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Tens of thousands have been evacuated in India and Pakistan as parts of the countries brace for an extremely severe cyclone to hit on Thursday evening. Biparjoy – a cyclone over the Arabian Sea – is forecast to make landfall in Kutch in the western Indian state of Gujarat. In Pakistan, the storm is expected to hit the coast of Sindh province and affect parts of Karachi city. Seven people have died in India amid heavy rains. The Gujarat government said it has evacuated nearly 38,000 people to safety from its coastal districts. The weather office has warned people of…

Michael Clarke has taken aim at Australia’s preparation for the upcoming four-Test series in India, saying he doesn’t understand why the team has opted against playing a practice match to prepare for the tricky Indian conditions. Speaking on Big Sports Breakfast on Tuesday, the cricket great foresaw the lack of preparation would be “significant” for Australia’s batters in particular, given the natural variation of the wickets on the subcontinent. “That’s the part I don’t understand,” Clarke said. “The no tour game before the first Test in India. I hope I’m proven wrong but I think that is going to be…

Air India on Tuesday said it had closed its internal investigations into the actions of its staff during the incident involving passenger Shankar Mishra, who allegedly urinated on his co-passenger on board flight from New York to Delhi on November 26. The airline has termed the suspension of licence of pilot-in-command by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation as ‘excessive’ and said it would assist him with an appeal against the action. In its statement, Air India said it took the complainant’s allegation ‘at face value’ and assisted her by providing fresh clothes, helped clean her belongings and relocated her…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Hindutva firebrand Yogi Adityanath, 50, has a new avatar. Yogi is turning into a development man. The full-blown makeover first reported by me for Gulf News is proceeding apace. Brand UP is now open and ready for business, according to the Yogi government. Full-page adverts in all national newspapers proclaim: “Welcome to New India’s growth engine”. It goes on to describe the Brand UP as “express Pradesh”, boasting of six expressways and a single window portal — “Nivesh Mitra” (investment friend). UP is holding roadshows for investment and growth in Gujarat and Karnataka, states which…

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and former Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar, along with four others, were on Saturday booked by the Nirmal Nagar police in the city for allegedly cheating the Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA). The police said the case was registered on a complaint filed by an official from the SRA, alleging that Pednekar, who was never allotted any unit at the Gomata Janata SRA project in Worli, flouted norms and rented out three units from the project in a 10-year period, which was against norms. When contacted, Pednekar she said she came to know about the FIR late in…

India’s agricultural sector has usually not kept pace with new technology, relying largely on traditional methods. But start-ups specialising in drone technology are trying to change that – one farm at a time. These companies are encouraging farmers to use drones to monitor the health of crops and spray them with fertiliser and pesticides. The trend comes amid the federal government’s ambitious plan to make India a hub for drones by 2030. The BBC’s Arunoday Mukharji travelled to Kancheepuram district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu to understand how farmers are adapting to working with the device on their…

Australian great Allan Border is mighty impressed with Pat Cummins’ captaincy but said the upcoming four-Test series against India will be his real “acid test and the final frontier”. Australia will begin the marquee Test series at Jamtha from February 9 as they eye their first series win in India in 19 years. “That is going to be the acid test for him and the team,” Border was quoted saying by ABC Sport. Having been elevated to the hot seat after Tim Paine’s sudden resignation ahead of the Ashes 2021, the Aussie pace spearhead has had a golden run. Cummins…

An IndiGo flight from Madurai to Delhi was diverted to the Indore airport after a 60-year-old passenger’s health deteriorated mid-air on Saturday evening, a senior official said. After the flight landed at the Devi Ahilyabai Holkar international airport, the passenger was taken to a hospital near the airport where doctors declared him brought dead, he said. “As per the initial information, Atul Gupta (60), who was on board the IndiGo Airlines flight 6E-2088, was bleeding from the mouth and his condition deteriorated midway through the journey,” Prabodh Chandra Sharma, Director in-charge of the airport, told PTI. Due to a medical…

Indian Army Day 2023: India is celebrating the 75th Indian Army Day on Sunday, January 15. It is observed every year to mark the achievement of the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army – Field Marshal K M Cariappa. On this day in 1949, Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army by replacing his British predecessor and became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. On this occasion, Indian Army conducted an Army Day parade every year. Indian Army Day 2023This year, Army Day is celebrated in Bengaluru. The parade started around 9:00 AM at the…

To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken to the prime minister, Theresa May, and Downing Street. Have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. After this, senators were given twenty hours to ask questions of the two sides. Anthony Zucker: Why there could be a speedy…