Heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district has caused severe damage to around 500 acres of paddy crop cultivation, complained Kuruvai farmers of the region.
Record-breaking centuries from Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer helped India post a Himalayan target of 397/4 against New Zealand in the semifinals of the ICC Cricket World Cup at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and Union Home Minister Amit Shah took to social media to congratulate star India batter Virat Kohli on completing his 50th ODI century, which is a record in cricket.