Cyclone 'Biparjoy': Western Railway short-terminates 56 trains heading to coastal Gujarat

A high-powered committee, set up to manage refunds for PACL investors, on Monday provided an opportunity to certain applicants, having claims of up to Rs 17,000, to rectify deficiencies in their earlier applications. The committee noted that certain applications having claims up to Rs 17,000 could not be processed due to various deficiencies and therefore, they are providing an opportunity to the investors to rectify the deficiencies.

India will begin their new World Test Championship (WTC) cycle with a two-match away series against the West Indies starting in Dominica on July 12. The second Test of the series will be played at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad from July 20-24, according to a release issued by the BCCI on Monday. India will then continue their preparations for the ODI World Cup at home in October-November this year by playing three ODIs against the Caribbean side between July 27 and August 1.

The WR is taking various measures including setting up disaster management rooms, help desks, and keeping relief trains ready. The wind speed is being monitored at five locations in Bhavnagar division, at eight sites in Rajkot and at three spots in Ahmedabad division on an hourly basis and station masters have been instructed to regulate or stop trains when the wind velocity exceeds 50 kmph, as per the release.

If all the tests go smoothly, Chandrayaan-3, India's ambitious plan to land on the surface of the Moon, will be launched between July 12 and 19, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath said here on Monday.Speaking to the media after inaugurating a one-day workshop and space exhibition at Kothavara St Xavier's College organised by ISRO, Somanath said that the Chandrayaan has already reached the launch pad in Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, from U R Rao Satellite Centre.

President Joe Biden is undergoing a root canal after experiencing some dental pain in a procedure that will take him out of commission for at least one public event on Monday. Biden's personal physician, Kevin O'Connor, said in a memo released by the White House that Biden reported the pain in his lower right premolar on Sunday. The president had an initial root canal that day, and he tolerated the procedure well with no complications, O'Connor said. Biden's personal physician, Kevin O'Connor, said in a memo released by the White House that Biden reported the pain in his lower right premolar on Sunday.

The Export Import (Exim) Bank of Indiaon Monday said the country's merchandise exports are set to fall to USD 111.7 billion for the April-June period amid continuing global volatilities. The country had reported overall merchandise exports at USD 116.7 billion in the year-ago period, as per official data. "India's exports could be shadowed by a continued slowdown in select major trade partners including advanced economies, global financial sector stress, high inflationary pressures leading to tighter global monetary and financial conditions, and continued uncertainty around the Russia-Ukraine conflict,"the Exim Bank said.

India will open their ODI World Cup campaign against Australia in Chennai on October 8 while Ahmedabad will host their much-anticipated match against arch-rivals Pakistan a week later, according to BCCI's draft schedule for the tournament."The BCCI shared the draft schedule with the ICC, which then sent it to the participating countries for feedback before a final schedule is put out early next week," ESPNCricinfo reported on Monday.

Delhi reeled under hot weather conditions on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 41.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city recorded a minimum temperature of 28.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, the IMD said. The humidity levels oscillated between 40 per cent and 67 per cent.

-- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has informed that five people had drowned in the sea at Juhu Beach.

-- So far, only one person has been rescued and four others are still missing at sea.

-- A Seaking helicopter is being launched shortly by the Indian Navy for the search and rescue operation.

-- Diving teams are on standby but not being deployed now due to adverse sea conditions.

“We are continuously monitoring cyclone 'Biparjoy'. We have established a disaster control room at our headquarters and also deployed ADRMs at Bhuj, Gandhidam, Porbandar, and Okha. Today, some trains have been cancelled due to increased wind speed in Porbandar. All trains going to coastal areas in Gujarat will be cancelled from tomorrow,” Ashok Kumar Misra, General Manager, Western Railway, Mumbai

An amount of about Rs 4,500 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK) of the Ministry of Minority Affairs is lying "unused" with the states, officials said on Monday.

Till the state governments make use of these funds and submit "utilisation certificates", it is not possible for the Centre to make more funds available to them under the scheme, they said.

The officials also said more than 58,000 "units" under infrastructure projects that were part of the PMJVK sanctioned from 2008 to 2018-2019, which the states said were unviable, have been cancelled or dropped after the Ministry of Minority Affairs spoke to the states.