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Cyclone Nisarga: This is the first such storm to hit Mumbai in nearly 100 years. Tropical storm Nisarga, which intensified in a “severe cyclonic storm” this morning, made landfall off the coast of Maharashtra. This is the second cyclone to hit India in two weeks and the first storm to hit Mumbai, the worst affected city in the country by …

A woman watches the waves roll off the shores of the Arabian Sea in Mumbai, India on June 3. Rafiq Maqbool / AP A cyclone is expected to make landfall near Alibag in the Indian state of Maharashtra, a region already recovering from the impact of the coronavirus, on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Indian Department of Meteorology. Maharashtra has …

Kerala Elephant Incident: Fruit exploded in its mouth and led to inevitable tragedy. Thiruvananthapuram: No arrests have been made a week after a pregnant elephant died in the Palakkad district of Kerala, standing on a river. He had eaten a pineapple filled with biscuits, supposedly placed by some locals. The elephant’s death and the trauma it suffered have caused great …

Tonight, Los Angeles police began arresting a small group of protesters outside the mayor’s residence, hours after the curfew. Many of the protesters were still sitting on the ground, hands together, singing “peaceful protest,” CNN correspondent Kyung Lah said at the scene. “One by one, you see two officers advance. You can see the two officers advance, bow, ask the …

President Rodrigo Duterte had decided to retain the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) “in light of political and other developments in the region,” Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Tuesday in a post on social media. The agreement, signed in 1988, gives US military planes and vessels free entry to the Philippines and relaxes visa restrictions for US military personnel. …

New Delhi: India’s coronavirus case count has crossed two lakhs after a record number of 8,909 people tested positive for deadly virus infection in the past 24 hours. The total number of cases in the country was 2,07,615, including 5,815 deaths, according to government data. The country is currently the seventh among the 10 nations most affected by the virus. …

The main fight was an undeniable referendum on King, not for his conservatism, but for his effectiveness in office. His lack of power, far more than his specific words and his track record of comments on race, became a central theme in this year’s race, with opponents arguing that he cannot represent his views in the House or on the …

The United States will be ready to ship the first tranche of 100 donated fans to India next week. Washington DC: The United States will be ready to send the first tranche of 100 donated fans to India next week, President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a conference call, the White House said. Donald Trump spoke with …

The Republican National Committee, due to contractual agreements, will still have to hold a formal part of the convention in Charlotte. But the performative aspects of the convention, including the president’s speech, will happen in another city. “The night the president accepts the nomination it will not happen in Charlotte,” an RNC official told CNN. Two knowledgeable sources cautioned that …

The cyclonic storm will make landfall near Alibaug, causing heavy rain. Mumbai / New Delhi: Tropical storm Nisarga, which intensified in a “severe cyclonic storm” this morning, is heading towards the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat and is expected to reach Mumbai near the coronavirus this afternoon. This will be the second cyclone to hit India in two weeks and …