Cyclone Fani | Live updates: Fani likely to cross south of Puri at 8.30 a.m.
Cyclone Fani, a severe cyclonic storm, is expected to make landfall on Friday, May 3, 2019 on the eastern coast of the country. Fani is expected to cross the Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali, south of Puri town, on Friday morning. The Odisha government on Thursday evacuated over 11 lakh people from low-lying areas in 15 districts.
No violation in Modi, Rahul’s speeches: EC
The Election Commission has not found any violation in the speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi, made in separate instances. Mr. Modi’s speech in Rajasthan’s Barmer on April 21 had attracted strong criticism from the Opposition.
Pepsico agrees to withdraw cases against Gujarat farmers
In a victory for Gujarat potato farmers dragged to court by PepsiCo for alleged rights infringement, the food and beverages giant says it has agreed to withdraw the cases.
ED files charge sheet against Zakir Naik in Mumbai
The Enforcement Directorate filed its first chargesheet against preacher Zakir Naik and others, accusing him of money laundering. It identified assets worth ₹193 crore and attached properties valued at ₹50.46 crore in the case so far.
Registration of all motor vehicles stopped
The issuing of certificate of registration (RC) for all classes of motor vehicles has been blocked from in the country for not integrating high security registration plate (HSRP) with the ‘Vahan’ database.
200 Maoists held ‘janata darbar’ before Gadchiroli attack
Nearly 200 Maoists held a ‘ janata darbar’ at Dadapur in Gadchiroli before planting the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that claimed 16 lives in the Naxal-affected district on Wednesday, investigating officers said.
IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians makes the grade with Super Over win
Manish Pandey not only timed the ball to perfection but even timed his onslaught to precision to stretch the must-win match for Sunrisers Hyderabad into a Super Over. But Jasprit Bumrah came back sharply in the one-over eliminator to help Mumbai Indians pocket the vital two points and seal a berth in the Indian Premier League Playoffs.
29 years later, Kashmir Pandit returns to jubilant welcome
A Kashmiri Pandit’s homecoming to Srinagar, 29 years after he left the State, was met with a rousing reception from locals, infusing hope for the peaceful return of the Hindu community that had to leave the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s in the face of raging militancy.
Parley: Is India doing enough to combat climate change?
In the run-up to the UN Climate Action Summit convened in New York during September to boost ambition and accelerate actions, Prof. T. Jayaraman , chairperson, Centre for Science, Technology and Society at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, and Prof. Navroz Dubash , professor at the Centre for Policy Research and coordinator of the Initiative on Climate, Energy, and Environment discuss the fairness of the global climate regime, the new opportunities and what India could do to green its growth. The discussion was moderated by G. Ananthakrishnan .
