Delhi swelters at 42.9 degrees Celsius, soaring three notches above season’s average

The Sunday’s temperature in Delhi is three notches above the season’s average, the India Meteorological Department said. The maximum temperature in Delhi on Sunday settled at 42.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met office said. The relative humidity oscillated between 25 per cent and 74 per cent, it added. The night temperature had…

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Great Nicobar plan needs transparency

Great Nicobar’s ₹72,000 crore infrastructure project has repeatedly run into rough waters with the local populace and environmentalists. There appears to be a new twist in the already bewildering saga of the Great Nicobar township and development project. This newspaper reported on Sunday that non-islanders are not being allowed to enter Great Nicobar by the…

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Biden announces new military aid for Ukraine

Russia-Ukraine war: Biden said the military aid package included ammunition, artillery and armored vehicles. US President Joe Biden announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine on Sunday and told President Volodymyr Zelensky during a meeting in Japan that the United States was doing all it could to strengthen Ukraine’s defense for the war…

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