Day: February 9, 2020

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Cold, dry weather persists in UP

9:37 pm February 9, 2020

Lucknow: Cold and dry weather persisted in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the Met office said. Muzaffarnagar was the coldest place in the state where mercury settled at 2.3 degrees Celsius, five degrees below normal. State capital Lucknow’s minimum and maximum temperatures were recorded at 8.6 and 24.2 degrees Celsius respectively. According to the meteorological department, […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

Exit polls will ‘fail’, we will form next govt in Delhi, say BJP leaders

8:16 pm February 9, 2020

New Delhi: BJP leaders on Sunday maintained that the exit poll results that have predicted its defeat in Delhi polls will “fail” as the surveys did not take into account the votes polled in the evening. The exit poll results of news channels aired immediately after voting time ended at 6 pm on Saturday showed the Aam […]

HP: Manali, Kufri continue to shiver at sub-zero temperatures

8:13 pm February 9, 2020

Shimla: Popular tourist hotspots of Manali and Kufri continued to shiver at sub-zero temperatures on Sunday, the Met office said. The minimum temperatures at both the places settled 1 to 2 degrees Celsius below normal, Shimla Met Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. According to Singh, middle and high hills of the state are likely to […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Filmmaker speaks of huge challenges as Kashmir film tours UK

8:07 pm February 9, 2020

London: The writer-director of a new film set in Kashmir has spoken of the huge challenges in the filmmaking process as its UK tour concluded this week. Ashvin Kumar said No Fathers in Kashmir’ was born out of an urge to address some of his deep concerns over the conflict-torn region and to connect emotionally […]

Iran unveils ballistic missile, ‘new generation’ engines

8:04 pm February 9, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards unveiled Sunday a short-range ballistic missile that they said can be powered by a “new generation” of engines designed to put satellites into orbit. The Guards’ Sepahnews website said the Raad-500 missile was equipped with new Zoheir engines made of composite materials lighter than on earlier steel models. It also unveiled […]