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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted a thunderstorm accompanied by rain in Delhi for Sunday, with the maximum temperature expected to reach approximately 43 degrees Celsius.

Dong Jun warned Sunday his military is ready to «forcefully» stop Taiwan independence but called for greater exchanges with the United States.

Dabur India chairman, Anand Burman, was offered a seat on the board of Religare Enterprises multiple times, but he declined the request each time, claimed the financial services company's chairperson Rashmi Saluja. Instead, the Burman family confidant, Arjun Lamba, wanted to join the board, she added.

Delhi rains: In a respite from days of scorching heat, part of Delhi on Saturday received light rainfall. It comes at a time when the temperature of the national capital has been hovering around 50 degrees Celsius for the past several days.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier this week predicted that Delhi is likely to see light to moderate showers and gusty winds.IMD has predicted that the city will witness thunderstorms and dust storms, along with rain and strong winds, till June 4.On Wednesday, Delhi broke all records of maximum temperature when Mungeshpur reported 52.9 degrees Celsius.

tweeted.Many social media users assumed that Ganguly's tweet indicated that he was not in favour of GG becoming India's Head Coach. His tweet came after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) had won IPL 2024 under the mentorship of Gambhir.

Rolls-Royce. Epitomizing the lifestyle of "champagne wishes and caviar dreams," these royals embodied Coco Chanel's notion of luxury—where true extravagance begins after necessity ends. Take, for instance, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala in the 1920s, who commissioned Cartier to create a lavish necklace featuring the seventh-largest polished diamond in the world, a rare 234.65 carat yellow cushion-cut De Beers diamond, weighing around 1,000 carats in total.

Singapore: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Saturday the Indo-Pacific region remained a «priority» for Washington, saying the United States was secure «only if Asia is». Lloyd made the remarks at a major security forum in Singapore, a day after he met with his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun. «The United States can be secure only if Asia is and that's why the United States has long maintained its presence in this region,» Austin told the Shangri-La Dialogue, which in recent years has become a barometer for US-China relations.

The economic deities on Friday answered the prayers of those banking on lower rates.

Charles’ intervention with a heartfelt plea. Recalling the situation, the Duke of Sussex wrote, “It got so heated that Pa raised his hands.

1. The Pune Police had earlier written to the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) seeking permission to probe the minor allegedly involved in the Porsche crash that left two techies dead.Police were granted permission to probe the minor for two hours on Saturday. According to the Juvenile Justice Act, the inquiry into a minor is to be conducted in the presence of parents.

A second shareholder advisory firm has come out against reinstating a pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk that was voided earlier this year by a Delaware judge

southwest monsoon reached sub-Himalayan West Bengal on Friday, covering most parts of the region, nearly a week ahead of schedule, the Met Department said. The southwest monsoon normally reaches northern West Bengal on June 5 and the southern part of the state around June 9. The faster movement of the southwest monsoon into the region could have been caused by the combined effect of cyclone Remal, bringing the southwesterly wind to the coasts from the Bay of Bengal, and thereafter the monsoon's movement was attracted by a trough existing over northern West Bengal, weather officials said. The weather office forecast widespread rain in the sub-Himalayan districts of Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, Kalimpong and Darjeeling, with the possibility of heavy downpours in one or two places, over the next five days.

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BJP state party president BY Vijayendra on Thursday demanded that Scheduled Tribes Welfare Minister B Nagendra be sacked and that the state hand over the case of an alleged illegal fund transfer by the department’s corporation to various bank accounts to the CBI for a probe. The BJP, he warned, would launch a statewide agitation over the issue, if its demands were not met within a week. “It is not enough to suspend two or three officials in connection with the Valmiki Development Corporation scam,” he said. He was referring to the government suspending officials after a Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation (KMVSTDC) officer’s alleged suicide over his seniors’ corruption. The officer, Chandrashekhar, 52, had alleged in his “death note” on Sunday that the funds up to Rs 187.33 crore had been allegedly transferred to various accounts following pressure by the managing director of the corporation. He had named Corporation's managing director J G Padmanabh, accounts officer Parashuram G Durugannavar and Union Bank of India chief manager Suchismita Rawal in the note. He had also said that the orders were originally given by the department’s minister orally.

India's peak power demand hit a record 246.1 GW till 0300 pm Wednesday as northwest and central parts of the country continue to reel under unprecedented heatwave conditions. The previous record of peak demand was set at 243 GW, including shortage, last September. The peak demand met was 240 GW last year. Peak demand that could not be met today, if any, will be available in a day, a government official said. Electricity demand surpassed the government's expected peak of 235 GW for solar hours in May. The power ministry had projected peak power demand at 235 GW this month during daytime and 225 GW during evening hours. The national capital recorded the highest ever peak of 8,302 MW as of 530 pm Wednesday. It breached the projected peak demand of up to 8,200 MW this summer. In Delhi, peak power demand crossed 7000 MW for 12 days in a row in May for the first time this calendar year. The city's peak power demand had clocked 8,000 MW on May 22. «The persistent heat wave across north India is leading to a sharp demand surge for electricity in the national capital,» a Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd spokesperson said.

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BARCELONA: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid on Wednesday after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state. The diplomatic move by the three western European nations on Tuesday was slammed by Israel and will have little immediate impact on its grinding war in Gaza, but it was a victory for the Palestinians and could encourage other Western powers to follow suit.

coverage during the grace period if the premium of the health insurance is paid in instalments — monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. Policyholders of the insurance companies usually get a grace period to pay their health insurance premiums. The grace period for a health insurance plan is the extra time that you get to pay the premium if you have missed the policy renewal due date. Typically, most health insurance plans offer a grace period. What was the rule earlier? What is the new rule and how is it going to impact health insurance policyholders? Read here to find out Earlier, the insurance companies used to offer grace periods based on the type of policy you bought, says Parthanil Ghosh, Director & Chief Business Officer, HDFC ERGO General Insurance. Some insurers offer a grace period of 15 days while others offer 30 days for health insurance policies. So, the grace period in a health insurance plan used to vary from one insurer to another. The insurance companies typically do not offer any policy coverage during the grace period in health insurance policies.

Congress on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was trying to «circumvent» the silence period restrictions with his 48-hour meditation trip from May 30 in violation of the model code of conduct and urged the Election Commission to ensure that it is not aired by the media. A delegation of Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, Abhishek Singhvi and Syed Naseer Hussain met the Election Commission and handed over a memorandum with complaints of alleged model code violations by the BJP. The Congress claimed that the meditation programme by the prime minister in Kanyakumari's 'Dhyan Mandapam" was a clear violation of the silence period ahead of the June 1 voting in Modi's Varanasi constituency and other seats. It was also in breach of the Model Code of Conduct and provisions under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the opposition party contended.

volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday, spewing red streams of lava in the latest display of nature's power, triggering the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa. The eruption began in the early afternoon following a series of earthquakes north of Grindavik, a coastal town of 3,800 people that was also evacuated. The Met Office said lava was shooting about 50 meters (165 feet) into the sky from a fissure about 1 kilometer (1,100 yards) long.