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The weatherman has predicted generally cloudy sky with the maximum temperature expected to hover around 31 degrees Celsius.The relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. on Tuesday morning was recorded at 96 per cent.Due to waterlogging caused by the heavy rain lashing the national capital in the last few days, the Pragati Maidan tunnel remained closed for a third consecutive day on Tuesday.Delhi Police have put up barricades on the entry points of the tunnel to restrict traffic movement.”Movement of traffic is restricted at Pragati Maidan tunnel due to waterlogging. Commuters are advised to plan their journey accordingly,” the Delhi Traffic Police…

The incident took place in Indiranagar on Saturday evening and the was captured in CCTV camera.The video was circulated on social media to identify the accused. The assistant engineer, Vikas Srivastava, is the nodal officer of the 2. 6km long four-lane flyover which is being constructed on NH-24 A connecting Sector 19 in Indiranagar to Adarsh Nagar via Khurram Nagar.In his complaint to the public works department, Srivastava said, “I was supervising the installation of a 50-metre-long steel girder, weighing 25 tonnes at the roundabout, when some people tried to enter the construction area to shoot videos, despite barricading and…

The fresh job cuts “go beyond the 10,000 global layoffs announced by Microsoft on January 18,” reports Geek Wire.Microsoft laid off 276 employees in Washington State. The cuts will affect 210 workers in the company’s Bellevue and Redmond offices and 66 virtual staffers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN).“Organisational and workforce adjustments are a necessary and regular part of managing our business,’ a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement.“We will continue to prioritise and invest in strategic growth areas for our future and in support of our customers and partners,” the spokesperson added.Several posts on leading professional…

Monday afternoon saw the Chinese national football team continue their training in Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, reports Xinhua.Wang Shuang, a player for Racing Louisville FC in the US National Women’s Soccer League, arrived in the morning to join the team’s training.This signifies that all 23 players on China’s roster for the 2023 World Cup have arrived at the Team Base Camp in Adelaide. The tournament, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, runs from July 20 through August 20.During the training session, Xiao, who debuted in the Australian women’s football top flight last season with Adelaide United, expressed…

Police sources have said that the accused persons unleashed horror on the monk who ate food only once on that fateful day in the morning. Both the accused had first attempted to electrocute the monk and later, they strangulated him to death with a towel. His body was cut into pieces for disposal, police sources stated.The FIR said that Kusuma, the devotee, who cooked food for the monk, observed that he was not there in his room on July 6. The suspicion grew more when they found divine tools called pinchi, kamandala, which the monk carried with him all the…

Twenty-two people died when the country’s most active volcano suddenly erupted on December 9, 2019 after it had been showing signs of unrest for weeks, reports the BBC.But tour operators were unprepared for such a disaster.Six parties face fines of up to NZ$1.5 million ($928,000; £724,000) if found guilty.At the time of the eruption, 47 people were on White Island.The victims included 17 people from Australia, three from the US, and two from New Zealand.Twenty-five people were also injured, many suffering critical burns.The disaster prompted the most extensive and complex investigation ever undertaken by WorkSafe NZ, the nation’s main health…

First appointed for a two-year term in late 2018, Stead had his contract renewed in 2020 until the end of the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in India, and will now stay on until the conclusion of the current World Test Championship cycle, in June 2025.The decision follows a long and thorough consultative process during which Stead, arguably New Zealand’s most successful men’s coach, received unanimous support for continuing in the role, reports NZC.New Zealand Cricket’s GM High Performance Bryan Stronach said the case for retaining Stead was compelling.“The support for Gary was overwhelmingly positive – from the players, the…

They have been stranded at the glacial-fed Chandertal for the past three days.Largely tourists from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, those trapped also include three women foreigners — two from Ireland and one from the US.The district administration has stationed them in camps and houses of locals.Acting Director General of Police Satwant Atwal, who has been monitoring the rescue operations across the state, said there are 225 men and 75 women camping in the Chandertal.They include one child, three senior citizens and the rest between the age group of 18-60.Thirty-five of them are from Himachal and a large number of…

Lucovsky tweeted on Monday: “I have decided to step away from my role at Google, where I was Senior Director of Engineering, responsible for OS and software platform for AR and XR devices. The recent changes in AR leadership and Google’s unstable commitment and vision have weighed heavily on my decision.”Moving forward, I am eager to explore opportunities that allow me to further advance Augmented Reality technology and its intersection with generative AI.”I approach the next chapter with enthusiasm and anticipation for the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.”According to Lucovsky’s Linkedin profile, before becoming the leader of the OS team…

The Northern Railways’ Chief Public Relations Officer, Deepak Kumar said: “Rail traffic over the Old Yamuna Bridge has been temporaraily suspended since 6 a.m. today (Tuesday).”He said the decision was taken after the water level breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres in the national capital due to the release of water from Hathnikund barrage in Haryana.The water level is now hovering at 206.24 metres, triggering a high alert, according to the Central Water Commission (CWC).The development came as more rain is predicted in the city for the entire week after three continuous days of torrential downpours, which triggered waterlogging…