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Economic Times | 23 May, 2021 | 10.41AM IST

Cyclone Yaas Live News: PM Modi to hold meeting with ministers, officials today to review the preparations for the approaching Cyclone Yaas

"Prime Minister will hold a meeting at 11 AM today with senior government officials and representatives from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Secretaries from Telecom, Power, Civil aviation, Earth Sciences Ministries to review preparations against the approaching Cyclone Yaas," sources said.

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10:31 AM

L&T intensifies efforts to retain workforce: CEO

Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has intensified its efforts to retain its workforce post the outbreak of the second COVID-19 wave, a top company official has said.

10:05 AM

An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter scale hit Kolhapur, Maharashtra at 09.16 am today: National Center for Seismology

09:51 AM

Chhatrasal Stadium brawl case: Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested by a team of Delhi Police Special Cell

A team of Special Cell SR led by Inspector Shivkumar, Inspector Karambir & supervised by ACP Attar Singh has arrested Sushil Kumar & Ajay from Mundka area of Delhi in connection with the killing of 23-year-old Sagar Rana at Chhatrasal Stadium: Delhi Police

09:27 AM

Price of petrol & diesel in Delhi at Rs 93.21 per litre and Rs 84.07 respectively

Petrol & diesel prices per litre

Rs 99.49 & Rs 91.30 in Mumbai
Rs 94.86 & Rs 88.87 in Chennai
Rs 93.27 & Rs 86.91 in Kolkata

08:55 AM

Thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain would occur over Rewari, Bhiwadi, Manesar (Haryana), and adjoining areas during the next 2 hours: India Meteorological Department (IMD)

08:40 AM

Hamas defiant with military parade, appearance of top leader

Hundreds of masked Hamas fighters brandishing assault rifles paraded in Gaza City and the group's top leader made his first public appearance on Saturday, in a defiant show of strength after the militants' 11-day war with Israel.
Saturday marked the first full day of a cease-fire, and Egyptian mediators held talks to firm up the truce which ended the fourth Israel-Hamas war in just over a decade.

08:29 AM

Ana, first named Atlantic storm of 2021, forms near Bermuda

The first named Atlantic storm of the season is posing no threat to land and is expected to dissipate in a few days. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Subtropical Storm Ana is drifting northeast over the Atlantic Ocean after bringing rain to Bermuda.

08:03 AM

PM Modi to hold a meeting with senior govt officials & representatives from National Disaster Management Authority, Secretaries from Telecom, Power, Civil aviation, Earth Sciences Ministries to review preparations against approaching Cyclone Yaas today

07:33 AM

Delhi: Dust shrouds parts of the national capital leading to decreased visibility

Delhi: Dust shrouds parts of the national capital leading to decreased visibility. Visuals from ITO (in pic 1), Ak… https://t.co/utHcJts4A0
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07:33 AM

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Ukhrul, Manipur at 06.56 am today: National Center for Seismology

07:09 AM

Venezuelan governor, former defense minister, dies

A Venezuelan state governor who once served as defense minister for former President Hugo Chavez has died, officials said Saturday.

06:47 AM

20 dead as freak weather hits China ultra-marathon: Officials

Reports AFP

06:25 AM

16 die in extreme weather in in China cross-country race

Rescuers in China say at least 16 people have died and five are missing in extreme weather during a mountain marathon cross-country race in the country's northwest.
The rescue headquarters quoted by the official Xinhua News Agency said hail, freezing rain and gale winds hit the 100-kilometer (60-mile) race in the Yellow River Stone Forest tourist site in Baiyin city in Gansu province around 1 pm Saturday.

06:16 AM

Cyclone Tauktae: Barge P-305 located on seabed, tugboat untraceable

Barge P305, which sank off the Mumbai coast six days ago during Cyclone Tauktae, was located on the seabed on Saturday.
The Defence Public Relations Officer said, "Barge P305 located at the seabed after a systematic search by INS Makar employing advanced side-scan sonar. Search efforts for remaining crews of P305 and Tug Varaprada continue."

06:15 AM

Cyclone Yaas: Indian Army deploys columns and engineer task forces in Odisha, West Bengal

With Odisha and West Bengal bracing up for cyclonic storm Yaas, the Indian Army on Saturday informed that it has arranged columns and engineer task forces are on standby for rescue and relief operations.

06:14 AM

Lithuania opts out of China's 17+1 bloc in Eastern Europe

Lithuania has pulled out of China's 17+1 cooperation forum with central and eastern European states, a move that demonstrates its rising concerns and dissatisfaction with Beijing.
"There is no such thing as 17+1 anymore as for practical purposes Lithuania is out," Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told POLITICO in an email, referring to Beijing's initiative to engage Central and Eastern European countries.

06:13 AM

Cyclone Yaas: ODRAF team arrives in Paradip

With Odisha bracing up for cyclonic storm Yaas, the first 22-member Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team on Saturday arrived in Jagatsinghpur's Paradip.
According to the Jagatsinghpur Collector, Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, the epicenter of the Cyclone Yass was reported below the Pacific Ocean floor, but no tsunami alert was issued.

06:12 AM

80 pc power supply restored in Pakistan's Karachi after major outage

Power supply has been restored in the majority of areas in Pakistan's Karachi, hours after a major power outage occurred on Saturday due to the tripping of a high-tension transmission line.

06:11 AM

Black Fungus declared an epidemic in Bihar

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