after year after year, then statistically it fails the test of randomness and it then becomes a trend.'' Alaska, like other parts of the far north, is warming at least twice as fast as the planet as a whole, research shows. And over the past 12months, Brettschneder said, that warming has crossed a threshold – shifting Alaska from an environment with average temperatures below freezing to above freezing. It used to be that Alaska was generally a frozen state, he said, adding, ''Now we're an unfrozen state.'' Runoff from accelerated melting of glaciers and high-altitude snowfields sent some rivers to near or above flood stage in early July, despite a drought gripping much of the state, including the world's largest temperate rain forest in southeastern Alaska. Sea ice, which has been running at record or near-record lows since spring across the Arctic, completely vanished from waters off Alaska by the start of August. The nearest stretch of ice this summer, said ACCAP climate scientist Rick Thoman, lies about 150 miles (240 km) north of Kaktovik, a village above the Arctic Circle on the northeastern edge of Alaska. No ice for walruses The effect on Pacific walruses is particularly acute. Walruses normally perch on the floating ice to rest while diving for food and to take care of their newborn calves. Now, with no ice in sight, the walruses have crowded onto the Chukchi Sea shoreline earlier in the year than at any time on record, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Thousands of walruses – almost all adult females and their young calves – congregated by July 25 on a Chukchi Sea beach near the Inupiat village of Point Lay. Walruses have been coming ashore there almost every year since 2007, then a record-low Arctic ice year, but they have rarely been forced ashore before autumn. Beach crowding can be dangerous for the large, tusked creatures. If they are spooked by noise or the appearance of a predator, they might stampede into the water, trampling younger and smaller animals to death. They are not the only marine mammals suffering through the hot Alaska summer. Thirty-two dead grey whales have been found in Alaska waters this year, six of them in the Bering Strait region or the Chukchi Sea off northwestern Alaska, said Julie Speegle, an NOAA spokeswoman in Juneau. As of mid-July, 137 dead seals had been found on Bering Strait-area beaches, Speegle said. Seabird carcasses are littering beaches in what has shaped up as the fifth consecutive year of large bird die-offs in Alaska. High numbers of salmon, apparently overcome by the heat before getting the chance to spawn, have been found floating dead in rivers and streams around western Alaska. The warming trend has been uncomfortable for humans as well. Fueled in part by the heat, wildfires across the state have burned more than 2.4 million acres (970,000 hectares) as of early August, spewing smoke and soot that has fouled the air quality of several cities and regions. The smoke pollution poses an unusual quandary for sweltering Alaskans, most of whom live without air conditioning. “When it’s hot and smoky, Alaska doesn’t have a good way to cope with that,” said Thoman, the ACCP climate scientist whose hometown of Fairbanks was particularly hard hit by wildfire smoke. “Open your windows and you get smoked up. Keep your windows closed and you get hot.” In Anchorage, where temperatures reached a record daytime high of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius) last month, Brettschneider had a similar take. “I tell people we’re not built for heat. Our houses are built to store heat,” he said.

Alaska records warmest month ever in July

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/maharashtra-flood-over-2-lakh-people-rescued-43-teams-of-multiple-agencies-deployed-241626">flood situation in the state</a>.

The Prime Minister, after taking stock of the situation, has assured all possible assistance from the Centre.

"CM Fadnavis briefs Hon PM Narendra Modi on Maharashtra Floods situation. PM took detailed information on the situation, rescue &amp; relief measures and assured all assistance from Government of India," tweeted CMO Maharashtra.

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As many as 29&nbsp;people have died due to floods in five districts of Pune division while more than two lakh people have been evacuated to safer places from three districts of Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara in the state.

"29&nbsp;people died due to floods in 5 districts of Pune division in Maharashtra. More than 2 lakh people have been evacuated to safe places till now from 3 districts including Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara," said Deepak Mhaisekar, Divisional Commissioner, Pune Division.

Amid flood-like situation in Maharashtra, 12 rescue teams of Indian Navy have been deployed today in Sangli district in addition to the teams already present in Kolhapur.

The rescue teams left for Sangli last night by road after airlift was aborted due to unfavourable weather conditions in Kolhapur and Sangli districts.

Police escorts were also provided a green corridor till Sangli.

The Chief Minister had on Thursday also conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts of Sangli and Kolhapur to take stock of the situation. 
Ministers Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, and Eknath Shinde accompanied Fadnavis.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the flood situation in the state. The Prime Minister, after taking stock of the situation, has assured all possible assistance from the Centre.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the flood situation in the state. The Prime Minister, after taking stock of the situation, has assured all possible assistance from the Centre. "CM Fadnavis briefs Hon PM Narendra Modi on Maharashtra Floods situation. PM took detailed information on the situation, rescue & relief measures and assured all assistance from Government of India," tweeted CMO Maharashtra. CM @Dev_Fadnavis briefs Hon PM @narendramodi on #MaharashtraFloods situation. Hon PM took detailed information on the situation, rescue & relief measures and assured all assistance from Government of India.@PMOIndia — CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) August 9, 2019 × As many as 29 people have died due to floods in five districts of Pune division while more than two lakh people have been evacuated to safer places from three districts of Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara in the state. "29 people died due to floods in 5 districts of Pune division in Maharashtra. More than 2 lakh people have been evacuated to safe places till now from 3 districts including Kolhapur, Sangli, and Satara," said Deepak Mhaisekar, Divisional Commissioner, Pune Division. Amid flood-like situation in Maharashtra, 12 rescue teams of Indian Navy have been deployed today in Sangli district in addition to the teams already present in Kolhapur. The rescue teams left for Sangli last night by road after airlift was aborted due to unfavourable weather conditions in Kolhapur and Sangli districts. Police escorts were also provided a green corridor till Sangli. The Chief Minister had on Thursday also conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts of Sangli and Kolhapur to take stock of the situation. Ministers Chandrakant Patil, Girish Mahajan, and Eknath Shinde accompanied Fadnavis.

PM Modi assures assistance to flood-hit Maharashtra

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/after-samjhauta-pakistan-shuts-down-thar-link-express-241745">After Samjhauta, Pakistan shuts down Thar Link Express</a>

A day after shutting down Samjhauta Express--the bi-weekly train that connects Delhi in India to Lahore in Pakistan -- ''forever'', Pakistan on Friday suspended Thar Link Express - a weekly train that runs between Jodhpur to Munabao in India and Khokhrapar to Karachi in Pakistan.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/hong-kong-chief-warns-of-economic-fall-rules-out-concessions-241809">Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam warns of economic fall, rules out concessions</a>

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam warned Friday that two months of pro-democracy demonstrations were causing economic chaos in the city but ruled out making concessions to "silence the violent protesters."

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/union-territory-status-for-jammu-and-kashmir-not-a-demotion-but-an-effort-to-align-it-with-rest-of-india-more-intensely-sources-241849">Union Territory status for Jammu and Kashmir not a demotion, but an effort to align it with rest of India more intensely: Sources</a>

Centre is unlikely to hold assembly elections in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for at least a year, said sources.&nbsp;

Centre has prepared a detailed plan and wants to use this time to completely overhaul the administration in the Union Territory (UT). Sources have indicated that massive financial and administrative reforms are on anvil starting with a business summit which might take place by end of the year.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/pakistan-wants-to-present-an-alarming-picture-says-external-affairs-spokesperson-raveesh-kumar-241769">Pakistan wants to present an 'alarming picture', says External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar</a>

It's time for Pakistan to accept the reality and stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Friday.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/pm-modi-to-roll-out-rupay-cards-in-bhutan-during-state-visit-on-17-18-august-241781">PM Modi to roll out RuPay Cards in Bhutan during state visit on August 17-18</a>

Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will roll out RuPay Cards in Bhutan during his state visit on 17-18 August.

Bhutan will be the second country after Singapore to roll out the services.

After Samjhauta, Pakistan shuts down Thar Link Express A day after shutting down Samjhauta Express--the bi-weekly train that connects Delhi in India to Lahore in Pakistan -- ''forever'', Pakistan on Friday suspended Thar Link Express - a weekly train that runs between Jodhpur to Munabao in India and Khokhrapar to Karachi in Pakistan.

After Samjhauta, Pakistan shuts down Thar Link Express A day after shutting down Samjhauta Express--the bi-weekly train that connects Delhi in India to Lahore in Pakistan -- ''forever'', Pakistan on Friday suspended Thar Link Express - a weekly train that runs between Jodhpur to Munabao in India and Khokhrapar to Karachi in Pakistan. Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam warns of economic fall, rules out concessions Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam warned Friday that two months of pro-democracy demonstrations were causing economic chaos in the city but ruled out making concessions to "silence the violent protesters." Union Territory status for Jammu and Kashmir not a demotion, but an effort to align it with rest of India more intensely: Sources Centre is unlikely to hold assembly elections in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for at least a year, said sources. Centre has prepared a detailed plan and wants to use this time to completely overhaul the administration in the Union Territory (UT). Sources have indicated that massive financial and administrative reforms are on anvil starting with a business summit which might take place by end of the year. Pakistan wants to present an 'alarming picture', says External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar It's time for Pakistan to accept the reality and stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, said Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Friday. PM Modi to roll out RuPay Cards in Bhutan during state visit on August 17-18 Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will roll out RuPay Cards in Bhutan during his state visit on 17-18 August. Bhutan will be the second country after Singapore to roll out the services.

News brief: Big stories of the day

Mounting signs of an economic slowdown and a ratcheting up of the US-China trade war have caused global oil demand to grow at its slowest pace since the financial crisis of 2008, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.

Mounting signs of an economic slowdown and a ratcheting up of the US-China trade war have caused global oil demand to grow at its slowest pace since the financial crisis of 2008, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday. "The situation is becoming even more uncertain, global oil demand growth has been very sluggish in the first half of 2019," the IEA said in its monthly report. The Paris-based agency said that compared with the same month in 2018, global demand fell by 160,000 barrels per day (BPD) in May the second year-on-year fall of 2019. From January to May, oil demand increased by 520,000 BPD, marking the lowest rise for that period since 2008. "The prospects for a political agreement between China and the United States on trade have worsened. This could lead to reduced trade activity and less oil demand growth," the IEA said. Lowering its global demand growth forecasts for 2019 and 2020 to 1.1 million and 1.3 million BPD, respectively, the IEA cited China as the only major source of growth at 500,000 BPD for the first half of this year. Demand growth in the United States and India was just 100,000 BPD from January to June, it said. "The outlook is fragile with a greater likelihood of a downward revision than an upward one," the report said. Supply curbs by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, meanwhile, had tightened the oil market, helped by slower non-OPEC production. But the IEA said that balance would be temporary as it forecast robust non-OPEC production growth in 2020 at 2.2 million BPD, predicting the global oil market would be "well supplied". The IEA said economic concerns were overshadowing geopolitics, but the oil market continued to watch closely the tensions between the United States and Iran in the Gulf. US sanctions drove down Tehran's July exports of crude oil by 130,000 BPD to 400,000 BPD, the lowest since the 1980s.

Oil demand growth at lowest since 2008: International Energy Agency

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Friday won the Lok Sabha bye-election in Vellore in Tamil Nadu.

DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated AIADMK nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll, which was rescinded before the General Elections in May after unaccounted cash was allegedly recovered from an office said to be that of a close associate of Anand.

With this win, the DMK has bagged 38 of 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, while one is with the AIADMK.&nbsp;

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Friday won the Lok Sabha bye-election in Vellore in Tamil Nadu. DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated AIADMK nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll, which was rescinded before the General Elections in May after unaccounted cash was allegedly recovered from an office said to be that of a close associate of Anand.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Friday won the Lok Sabha bye-election in Vellore in Tamil Nadu. DMK candidate Kathir Anand defeated AIADMK nominee AC Shanmugham in the bypoll, which was rescinded before the General Elections in May after unaccounted cash was allegedly recovered from an office said to be that of a close associate of Anand. With this win, the DMK has bagged 38 of 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, while one is with the AIADMK.

DMK wins Vellore Lok Sabha bypoll in Tamil Nadu

Indian shares ended higher on Friday led by autos and financial stocks, and recorded their first weekly gain since mid-July, after Reuters reported New Delhi was re-thinking the tax surcharge on foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).

The broader NSE Nifty ended 0.7% higher at 11,109.65, while the benchmark BSE Sensex closed up 0.68% at 37,581.91.

For the week, the NSE Nifty was up 1%, while the BSE Sensex rose 1.25%, their first positive weekly close since July 12.

India may exempt FPIs from the controversial tax on high incomes, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman faces pressure to roll back the measures introduced during the last month, sources told Reuters.

The Nifty auto index ended 1.99% higher and the financials index was up 1.54% at the closing bell.

Indiabulls Housing Finance closed up 14.8%.

Indian shares ended higher on Friday led by autos and financial stocks, and recorded their first weekly gain since mid-July, after Reuters reported New Delhi was re-thinking the tax surcharge on foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).

Indian shares ended higher on Friday led by autos and financial stocks, and recorded their first weekly gain since mid-July, after Reuters reported New Delhi was re-thinking the tax surcharge on foreign portfolio investors (FPIs). The broader NSE Nifty ended 0.7% higher at 11,109.65, while the benchmark BSE Sensex closed up 0.68% at 37,581.91. For the week, the NSE Nifty was up 1%, while the BSE Sensex rose 1.25%, their first positive weekly close since July 12. India may exempt FPIs from the controversial tax on high incomes, as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman faces pressure to roll back the measures introduced during the last month, sources told Reuters. The Nifty auto index ended 1.99% higher and the financials index was up 1.54% at the closing bell. Indiabulls Housing Finance closed up 14.8%.

Nifty, Sensex post first weekly gain in five on FPI surcharge rethink

At least nine people have died in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/indian-navy-mobilises-rescue-teams-for-flood-relief-and-evacuation-in-maharastra-karnataka-241622">Karnataka as floods continue</a> to batter the state.

According to a report by the government, nine people have died due to floods so far and over 43 thousand people have been evacuated.

In addition, over 16000 people have been shifted to 272 relief camps set up across the state.

One person also died on Friday after he was swept away by onrushing flood water in Kapila river while he was extracting sand from the river bed in Mangaluru.

South-Western railways have stopped all mail and express trains today to pick up stranded passengers between Bijapur and Gadag railway stations.

13 teams of National Disaster Response Force, 10 columns of Indian Army and two teams of State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in the state for rescue and evacuation efforts. In addition, the Indian Navy has also deployed its teams in Belgaum and Uttara Kannada districts.

Karnataka government has issued directions to district surgeons and health and family development officer to not grant any leaves till August 15 in various districts because of the flood situation in the state.

Meanwhile, all legislators of Janata Dal (Secular) will donate one month salary for relief works in flood-affected north Karnataka, former state chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy announced on Friday.

At least nine people have died in Karnataka as floods continue to batter the state. According to a report by the government, nine people have died due to floods so far and over 43 thousand people have been evacuated.

At least nine people have died in Karnataka as floods continue to batter the state. According to a report by the government, nine people have died due to floods so far and over 43 thousand people have been evacuated. In addition, over 16000 people have been shifted to 272 relief camps set up across the state. One person also died on Friday after he was swept away by onrushing flood water in Kapila river while he was extracting sand from the river bed in Mangaluru. South-Western railways have stopped all mail and express trains today to pick up stranded passengers between Bijapur and Gadag railway stations. 13 teams of National Disaster Response Force, 10 columns of Indian Army and two teams of State Disaster Response Force have been deployed in the state for rescue and evacuation efforts. In addition, the Indian Navy has also deployed its teams in Belgaum and Uttara Kannada districts. Karnataka government has issued directions to district surgeons and health and family development officer to not grant any leaves till August 15 in various districts because of the flood situation in the state. Meanwhile, all legislators of Janata Dal (Secular) will donate one month salary for relief works in flood-affected north Karnataka, former state chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy announced on Friday.

At least nine dead in Karnataka due to floods

Indian budget airline SpiceJet Ltd on Friday posted its biggest-ever quarterly profit, as it flew more passengers and raised fares in the wake of the collapse of Jet Airways.

Domestic air traffic growth has been slowing in recent months in a flagging economy, but the downfall of Jet Airways, once the country's largest private carrier, this year has helped SpiceJet and market leader IndiGo attract more customers, raise fares and add routes.

Shares in SpiceJet and InterGlobe Aviation-owned IndiGo have soared 55% and 31% respectively this year, as the companies raced to fill in prime airport slots vacated by Jet.

SpiceJet's shares were up 1.3% at 137.75 rupees, in a Mumbai market that was 0.7% higher as of 0908 GMT.

SpiceJet said passenger fares rose 11% during the three months to June, a quarter in which it cancelled some flights due to the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX after the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane in March.

India's No.2 airline by market share said operations remained "stressed" for much of the quarter due to the grounding, causing disruption to passengers' travel plans and an increase in fixed costs related to the narrow-body aircraft.

"The results would have been vastly better but for the painful grounding of the MAX aircraft," Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh said in a statement.

SpiceJet had estimated that the grounded planes would resume flying by July or August, but there was still uncertainty around the specific timing, it said, adding that it would induct 5-10 Boeing 737 NG planes and three Bombardier Q400 aircraft in October.

SpiceJet added 32 aircraft between April and June. Jet began grounding its planes at the start of the year and was eventually forced to stop operations in April.

SpiceJet's standalone net profit, excluding earnings of non-core units, was 2.62 billion rupees ($37.1 million) in the three months to June, compared with a loss of 380.6 million rupees a year earlier.

Indian budget airline SpiceJet Ltd on Friday posted its biggest-ever quarterly profit, as it flew more passengers and raised fares in the wake of the collapse of Jet Airways.

Indian budget airline SpiceJet Ltd on Friday posted its biggest-ever quarterly profit, as it flew more passengers and raised fares in the wake of the collapse of Jet Airways. Domestic air traffic growth has been slowing in recent months in a flagging economy, but the downfall of Jet Airways, once the country's largest private carrier, this year has helped SpiceJet and market leader IndiGo attract more customers, raise fares and add routes. Shares in SpiceJet and InterGlobe Aviation-owned IndiGo have soared 55% and 31% respectively this year, as the companies raced to fill in prime airport slots vacated by Jet. SpiceJet's shares were up 1.3% at 137.75 rupees, in a Mumbai market that was 0.7% higher as of 0908 GMT. SpiceJet said passenger fares rose 11% during the three months to June, a quarter in which it cancelled some flights due to the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX after the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane in March. India's No.2 airline by market share said operations remained "stressed" for much of the quarter due to the grounding, causing disruption to passengers' travel plans and an increase in fixed costs related to the narrow-body aircraft. "The results would have been vastly better but for the painful grounding of the MAX aircraft," Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh said in a statement. SpiceJet had estimated that the grounded planes would resume flying by July or August, but there was still uncertainty around the specific timing, it said, adding that it would induct 5-10 Boeing 737 NG planes and three Bombardier Q400 aircraft in October. SpiceJet added 32 aircraft between April and June. Jet began grounding its planes at the start of the year and was eventually forced to stop operations in April. SpiceJet's standalone net profit, excluding earnings of non-core units, was 2.62 billion rupees ($37.1 million) in the three months to June, compared with a loss of 380.6 million rupees a year earlier.

SpiceJet posts record profit as Jet Airways downfall provides boost

The Supreme Court started the hearing of&nbsp;Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title case on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court had on August 2 observed that the mediation panel on Ayodhya matter, failed to achieve any final settlement in the matter and decided to hold a day-to-day hearing in the case from August 6.

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Senior advocate Vikas Singh mentioned the petition before a bench headed by Justice S A Bobde, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/ayodhya-case-live-streaming-of-proceeding-will-require-deliberation-and-institutional-decision-making-says-supreme-court-240785">seeking live streaming</a> and recording of the proceedings in the Ayodhya case.

Supreme Court said that the live streaming of the proceeding in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case would require deliberation and institutional decision making.&nbsp;

Fourteen appeals are pending before the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict, which ordered equal division of the 2.77 acres disputed land in Ayodhya among the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.

The 16th century Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992.

The Supreme Court started the hearing of Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title case on Tuesday. The Supreme Court had on August 2 observed that the mediation panel on Ayodhya matter, failed to achieve any final settlement in the matter and decided to hold a day-to-day hearing in the case from August 6.

The Supreme Court started the hearing of Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title case on Tuesday. The Supreme Court had on August 2 observed that the mediation panel on Ayodhya matter, failed to achieve any final settlement in the matter and decided to hold a day-to-day hearing in the case from August 6. Day-to-day hearing begins in the Supreme Court in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. pic.twitter.com/WtOdmrLFsn — ANI (@ANI) August 6, 2019 × Senior advocate Vikas Singh mentioned the petition before a bench headed by Justice S A Bobde, seeking live streaming and recording of the proceedings in the Ayodhya case. Supreme Court said that the live streaming of the proceeding in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case would require deliberation and institutional decision making. Fourteen appeals are pending before the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict, which ordered equal division of the 2.77 acres disputed land in Ayodhya among the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla. The 16th century Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992.

Ayodhya land dispute case: Day-to-day hearing begins in Supreme Court

The United States on Tuesday said it was "closely following" the events in Jammu and Kashmir following the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/article-370-revoked-united-nations-urges-india-pakistan-to-exercise-restraint-240975">abrogation of Article 370</a> of the Indian Constitution that gave special status to the state.

However, it expressed concern over the reports of detentions of some politicians in the state.

"We are closely following the events in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. We take note of India's announcement revising the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and India's plan to split the state into two union territories. We note that the Indian government has described these actions as strictly an internal matter," State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement, which was posted by Voice of America's White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman on his Twitter handle.

"We are concerned about reports of detentions and urge respect for individual rights and discussion with those in affected communities. We call on all parties to maintain peace and stability along the Line of Control," the statement said.

On Monday, the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/top-bjp-leaders-hail-governments-decision-to-revoke-article-370-in-jk-240962">BJP-led central government scrapped Article 370</a>, along with Article 35 (A), and propose to convert Jammu and Kashmir into a Union Territory with a legislature, while hiving off Ladakh as a separate Union Territory without legislature.

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Shortly after India's Home Minister Amit Shah tabled a resolution to this effect in Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of the Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind came out with a notification -- The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 that came into force immediately.

Ahead of the landmark announcement, Kashmir has been on the edge in the wake of a massive security build-up and the state government issued an advisory to Amarnath pilgrims and tourists urging them to curtail their visit.

Several leaders, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, had claimed that they were put under house arrest amid the prevailing tense situation in the state.

The United States on Tuesday said it was "closely following" the events in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave special status to the state.

The United States on Tuesday said it was "closely following" the events in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave special status to the state. However, it expressed concern over the reports of detentions of some politicians in the state. "We are closely following the events in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. We take note of India's announcement revising the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir and India's plan to split the state into two union territories. We note that the Indian government has described these actions as strictly an internal matter," State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement, which was posted by Voice of America's White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman on his Twitter handle. "We are concerned about reports of detentions and urge respect for individual rights and discussion with those in affected communities. We call on all parties to maintain peace and stability along the Line of Control," the statement said. On Monday, the BJP-led central government scrapped Article 370, along with Article 35 (A), and propose to convert Jammu and Kashmir into a Union Territory with a legislature, while hiving off Ladakh as a separate Union Territory without legislature. Watch: US, UN keeping close watch on Jammu and Kashmir Shortly after India's Home Minister Amit Shah tabled a resolution to this effect in Rajya Sabha or the Upper House of the Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind came out with a notification -- The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 2019 that came into force immediately. Ahead of the landmark announcement, Kashmir has been on the edge in the wake of a massive security build-up and the state government issued an advisory to Amarnath pilgrims and tourists urging them to curtail their visit. Several leaders, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, had claimed that they were put under house arrest amid the prevailing tense situation in the state.

Article 370 revoked: 'Closely watching' events in Jammu and Kashmir, says US

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