Delhi and its adjoining National Capital Region (NCR) received light rain on Saturday morning. The RWFC Delhi predicted light to moderate rain, thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds in the national capital today. In addition to this, it also stated that the possibility of hailstorm in one or two places in the city.

IMD has predicted light to moderate intensity rain in many parts of Delhi- NCR, and Rajasthan. It wrote light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 km/hr would occur over and adjoining areas of most places of Delhi (IGI Airport, Lodhi Road, Safdarjung), NCR (Ballabgarh, Manesar, Faridabad, Gurugram, Greater Noida, Dadri, Noida, Chhrapraula, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad, Bahadurgarh, Hindon AF station, Loni Dehat) Panipat, Gohana, Gannaur, Sonipat, Laxmangar (Rajasthan), Deeg, Nagar, Alwar, Khairthal, Tizara, Barsana (U.P)

Bhiwari, Nandgaon, Shikarpur, Bulandshahr, Sikandrabad, Gulaoti, Hapur, Pilakhua, Garhmukteshwar, Kithor, Modinagar, Khekra, Meerut, Bagpat, Daurala, Baraut, Hastinapur, Sakoti Tanda, Khatauli, Khandhla, Muzzaffarnagar, Hodal (Haryana) Shamli, Aurangabad, Nuh, Bawal, Palwal, Rewari, Sohana, Farukhnagar and Jhajjar during next 2 hours.

Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded in the moderate category at 157 at 8:30 am, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. As of 8.30 am, the AQI levels recorded in Alipur, ITO, Rohini, Ashok Vihar, Swaraka Sector 8, IGI airport, Lodhi R, Aya Nagar and RK Puram ios recorded in moderate category with the air quality ranging between 101-200. Poor air quality was recorded in Wazirpur, Narela with AQI at 203, Jahangirpuri at 204.

According to reports the weather prediction for the next 5 days is from 3 March, RWFC Delhi has predicted partly cloudy sky in the city with minimum temperatures ranging 10-12 degree Celcius and the maximum temperatures ranging 23-26 degree Celsius. In the month of February, Delhi has recorded the best air quality in 9 years with the air quality index remaining below 200 on most days.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil development projects worth more than Rs 34,800 crore in Bihar on Saturday.

According to an official statement, PM Modi will also unveil multiple projects in the oil and gas sector, worth Rs 1.48 lakh crore, spread across various states from here in Patna.

Notably, this will be PM Modi’s first visit to the state since the BJP-led NDA returned to power after the JD(U) head and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar broke the alliance with the RJD and the Congress.

Before travelling to Begusarai where he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of a project worth more than Rs 13,400 crore, PM Modi will unveil multiple development projects worth Rs 21,400 crore in Aurangabad.

The Prime Minister will unveil the oil and gas sector projects which are spread across Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Punjab and Karnataka along with the KG Basin from Begusarai.

PM Modi is scheduled to dedicate the first oil from the KG Basin to the nation and launch the first crude oil tanker from the ONGC Krishna Godavari deepwater project. Top leaders of the NDA, including the Chief Minister, are expected to attend both events.

The Aurangabad and Begusarai Lok Sabha seats are currently held by the BJP. Heavy security arrangements have been put in place in both districts ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit.

In Aurangabad, PM Modi is expected to inaugurate several national highway projects that are worth over Rs 18,000 crore. Additionally, he will lay the foundation stone for a six-lane bridge over the Ganga, which will be built parallel to the existing JP Ganga Setu.

During the event, he will also dedicate three railway projects to the nation, which include the doubling of the Pataliputra-Pahleja line, as well as a new 26-km-long line between Bandhua and Paimar.

Gautam Gambhir has requested BJP chief JP Nadda to release him of his political responsibilities before the IPL 2024 season, as he begins his role as the Kolkata Knightriders (KKR) coach.

In a tweet posted from his Twitter account, Gambhir asked the BJP president to relieve him of his responsibilities to enable him focus on his cricket commitments.

Along with thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, Gambhir expressed gratitude for the opportunity to serve the public.

Taking to Twitter he wrote, he has requested Hon’ble Party President JPNadda to relieve him of his political duties so that he can focus on my upcoming cricket commitments. He also sincerely thanked Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi and Hon’ble Home Minister Amit Shah for giving him the opportunity to serve the people. Concluding his post he wrote, Jai Hind.

Since joining the BJP in March 2019, Gambhir has emerged as one of the party’s prominent figures in Delhi. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, he contended and won the East Delhi constituency by a wide margin of 6,95,109 votes.

The decision to step down from politics coincides with rumors that he might not be given a ticket for the 2024 elections.

However, Gambhir’s decision was taken a few days before his return to KKR as their new mentor. Head coach Chandrakant Pandit will collaborate closely with the former opener for India.

From 2011 to 2017, Gambhir captained the Kolkata-based team, helping them win the IPL titles in 2012 and 2014.

Meanwhile, for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the BJP is anticipated to shortly unveil its first list of candidates, which would include prominent figures like Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. The list will contain over 100 names. The party held long overnight meetings in Delhi, including one that started at 11 p.m. on Thursday and ended at 4 a.m. on Friday, hosted by the prime minister at his Delhi home.