Big Weather Update: Monsoon sets in over Kerala 8 days before normal, earliest arrival since 2009–Latest news

Monsoon Arrival Update: The Southwest monsoon set in over Kerala on Saturday, May 24, marking the earliest arrival of the crucial rainy season in 16 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the national weather-forecasting agency.  The arrival of monsoon is eight days ahead of its normal pattern, according to the IMD.  Normally, the…

Think. Over the week

The Editorial section commented on issues including India’s firm rebuttal of US claims of India agreeing to nil tariffs on US exports. The impact of Moody’s downgrade of US sovereign debt on bond markets and the launch of the monthly Periodic Labour Force Survey (which is welcomed) and how its findings were largely in sync…

Hectic two weeks leaves Russia confident

Steve Rosenberg Russia editor PAVEL BEDNYAKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty It’s 2:30am. Inside the Kremlin walls I’m wandering alone through the vast grounds trying – and failing – to find my way out. I spot a checkpoint, approach and show my passport. “Nyet vykhoda!” [“No exit!”] replies the guard. He points in the opposite direction. I walk…

NITI Aayog’s 10th Governing Council meet kicks off—‘Viksit Bharat @2047’ takes centre stage, 6 topics on agenda

A high-level meeting of government policy think-tank NITI Aayog began in the national capital on Saturday morning. The meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comprises a day-long session scheduled from 10 AM to 4 PM. The meeting brings together state and UT Chief Ministers, besides their respective Lieutenant Governors. The Modi administration’s ’Viksit Bharat @…

‘Farcical’: Venezuelan opposition denounces arrest before weekend vote | Nicolas Maduro News

A top figure in Venezuela’s opposition has been arrested on charges of “terrorism” before parliamentary elections scheduled for the weekend. On Friday, a social media account for Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close associate of Maria Corina Machado, considered the leader of the opposition coalition, announced he had been detained. State television also carried images of…

India Test Squad Announcement: Will Shubman Gill Lead the Pack on the England Tour? – Shlok’s Automation

India Test Squad Announcement: Will Shubman Gill Lead the Pack on the England Tour? – Shlok’s Automation India’s cricketing landscape is aflutter with speculation and anticipation. The impending announcement of India’s Test Squad for the England Tour is the hot topic of the hour. But, it’s not just the team selection that has everyone on…