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Temporary respite in heat wave area, intensity soon: IMD
Hissar AMFU station in Haryana recorded the highest maximum temperature of 45.3 degrees Celsius across India. A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect western Himalayan region from the night of April 12 and under its influence, light/moderate isolated to scattered rainfall is likely over western Himalayan region on April 12 and 13.
10 humanitarian corridors in Ukraine approved for Saturday
According to Vereshchuk, evacuation will be allowed from the besieged city of Mariupol to Zaporizhzhya by private transport, Ukrayinska Pravda reported. The other corridors to the Zaporizhzhya region are from the cities of Berdyansk, Tokmak, Energodar and Melitopol.
Humidity plays major role in Delhi's heat wave conditions
Maximum temperatures above normal over many parts of west-central and north-west India were prevalent for several days leading to the first heat wave from March 11 to 21. The second spell, which started on March 26 and is still underway, is one of the longest for the March-April heat waves. According to data from the IMD, the mean maximum temperature was 32.9 degrees Celsius against its normal value 29.6 degrees, which is 3.3 degrees above the climatological mean for the month.
Probe ordered into stripping of detainees at MP police station
The incident was reported from Madhya Pradesh's Sidhi district where a journalist along with others was protesting against the arrest of a theatre artiste identified as Neeraj Kunder, accused of using objectionable language against a BJP MLA and his family, and spreading fake news about the legislator. YouTube journalist Kanishk Tiwari who was among the men detained and stripped at the police station, told IANS that he and others were put in the lockup, abused, beaten up and forced to strip.
Court rejects bail plea of United Against Hate founder Khalid Saifi
Rejecting the bail application, Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat said: "I am of the opinion that allegations against the accused Khalid Saifi are prima facie true." Saifi's counsel Rebecca John, argued that he has been falsely implicated in this case and the entire case of the prosecution is unsubstantiated without any evidence to link with the communal riots of 2020.
Maha: Transport staffers' 'surgical strike' at Sharad Pawar's home stuns MVA
However, nobody was hurt in the attack that embarrassed the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress, which ordered a probe. Unfazed by the incident, a couple of hours later, the veteran of many political wars, Pawar, 81, himself came out and magnanimously said he always stood behind the state transport workers but disapproved of their 'misguided leaders'.
Russians hit train station in Ukraine's Kramatorsk with Iskander ballistic missiles
Pavlo Kyrylenko, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration said: "The Russian fascists have hit the railway station in Kramatorsk with Iskander cluster munitions. Police and rescuers working at the scene are reporting dozens of dead and injured", Ukrayinska Pravda reported. Thousands of people were at the train station at the time of the missile strike, Kyrylenko said.
Delhi riots: Man who supplied firearm to rioter Shahrukh Khan held
The arrested person, identified as Babu Wasim (34), was wanted in connection with the case of the 2020 northeast Delhi riots in which Pathan was found pointing a loaded pistol towards a policeman in the Jafrabad area. The video of the incident had gone viral on social media and Wasim absconded to evade arrest. He was declared a proclaimed offender by a trial court in Delhi on March 16, 2021 in that case.
Karnataka Azaan row: We’ve arranged a device to control sound, says Imam of Jama Maszid
Mohammed M Imran Rashadi, further said that we have made arrangements as per the Supreme court orders and the temples should follow the orders too. Few days ago, Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai pointed out a high court order on loudspeakers and said that the Karnataka government would take steps as per the high court’s order soon. The Azan/ loudspeaker controversy initially began from Maharashtra and now has been added to the list of other ongoing controversies in Karnataka.
Now campaign for banning Muslim drivers during temple visits in Karnataka
Prashanth Bangera of Bharatha Rakshana Vedike on Friday made an appeal to Hindus not to take Muslim drivers with them when they go for temple trips and pilgrimages. He had also given out a call to not to use vehicles owned by Muslim transport companies. He urged that all Hindu organisations should support his call and bring awareness among the people in this regad. Sri Ram Sena lent its support to this call.
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