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climate change is leading to more thunderstorm activity and consequently, more lightning strikes worldwide, senior scientists said on Saturday. At least 43 people were killed due to lightning strikes in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday and 21 in Bihar on Friday. Most of the people killed were either transplanting paddy in fields, grazing cattle or taking shelter under trees to protect themselves from the rain. Former Secretary in the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, said climate change is increasing the formation of convective or thunderstorm clouds.

Circle has awarded $5,000 scholarships to 10 graduating Northern California high school seniors interested in learning about cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

recently reported, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president, is still publicly claiming that Ukraine will recover all the territory the Russians conquered, even if he privately knows that this will not happen soon, if at all. His frustration with the lack of progress prompted him to reshuffle the leadership of the armed forces earlier in February. Our charts and maps below show where things stand two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion.

The volatility index, India VIX has failed to sustain above the 200-day EMA level and thereafter witnessed minor correction on Wednesday.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday in congressional testimony. In comments that appeared to show increasing faith that inflation will return to the Fed's target, a requirement for easing monetary policy, Powell compared the lack of progress on that front in the first months of the year to recent improvement that has helped build the Fed's confidence that price pressures will continue to diminish. As well, the chair noted, the Fed is now also concerned about risks to the job market and economy should rates remain too high for too long.

WASHINGTON : President Biden told congressional Democrats in a letter Monday that he was committed to “running this race to the end," as public and private calls for him to exit from the contest grow louder. In the letter, Biden said he had had “extensive conversations" with party leadership, members and voters over the past 10 days and said he wasn’t blind to the concerns about his age and his candidacy that have emerged since his disastrous debate performance. But he said he was heartened by “rock-solid, steadfast support" from many and wouldn’t continue if he wasn’t confident he could beat former President Donald Trump.

Rent growth has stalled overall in recent months in Canada, with some of the country’s most expensive cities seeing annual declines in asking rents while other rental markets continue to see prices soar.

LEGO Ideas is currently on a roll, with some amazing toy set reveals across 2024. and the upcoming new one has also been revealed, which is the LEGO Ideas Jaws set, a creation by Johnny Campbell. According to reports, LEGO Ideas has released a trailer of the upcoming Jaws set that shows the dangerous shark prowling under the ocean.

Severance Season 2, sparking excitement among fans who have been eagerly awaiting updates. The 15-second clip is sparse in detail but contains a hidden message that has intrigued viewers. This brief promo is the first significant update since images of the second season were showcased at the Apple WWDC 2024 presentation.

HDFC Bank informed exchanges on Thursday. The country’s largest private bank said that the figures for the period ended June 30, 2024 and March 31, 2024 included the operations of the former HDFC Limited and hence were not comparable with those of the corresponding period of the previous year. In the first quarter of the current fiscal year, HDFC Bank’s retail loans grew by around Rs 18,600 crore, commercial and rural banking loans grew by Rs 7200 crore while corporate and other wholesale loans declined by Rs 26,600 crore, the lender said.

James Patterson novels. The announcement comes more than four years after the show's initial development was disclosed. The series, starring Aldis Hodge as the titular character Alex Cross, will premiere on November 14.

Team India Arrival Live Updates: T20 World Champions to meet PM Modi soon; Rohit, Risabh, Suryakumar Yadav dance to dholIndian cricket team having arrived back in India on Thursday morning, is scheduled to participate in an open bus road show. Subsequently, they will be honored at a felicitation ceremony to be held at the Wankhede Stadium in south Mumbai, as reported by PTI.The victory procession will be held between 5 and 7 pm from Nariman Point to the Wankhede Stadium, the official said on Wednesday.Also Read: Why Team India was flown cancelling a scheduled regular flight? DGCA rebukes Air India, seeks report“As a large number of people are expected to gather for the event, police are taking utmost precaution to avoid any untoward incident," he said.“Adequate security is being deployed at the Marine Drive between Nariman Point and Wankhede Stadium," the official said.The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team arrived in New Delhi from Barbados on Thursday aboard a specially-arranged charter flight with scores of fans lining up outside the airport in the national capital to welcome the players despite a steady drizzle and heavy security deployment that kept them at a distance from their heroes.

disgraced “Top Gear" presenter, a man who punched an underling for failing to provide a hot dinner, to strangely beloved guardian of the British countryside and yimby (Yes In My Back Yard) icon. This unlikely transformation is due to the success of “Clarkson’s Farm", a hit Amazon Prime show that begins its third series on May 3rd. In the programme Mr Clarkson struggles to breed pigs, break even and defeat nimbys on the local council.

In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political strategy, her party’s electoral success came as no surprise to hundreds of supporters who gathered to see her victory speech

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Elon Musk wants to dismiss a lawsuit by former Twitter shareholders who said he waited too long in early 2022 to reveal his large ownership stake in the social media company, saying «all indications» show his delay was a mistake. In a late Wednesday night filing in Manhattan federal court, Musk called it implausible to believe he wanted to defraud shareholders who didn't know he had taken a 9.2% Twitter stake, and missed out on big gains because they sold their own stock.

Nifty on Tuesday ended 113 points higher to form a long bull candle on the daily chart and also hit a fresh record high intraday. The underlying trend of Nifty continues to be positive. Having moved above the key overhead resistance of 24,400 levels (1.618% Fibonacci extension), the Nifty could now advance towards another important resistance of 24,960 levels (1.786% Fibonacci extension) in the near term. Immediate support is at 24,250 levels, said Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities.

credit cards, and the latest data on delinquencies and expenditures showed they remain relative stragglers in a revenue stream dominated by privately owned banks. But, at the same time, the state-run players are learning the tricks of the trade — and have a very limited value at risk. For PSU banks, non-performing assets (NPAs) of credit cards outstanding are the highest among all retail sub-sectors — at 11.3% — as of March 2024. The comparative figure is about 2% for private sector and foreign banks, Reserve Bank of India data showed.

viral video circulating on social media shows temple staff tossing shoes and slippers off a hillside to drive home the importance of respecting temple rules. Nestled atop a hill, the Bhadraj Temple is a picturesque marble shrine dedicated to Lord Bal Bhadra, also known as Balram. Located approximately 12 km from Mussoorie in Uttarakhand, the temple is accessible via a short trek. While it attracts devotees for prayer, the temple is also a popular spot for tourists seeking stunning views of the Doon Valley. The viral video, shared by Instagram user Sooraj Dogra, depicts a temple worker methodically picking up footwear and throwing it over a guardrail into the valley below. This dramatic action aims to enforce the temple's strict no-footwear policy.

A union strike launched by railway employees has stopped trains across Sri Lanka

Gold prices held steady on Wednesday, with investors looking towards key U.S. inflation data that could shed more light on the Federal Reserve's interest rates trajectory. FUNDAMENTALS