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According to the JMA, typhoon Khanun was moving across the sea south of Japan and headed north-northwest at 15 km per hour on Monday, reports Xinhua news agency.The storm had a central atmospheric pressure of 960 hectopascals, with winds of up to 144 km per hour near its center and gusts of up to 198 km per hour, said the JMA.The agency added that winds of up to 90 km per hour are expected in Okinawa and up to 72 kim per hour in Amami on Monday.Weather officials forecasted that the storm will continue to move northward while developing, gradually…

Officials said that a joint team of Rashtriya Rifles, local police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) rushed to the spot on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway where a suspicious object was found.“Bomb disposal squad was immediately called in and the suspicious object was found to be an IED.“The IED was successfully defused by the bomb disposal squad after which traffic was restored on the busy highway,” officials said.–IANSsq/dpb

Every actor goes through umpteen trials and workshops, while prepping for a character and understanding its nuances. The same was the case with Nikki, especially with the actress being determined to get everything right.Nikki plays the character of Shakti, who is a young and passionate girl from Varanasi. Nikki spoke in the local dialect of Varanasi in order to chant the mantras in the scenes appropriately.Her journey of getting into the character has not been a piece of cake, but she feels that it has helped her develop as an actor.Talking about the same, Nikki said: “Shakti’s character has been a…

A passenger said the flight had gained momentum and was about to be airborne when a sound was heard.“After the sound was heard, the flight did not take off and came to a stop. We should consider ourselves lucky that nothing happened. Shudder to think what would have happened if it was airborne,” said a passenger while thanking God.Incidentally, it was the second Air India Express flight on Monday that developed a snag. Full emergency was declared at the airport after a Sharjah-bound flight that had left Tiruchirapally in Tamil Nadu made an emergency landing here following a technical snag.That…

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and the town of Osoyoos issued an evacuation order the evening oh July 29 for 732 properties in and around Osoyoos, 400 km east of Vancouver, Xinhua news agency quoted the local media reports as saying.The wildfire, which originated from the northwestern U. state of Washington, is burning about 4 km from Osoyoos in British Columbia’s southern Interior.On the Canadian side of the border, it had grown to 885 hectares as of Sunday morning, while on the US side, the fire had burned more than 4,000 hectares, Washington State wildfire officials were quoted as saying.On…

Hitting back at the government, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh in a tweet said, “INDIA parties are demanding suspension of all business in the Rajya Sabha, a statement by the Prime Minister on Manipur followed by a discussion thereafter.””The Modi government has been resisting this and trying to give the impression that it is ready for a debate while saying nothing on a statement by the Prime Minister. When the BJP was in Opposition, it often didn’t allow the House to function till the then Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh made a statement, which he usually did,” the Rajya Sabha…

Speaking on the momentous occasion, Nita Ambani described the atmosphere for the final as ‘unbelievable and really exciting.’She also hailed the impact of the tournament that has seen some of the best players in the world in action. “Just look at the atmosphere here. It looks like a festival of cricket. I think MLC is a momentous step in the development of cricket in this region. Sport can be a bedrock of society and especially in the US it’s a big part of the culture. So, for us to join hands with MLC and play our role in the growth…

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) More than six in 10 Indians (67 per cent) said that the majority of their mobile banking logins are simply to check account balances, a new report said on Monday.According to the global IT services firm Accenture, only 42 per cent of respondents rated their primary bank’s customer service as excellent and more than half (54 per cent) had problems getting human support when they needed it.”Banks in India have achieved significant digital penetration across their value chain. But they are now faced with the reality that digital channels are functionally correct but emotionally devoid.…

“I never realised it and only after the media raised this point, I knew about it,” was her modest reaction when asked about her achievement.On her latest release she says when director Priyadarshan told her about her role, she was a bit apprehensive as he was saying it was about a mature character and then I had doubts, but later when the story was said, I felt I will be able to handle it and did it.In her four decade long acting career mostly in Malayalam films and also Tamil films besides other South Indian languages and also Hindi, she…

The change comes after the platform’s owner Elon Musk said on Sunday: “Something special coming soon.”On July 23, Musk had hinted at Twitter’s rebranding with a series of tweets, starting with one that said, “soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds”.The following day, the X logo replaced the Twitter blue bird on the platform’s web version.The Musk-run company had also put a huge ‘X’ logo on its headquarters last week which emits strong lights throughout the night.Workers were also seen removing letters from the iconic ‘Twitter’ vertical sign at the headquarters.Moreover, X had…