Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled the Galaxy Z TriFold, a new foldable smartphone that opens twice to reveal a large 10-inch display.

With this launch, Samsung has expanded its leadership in innovative phone designs for the AI-driven mobile era.

The company said the TriFold builds on a decade of experience in the foldable category and introduces its most advanced engineering yet.

B Praak is set to bring a spiritual spectacular with ‘Sounds of Hari’, an immersive journey designed to awaken devotion, emotion, and inner stillness. The singer-composer says it isn’t about entertainment as it is about surrender.

Speaking about what makes Sounds of Hari different, B Praak, known for belting out hits such as “Teri Mitti”, “Mann Bharya”, “Dholna” and “Baarish Ki Jaaye”, said: “I have performed on countless stages, but ‘Sounds of Hari’ is special. It comes from a sacred place inside me. This is not about entertainment, this is about surrender.”

“I want people to walk in with the weight of the world and walk out feeling light, healed, and connected. Even if one moment of this experience brings someone peace, that will be my true achievement.”

A fresh spell of cold winds has begun sweeping across Rajasthan, marking the onset of severe winter conditions.

The India Meteorological Department has issued a cold wave alert for Jhalawar, Sawai Madhopur, and Churu districts, starting Wednesday.

According to the weather office, temperatures in the Shekhawati region are likely to dip further, reaching as low as 4–5 degrees Celsius between December 2 and 4.

A total of 84 missing or kidnapped individuals, including 30 children, were traced and reunited with their families in November under 'Operation Milap' carried out by the South West District Police in the national capital, officials said on Tuesday.

With this, the total number of rescued missing or kidnapped people by the district police this year has reached 1,201, comprising 399 children and 802 adults.

According to a statement issued by the police, search operations were initiated immediately upon receiving reports of missing or kidnapped persons.

After the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) initiated an investigation into an Air India aircraft that was not airworthy but still flew at least eight times before it was grounded, the airline on Tuesday said the incident was “regrettable” and it has initiated a comprehensive internal investigation.

The Airbus A320 in question was operated with an “expired airworthiness licence” at least eight times last month before the lapse was discovered and the aircraft was grounded. The A320 remains grounded pending DGCA investigation.

The Certificate of Airworthiness is issued by the DGCA, and is renewed every year only if the aircraft in a safe condition for flight.

As per the trend of digitisation of the enumeration forms collected by the booth-level officers (BLOs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has estimated that 43.30 lakh names will be excluded from the draft voters' list, set to be published on December 16.

However, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, pointed out that this estimated figure is based on the trend of digitising the collected enumeration forms till Monday evening, and the final number might increase after the digitisation process is completed.

The total number of voters in West Bengal, as per the electoral roll as of October 27, is 7,66,37,529.

 Around 15,000 additional polling booths, a large chunk of which is likely to be within the private housing complexes, will be set up for the 2026 Assembly in West Bengal, sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) have said.

It is learnt that during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the total number of polling booths in West Bengal was 80,681, which will increase to 95,668 for the Assembly elections next year. This means that there will be 14,987 additional polling booths in the state next year.

Amid this increase, instructions from the Election Commission of India (ECI) have already reached District Magistrates (also the District Electoral Officers), to identify big housing complexes with high-rise towers where the election booths could be set up.

Indian stock markets opened with a sharp gap-down on Tuesday but soon recovered some losses as investors continued to book profits after the recent rally.

The Sensex was trading at around 85,508, down 134 points or 0.16 per cent, while the Nifty slipped 31 points or 0.12 per cent to 26,145.

"The Nifty's positional trend remains bullish, with strong support at the 26000-26050 zone. On the higher side, 26300 could offer resistance on a closing basis," market watchers added.