The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heat wave to severe heat wave conditions in parts of West Bengal and Odisha over the next five days. Heat wave conditions are also likely to prevail over Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, Konkan, parts of Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, Telangana, west Uttar Pradesh and coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam in the upcoming five days. The weather department has also issued a heatwave alert for Maharashtra's Thane, Raigad districts and...
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Air India bid adieu to its last remaining Boeing 747 on Monday, marking the end of an era for the iconic jumbo jet. The aircraft, once registered as VT-EVA and christened "Agra," departed from Mumbai's airport for the final time after it was sold to a foreign company.One of the two Boeing 747 aircraft which are in good condition flew off from Mumbai on Monday morning and the other is expected to fly off soon.Two other Boeing 747 planes will be broken down in Mumbai for parts.Read: Air India set...
First phase in world’s largest democratic exercise begins, with 969 million people eligible to vote over six-week periodVoting has begun in India’s mammoth general election, as Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party hopes to increase its parliamentary majority amid allegations that the country’s democracy has been undermined since it came to power 10 years ago.India’s elections are the largest democratic exercise in the world, with more than 969 million voters, amounting to more than 10% of the...
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Varanasi and New Delhi (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi once famously made a simple election promise: “good days are coming”. To his adoring supporters, it’s a vision of a future now finally within reach should Modi and his right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secure an emphatic and rare third consecutive
Millions of Indians began voting Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader. The voters began queuing up at polling stations hours
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians are voting in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The first round of voting is being held across 21 states. Modi is seeking a third rare term in office. He is up against a broad opposition
India starts voting in the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term as prime minister
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of Indians are voting in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The first round of voting is being held across 21 states. Modi is seeking a third rare term in office. He is up against a broad opposition
A National Green Tribunal report says that close to 2,75,000 tyres are discarded in India every day, leading to disastrous consequences for the environment.
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange that was banned by the government in January, is poised to return to India by paying a penalty of about $2 million, people aware of the developments told ET. The crypto exchange will come back as an entity registered with the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the finance ministry, they added. FIU is tasked with oversight of trade in virtual digital assets (VDA). Binance will comply with all applicable laws, including the...
Radio station Wave 89.1 has officially signed off.