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After heavy rains, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Ambala, Kaithal and areas up to Panchkula have been worst hit due to water logging. Many villages and cities have been inundated due to overflowing of rivers and breach of dams at many places, Hooda said in a statement. Roads, lanes, houses and shops have been submerged, he said, adding that no preparation was made by the government to deal with rain and water-logging as a precautionary measure and people continue to suffer as the government’s response has been inadequate, considering the scale of the problem. Hooda has appealed to the state government to…

Mark Ronson, who co-wrote the track, praised Gosling for his performance at the movie’s premiere, and talking about Slash’s performance, said that the guitarist “kills it”.Talking to Variety, Ronson said “I sent him (Ryan Gosling’s) song, and he’s like, ‘This is a good song…Cool, I’ll play on it’.” He added: “He kills it, he plays the solo at the end and the rhythm parts. It’s wonderful.”‘I’m Just Ken’ is the latest original song released from the official ‘Barbie’ soundtrack, which also includes artists such as Grammy winners Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish.A power-ballad, the song finds Gosling’s lovelorn doll wrestling…

The incident took place in a ground near Deopali village within Rengali police limits of Jharsuguda district on Sunday midnight, a police official told IANS.Suspecting that the cattle were being transported illegally for slaughtering, some miscreants set the van on fire as they were unable to catch the driver or any other person involved in the alleged trade, the police official said.When the Rengali police team reached the spot but could not find anybody.Sources said no documents could be recovered from the vans as their interiors were completely destroyed in the fire.The police registered a case and requested the local…

Arapoor Iyyakam Convenor Jayaram Venkatesan in a letter to the Governor said: “It has come to our notice through the letter published by the state government that the file seeking prosecution against former minister K.C. Veeramani is pending in your office for the past ten months now. We would like to press you to act fast and provide immediate sanction against the former minister.”The petitioner said that his organisation, Arapoor Iyyakam had filed a complaint with the DVAC on August 16, 2021 against the former minister. The complaint was against the minister accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of…

TechCrunch reported on Tuesday, citing people close to the development, that the Prime Video show is set to be unveiled as early as Wednesday, as the e-commerce giant gears up for its Prime Day over the coming weekend.According to the report, the Prime startup series will showcase innovation from smaller cities and towns.“The show will also see Amazon cut checks to startups through its India-focused $250 million SMBhav fund,” the report mentioned.When reached out to Amazon India, the company did not immediately comment on the report.Amazon India representatives are in touch with several angel investors and venture funds and Bollywood…

“The ‘Launch Rehearsal’ simulating the entire launch preparation and process lasting 24 hours has been concluded,” said the Indian space agency on Monday. And just after 2.50 p.m. on July 14, India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft will begin its own long moon journey after being ejected by the rocket LVM3, it said.After travelling about 3.84 lakh km, the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is expected to land on the lunar surface on August 23 or 24.The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft comprises a propulsion module (weighing 2,148 kg), a lander (1,723.89 kg) and a rover (26 kg), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.Incidentally, the Chandrayaan-2 payload weighed…

Official sources said that this will be the first ministerial-level visit from India to Syria since August 2016, and the first visit of Muraleedharan to the country.During the visit, Muraleedharan is likely to meet the Syrian leadership in the capital Damascus for wide-ranging discussions.He will also interact with a group of Syrian students who have studied or are proceeding to study in India under the Indian government’s scholarship scheme.Muraleedharan is also expected to meet functionaries of the Syrian Orthodox Church.India and Syria have traditionally enjoyed warm and friendly relations based on deep-rooted people-to-people ties.India has maintained its embassy in Syria…

As soon as the train stopped mid-way, the passengers immediately deboarded the train. The train stopped there for nearly 30 minutes and resumed service following minor repair of the wagons, sources said.The smoke was detected in the S-10 coach of the express due to brake binding as a sack got stuck in the wheel of a coach. The sack has been removed and the train started rolling after a halt for 15-30 minutes, a railway official said.The train reached at Brahmapur station at 1.55 p.m. and from Brahmapur RPF escort accompanied the train for observation, the official informed.–IANSbbm/dan

According to recent data by Schengen Visa Info, a total of 1,21,188 visa applications from India were rejected, with the rejection rate standing at 18 per cent. One Schengen visa application costs 80 euros or Rs 7,260. Indians spent a total of over Rs 487 crore on Schengen visa applications alone, for 6,71,928 applications in 2022. Out of Rs 487 crore, more than Rs 87 crore was lost on the 1,21,188 visa applications that were rejected. Estonia rejected the highest share of visas from India in 2022 — 56 per cent of 1,986 applications. Malta declined 506 of 1,220 Indian…

London, July 11 (IANS) England on Tuesday named an unchanged 14-player squad for the fourth Test of the Ashes 2023 series to be played at Old Trafford from July 19.With wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow not being in top form with either bat or gloves, there were calls to drop him and bring Ben Foakes into the squad. However, Bairstow has managed to retain his place.On the other hand, fast bowler Ollie Robinson who left the field with a back spasm on day one of the third Ashes Test and missed the majority of that match also has been retained in the…