When is heavy rainfall a cloudburst, and when is it not? | Explained

Spread the love       When a wall of water suddenly crashes from the sky and sweeps away homes and roads within minutes, one of the first words officials and the media in India reach for is ‘cloudburst’. However, the term is often misused in a way that can distract from poor planning and crumbling infrastructure. What counts as a cloudburst? According...

Coal block scam case in SC: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh gets clean chit 2 years after his death

Spread the love       SC gave clean chit to Manmohan Singh in coal block case NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has given a clean-chit to ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the coal block allocation scam case, nearly two years after his demise.A special judge in SC quashed the summoning order and accepted closure reports filed by CBI.The case pertains to the...

‘They’re enemies like India’: Khawaja Asif justifies killing of protesters in PoK

Spread the love       “I put the protesters of PojK in the same category as India and consider them as enemies,” Khawaja Asif said. Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif said he considered protesters in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) enemies, just as he considered India.“I put the protesters of PojK in the same category as India and consider them as enemies,”...

Inside US-Saudi nuclear deal: Why Pakistan is biggest loser

Spread the love       The nuclear map of the Middle East and South Asia is set to be redrawn. The nuclear map of the Middle East and South Asia is set to be redrawn after the US signed a historic 30-year civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia, opening a potential pathway for domestic uranium enrichment on Saudi soil under American...

Sheikh Hasina plans Bangladesh return: ‘I may be killed, I may be sent to prison’

Spread the love       Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she was determined to return to her country by December despite facing the possibility of arrest, imprisonment or even execution.The 78-year-old former leader, who has been living in New Delhi since fleeing Bangladesh in August 2024, said she was prepared to face the consequences of returning home.“I may...

India may get plastic notes: Why they are being introduced & what happens to paper money

Spread the love       The RBI has recently floated a tender to procure material for polymer banknotes. Soon you may be using plastic or polymer currency notes! The government has authorised the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to print an initial batch of 2 billion polymer banknotes for field trials, the government informed Parliament on Monday.The RBI has recently floated a...

Delhi Police serves notice to X over ‘derogatory’ posts targeting constitutional heads

Spread the love       Delhi police wrote to X seeking removal of ‘abusive’ posts about Constitutional hads NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday wrote to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, seeking the removal of content allegedly containing “derogatory, malicious and defamatory content” targeting constitutional authorities.In its notice, the police asked the platform to “immediately delete/remove” the alleged post or video...

Yash Thakur’s untold story: Karate, father’s dream and India’s newest pace hope

Spread the love       Yash Thakur (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Zimbabwe has become India’s preferred destination to bring in young talent. Just like in 2024, when Abhishek Sharma, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Sai Sudharsan and Tushar Deshpande received their maiden India caps, this year’s tour also saw Ashok Sharma and Yash Thakur make their T20I debuts. The series also marked the...

‘Girls enjoy being raped’: Right-wing commentator booked over remarks on CJP stir

Spread the love       Right-wing commentator TG Mohandas booked over ‘girls enjoy being raped’ remarks in YouTube video THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Police’s cyber Crime wing on Wednesday registered a case against right-wing political commentator TG Mohandas over remarks he allegedly made in a YouTube video about the students’ protest in Delhi over the alleged NEET paper leak.According to the First Information Report...

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