2021 Budget passed at policy stage, Cyclone Nivar slams into Southern India

Among the headlines for Thursday, 26th November 2020,  Parliament passed the 2021 budget by a voice vote, leaving it unclear exactly how many of the 222 lawmakers supported the government's first budget since PM Muhyiddin emerged as the leader of Perikatan Nasional in March. 

 

Also, a severe cyclone Nivar slammed into India's southern coast, killing at least five people and uprooting trees and power lines. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from low-lying areas ahead of the storm’s landfall.

 

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