14112026-TTB-01.qxd 11/13/2026 FIR AGAINST KANGANA OVER POST ON SONIA GANDHI HP /thetribunechd 11:55 PM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 314 | 20 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 HARYANA saturday | 14 november 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Microsoft outage cripples tech services worldwide 26 KILLED IN ASSAM COLLISION PTI Airlines, businesses hit in India as IT giant probes traffic surge Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 13 A widespread Microsoft outage disrupted business operations, workplace communication and essential digital services across the globe, including India, Australia, Japan and the US, leaving a large number of users struggling to access emails and connect to critical applications. The disruption hit Indian airlines, financial services firms and businesses. Domestic airlines IndiGo, Air India and Akasa Air reported disruptions to email-based customer sup- Amritpalgets3hours forgranny’slastrites AMRITSAR: The Amritsar Special Court on Friday allowed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh a three-hour custody visit to attend his grandmother’s cremation. However, Amritpal’s father said the cremation would not take place on Saturday. INSIDE Govt extends ban on Zakir’s foundation NEW DELHI: The Centre has extended the ban on controversial preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation as an unlawful association for five more years. This is the third extension of the ban, which was first imposed in 2016. BACK PAGE ‘CIVIL DEFENCE WAS KEYTO OP SINDOOR’ BACK PAGE GLOBAL BLACKOUT ■ Several Microsoft 365 servic- es were hit across the globe ■ Among them were Outlook email, Teams, Copilot, SharePoint Online and OneDrive ■ Over 43 crore people use Microsoft 365 applications port, affecting their ability to receive or respond to some passenger queries. Air India temporarily rerouted email services to ensure customer communications continued reaching the airline, while flight operations were not reported to have been affected. Several Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Teams, Copilot, SharePoint Online and OneDrive, experienced significant disruptions from November 12, with the problem continuing into Friday despite the company’s efforts to restore normal operations. According to reports citing Microsoft, the company said on Friday that it had completed recovery efforts across parts of its affected infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region, with network traffic being gradually restored. However, several continued on page 6 Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service As many as 26 people were killed and 20 others injured in a collision between a minibus and a truck at Rangajan near Kaziranga National Park in Assam. Most of the victims were college students who were returning from their classes. The minibus was travelling from Golaghat to Nagaon when the mishap occurred. Sukhu govt approves ~1,500/month Pb offers OTS scheme for 3.5 lakh women in 18-59 age group for power consumers Tribune News Service Shimla, November 13 The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Friday approved the launch of the Mukhya Mantri Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar Yojana, under which 3.5 lakh women aged 18-59 years will receive Rs 1,500 per month. The scheme is likely to be rolled out in December, when the Congress government completes four years in office. “It was our poll guarantee to provide Rs 1,500 per month to women. To fulfil that promise, Eligible families to also get 300 units of free power, ~10L insurance the Mukhya Mantri Apna Parivar Sukhi Parivar Yojana will be launched,” Industries Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan said. Incidentally, the state government is already providing Rs 1,500 a month to women in some tribal and remote areas, including Pangi and Dodra Kwar. Under the scheme, beneficiary families will also be entitled to 300 units of free electricity per month and RSStellsPbBJPtofocus on 12K booths it won or lostnarrowlyin2022 annual health insurance cover of Rs 10 lakh. “Eligible families will not have to pay any premium to avail themselves of the health insurance cover,” Chauhan said, adding that the annual family income ceiling for beneficiaries will be Rs 75,000. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had announced the scheme in his 2026-27 Budget speech. Initially, the government had proposed to identify one lakh of the poorest families in the state and provide Rs 1,500 per month to continued on page 6 c m y b Tribune News Service Chandigarh, November 13 The Punjab Government on Friday announced a one-time settlement (OTS) scheme for domestic electricity consumers, offering a 100 per cent waiver on penalties and interest on outstanding power bills up to March 31, 2026. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said the scheme would benefit around 24.86 lakh families and provide relief worth Rs 518 crore. Consumers would be required to pay only the principal amount of their outstand- 100% waiver on penalties and interest; 24.86 lakh consumers to benefit ing dues. Under the scheme, consumers will have to deposit 25 per cent of the principal amount upfront, while the remaining 75 per cent can be cleared in up to six equal monthly instalments. Those facing financial difficulties may be granted an additional six months to complete the payments, the Chief Minister said. continued on page 6 New Delhi, November 13 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) held a meeting in Chandigarh late on Friday to discuss its strategy for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, emphasising why winning the border state was crucial for the BJP and the country’s strategic interests. Arun Kumar, RSS joint general secretary in-charge of the northern states, addressed the meeting and urged party leaders to ensure booth-level micromanagement. He asked them to focus particularly on nearly 6,000 booths won by the BJP in the 2022 Assembly elections and another 5,900 where the party had lost by a margin of one to 100 votes. The meeting was attended by Punjab BJP chief Kewal CAPT BRIEFS PM ON DRUGS ■ Punjab ex-CM Capt Amarinder Singh met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday ■ He briefed him on key issues facing the state, particularly drug abuse and gangsterism ■ Capt said they discussed how the Centre and the BJP could help address the issues INSIDE Dhillon, former state presidents Vijay Sampla and Sunil Jakhar, former minister Som Prakash, BJP headquarters in-charge Tarun Chugh, BJP Punjab incharge Satish Poonia and BJP general secretary for Punjab Manthri Srinivasulu. The RSS throwing its weight behind the BJP in Punjab showed the importance the Sangh attached to continued on page 6 PM taps my phone: Rahul renews debate challenge Shekhar Singh Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 13 Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of tapping his phone, claiming he possessed evidence that the Prime Minister was under the influence of “foreign powers” and challenging him to an open debate to reveal continued on page 6 Habitual liar, says BJP Rahul Gandhi, LoP in Lok Sabha
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