Today's top news: Gaja to make landfall tonight, Saudi Arabia admits to dismembering Khashoggi, and more

Here are the important news stories of the day

The sea turns rough and huge waves hit the port in Puducherry as cyclone 'Gaja' threatens intense rains over coastal area

Cyclone Gaja live updates

Cyclone Gaja intensified into a severe cyclonic storm on November 15 and is expected to cross the south  Tamil Nadu  coast by late this evening or night, with the government machinery put on high alert in vulnerable districts. The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority said as per the latest updates Gaja is likely to have landfall between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. in all probability in Nagapattinam district.

Saudi Arabia admits journalist Khashoggi dismembered in Consulate

Five Saudi officials face the death penalty over the murder of  journalist Jamal Khashoggi,  who was drugged and dismembered inside the Kingdom's Istanbul consulate,  Riyadh's public prosecutor  said.

Facebook denies hiding knowledge of Russia election meddling, but fires lobbying firm

Facebook denied allegations in the 

New York Times  that it 

tried to mislead the public about its knowledge of Russian misinformation ahead of the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, but severed links with a Republican consultancy.

Fitch keeps India’s sovereign rating unchanged

Fitch Ratings kept India’s sovereign rating unchanged at ‘BBB-’, the lowest investment grade with a stable outlook, saying risks to macroeconomic outlook are significant.

‘No Brexit’ is an alternative to draft deal, says Theresa May

Prime Minister Theresa May told MPs they faced the possibility of Britain exiting the EU with no deal or no Brexit at all if they failed to back her draft agreement with Brussels.

Sabarimala issue: Kerala all-party meeting fails to reach consensus

An all-party meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram to end the impasse over the  Supreme Court verdict that granted unrestricted entry  for women of menstrual age, in Sabarimala failed to reach a consensus since the State government and the Opposition stood pat to their stated positions.

National Herald case: Delhi HC asks Centre to maintain status quo on eviction process

The Delhi High Court asked the Centre to maintain status quo with regard to its eviction procees initiated against  Associated Journals Ltd (AJL), publisher of the National Herald  newspaper , to vacate its Herald House premises here till November 22.

PM Modi participates in ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in Singapore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the ASEAN-India Breakfast Summit in  Singapore  and underlined the need for maritime cooperation and centrality of trade for the prosperity of the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

Airports Authority postpones T.M. Krishna's concert after trolls label him 'anti-national'

A concert by Carnatic singer T.M. Krishna scheduled for Saturday was postponed by the organizers, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Spic Macay, allegedly after a tweet about the concert was attacked by a volley of comments calling for its boycott.

No more chopping and changing till World Cup, says Ravi Shastri

India coach Ravi Shastri on Thursday said that there won’t be any more “chopping and changing” with the ODI side with just 13 matches remaining before the opening World Cup game against South Africa on June 5.