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Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) on Saturday witnessed heavy rainfall, bringing the mercury down but also leading to water logging in several places, causing inconvenience to the people. In many places of Delhi as well as NCR, the vehicular movement was slow due to water logging. The city received the highest rainfall in a month since 2009, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Look at some of the pictures from the day: ....
To mark this wonderful sibling's bond, Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year in India. According to the Hindu calendar, Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi, is celebrated on the last day of the month of Shravana. During this occasion, sisters tie beautifully decorated bands, also known as rakhis, on their brother's wrist. While sisters pray for their brother's good health, in return brothers promise to protect their sister's and stand by them through every thick and thin.....
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has said that head coach Chris Silverwood too should be held accountable for the team's defeat against the Virat Kohli-led India in the second Test at Lord's, which the tourists won in a fifth-day thriller. ....
The Yemeni government announced that airstrikes launched by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition killed an Iranian military officer in the country's oil-rich province of Marib. ....
Indians celebrated Raksha Bandhan yesterday. The festival, whose literal meaning is “the bond of protection”, is commonly referred to as Rakhi. It is dedicated to the precious bond between a brother and a sister. On this day, as per tradition, sisters tie a sacred thread or knot called Rakhi around their brother’s wrist, which is symbolic of her love and affection for him. Brothers are meant to bestow a gift or a sum of cash in return. Raksha Bandhan is primarily celebrated in the north and north-western parts of the country. People on so....
TV actress Arshi Khan says she was to get engaged to an Afghan cricketer who had been chosen by her father and she fears her family may have to call off the engagement because of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. ....
Voting for the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) at 46 municipal wards on Sunday saw a 39 per cent turnout, lower than last time's 45 per cent. ....
Solar radiation could be a more important source of tiny lunar iron nanoparticles than previously thought, scientists have found. ....
While many prodigies in India have either been selected by NASA or other prestigious global institutions for research or fellowship, a Pune teenager’s claim of being selected by NASA left netizens stunned as they smelled something fishy. Several news outlets including Lokmat and ANI reported that Diksha Shinde, a 14-year-old girl from Aurangabad, was selected as a panellist on NASA’s prestigious MSI Fellowships Virtual Panel. ....
Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop has lavished praise on Fawad Alam after the end of Day 3 of the second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park here. ....