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India likely to have normal monsoon rainfall, says IMD
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): India is expected to have normal monsoon this year with seasonal rainfall likely to be 100 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of five per cent, IMD said on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 to erase nearly a decade of oil demand growth this year: IEA
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 15 (ANI): The coronavirus crisis could erase almost a decade of oil demand growth in 2020 as countries around the world effectively shut down in response to the pandemic, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday.
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Monsoon is likely to be normal this year, says govt
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The monsoon rainfall is likely to be normal this year, the government said on Wednesday.
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Bradd Hogg proposes using charter flights to go ahead with T20 World Cup
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg has come up with a few suggestions about how to go ahead with the T20 World Cup this year. His suggestions come amid the coronavirus pandemic which has brought sporting action across the world to a grinding halt.
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Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden for President of United States
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 14 (ANI): Former US President Barack Obama in a video message on Tuesday formally endorsed his former Vice President Joe Biden, who is gunning for the White House in the elections later this year.
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Elephants offered jackfruit on Vishu at Guruvayur Srikrishna Temple
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], April 14 (ANI): The Vishu event at Guruvayur Srikrishna Temple this year did not see the participation of people due to lockdown but elephants were treated to jackfruits, a favourite delicacy of the pachyderm which also has health benefits for them.
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Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi, suggests to extend NFSA provisions for 3 m
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi raising the issue of 'chronic food insecurity' faced by poor, farmers and daily wagers in the country owing to the national lockdown and suggested extending 10 kg grains per per
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Mango season is here but farmers, wholesale dealers incur losses due to lo
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 13 (ANI): It is close to the middle of April, and the season for mangoes is very much here. However, this year the mango farmers and wholesale dealers are facing huge losses due to lack of transportation facilities amid the lockdown imposed in the wake of co
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Is it even going to happen?: Dale Steyn on T20 World Cup
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): South Africa pacer Dale Steyn has indicated that he was unsure whether the Men's T20 World Cup will be taking place this year or not amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Malayalis in UAE keep a low key celebrating Vishu
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], April 12 (ANI): The festival of Vishu, traditionally marked with a lot of fanfare among Malayalis, is witnessing low-celebrations and has this year become a restricted affair with close family members, due to the stay at home directive and related precautionary measures undertak
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COVID-19: Women's Tennis Association postpones Rogers Cup until 2021
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Florida [US], April 12 (ANI): The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has announced the postponement of the Rogers Cup, scheduled to take place in August this year in Montreal, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Billie Eilish says she 'can't win' after being criticised for swimsuit pos
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 11 (ANI): American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is hitting back at folks criticising her for sharing a swimsuit post of herself earlier this year that was shot during a tropical vacation while being a proponent for body positivity.
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