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By Rich McKay and Josephine Walker

Hiranya Vastra or Putambhar Vastra, and gods are described as having been decked in hiranya as they set forth in their chariots. King Siddhartha shed his royal robes and is said to have wrapped himself in the fine cotton of that time. Today, the weavers of Varanasi weave resplendent brocade gyaser cloth for Tibetan monasteries all over the countey, with special commendation by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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Thousands of families in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are struggling with deep food insecurity two months after being cut from the United Nations’ main food assistance program

Also read: Monsoon Tracker: IMD predicts extremely heavy rains in Odisha today; orange alert issued in these states. See forecast On August 4, moderate rain is predicted in most places in the districts of Konkan-Goa, and light to moderate rain in several places in Madhya Maharashtra, and a few places in Marathwada.

Also read: Monsoon tracker: Very heavy rains predicted in these states for next 4 days. Check full forecast here Until 6th August, Northwest India is expected to experience light to moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall. The regions likely to be affected include Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh until 6th August, Himachal Pradesh from 3rd to 6th August, and Punjab, Haryana, and East Rajasthan from 3rd to 5th August.

Incessant rain has triggered a landslide in Keonjhar district of Odisha on 2 August. In view of heavy rainfall, all the Schools and Anganwadi centers of Keonjhar district will remain close today. Apart from this, schools in Balagir, Kalahandi, Dhenkanal, Balasore will remain closed today.

national highway connecting Shimla to Chandigarh is blocked leaving many vehicles stranded, officials said as reported by PTI. Vehicles are stranded on both sides of the road and light vehicles coming from Chandigarh have been routed through Parwanoo-Kasauli-Jangushu Road–Kumarhatti while vehicles going from Solan would take Bhognagar-Banasar-Kamli road. The Solan Police Department has further urged all travellers to adhere to the alternative traffic plan while the authorities work on clearing the debris.

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Beijing, state media said Tuesday, in downpours that have submerged roads and deluged neighbourhoods with mud.Storm Doksuri, a former super typhoon, had swept northwards through China since hitting southern Fujian province on Friday after first scything through the Philippines. Heavy rains began pummelling Beijing and its surrounding areas on Saturday, with nearly the average rainfall for the entire month of July dumped on the capital in just 40 hours. Swathes of suburban Beijing remain badly hit by the rains — some of the city's heaviest in years.

Most U.S. military veterans are unaware that they can get help to claim a new benefit, but fraudsters know only too well and are taking advantage of the knowledge gap.

SkymetWeather reported that the monsoon is likely to enter a weak phase in August and the El Nino phenomena may also cast its shadow. It stated that a weak phase of monsoon is expected to start from 4 August.

Harry Styles, Pink, Bebe Rexha, Kelsea Ballerini and so many other artistes, Cardi B is the latest singer to fall prey to the disturbing trend of onstage attacks by fans. In a video that has gone viral, Cardi B can be seen entering on stage in an orange dress, and just as she says hello, a fan throws her drink at the singer. As a reflex action and being visibly in a bad mood after the incident, Cardi B can be seen immediately throwing her microphone back at the fan. Cardi B was disgusted with the act of the so-called fan, who was standing right in front of the stage in the pit.

riders have raised concerns about the safety of some types of vehicles, and about whether they legally qualify as e-bikes. Here's what's known about e-bikes and their risks.What is an e-bike? The Consumer Product Safety Commission, the federal agency responsible for regulating the safety and sale of low-speed electric bicycles, defines an e-bike as a two- or three-wheel vehicle that has pedals and an electric motor. The motor must be rated below 750 watts, which is roughly twice the power that a professional cyclist can generate. The rider can use the pedals or the motor, singly or in combination. With the motor alone, the bike must not be capable of going faster than 20 mph on a level surface. State laws govern where e-bikes can be ridden, the minimum age for riders and other rules about how the vehicles are used. To meet federal regulations, bicycle manufacturers have developed a three-tier classification system for e-bikes.

Paddy farmers in east India will likely receive a long-awaited spell of monsoon showers between July 30 and August 2 as the India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for this region and for north-east India. East and north-east India, the only regions facing rainfall deficiency of 25% two months into the four-month monsoon season (June-September) are likely to receive precipitation of 115.6 to 204.4 mm long period average (LPA) from 30 July to 2 August depending on regions, the weather bureau predicted on Sunday.

Also read: Monsoon rain: IMD predicts heavy rains in these states till 1 August. Check full forecast here In North India, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and east Rajasthan are likely to experience light to moderate rainfall until August 2. Western Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and eastern Uttar Pradesh are expected to receive light to moderate rainfall during the same period.

IMD has predicted very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Mumbai in next twenty four hours. It has also issued orange alert for the district. Other districts like Pune, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Bhandara, Gondia, etc are on orange alert.

Regional Meteorological Centre, Nagpur has issued 'yellow' alert for the next four days for Nagpur, Wardha, Buldhana, Gondia, for three days for Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Amravati and for two days for Yavatmal, Buldhana, Akola and Washim. It has also issued 'orange' alert for Chandrapur, Gadchiolri and Yavatmal for Friday, officials added.

Broni Nallah and Khaneri in the Shimla district and Kaksthal in the Kinnaur district, were blocked owing to landslides after heavy showers in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) shared images of the blocked stretches of the highway in two Himachal districts. Earlier, on Wednesday, heavy showers in the Shimla district blocked the National Highway in the Jeori and Broni Nallah areas near Jhakri.

Maharashtra's Palghar has announced the closure of schools and colleges on Friday due to a heavy rainfall alert issued by the weather department in the district. Similar closures will be observed in Ratnagiri and Thane districts as well. Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for Mumbai on Friday.

Sometimes, it takes a special effort to make a point, and the women’s football World Cup has seen one. An advertisement by French telecom firm Orange shows the country’s men’s team players making some magical moves and scoring spectacular goals that would make fans of the game anywhere go delirious. Only, it’s revealed soon enough that it isn’t really men playing.