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In Northwest India, the weather forecast indicates the anticipation of light to moderate, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall. “This pattern is expected to persist from Tuesday to Saturday. During this period, there is a high likelihood of isolated instances of heavy rainfall over the region of Uttarakhand,” said the IMD in its bulletin.Additionally, the areas of East Uttar Pradesh are also expected to experience these conditions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, with a similar forecast for West Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.Notably, the region of Uttarakhand could witness isolated episodes of very heavy rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday. Conversely, other parts…

“Since the Congress was busy celebrating Rahul Gandhi’s reinstatement as an MP in the LS yesterday, allow me to divert Congress’ and their allies’ attention to very legitimate issues and questions as a former 2-time MP,” said VBA President Prakash Ambedkar, the grandson of the Chief Architect of Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.Shooting off his queries, Ambedkar asked when with the Congress an allies raise the real affairs and issues of the Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims and OBCs rather than taking a token half-hearted stand, as their reactions in both the Manipur violence and Nuh incidents were terribly late and…

The NZ$2 billion ($1.22 billion) fund will accelerate green energy options like solar, wind, green hydrogen and battery storage to fuel a low emissions economy, Xinhua news agency quoted Prime Minister Chris Hipkins as saying in Auckland.The net zero fund will provide access to greater pools of capital for New Zealand businesses, supporting the creation of highly skilled local jobs, Hipkins said.”This fund is a massive opportunity for New Zealand innovators to develop and grow companies,” he said.The government has worked with BlackRock, one of the world’s largest investors in climate infrastructure and clean technology, to deliver a fully renewable…

Washington, Aug 8(IANS) Scientists have made the most precise measurements ever of Mars’ rotation, for the first time detecting how the planet wobbles due to the “sloshing” of its molten metal core.The findings, detailed in the journal Nature, are based on data from NASA’s InSight Mars lander, which operated for four years before running out of power during its extended mission in December 2022.To track the planet’s spin rate, the study’s authors relied on one of InSight’s instruments: a radio transponder and antennas collectively called the Rotation and Interior Structure Experiment, or RISE.They found the planet’s rotation is accelerating by…

Replying to a question raised by Goa Forward MLA Vijai Sardesai during the ongoing Assembly session, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that after reviewing the situation, the government has taken a decision to afforest in Goa itself.“Review of afforestation has been taken and will be done in Goa itself. We have cancelled the plan of afforestation in Madhya Pradesh. It will be done in vacant land of forest areas of the state. We have dropped plan for Madhya Pradesh,” he reiterated.Sources informed that the compensatory afforestation was advised by the Central Empowered Committee after thousands of trees were cut for…

While India may not have advanced past the semi-final stage in the last two Men’s Cricket World Cups, the skipper believes his side can emulate the 2011 success of his compatriots.On hand during the Barbados leg of the Cricket World Cup 2023 Trophy Tour, posing with the prize on offer come November 19, Rohit expressed the importance of measure and patience in India’s preparation.”We are back home again this year, so hopefully we can turn things around. It’s still a long way to go and we know you can’t win the World Cup in one or two days, you’ve got…

Friedkin had been suffering from heart problems for some time and finally succumbed to heart failure and pneumonia at his home in Bel Air, Los Angeles, his wife and former producer and studio head Sherry Lansing announced, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.Some of his other big films included ‘Sorcerer’, ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’ and ‘Bug’. In addition, he also made his foray into television with serials such as ‘Tales From the Crypt’, ‘The Twilight Zone’, ‘Space Quest’, ‘C.A.T. Squad’ and ‘Rules of Engagement’.While these movies and serials were modest successes at the box office, they were all…

The members of boycotted families, including children and women, are not allowed to eat in eateries and shops in the Dalit colony. The family members are also not invited or allowed to participate in the community religious programmes.The children of these families are also not allowed to play with other children of the colony.The boycott orders were given by the Dalit community elder Yajaman Channanjaiah, a retired teacher and Mahadevaiah, who is serving in City Municipal Corporation in the Water Supply Division. The boycott orders were given during a panchayat.The two families, from Ramasamudra Ward, said that they are going…

The Vision Fund investment unit, through which SoftBank invests in high-growth technology companies, reported a profit of $1.1 billion in the June quarter, reports CNBC.The company, which has been reducing its stake in Alibaba in order to recoup losses from last year’s technology stock meltdown, reported an unrealised valuation loss on Alibaba shares of more than $3.8 billion.However, this was offset by a derivative gain of over $5.3 billion.Moreover, the report mentioned that the fair value of SoftBank’s listed portfolio companies increased to $25.4 billion at the end of the June quarter, up from $24.9 billion as of March 31.The…

The Board also approved the termination of the contract manufacturing agreement with SMG.The SMG with a production capacity of 7.5 lakh units per year was promoted by Suzuki Motor Corporation to be a contract manufacturer of vehicles for Maruti Suzuki India several years back.The final acquisition price will be decided based on the contract manufacturing agreement.The listed Indian company also said the equity dilution will also be lower. Maruti Suzuki India will issue the equity shares to Suzuki Motor Corporation equal to the book value of SMG as calculated according to the contract manufacturing agreement and subject to valuation reports…